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Solar Car Races: Build and retrofit for speed

For Teachers 6th - 9th
If you have solar car kits for your junior high schoolers, they can experiment with photovoltaic cell angle, light intensity, and aerodynamic design to discover what makes their car move more quickly. This is a classic activity to use...
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Virginia Department of Education

Cell Division

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Searching for simple ways to teach mitosis to high schoolers? Using colored chalk and onion root tips, pupils visually demonstrate what they view when looking through the lens of a microscope. There are also various ways to expand the...
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Different Genes Are Active in Different Kinds of Cells

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Personalized medicine prevents many trial-and-error scenarios when time counts the most. Learn how gene expression and screening genomes improves health outcomes in cancer patients, those with auto-immune disorders, and more. An online...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

How Do Fibers Form?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The proteins inside a cell determine the shape of the cell. While most red blood cells have a circular shape, those with sickle cell take the shape of a sickle. This change in shape causes multiple issues in the system. Scholars solve...
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Proteasome and Protein Regulation

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is a proteasome? Like tiny trash compactors inside cells, proteasomes turn worn-out proteins into reusable amino acids! Explore the topic with a presentation and embedded simulations. The resource includes a teacher's reference and...
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Photosynthesis—Life's Primary Energy Source

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Wouldn't it be great if you could produce your own food? Scholars learn about the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in plants. They consider how to use photosynthesis as a model of an efficient system and how to apply...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Testing a Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Are sickle cell disease and malaria related somehow? Scholars learn about both illnesses and the hypotheses that they are related. They discuss, view a video, and answer questions to demonstrate understanding. The resource includes an...
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Parts Wanted: Advertising for Cell's Organelles

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders name the parts of the cell. Students demonstrate knowledge of the parts of a cell in reference to cell functions. They apply their knowledge of the cell and the cell parts to a real world situation.
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Cells: A project in 3-D for Special Needs Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to research information about cells in order to create a 3-D model of a cell. They may choose either to research a plant or animal cell. Students locate and identify the parts of a cell and build a 3-D mode.
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Making Three Dimensional Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use a hands-on activity which enhance their understanding of the 3-D characteristics of cells while reinforcing their knowledge of plant and animal cell structure.
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In Cell-A-Bration of Cells

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify major cell organelles found in both animal and plant cells. Pupils observe a PowerPoint presentation based upon the features of a haiku. They create haiku science-based poem which describe the characteristics of...
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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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Mobile Phones

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discuss the issues that surround mobile phones. They take a quiz, list text short-hand vocabulary and phrases, read and discuss a handout, and design a mobile phone of the future.
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Modeling Limits To Cell Size

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners participate in a 'hands-on' activity that simulates the changing relationship of Surface Areas -to- Volume for a growing cell. They assemble models of cells for comparison.
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Matching Worksheet: Anaerobic Cell Respiration

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cell worksheet, students match vocabulary words about cells to their definition. They choose the best definition for each word.
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Cells: The Units of Life

For Students 9th
In this cells worksheet, 9th graders identify and use a microscope to look at cells. They explain the purpose for a microscope and how to find the total magnifying power of a microscope. Students also determine what would cause an image...
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CAP: Cell Chart

For Students 5th - 8th
For this cells worksheet, students describe 11 functions of cell parts and provide an analogy for each one to show what it is like. Answers are not provided.
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How Cell Phones Work

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the text, LITERACY LINE viewing the contents page. They review the definition of explanatory writing; discussing the features used and complete a KWL chart to identify what they already know about how a...
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Biology Crossword Puzzle: Cells

For Students 7th - 10th
In this biology crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 9 clues regarding cells to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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The Cell Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students label 9 diagrams with the correct names. They also write short answers to 6 questions that follow.
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How HIV Infects Cells

For Students 8th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students answer 2 short answer questions related to HIV based on information provided. They color and label the different parts of a virus.
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Curated OER

Review of Cell Reproduction

For Students 9th - 11th
In this biology review worksheet, students complete 50 multiple choice questions on the stages of mitosis and meiosis. They compare and contrast the two.
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Cell Structures

For Teachers 6th - 10th
This organelle PowerPoint displays 6 main organelles and uses diagrams and photos to show their detailed structure
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Biology Corner

Cell Theory Rap

For Teachers 7th - 12th
All that this will link you to is a rap about cell theory and organelles. Use it as an example for a creative assignment in your biology class. Divide the class into groups and assign them a topic for which they write and perform a skit,...

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