Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Animal and Plant Cell Structure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars work as a team to use the ProScope Digital USB Microscope and a computer to collect microscopic images from a variety of organisms. When they compare these specimens, they are able to determine how they are alike and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate their ability to properly make observations using a compound microscope. They prepare an onion skin slide and focus on it in both low and high power. Then they measure the diameter of one of the cells.
Lesson Plan
My Science Site

My Science Site: Cell Center Activities [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Site provides six possible center activities for teachers to use to engage students in the study of cells.