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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Wayne's Word: Comparison of Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can learn about the location and the function of the major organelles in plant and animal cells. Resource includes descriptions of the functions of cell parts as well as a diagram of the two cell types.
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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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Website
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation studio that specializes in medical illustration lets you explore the structure and function of plant cells and animal cells, using videos and interactive graphics with clickable parts that lead to more detail.
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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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Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Study Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of PDF study aids to help students comprehend cell biology.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Comparing Plant and Animal Cells Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over plant and animal cells. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Handout
Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference site exploring cell structure. Learn about the structures and functions of the major organelles of the cell. Also included are research questions to better understand the cell.
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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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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Diagram of Plant Cell and Functions of Its Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a labeled diagram of a plant cell and descriptions of the characteristics and functions of many of its organelles.
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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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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Similarities Between Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents labeled illustrations of a plant cell and an animal cell which demonstrate the parts that are common and different. Next is a table listing cell organelles and stating whether each is present or absent in a plant or animal cell....
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat.

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a student led activity utilizing visualization and association to memorize the parts of animal and plant cells. Students will work cooperatively to develop drawings to connect the parts of cells to one of their favorite things:...
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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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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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Handout
City University of New York

Cell Biology: Vacuoles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an informative explanation from the Brooklyn College of the structure and function of vacuoles in plant cells.
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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
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Tips on How to Make a 3 D Plant Cell Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the steps in how to make a model of a plant cell using clay and simple materials found at home. Suggestions for variations are also given.
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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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Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: The Cell Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a description of primary and secondary cell wall. Includes an image of cell wall structure.
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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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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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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will research prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The students will then research plant and animal cells, comparing and contrasting the two. Middle schoolers will also research the major organelles and the function of...
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Cell Division and Cell Walls

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful review of plant meristems, growth and cell wall construction. Good illustrations make for easy to understand information.
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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.