Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Organelles
This activity on cell organelles is designed to assess general knowledge of the various important structures in the cell and their functions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Animal and Plant Cell Models and Cell Tour Given to Life Science Students
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,...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum and Cell Metabolism
The characteristics of the rough endoplasmic reticulum are described and its role in protein synthesis, including creating proteins, folding them, transporting them, and checking them for quality.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cells! Cells! Cells!
Middle schoolers will learn about both POP Art and science in this pattern project. Working in conjunction with a science teacher in your school, students will view cells through a microscope and use visual diaries to create pattern...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cell Celebration!
Students look at the components of cells and their functions. The lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Each part of the cell performs a specific function that is vital for the cell's survival....
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Plant Cell Organelles
Explains how plant and animal cells are different and describes the organelles in a plant cell.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Organelles: Lesson 2
This lesson will give a general overview of how organelles help a cell function and will explain the importance of organelles in increasing surface area to volume ratios. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Organelles."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Organelles: Lesson 3
This lesson will give a general overview of how organelles help a cell function and will explain the importance of organelles in increasing surface area to volume ratios. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Organelles."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How a Single Celled Organism Almost Wiped Out Life on Earth
Anusuya Willis explains how cyanobacteria, simple organisms that don't even have nuclei or any other organelles, wrote a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. [4:14]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mitochondria
Often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell, mitochondria provide the energy that powers nearly every cellular process. This essay by university lecturer John Ross describes in detail the structures and functions of these amazing...
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Cell City Analogy
Students determine which cell organelles have a similar function to different places in a city.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Parts of a Cell
Describes the functions of a cell and the many parts involved in those functions.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Mitochondria
Study the mitochondria in the science of biology on this site. Find out how these tiny organelles inside cells produce energy for the rest of the cell through respiration.
Quia
Quia: Cell Organelles
This site lets students practice vocabulary words related to cell organelles. The same vocabulary words are presented in one of four different games for students.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Building a Cell: Edible Cell Project
Students will create an Eukaryotic cell from materials that they can eat. Students will need to have a lesson on the types of Eukaryotic cells and its organelles before they complete this assignment. Students will construct these...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Cells on a Ceiling
In this lesson plan site, each student is assigned a cell part to research, create, and place inside of a clear plastic drop cloth (the cell) the size of one-half of the classroom ceiling.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Plant Cell Structure
Learn about the plant cell structure with this reference article. Article explores the extra features found in plant cells and includes diagrams of cell structures.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The Cell Wall Functions in Plants and Animal
Describes the composition and functions of cell walls in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria.
McGraw Hill
The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc. Energy Organelles
A basic explanation of how chloroplasts and mitochondrion produce energy within the cell. Various terms presented are explained in a clear and easily understandable manner.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Nucleus
Explore the cell nucleus in the science of biology on this site. Learn how this organelle is the control center of the cell, storing the DNA and hereditary information inside chromosomes.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Ribosome
Kids learn about cell ribosome in the science of biology. This organelle acts like a tiny factory making all sorts of different proteins for the cell using RNA and amino acids.
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Chloroplast
Wikipedia provides excellent information on chloroplasts, organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae which conduct photosynthesis.