An Analogy Between the Cell and a Factory: A Teaching Technique

Authors

Paul A. Christiansen, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Often in a study of the cell and its cellular processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, assimilation, and growth, biology students find it difficult to acquire an adequate idea of how these living processes interact. Synthesis of these separate processes into an organized whole is even more difficult to comprehend. This paper describes an analogy between a factory and the cell that has been found effective as a classroom discussion technique to more clearly illustrate what the cell must do to maintain itself and to divide.

Publication Date

February 1968

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers' Journal

Volume

5

Issue

3

First Page

3

Last Page

5

Copyright

© Copyright 1968 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Christiansen, Paul A. (1968) "An Analogy Between the Cell and a Factory: A Teaching Technique," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 5: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol5/iss3/4