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Cell Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Combine art and science with this cell structure assignment. Learners depict a cell diagram, including the organelles, imitating a specific artist's style. 
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Relating Structure to Function in Cells

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate specialized structures in both plants and animals. They relate structure to function, as they determine why the specialization is necessary and useful to the living organisms involved. They use microscopes...
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Community Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore parts and functions of the cell, and create models of assigned organelles.
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Variety Is the Spice of Cellular Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Do you need to review animal cell structure? Investigate the ways in which different types of cells interact in a common human reflex. Your students can explore the functions of stem cells, consider various illnesses and assess stem...
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Cell-to-Cell

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use online tutorials, class discussion, presentations and scientific articles to explore types of cells along with cell structure, function and behavior. They explore ethical questions related to cells and disease.
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The City Inside a Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare cell structure to the structure of a city. For this cell structure lesson, students investigate differences and similarities between cell structure and city structure. Students create a 3-dimensional, edible model of a...
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Cell Replication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Internet activities and videos to understand the types of cells, their membranes, and the way that they reproduce. For this cellular biology lesson, students use the Internet to view videos and complete activities. They...
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How Do White Blood Cells Fight Foreign Organisms That Invade Our Body?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the functions of white blood cells. They watch and discuss an online movie, conduct Internet research, and complete a worksheet.
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The Way We Were: Embryological Development and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use microscopes to study live fish embryos and animated diagrams of cell division on the Internet. They see that scientists rely on technology to enhance the gathering and manipulation of data. They create web pages on cloning.
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The Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers visualize plant and animal cells, explain the parts of a cell and their functions and distinguish plant cells from animal cells. Working Students, in groups, must present a particular portion of a cell to the entire class.
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Honors Biology E3 Project Instructional Plan

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders evaluate the use of radiation in medical procedures. In this biology lesson students compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis. They research the different applications of radiation.
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The Cell

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the parts of a cell. In pairs, classmates construct a model of a eukaryotic cell, detailing its morphology and function. With the use of computer technology, 10th graders create cell book for middle schoolers. ...
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Genetic Disorders

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine how living cells reproduce and how traits are passed on.  In this genetic reproduction lesson students research a topic and present it to the class. 
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Cell 3: Organelles B

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, after researching cells, construct a model cell. They explain the structure and function of eukaryotic organelles in a presentation. In addition, they create their own analogies to describe the structure and function of...
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Effects of Environment on Enzymes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Much like the tale of Humpty Dumpty, proteins, once altered, will never be the same again. Honors and pre-AP biology classes explore the delicate world of enzymes via a Webquest and lab experiment. The teacher's guide contains all...
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Cell Phone Use and Cancer

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
The cell phone you're using is making you deaf: news at 11:00. Oftentimes, the media uses fear tactics and other techniques to increase its audience base. In an intriguing look at the difference between scientific journals and...
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Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Unit - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students Explain how an increased level of activity translates to cells needing more oxygen and how the lungs supply this oxygen by entering the blood stream. They also can explain that the heart is responsible for moving both oxygenated...
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DNA Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils prepare PowerPoint presentation on DNA and cells. In this biology lesson, students create a storyboard of their presentation. They share the finished project in class. 
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DNA Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students summarize their classmates' presentation in class. In this biology lesson, students create a graphic organizer based on concepts presented. They discuss and share their organizer.
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Cell Review Test

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the basic structure and function of the cell. They systematically cover the different parts of the cell that includes active transport, organelles, mitosis, and meiosis. The...
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Mobile Phones

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Investigate how mobile phones impact their lives through this technology lesson plan that has students discuss the history of the cell phone and research how cell phones are being used in third world countries. Students create a blog for...
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Parts of the Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine plant and animal cells to observe the organelles present in the cell, to match the function of each to the organelle on a cell model and to build a model of the plant or animal cell.
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A Cell Is Like A City

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create analogies that help them remember the cell parts as well as their respective functions.
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The Incredible, Edible Cell

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover organelles and the functions organelles perform in cells. In this biology lesson plan, students create model cells using Jell-o, then dissect their "cell" to examine the parts that create a cell. Students create a...

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