{"id":4840,"date":"2025-08-27T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:48:31","slug":"teaching-organelles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/teaching-organelles\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Organelles? Helping Students Understand Cell Structures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4840\" class=\"elementor elementor-4840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3dc91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef3dc91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081d7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081d7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> What Are Organelles? Helping Students Understand Cell Structures\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090152 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7090152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ee0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ee0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/12433\/what-are-cells\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are like tiny factories, and inside them are specialized \u201cworkers\u201d called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19010\/organelles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organelles.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each organelle has a specific job that helps the cell survive, grow, and carry out its functions. Understanding organelles is an essential part of learning cell structure and function, and it becomes much easier for students when they can visualize what\u2019s happening inside the cell.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19010\/organelles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s Cell Organelles video <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers a clear, visual tour of each structure, showing students exactly how these microscopic parts keep life running.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ee8e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31ee8e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a5c3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16a5c3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Understanding Organelles Matters\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aa59f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8aa59f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1dcc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1dcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19010\/organelles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cell organelles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their functions helps students connect biology to real-world systems:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nucleus is like the control center, directing activities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mitochondria are the cell\u2019s powerhouses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chloroplasts in plants turn sunlight into energy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By comparing organelles to familiar objects or systems, students see how each part works together to keep cells alive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228595c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"228595c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Organelles to Teach in Class\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2cf0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b2cf0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe7b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe7b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Nucleus \u2013 The Control Center<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contains the cell\u2019s DNA and controls its activities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like a \u201cbrain\u201d for the cell<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Mitochondria \u2013 The Powerhouse<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Produces energy through cellular respiration<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found in both plant and animal cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Chloroplasts \u2013 The Solar Panels<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found only in plant cells and some protists<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capture sunlight and convert it into food via photosynthesis<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) \u2013 The Transport System<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rough ER: Makes proteins<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smooth ER: Produces lipids and detoxifies chemicals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Golgi Apparatus \u2013 The Packaging Center<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modifies, sorts, and ships proteins and lipids<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Lysosomes \u2013 The Cleanup Crew<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break down waste and recycle materials<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb18b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cb18b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326c7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326c7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plant vs. Animal Cell Organelles\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa5f4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fa5f4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4789e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4789e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching plant and animal cell differences helps students see that while many organelles are shared, some are unique:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Only in plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Chloroplasts, cell wall, large central vacuole<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Only in animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Centrioles<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pair this lesson with JoVE\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19011\/plant-cell-structure\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plant Cell Structure <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19012\/animal-cell-structure\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal Cell Structure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> videos for a side-by-side visual comparison.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159fe6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"159fe6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classroom Activities for Teaching Organelles\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d712703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d712703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Activity 1: Organelle Matching Game<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create cards with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19010\/organelles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organelle <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">names, pictures, and functions. Students match them in small groups.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports: examples of organelles and their functions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Activity 2: Build-a-Cell Model<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use craft supplies, modeling clay, or digital tools to create plant and animal cell models, labeling each organelle.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports: teaching plant and animal cell organelles.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Activity 3: Organelle Role Play<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assign each student an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/19010\/organelles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organelle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> role. As you \u201crun\u201d the cell, they act out their function \u2014 delivering energy, storing information, or cleaning up waste.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports: how to teach organelles in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/solutions\/middle-school\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">middle school.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af33e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6af33e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0aca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e0aca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> FAQ: Teaching Organelles\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a1f6d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"c6a1f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a6763acd07fe\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-a6e33056a6763acd07fe\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-a6e33056a6763acd07fe\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-a6e33056a6763acd07fe\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\"> How do you teach organelles in middle school?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-a6e33056a6763acd07fe\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-c6a1f6d\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a6763acd07fe\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use visual aids, models, and interactive activities that connect each organelle\u2019s function to a familiar job or object.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-ed795eb6a6763acd07fe\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-ed795eb6a6763acd07fe\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-ed795eb6a6763acd07fe\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What are the main organelles students should know?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-ed795eb6a6763acd07fe\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-c6a1f6d\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a6763acd07fe\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and vacuoles.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-20073e56a6763acd07fe\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-20073e56a6763acd07fe\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-20073e56a6763acd07fe\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How do plant and animal organelles differ?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-20073e56a6763acd07fe\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-c6a1f6d\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a6763acd07fe\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plants have chloroplasts, cell walls, and large central vacuoles, while animals have centrioles.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-c3bd8ce6a6763acd07fe\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-c3bd8ce6a6763acd07fe\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-c3bd8ce6a6763acd07fe\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What\u2019s a fun classroom activity for organelles?<\/span>\n\n                            \n             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