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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vital Vitamins

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study vitamins and who should take them and what ones to take.  In this investigative instructional activity students plan a healthy diet after reviewing the types of supplements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Processes and Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the function and nature of water as it effects all living things.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Virus Tracker

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will simulate the spread of a virus such as HIV through a population by "sharing" (but not drinking) the water in a plastic cup with several classmates. Although invisible, the water in a few of the cups will already be...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LISTENING TO DIRECTIONS

For Teachers K - 1st
Students view farm objects or products made from farm animals and follow the oral instructions given by the teacher. They are given worksheets, there are three sets of directions for the one worksheet. Students worksheets have everything...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Kingdom Protista Crossword

For Students 7th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, 7th graders read the definitions that relate to the protista kingdom and then complete the crossword puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Goals of the Diversity of Life Unit

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the unit on the importance of diversity of life and the role that interdependence plays in our worlds. this is part of a multi-lesson unit on the diversity of life.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Great Salt Lake

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the Great Salt Lake (GSL) environment and the various components of it. They make observations about algae and its environment and discuss why it is considered a living organism and various components of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feedback and Flowcharts

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explain what a negative feedback system is and they distinguish it from a positive feedback system. They describe examples of how negative feedback is used in both nature and technology. , Students define homeostasis, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

DNA Extraction From a Variety of Tissue Samples

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, working in cooperative groups, extract very impure samples of DNA from a number of tissue samples. They determine how the samples can be preserved and how they are similar.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wandering Wild-oats

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe wild-oat seeds. In this biology lesson plan, students watch how wild-oat seeds react to moisture and draw conclusions and make predictions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Types of Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reactions worksheet, students describe combustion as either exothermal or endothermal. Students balance reactions and label the types of reactions. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 2 short answer, and 10 problem solving...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Recycling Vocabulary Fill Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this recycling vocabulary worksheet, students use a set of recycling definition clues to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal and Plant Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Think you can tell a yam from a yak? Examine these still images of typical plant and animal cells from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine. What similarities and differences can you find?
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Cell Structures

For Students 7th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Even though plants and animals are both eukaryotes, plant cells differ in some ways from animal cells. Plant cells have a large central vacuole, are surrounded by a...
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Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Structure of Plant Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive plant cell that presents labels and definitions of the different cell parts when selected.
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Animal and Plant Cell Models and Cell Tour Given to Life Science Students

For Students 9th - 10th
A biology class is divided into two groups: one an animal cell, and the other one, a plant cell. They are given a list of cell organelles to research and construct in their 9 M X 9 M model. Students must organize and assign duties,...
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Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Plant Cell: Animal Cell Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 9th
This is a thorough site which contains a glossary of plant/animal cell anatomy terms. Diagrams of both cells are included along with worksheets to label.
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this informative essay and these great illustrations to learn how plant cells are different from animal cells.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 2.8 Plant Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the difference between animal and plant cells.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Brief Comparison of Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents labeled illustrations of a plant cell and an animal cell which demonstrate the parts that are common and different. This is followed by a discussion of their similarities and then of their differences.
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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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Interactive
Cells Alive

Eucaryotic Cell Interactive Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore plant and animal cells with this interactive site. Explanations are provided for each cell organelle.
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Interactive
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Plant Cell or Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a peek inside a plant or animal cell, and examine the structure and function of each organelle.
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Interactive
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Puzzle Page

For Students 5th - 8th
Try your hand at these interactive jigsaw puzzles while studying cell biology. Put together images of animal and plant cells, red blood cells, streptococcus, and naphthalene.

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