Biology Junction
Characteristics of Life
This is an extensive resource that focuses on the characteristics of life. Scientists read a series of short passages, highlighting main ideas and answering comprehension questions as they go. After they have completed the reading,...
Curated OER
Discovering Cells
Pupils will learn about the pioneers who discovered the cell and its parts. They will be able to relate advances in microscope technology to the discoveries. Students diagram a time line and answer questions at the end to check for...
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Parts of a Cell
Simplify the parts of a cell with this handout and brief activity. Learners read a two-page explanation of the parts of a cell that includes bolded vocabulary words. Using what they have just read, class members answer 19...
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Cellular Superheroes
Ninth graders review cell information by making a comic book. In this cell lesson, 9th graders make the parts of cells into superheroes. They draw these superheroes on the computer and come up with a plot to make a comic book.
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Cell Parts
Students identify parts of a cell. In this biology lesson, students create a simulated cell by using Jell-o, fruit roll ups, raisins, gum drops, and M&M's. Students construct the simulated cell and identify each part.
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Cell Parts
In this biology worksheet, students read about the parts of both plant and animal cells and examine cell diagrams. They read about the function of cell parts before answering 11 online fill in the blank questions.
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Cell Types and Parts
Eighth graders, after creating a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting animal and plant cells, writing ten similes describing cell types, or drawing a colored diagram of a cell, list cell types as well as describe and label cell parts. They...
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Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat
Students explore the parts of the cell. In this cell lesson, students use foods to create cell models that represent the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi bodies...
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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
In this cell comparison worksheet, students complete a table in which they compare the cell parts and organelles of plants and animals. They answer 4 short answer questions based on the information in the table.
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Evans Cell Functions Word Search Puzzle
In this word search worksheet, students recall eight terms associated cell functions and cell parts. Students find these terms in the word search puzzle.
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Cell City
Students understand how various cell parts function and how they are related to the genetic process by creating a model and symbol to depict the function of the cell parts. They research a cell part to determine function and then cut...
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A Cell Is Like A City
Students create analogies that help them remember the cell parts as well as their respective functions.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Organization
Description of organelles. Links will take you to a glossary with pictures for many of the definitions. Ends with a quiz linked to answers.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Microbiology: Cells
Article describing the parts of a cell. Includes chart listing the main parts of a cell and their definitions. Discusses some of the ways a cell can become damaged. (Published: February 28, 2008)
Other
National Institute for Basic Biology: The Plant Organelles World
This web resource provides basic information about structure and function of plant organelles through a large interactive cell drawing, as well as many opportunities to explore further. Links lead the learner to several short movies of...
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Cartage.org: A Typical Plant Cell
This interactive resource provides a large clickable-map graphic of a plant cell. Simply click on the cell part and you are provided with a thorough explanation of nucleus or organelle.
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University of Cincinnati: Project Step: Cell Structure and Function
Engaging, interactive instructional activity focusing on cells being the basic units of structure and function of all living things. Students will be able to explain the different roles of each structure and how they relate to each other.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Chloroplasts and Other Plastids
This site provides detailed information on chloroplasts. Explains the many duties that chloroplasts perform and why they are so important. Good diagrams.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: A Tour of the Cell
Imagine having a microscopic camera so small that you could travel inside a cell. This interactive site allows you to do just that. Click on any one of eight individual parts of the cell--cell membrane, nucleus, DNA, RNA, ribosome,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Common Parts of the Cell 1
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Online activity summarizes the cell theory, describes four parts all cells have in common, and the importance of the work of Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: A Typical Animal Cell
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Plasma Membrane and Cytoplasm
Article takes an in-depth look at the structure and function of the plasma membrane and cytoplasm of cells, the phospholipid bilayer, and microvilli.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Resource takes a look at the structure and function of the organelles mitochondria and chloroplasts. It also examines endosymbiosis, where the organelles probably came from.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cytoskeleton
There are three types of protein fibers in the cytoskeleton: microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. This resource examines each type of filament, as well as some specialized structures: flagella, cilia, and centrosomes.