Tag: pseudopodia
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Explore the Microscope with a Brain-Eating Amoeba Case
A summer swim turns into a medical mystery in this activity about amoebas. Students begin with a short case study about Naegleria fowleri, often called the “brain-eating amoeba.” Then they examine a preserved amoeba under the microscope. The lesson connects a real event with cell structures students can observe and additional practice with the microscope.…
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Color the Cellular Structures of the Ameba
This worksheet describes the structures of the unicellular protist known as the ameba. Though NGSS standards do not require units on protozoans, this can still be a useful exercise for examining how structure relates to function and how single-celled organisms move, consume food, and reproduce. What is the amoeba? An amoeba is a type of…