In this lab activity, students will learn how to use a light microscope to look at onion cells. They can then compare the images of onion cells to the images of their cheek cells in the first lab activity (link below), and compare typical plant and animal cells.

This resource forms one part of a topic on ‘Cell Explorer’. You can find videos and interactive resources for this topic on the GSK STEM Education website, here, and find the other three resources at these links:

• Lab Activity 1: Examining Cheek Cells
• Independent Learning 1: How are Cells Organised in the Body?
• Independent Learning 2: How are Cells Organised in a Plant?

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