3.4 Mission Control

A. Cell Coding: Quick Quiz

Can you guess? 

B. Parts of a Cell

If we decided to allow people to alter themselves to get super human strength, or to try to find a cure for hemophilia, those changes would happen deep inside our cells in places too small to see.

 

Thinking Job: 

  • Review the parts below and decide- which parts of a cell do you think would play a role in giving people superhuman powers? 
  • Why do you think so?

C. Command Center Model

When we think about superpowers the nucleus is the most important part of the cell. It’s the command center that stores all our genes and genetic code. 

 

Directions: In your Mission Log, label the parts of the cell and clearly label the “command center” of the cell.