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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module, students discover how each cell is organized to complete the function of producing and transporting proteins, and how cells relate to homeostasis of the body.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Cell Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive module where students take a closer look at cells and relate their structure to function. They also discover how cell organelles work in systems to maintain important biological processes and how cells communicate.
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Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: A Typical Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful, interactive image of an animal cell provides solid definitions of cell parts as the learner scrolls over each portion of the image or parts list. A short quiz follows the initial image to assess the learner's knowledge of cell...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Cell Biology: Filters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn the characteristics that comprise a filter, and then use their computational thinking skills to design their own filters. The goal is to ultimately learn how these filters are related to many biological processes.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Phases of the Cell Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explores the life cycle of a cell and delves into the phases of the cell cycle.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cell Cycle Regulators

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at a few of the most important core cell cycle regulators: proteins called cyclins, enzymes called Cdks, and an enzyme complex called the APC/C.
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Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Cell division is the only way single-celled organisms can reproduce. Learn more about cell division and explore the phases, checkpoints, and protein regulators of the cell cycle in this interactive. Find out how mutated versions of these...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this unit, students look at the components of cells and their functions and discover the controversy behind stem cell research. The first lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In the second lesson,...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: It's All About Cell Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
The following tutorial is an explanation of cell theory.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Biological Systems: System Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial will investigate the levels of organization from the atom to the biosphere.
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Activity
Teachnology

Teachnology: Plant and Animal Cell Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A free online site full of plant and animal cell worksheets for the busy educator! Included are Venn diagrams, KWL, mazes, puzzles, word searches, creative writing, and many other varieties of worksheets -- all focusing on plant and...
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Website
Other

Molecular and Cellular Biology Learning Ctr: Virtual Cell Animation Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of detailed diagrams and animations showing the structure of cells and how they work.
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Website
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
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Unit Plan
University of Washington

Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Amazing Cells [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 7th
Multi-activity learning module in which students engage in learning about plant and animal cells through the use of microscopes.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Gallery of Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
While all cells have a great deal in common, there is no end to the variation among them. These images provide a sense of the wondrous diversity found in the world of cells.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Cell Biology

For Students 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read grade-level texts, complete activities, and take assessments about cell biology.
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Activity
University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Meiosis Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This cell biology lesson explains and illustrated the different phases of meiosis. Includes vocabulary and assessment links as well as othe related resources.
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Handout
Other

Bio Anim

For Students 9th - 10th
BioAnin presents 3-D labeled images of all of the major systems of the human body, for example, the digestive system and the endocrine system. The images are embedded in slideshows. The site also has interactive 3-D models that can be...
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Atp (Adenosine Triphosphate)

For Students 9th - 10th
A good biochemistry site that includes information about the structure of adenosine triphosphate and a description of the role that it plays in the cell.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Cell Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level course highlighting the biology of cells of higher organisms. Course topics include cellular membranes and organelles; cell growth and oncogenic transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton,...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Virtual Cell Web Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A teacher- and student-contributed website of 3-D models and explanations of cell structures.
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Handout
City University of New York

Exploring Life@bi Odot Edu: Cell Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the history of our knowledge of cells and the development of the cell theory.
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Handout
City University of New York

The World of Cells: Osmosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This definition and explanation osmosis shows how water diffuses from regions where it is in high concentration to regions where it is in low concentration.
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Introdution to Cell and Virus Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed diagram of animal, bacterial and plant cells and viral structure. Also included are detailed drawings, with definitions, of each of the cellular organelles.