Willow and the Mitochondria

In this lesson, students will read a story about the mitochondria as the “power plant” of the cell.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can tell how the mitochondria makes energy for the cell and body.

• WIDA Standards
  WIDA Standard 4 (Science): Identify and describe the function of mitochondria.
• WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use cause/effect words (food becomes energy).
• WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames to retell (e.g., “The mitochondria makes energy for the cell.”).

LANGUAGE: English