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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Celula Vegetal [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the parts and function of a plant cell.
Handout
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: The World of Cells: Plastids

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure is described well, but the illustration is not very useful.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment, adapted from the Interactive Secret of Life videodisc, explains the stages of mitosis, the process of dividing equally a cell's massive jumble of DNA just prior to cell division. [1:34]
Interactive
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Formas De Organizacion De La Vida

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will learn about the origin of the cells and their differences. It includes 15 interactive activities.
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to plants and some of their common traits and needs.
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McGraw Hill

The Mc Graw Hill Companies: Eukaryotic Cells

For Students 3rd - 9th
This site provides a brief explanation of what a eukaryotic cell is along with detailed picture of a plant and animal cell.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Plant Defenses

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about plant defenses in the science of biology including cell walls, thorns, bark, chemical defenses, and even plants that fight back.
Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Meiosis in Lily Anther Microsporocytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This cell biology page is illustrated with photographs of plant meiosis taking place in a cell.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Photosynthesis Life's Primary Energy Source

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This lesson covers the process of photosynthesis and the related plant cell functions of transpiration and cellular respiration. Students will learn how engineers can use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model of a...
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Flowering Plant Reproduction: Fertilization and Fruits

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information and illustrations of the reproduction process in flowers. Learn more about flowers, double fertilization, seeds, fruit and vegetative propagation.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Chloroplast: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure and functions of chloroplasts are described in detail here.
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Vacuole Analogy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what vacuoles are and what their functions are in animal cells and plant cells, and offers analogies to help students understand their different roles.
Unit Plan
University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska: Transpiration Water Movement Through Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial examines how water moves through a plant. Follow the pathway that water takes through plants from the roots to evaporation from cells in the leaves. Learn what controls rates of transpiration, how environmental conditions...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Organic Solar Energy and Berries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about how a device made with dye from a plant, specifically cherries, blackberries, raspberries and/or black currents, can be used to convert light energy into electrical energy. They do this by building their own organic...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Does the Liver Do?

For Students 9th - 10th
There's a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It's your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. This...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Glowing Flowers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student teams learn about engineering design of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) and their use in medical research, including stem cell research. They simulate the use of GFPs by adding fluorescent dye to water and letting a flower or...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Juicy Project: Extracting Apple Juice With Pectinase

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a basic project on the effect of enzymes on apple slices. The goal of the project is to monitor enzyme activity by measuring the amount of apple juice released by pectinase.
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Lysosome Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Lysosomes are found in both plant and animal cells. The structure and functions of this cell organelle are described here, with note made of the diseases that can be caused by defective lysosomes.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Endoplasmic Reticulum Analogy

For Students 9th - 10th
The endoplasmic reticulum is compared to a manufacturing plant with an assembly line to help students understand the functions of this important cell organelle.
Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Stem & Root Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an advanced review from Palomar College of the types of cells that make up conducting tissue in stems and roots. The photos and diagrams are excellent!
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Structure and Function of a Casparian Strip

For Students 9th - 10th
The Casparian strip is found in the endodermis layer of a plant's roots and it assists the plant in absorbing water and nutrients from the soil. The structure of a plant root is described and the process by which the Casparian strip...
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Los Seres Vivos Unicelulares Y Pluricelulares

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit you will be introduced to the complexity of living things. It also reviews the kingdom of nature, differentiating between their main features from those who are microscopic unit-cellular to the multi-cellular visible to the...

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