Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Structure of Animal Cells
Interactive illustration displays the organelles of an animal cell and their functions.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: Plant and Animal Cell
Investigate plant and animal cells by clicking on the different organelles to learn how their structure affects the function of the cell.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Cells
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal cells.
Other
Cell Pictures: Animal Cell
Click on the terms and you will be presented with a picture of the cell part along with a clear explanation of its role within the cell. Other links are provided for further clarification of terminology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 2.8 Plant Cell Structure
Explore the difference between animal and plant cells.
Macmillan Education
W.h. Freeman Publishing: Active Transport
Moving materials across the cell membrane sometimes requires energy, called active transport. This tutorial covers both primary and secondary active transport with good clear animations.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: A Brief Comparison of Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell
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.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Animal Cell Parts
The parts of an animal cell are presented with short descriptions of each of its organelles.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Celula Animal [In Spanish]
Learn the different parts of an animal cell.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Cell Structure
An online worksheet exploring the cell structure and cell specialization. Worksheet includes diagramming and fill in the blank opportunities related to cell structure.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Plant vs. Animal Cells
Students discover the similarities and differences in organelles within plant vs. animal cells with this online lesson. Start out by engaging students with a hook via Shout It Out! and use Handouts, a Workspace, Label Reveals, and a Rank...
Diffen
Diffen: Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell
Find out about the basics of plant and animal cells with this comparison chart. Then read the article, study the diagrams, and watch the video to dig a little deeper into the topic.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive!: Animal Cell Meiosis
A brief description of the steps in meiosis is enhanced by animation. The animated portion can be played continuously or observed in a slide format.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Animal Cells
A diagram of a labelled animal cell. Major structures of the animal cell have linked reference information about their structure and function.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Comparing the Simple Structure of Plant and Animal Cells
Students use guided scientific observation using a collection of models, visual material, and microscope slides to identify cell organelles. Then they demonstrate their understanding of the parts/characteristics of cells by identifying...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat.
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:...
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Cell Structure
Discover microscopic images of various eukaryotic cells, both plant and animal.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Observe, Describe, Compare and Contrast Cells
This investigation allows students to observe cells from multiple sources. Plant, animal and bacterial cells will be observed as well as cells from multicellular organisms and single-celled organisms. After providing written descriptions...
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: Anatomy of a Splinter
This animated site will show you how the immune system responds to bacteria. You'll discover how white blood cells locate, eat and kill bacteria.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive!: Cell Gallery
This gallery shows pictures of a variety of cell types with hyperlinks to additional information about cells. Very interesting pictures.
Other
Footprints Science: Plant and Animal Cells
This site illustrates different parts of a plant and animal cell. The student may then drag and drop labels to the correct cell part.
My Science Site
Bj's Science: Cells: Teacher Information [Pdf]
Reference information about the study of cells. Includes a chart comparing plant and animal cells and one examining the structure of a cell.
Concord Consortium
3 D Cells
A brief animation and a more detailed navigation of a cell and it's structure can be found here. Each part is labeled and some are animated.
My Science Site
My Science Site: Cell Center Activities [Pdf]
Site provides six possible center activities for teachers to use to engage students in the study of cells.