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Curated OER

Cell Size and Shape; Diffusion and Osmosis Processes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use salmon eggs as a cell model for demonstrating the movement of water over concentration gradients. Junior scientists examine the same process microscopically with an onion cell. They use a thistle tube and a semipermeable membrane to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Cheek Cell

For Students 8th - 10th
Get up close and personal with human cells with this lab worksheet. Learners use a microscope to examine their own cheek cells, drawing diagrams of the cells and identifying the parts when they have focused in on a visible specimen....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Works

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe slides of cork cells and discuss the use of microscopes. They view a power point presentation on "Looking Inside Cells" and take notes aligned with the PPT presentation. They collaborate with a partner to create an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Structures and Their Functions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Life science learners investigate live cells. They examine wet mount slides of cyanobacteria and Elodea plants. They peer into the dynamic microscopic world of protists. Afterward, they construct a model of a cell, including rudimentary...
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Lesson Plan
LABScI

Cell Diffusion and Permeability: The See-Thru Egg Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Create a model to study a microscopic phenomenon. The seventh of 12 lessons uses an egg (without its shell) to represent a cell membrane. Using different solutions, learners explore the concept of cell diffusion. They monitor...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Build Your Own Cell

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this building your own cell worksheet, students identify cell vocabulary and facts, and create posters of a labeled plant cell and an animal cell. In this fill-n-the-blank and posters worksheet, students provide twenty-three answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dissecting Frog Embryos: Cell Membranes and Mitosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use high powered dissection microscopes to dissect and examine frog embryos as well as see balls of cells that were produced by rapid division. The concept of mitosis links to the lesson.
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Lincoln Public Schools

Cell Exploration Activities

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Engage young biologists in exploring the mysteries of life with this collection of hands-on activities. Enlisting the help of numerous digital resources, students get an up-close look at the structure of plant and animal cells as they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Diffusion Through a Membrane

For Students 9th - 12th
In this diffusion through a membrane activity, students fill in the blanks to complete 27 statements about cell membranes, the movement of molecules across the cell membrane, concentration gradients and diffusion.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Structure

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Your accelerated biology learners will add to their understanding of cell structure with this resource. Taking them beyond the basics of mitochondria and chromatin, it also queries them about actin microfilaments and the extracellular...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Outside the Cell Membrane ?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the cell coats (matrix) of chondrocytes and fibroblasts and observe these cells actively exclude particles which are released around them. They observe the function of the cell membrane as a gatekeeper as it prevents...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Cell

For Students 9th - 12th
Twenty-three cellular structures are listed for cell biology superstars to write about. They also use their critical thinking caps to explain differences between microscopes and to compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Use this...
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Gallantsbiocorner.com

Cell Organelles

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Young scientists take a trip into the microscopic world of cellular biology with this practice exercise. Given pictures of different organelles, students must correctly identify specific parts of each cellular structure to demonstrate...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 8th - 10th
In this comparing plant and animal cell worksheet, students use a microscope to observe cheek cells and onion cells. They compare their observations and answer 3 questions about their discoveries.
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Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Observing Osmosis, Plasmolysis, and Turgor in Plant Cells

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Create the perfect conditions for osmosis. Young scholars use a microscope to observe plant cells exposed to distilled water or sodium chloride. They observe how osmosis creates turgid or plasmolyzed cells.
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Lesson Plan
Odell Education

Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Incorporate multiple facets of the cell into your next high school lab! Through an introduction to cell organelles, class members observe each cell type and draw visuals to further demonstrate understanding of cellular processes in both...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plasmolysis in Elodea Plant Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars microscopically observe various subcellular components. They determine the effects of different salt solutions on Elodea plant cells. They detect the presence of chloroplasts, cell walls, and cell membranes of Elodea.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Biology Junction

Cellular Structure

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The human body contains more than 200 types of cells, and plants contain many other unique types of cells. While a huge variety of cells exist, they appear to have very similar structures. A detailed presentation describes the structure...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Structure and Function

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders define and identify the cell membrane functions and structures. They study cell membrane properties" lipid bilayer" and explore cells under the microscope. They draw what they see, label any parts they can identify, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell (Biology)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of activities to explore the nature of cells. In this biology lesson, students observe plant and animal cells under the microscope and compare them. They differentiate osmosis and diffusion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Structure and Function

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss scientific advances brought about by the Mars Surveyor Space Program which impact on daily life, identify laboratory apparatus like microscopes, slides and coverslips, and use the microscopes to view cells and organisms.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How HIV Infects Cells

For Students 8th - 9th
In this how HIV infects cells instructional activity, students read the given information about how HIV infects cells. Students explain the role of various structures in HIV infection. Students design a drug that might slow the rate of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate parts of a cell. In this plant cell lesson plan, students determine the difference between plant and animal cells. Students discover that coral is an animal based on cell characteristics. Students create puppets to...