Key takeaways
An overview of the structure of plant and animal cells.
An understanding of the differences between animal and plant cells.
A discussion of the roles of specialised animal and plant cells.
Host: Laura studied at Royal Holloway University of London and the Open University. She is passionate about science communication and has presented talks about Exoplanets at Oxford University and Imperial College London. While animals and plants both need food for energy, they feed in different ways. This is just one way the two are both similar and different. In this class, students will be looking at the structures of animal and plant cells and the similarities and differences between them before moving on to how to differentiate between different types of cells. This class is aimed at students in Years 7 - 9 but is an important topic to have a grasp on before moving to KS4.
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is most suitable for students in Years 7 - 9 or S1 - S3 but is useful to all ages.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.