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"SMART" Science

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore science topics using a SMART board. In this respiration lesson plan, 7th graders see how and why cells use cellular respiration. They see a cellular respiration recipe on the SMART board and watch as the cells...
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Onion Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope.  In this hands on lesson students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as, the nucleus,...
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Carbon Cycle Lesson

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders learn how trees help nature recycle.  In this carbon cycle instructional activity, 7th graders view a picture of a giant redwood tree, complete a Think, Pair, Share activity, view and discuss a poster about how...
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders show what they know about plant and animal cells. In this cell project lesson, 6th graders get to choose a project based on their learning style. They can create a visual representation of cells, auditory forms, or build a...
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Parts of a Plant Cell and Their Functions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this plant cell activity learning exercise, students examine the diagram of a plant cell and label the 7 parts that are identified.
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Cells

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine the number of cells in animals and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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GED Vocabulary: Life Science

For Students 9th - 12th
In this GED life science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 8 clues about cell division, genetics, and the human body systems.
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Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the parts of the cell. In this cell instructional activity, students use foods to create cell models that represent the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, and...
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What Does Life Look Like Under a Microscope?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover cells make up all living things. In this life science lesson, students investigate living organisms and the cells that create them. Finally the students create a testable question, conduct an investigation, and draw...
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Biology Crossword Puzzle: Cells

For Students 7th - 10th
In this biology crossword puzzle worksheet, learners use the 9 clues regarding cells to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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The Characteristics of Living Things

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the characteristics of living things. In this living things lesson plan, 8th graders review as a class the cell theory and the characteristics of living things. They answer questions about how to determine if...
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Cell Division and Mitosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify each phase of mitosis and the main characteristics of each. Students prepare a microscope slide with onion root tip. High schoolers observe the cell division occurring in the cells and label the mitosis phases...
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Cell Structure Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 9th
For this online interactive biology crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 4 clues regarding cell structure to find the appropriate answers to complete the word puzzle.
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Comparing a Cell to a Factory

For Students 7th - 10th
In this cell learning exercise, students access a given website to compare the cell organelles and their functions to jobs in a factory. This learning exercise is a graphic organizer.
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Cells Are Us

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore cells. In this science lesson plan, students investigate how the cell is the basic unit of life, that cells divide slowly to become mass of cells, and that there is a gradual loss of cells throughout life.
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Energy in a Cell

For Students 7th - 10th
In this energy worksheet, students search for nineteen words related to energy producing and energy capturing reactions in plants and animal cells.
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Microscope Mania

For Students 5th - 8th
In this microscope worksheet, students search for microscope related words in a word search. They also try to create as many words as they can out of the words "Microscope Mania".
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Cell Cycle

For Students 7th
For this cell cycle worksheet, 7th graders study the various images of the cell cycle. Students then label each picture with the correct cycle. Students then answer several questions about the cell cycle.
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The Human Cheek Cell

For Students 7th
In this human cells worksheet, 7th graders complete a science experiment using human cheek cells. Students sketch the cells at high and lower power and label the cell nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane.
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Membrane Regions and Components

For Students 7th
In this cell membranes worksheet, 7th graders study the diagram of the cell membrane cross section. Students label the cross section with the given terms.
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Plant Cell Coloring

For Students 4th - 7th
In this plant cell worksheet, students sharpen their science skills as they color the parts of a plant cell according to the instructions and then respond to 4 analysis questions.
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The Cell in Action

For Students 8th - 10th
In this cell instructional activity, students are given five riddles to solve related to the concepts in the chapter on chromosomes and cell division.
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Redox/Electrochemistry Review Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this redox review worksheet, students determine the balanced net cell reaction, calculate the value of the equilibrium constant, and write the balanced net ionic equation for reactions. This worksheet has 13 problems to solve.
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Respiration

For Students 10th - 12th
In this cellular respiration activity, students answer 14 multiple choice questions related to aerobic and anaerobic respiration.