Are you afraid of water or aren't you? Learn about the composition of the plasma membrane of a cell. The clip describes why the plasma membrane is structured in this way and how this formation is useful for the cell.  

Concepts

cells, the plasma membrane, hydrophilia, hydrophobia

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Show more than once and pause to insert class discussion of new terminology and allow for questions
• Create a worksheet of terminology and questions to complete while viewing

Classroom Considerations

• Classroom must have Internet access

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Delivers content in an organized way
• Pupils may be able to access and watch the video outside of class

Cons

• Gives a lot of information quickly, so pupils might have a hard time grasping the concept