Prep Notebook:
Read the procedure for wet mount technique and Cheek cells ( links below) and determine the objectives
of this lab.
Hint: ( to compare..... , to learn how to .......)
This is an observation , so no hypothesis is required
Background:
( Define what a cell is. talk about differences between animal and plant cells, shortly describe the wet
mount technique -1 or 2 sentences-, briefly summarize what will be done.) Remember to write the paragraph in a
flowing manner.
Materials:
microscope
cheek cells
toothpicks
slides
coverslips
onion tissue
dropper
water
methylene blue dye
Procedure:
A. Onion cells
Summarize wet mount technique using onion tissue
(link to wet mount below)
B. Cheek cells
Summarize procedure for cheek cell observations
( link to cheek cell procedure below)
