Physics and Astronomy Online offers an interesting Q & A about the conditions of plasmas as they occur in general and in the everyday world.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Allow students to visualize blood and its components by making this plasma soup. Discuss plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets with this model of blood.

A wealth of background information on nuclear fusion and its potential use as a commercial energy resource. The advantages of nuclear fusion over other resources, the conditions required for its successful implementation and the future...

Explains how a plasma ball works. It is based on a lamp invented by Nikola Tesla. One needs to be aware of health hazards associated with them. The article includes some amusing tricks that can be done safely with a plasma ball.

This is a basic description of the structure of cell membranes. Site provides colorful pictures of each membrane.

An educational website dealing with all aspects of the fourth state of matter, Plasma. The site deals with basics, applications and resources. The site also includes a gallery of pictures of plasma.

Good site with graphics and background on the 4th state of matter.

One-page profile of influential innovator, Charles Drew, whose vision and ideas created the blood bank by revolutionizing the understanding of blood plasma.

Two page introduction to the state of matter. Good site!

These resources have been collated to National Science Standards, and include lesson planning ideas.

In this lesson students will use data acquired with an ICP-MS to teach them about water chemistry at a variety of levels.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial describes the detailed structure and function of the plasma membrane, explains semipermeability, and summarizes the structure of a phospholipid.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Activity explores proteins in the plasma membrane describing their structure and function. The Fluid Mosaic Model is also summarized.

A detailed overview of the circulatory system, including plasma and proteins. Designed as lesson plans, this site can be helpful for students as well.

Did you know the ancient Greeks first identified the three states of matter? Read about how the molecules differ in solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. View photographs and watch how the molecules move in each state. If you're really...

"Matter is everything." So begins this comprehensive website on the physical and chemical properties of matter in its four main states: solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas. The text is large and easy-to-read. Students will enjoy the...

Describes the structure and functions of a cell membrane.

This close up photo shows a plasma ball in action while being contained inside a spherical case.

BlackInventors.com profiles Charles Drew, teacher, doctor, and the researcher who developed the blood plasma bank.

College-level textbook highlighting the interaction of electromagnetic fields with media in motion. Types of electromechanical interactions discussed include rotating machinery, plasma dynamics, the electromechanics of biological...

A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the application of electrical engineering topics. Webpage includes twenty-eight lectures from a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Lectures vary in length and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes proteins in the plasma membrane.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the structure and function of the plasma membrane.

Brief text summary of what students learn in the Investigating Osmosis lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Students design and run an experiment to demonstrate osmosis...