Cell Processes Tiered Activity
Goals/Standards:
Pre-assessment/Formative Assessment:
S7L2a. Explain that cells take in nutrients
in order to grow and divide and to make
needed materials.
After learning the ten cell processes, students will complete the Cell
Processes Summarizer. If a student gets 7-10 of the processes
correct, he/she should be placed in Tier 2. If a student gets less
than 6 or less cell processes correct, he/she should be placed in Tier
1.
Introduction: Based on the Cell Processes Summarizer, students will be placed into small groups of 2-3 for both Tier 1 and Tier 2. The number of
groups in both tiers will vary based on class size and student performance on the Cell Processes Summarizer. Both tiers will use the Cell Processes
Review Cards to play a game on the cell processes. Tier 2 groups will play a game that requires higher order thinking skills.
Tier 1:
Tier 2:
If a student gets less than 6 or less cell
processes correct on the Cell Processes
Summarizer, he/she will be placed in a
small group of 2-3 other students who
also received less than 7 cell processes
correct. Using the Cell Processes Review
Cards, the students will play Kaboom to
reinforce the cell processes and check
their answers with a key.
If a student gets 7-10 cell processes
correct on the Cell Processes Summarizer,
he/she will be placed in a small group of
2-3 other students who also received 710 cell processes correct. Using the Cell
Processes Review Cards, the students will
play “It’s in the Bag” or “Terminoes” to
reinforce the cell processes and check
their answers with a key. Read the
directions for “It’s in the Bag” and
“Terminoes” on the review cards sheet.
Tier 3:
Closure/Assessment:
Students will be given the Cell Processes Summarizer again to test their knowledge of the cell processes.
Adapted from Jessica Hockett, 2009