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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the plant and animal cell.
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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.
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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.
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Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Prokaryote v. Eukaryote Cell Division

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual representation of prokaryotic cell division compared to eukaryotic cell division.
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Introdution to Cell and Virus Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed diagram of animal, bacterial and plant cells and viral structure. Also included are detailed drawings, with definitions, of each of the cellular organelles.
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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Introducing Cells!

For Students 4th - 8th
Get to know cells, what they create, how to identify them, and how to tell whether they belong to a plant or an animal. Several activities
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Evolution of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the endosymbiotic theory. This theory explains the evolution of cells from a mitochondria and chloroplast working together in a symbiotic relationship to the current cell structure.
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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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Website
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation studio that specializes in medical illustration lets you explore the structure and function of plant cells and animal cells, using videos and interactive graphics with clickable parts that lead to more detail.
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this informative essay and these great illustrations to learn how plant cells are different from animal cells.
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Graphic
Other

Cell Pictures: Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
An online video game where players take control of a tiny virtual submarine that explores plant and animal cells from the inside! Players learn about organelles, respiration, and photosynthesis.
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Interactive
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Puzzle Page

For Students 5th - 8th
Try your hand at these interactive jigsaw puzzles while studying cell biology. Put together images of animal and plant cells, red blood cells, streptococcus, and naphthalene.
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Unknown Type
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Study Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of PDF study aids to help students comprehend cell biology.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Cell Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, online labs, and video animations, students explore the major concepts of cell reproduction.
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Handout
Other

Bio Anim

For Students 9th - 10th
BioAnin presents 3-D labeled images of all of the major systems of the human body, for example, the digestive system and the endocrine system. The images are embedded in slideshows. The site also has interactive 3-D models that can be...
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Graphic
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Celula Animal [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the different parts of an animal cell.
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Activity
Utah Education Network

Uen: Cell Structures Wee Beasties

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity you observe photographs of cells and then make comparisons of the animal and plant cells.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Cell Structure

For Students 3rd - 8th
Informational, illustrated site covers the basics of cell structures and various cell types.