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Student Activity - Compare and contrast cells
Activity idea
By the end of this activity, students should be able to compare and contrast normal and cancerous cells in preparation for writing an essay or presentation.
Instructions
Using the information that can be found in the article What is cancer? and links from that web page, students complete this graphic organiser, which allows them to compare and contrast normal and cancerous cells. Students build notes in preparation for writing a compare and contrast essay or presentation.
While carrying out this activity, also define the following terms: benign, malignant, tumour.
