Amoeba Sisters
Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Compares and contrasts prokaryote cells and eukaryote cells before exploring organelle structures and functions! Video includes the modern cell theory and plant vs. animal cell comparisons. See table of contents by expanding video...
Bozeman Science
Cell Division
Paul Andersen explains how cells duplicate through the process of cell division. Prokaryotic cells (like bacteria) duplicate through a process of binary fission. Eukaryotic cells (like you) duplicate body cells through mitosis and create...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The wacky history of cell theory - Lauren Royal-Woods
Scientific discovery isn't as simple as one good experiment. The weird and wonderful history of cell theory illuminates the twists and turns that came together to build the foundations of biology.
Curated Video
The Cell
The Cell defines the term cell by explaining that a cell is the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
Curated Video
The Discovery of Cells
In this section, I talk about the history of the cell theory, what the cell theory is, the 2 types of microscopes and the 2 basic cell types.
Schooling Online
IB Biology: Cell Biology - Plant Cells 1
Let’s fly to Eukarytopia, the home of the eukaryotes! You can learn all about plants in the Garden of Babylon! This lesson will begin our series on eukaryotic cells. We’ll look at the structure of plant cells, focusing on components that...
Schooling Online
Biology Cells as the Basis of Life: Cell Structure - Introduction to Cells
Biology is all about cells and living organisms. But after the summer holidays, Sally can’t remember what a cell is! Why is she uploading photos on Instagram when she has an exam tomorrow? Thankfully, it’s not difficult to learn about...
Schooling Online
IB Biology: Cell Biology - The Cell Theory
Biology is all about cells and living organisms. But after the summer holidays, Sally can’t remember what a cell is! Why is she uploading photos on Instagram when she has an exam tomorrow? Thankfully, it’s not difficult to learn about...
Visual Learning Systems
The Cell: the Cell Theory
Students will learn about the discovery of cells, the development of the cell theory, and the differences between animal cells and plant cells, Animations illustrate the different parts of a cell. Other terminology includes: organelles,...
Visual Learning Systems
The Cell Theory: From Hooke to Virchow
This video provides a brief history of the cell theory, including developments by Robert Hooke's, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow. This video is part of the 7-part series, Cells.
Crash Course
Micro-Biology: Crash Course History of Science #24
Robert Koch and his team of scientists identified the germs that cause diphtheria, typhoid, pneumonia, gonorrhea, meningitis, whooping cough, tetanus, plague, leprosy, syphilis, and more—that's some important work! Over a period of 100...
Teacher's Pet
Cell History
While Robert Hooke discovered the cell in 1665, the first cell theory didn't come about until the 1830s. The video explains the discovery of the cell and the scientists involved. It continues to the parts of cell theory and the...
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Cells, Cells Everywhere!
This tutorial reviews the principles of the cell theory. The cell theory states that all organisms are made of cells. These cells are the smallest and basic unit of life. And finally, cells can only come from other cells.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Cell Theory and Characteristics of Cells
Through a narrated presentation learn about the cell theory, and find out about the characteristics all cells share. [6:38]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #24: Micro Biology
It's all about the SUPER TINY in this episode of Crash Course: History of Science. In it, Hank Green talks about germ theory, John Snow (the other one), pasteurization, and why following our senses isn't always the worst idea. [12:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: History and Development of Cell Theory
Discusses the history of cell theory beginning in the 1600s. [11:14]