Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the parts of the cell. In this cell lesson, students use foods to create cell models that represent the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi bodies...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Protist Crossword

For Students 6th - 12th
In this protist instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 34 questions about the behaviour and different types of protists.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Notes on Cell Organelles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students record information and write journal entries on the structure and function of cell organelles while viewing a Powerpoint presentation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Studying Living Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover and discuss the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Using a microscope, they examine various prepared slides of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Light Microscopes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study the parts of a light microscope, and its proper use. They identify each part and explain why it is important to know how to use this tool. They practice observing newsprint on a wet mount slide.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Community

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use technology to review cell structure and function. In this cells less, 7th graders review the parts and functions of a cell, and use photography/video and PowerPoint to enhance their explorations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Studying Living Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium without recourse to algebra. After participating in this activity, students gain a feeling for the significance of the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium without using algebra.
Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Chloroplasts and Other Plastids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides detailed information on chloroplasts. Explains the many duties that chloroplasts perform and why they are so important. Good diagrams.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource takes a look at the structure and function of the organelles mitochondria and chloroplasts. It also examines endosymbiosis, where the organelles probably came from.
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Other

University of Cincinnati: Cells and Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth discussion of the different parts of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells as well as a thorough explanation of organelles within the cell. The text is better suited to high school and middle school. However, there is a picture of...
Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Membranes: Diffusion, Permeability, Osmosis, Turgor, Active and Passive Transport and Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
This cellular biology page presents extensive detail on the chemical nature of the cell membrane. Using the Chime plug-in, students can manipulate and study models of the membrane.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Inheritance of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA, and why its inheritance does not follow Mendelian patterns.
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BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Respiration and Photosynthesis Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
A multiple-choice quiz on the processes of respiration and photosynthesis in plants.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Evolution of Eukaryotes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Take a close look at the endosymbiotic theory scientists have developed to explain the evolution of eukaryotes. Understand that chloroplast and mitochondria used to...
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Cell Organelles and Their Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the complex structures inside cells and what their functions are.
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Plant Cell Structure and Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes plant cells and the structure and function of their different parts.
Website
Tree of Life Project

The Tree of Life Web Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tree of Life is a multi-authored, Internet distributed project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity. The Tree of Life can be used to locate information about a particular group of organisms through their taxonomy.
Graphic
McGraw Hill

The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc. Energy Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic explanation of how chloroplasts and mitochondrion produce energy within the cell. Various terms presented are explained in a clear and easily understandable manner.
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Diagram of Plant Cell and Functions of Its Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a labeled diagram of a plant cell and descriptions of the characteristics and functions of many of its organelles.
Lesson Plan
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Celula 2 Bachillerato

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The cell is the structural and functional unit of life. This unit covers the cell from the outside to the inside. It contains 18 interactive activities.
Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Higher Cells Have Ancient Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Eukaryotic cells have separate DNA from mitochondria and chloroplasts which indicates that they were once primitive cells on their own. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz...
Unit Plan
University of Oxford (UK)

Univeristy of Oxford: Self Sustaining Chemical Systems: Living Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
36-page tutorial takes a look at the organization of living cells.
Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Evolution of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the endosymbiotic theory. This theory explains the evolution of cells from a mitochondria and chloroplast working together in a symbiotic relationship to the current cell structure.
Lesson Plan
Other

Teachers First: Cell Parts Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teacher lesson plan on cell organelles description and function using advertising.