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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Introductory Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level introductory biology course focusing on the application of the fundamental principles of human biology. Course topics include genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, disease (infectious agents, inherited diseases and...
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Lesson Plan
My Science Site

My Science Site: Cell Center Activities [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Site provides six possible center activities for teachers to use to engage students in the study of cells.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Structural Organization of the Human Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Try considering the structures of the body in terms of fundamental levels of organization that increase in complexity: subatomic particles, atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms and biosphere....
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Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the structure and function of human blood as well as the composition of this complex substance in the human body through a series of video clips.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eastern Kentucky University: Human Physiology: Cell Structure: Illustration

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled illustration showing the parts of a cell.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica Research Center: What Do Cells Do?

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this lesson, students learn about the specialization of cells to perform different functions, and how they are organized into tissues and organs in the human body.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Blood Components (Tutorial)

For Students 9th - 10th
This review of what makes up human blood is easy to read and understand. There are guides to pronunciation and glossary links as well as a self quiz to check your understanding.
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Graphic
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Stem cells have an enormous impact on the structure of a living creature. This site features still images as well as short videos of these cells in action.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Changing Your Mind: Nerve Cell Infomercials

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Build nerve cell models in cooperative groups, and articulate the structure and function of nerve cells to explore the nervous system. Describe specific elements of human physiology by "advertising" the nervous system in nerve cell...
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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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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Motility

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site explains how cells move and provides videos depicting the movement of various human and animal cells.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Human Egg Cells

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When a baby girl is born, her ovaries contain all of the eggs they will ever produce. But these eggs are not fully developed. They develop only after she starts...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Endothelial Cells and Epithelial Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the differences between endothelial and epithelial cells, including where they are found in the human body, their function, and their structure.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Human Sperm

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sperm, the male reproductive cells, are tiny. In fact, they are the smallest cells in the human body. Some people think that they look like tadpoles. Learn more...
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Wrong Cell Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many ways cell communication can be disrupted, and how this problem sometimes results in disease.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Introductory Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures discussing applications of human biology taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lectures vary in length and cover topics like the cell cycle, stem cells, and cancer.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Egg Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how eggs are produced.
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University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Gastrointestinal System

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the human gastrointestinal system with this extensive collection of microscopic specimens.
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Activity
Other

Dr. Saul: Biology in Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides animations and activities in several areas of physiology. The images are simple, but clear. The accompanying text provides a good description of the process being shown.
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Unit Plan
Other

California State University: Biology Labs Online: Hemoglobin Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of virtual experiment assignments where students investigate the biochemistry of hemoglobin and the role it plays in the functioning of human red blood cells. Includes background information, glossary, online notebook, and...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Stomach

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the human stomach in terms of its structural components.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: The Skeletal System

For Students 9th - 10th
After studying this article, students will be able to identify the functions and structure of bones, types of bones, bone development, parts of bones, types of joints, and bone disorders.
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Unit Plan
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Lymphatic System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human lymphatic system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
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Unit Plan
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human nervous system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.