Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creatures That Glow In The Night

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the different bioluminescent organisms. They use microscopes in order to make observations and draw what is seen. Students demonstrate they have studies the differences between the process of photosynthesis and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Types of Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reactions worksheet, high schoolers describe combustion as either exothermal or endothermal. Students balance reactions and label the types of reactions. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 2 short answer, and 10 problem...
Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Plant Cell: Animal Cell Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 9th
This is a thorough site which contains a glossary of plant/animal cell anatomy terms. Diagrams of both cells are included along with worksheets to label.
Website
Other

Molecular and Cellular Biology Learning Ctr: Virtual Cell Animation Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of detailed diagrams and animations showing the structure of cells and how they work.
Graphic
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Fuel Cell Technologies Program: Fuel Cell Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of animated illustrations show how a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell works. PEM fuel cells are the most common type used in flex-fuel vehicles.
PPT
Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Human Embryonic Stem Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of stem cells by reading the article and watching the stem cell animation. Stem cells as therapy for diseases is the perspective of this website. Somatic cell nuclear transfer is covered.
Interactive
Other

Virtual Cell Animation Collection: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the light reaction steps of photosynthesis with this flash animations.
Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: A Typical Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful, interactive image of an animal cell provides solid definitions of cell parts as the learner scrolls over each portion of the image or parts list. A short quiz follows the initial image to assess the learner's knowledge of cell...
Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions Cell Biology: Animal Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Site highlights the various features of an animal cell. Presents users with a colorful diagram depicting the anatomy of the animal cell. Provides links to obtain more detailed information about the various components found in animal cells.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal and Plant Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Think you can tell a yam from a yak? Examine these still images of typical plant and animal cells from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine. What similarities and differences can you find?
PPT
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Identifying Eukaryotic Animal Cell Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a tutorial slideshow showing the internal structure of an animal eukaryotic cell. Each slide has excellent labeled drawings accompanied by descriptive text explaining the function of each part.
Activity
Teachnology

Teachnology: Plant and Animal Cell Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A free online site full of plant and animal cell worksheets for the busy educator! Included are Venn diagrams, KWL, mazes, puzzles, word searches, creative writing, and many other varieties of worksheets -- all focusing on plant and...
Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Cell Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Make learning about cells fun and easy with a collection of short video clips about cellular biology. Find out about the structure and function of the main organelles inside an animal cell.
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.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body.
Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Prokaryote v. Eukaryote Cell Division

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual representation of prokaryotic cell division compared to eukaryotic cell division.
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...
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cell Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
Organisms are made of cells. Most organisms are multicellular and have cells that are specialised to do a particular job. Microscopes produce magnified images of cells so we can study them in detail. This lesson focuses on animal cells.
Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: All Cells Arise From Pre Existing Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated explanation introduces the concept of mitosis by reviewing the research of Walther Flemming.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Cell Division and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-led lesson on cell structure, cell division, and cancer growth. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end...
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.
Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Development Balances Cell Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are accessed by clicking on buttons along the bottom of the page. The topic is the study of cell division, mitosis, and cell...
PPT
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: What Is a Stem Cell?

For Students 9th - 10th
Animated tutorial with captions shows how stem cells play many important roles in our bodies from conception through adulthood.