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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Vacuoles Storage Bins to the Cells

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why does a plant stand up on its own? Find out with this brief tutorial about the vacuoles in cells.
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University of California

Ucmp: Plantae

For Students 9th - 10th
At this resource learners can take a look at the plant kingdom with a detailed examination of fossil records, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Microscope | Hobby Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use a virtual biology lab to perform investigations and learn lab procedures using compound and dissecting microscopes to look at a variety of animal and plant cells.
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Other

Footprints Science: Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
This site illustrates different parts of a plant and animal cell. The student may then drag and drop labels to the correct cell part.
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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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That Quiz

That Quiz: Celulas

For Students 3rd - 5th
Free interactive practice tests aid in learning the Prokaryote Endomembrane system, Cell membrane, Plant cell, Animal cell and Neuron cell. Tests are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Vacuole Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure and function of a vacuole inside a plant cell are described.
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Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Celula Vegetal [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the parts and function of a plant cell.
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Handout
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: The World of Cells: Plastids

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure is described well, but the illustration is not very useful.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment, adapted from the Interactive Secret of Life videodisc, explains the stages of mitosis, the process of dividing equally a cell's massive jumble of DNA just prior to cell division. [1:34]
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Interactive
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Formas De Organizacion De La Vida

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will learn about the origin of the cells and their differences. It includes 15 interactive activities.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to plants and some of their common traits and needs.
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Graphic
McGraw Hill

The Mc Graw Hill Companies: Eukaryotic Cells

For Students 3rd - 9th
This site provides a brief explanation of what a eukaryotic cell is along with detailed picture of a plant and animal cell.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Plant Defenses

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about plant defenses in the science of biology including cell walls, thorns, bark, chemical defenses, and even plants that fight back.
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
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Graphic
Cornell University

Cornell University: Meiosis in Lily Anther Microsporocytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This cell biology page is illustrated with photographs of plant meiosis taking place in a cell.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Photosynthesis Life's Primary Energy Source

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This lesson covers the process of photosynthesis and the related plant cell functions of transpiration and cellular respiration. Students will learn how engineers can use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model of a...
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Flowering Plant Reproduction: Fertilization and Fruits

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information and illustrations of the reproduction process in flowers. Learn more about flowers, double fertilization, seeds, fruit and vegetative propagation.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Chloroplast: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure and functions of chloroplasts are described in detail here.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Vacuole Analogy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what vacuoles are and what their functions are in animal cells and plant cells, and offers analogies to help students understand their different roles.
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Unit Plan
University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska: Transpiration Water Movement Through Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial examines how water moves through a plant. Follow the pathway that water takes through plants from the roots to evaporation from cells in the leaves. Learn what controls rates of transpiration, how environmental conditions...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Organic Solar Energy and Berries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about how a device made with dye from a plant, specifically cherries, blackberries, raspberries and/or black currents, can be used to convert light energy into electrical energy. They do this by building their own organic...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Does the Liver Do?

For Students 9th - 10th
There's a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It's your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. This...

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