Cells + Their Organelles Reading Activity

The science passage introduces organelles as specialised cell structures and explains roles associated with the nucleus, mitochondria, membrane, vacuole, cell wall, chloroplasts, ribosomes, lysosomes, and related components. Learners then match organelles to characteristics and assemble a function chart from cut-apart boxes, with extra options increasing discrimination. Two separately marked checking pages support review, and the teacher guide identifies the reading level as approximately Year 7.
Year levels
Years 6–8
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Updated Sep 21, 2022

Subject
Biology, Life Sciences, Science
Topic
Cells, Organelles
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9S8U01 — recognise cells as the basic units of living things

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Cells + Their Organelles Reading Activity is a printable packet that could serve as an introduction or review for your science students.

Students will have the opportunity to read passages, cut and paste and so much more.

Answer keys included.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify major organelles in plant and animal cells

  • Connect each organelle with a core cellular function

Teaching tips

  • Annotate function clues while reading before opening the activities

  • Have learners justify discarded cut-apart choices during review

Skills covered

  • Cell-structure vocabulary

  • Function matching

  • Informational science reading

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9S8U01 — recognise cells as the basic units of living things, compare plant and animal cells, and describe the functions of specialised cell structures and organelles

Core concepts

  • Cell organelles

  • Plant and animal cells

  • Cell functions

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