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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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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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the plant and animal cell.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Structure and Functions of the Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how an animal cell differs from a plant cell and describes the many parts of an animal cell and their functions.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended to introduce plant and animal cells to fifth graders. Pictures, a web link, and several opportunities for student participation are included. An end-of-lesson assessment is...
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Website
My Science Site

Life Systems: Cells, Tissues, Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Inside the Cell

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students learn the different kinds of cells including plant and animal cells. They also learn how to identify and name the organelles of eukaryotic cells.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will research prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The students will then research plant and animal cells, comparing and contrasting the two. Students will also research the major organelles and the function of each. Students will...
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Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Discovery Lab: Mixed Up Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Mill Ennium invites users into the Discovery Lab where they run across a box of cells and have to use the clues to figure out whether they are plant or animal 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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Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
An online video game where players take control of a tiny virtual submarine that explores plant and animal cells from the inside! Players learn about organelles, respiration, and photosynthesis.
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Handout
Other

Biology Mad: Structure and Function of the Cell [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This 11-page Biology course handout gives a detailed explanation of cell structure, supplemented by many illustrations.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Plant Cell Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how plant and animal cells are different and describes the organelles in a plant cell.
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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
Other

Eureka Science: Cells: Bacterial Cells

For Students 3rd - 8th
In story form, this site examines the similarities and differences among bacteria, plant cells, and animal cells. Drawings supplement the text for clarity purposes.
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Travel Brochure for a Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity offers an alternative to cell models to help the students to understand cells and their functions. Students are required to produce a travel brochure that describes a plant or animal cell as if it were a large exhibit or...
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Handout
My Science Site

Bj's Science: Cells: Teacher Information [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Reference information about the study of cells. Includes a chart comparing plant and animal cells and one examining the structure of a cell.
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Graphic
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Plant, Animal, and Bacteria Cell Models

For Students 9th - 10th
Find animated diagrams that describe both eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells. There are models for animal, plant, and bacteria cells.
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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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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Introducing Cells!

For Students 4th - 8th
Get to know cells, what they create, how to identify them, and how to tell whether they belong to a plant or an animal. Several activities
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Graphic
University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover microscopic images of various eukaryotic cells, both plant and animal.
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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.
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Evolution of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the endosymbiotic theory. This theory explains the evolution of cells from a mitochondria and chloroplast working together in a symbiotic relationship to the current cell structure.
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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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