Students learn about the different structures that comprise cell membranes, fulfilling part of the Research and Revise stages of the legacy cycle. Students view online animations of cell membrane dynamics (links provided). Then they...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, study aids, and interactive activities about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

A biology class is divided into two groups: one an animal cell, and the other one, a plant cell. They are given a list of cell organelles to research and construct in their 9 M X 9 M model. Students must organize and assign duties,...

Students can learn about the location and the function of the major organelles in plant and animal cells. Resource includes descriptions of the functions of cell parts as well as a diagram of the two cell types.

An interactive site for students to learn about the process of photosynthesis. Take an in-depth look at the organelles that produce complex carbon-based biochemical that are used to grow and sustain life.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For many years, archaea were classified as bacteria. Like the bacteria, archaea lacked a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles and, therefore, were prokaryotic...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Protists are eukaryotes, which means their cells have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Most protists are single-celled. Other than these features, they...

Bacteria are single celled microbes. The cell structure is simpler than that of other organisms as there is no nucleus or membrane bound organelles. Instead their control centre containing the genetic information is contained in a single...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Even though plants and animals are both eukaryotes, plant cells differ in some ways from animal cells. Plant cells have a large central vacuole, are surrounded by a...

Students will create an Eukaryotic cell from materials that they can eat. Students will need to have a lesson on the types of Eukaryotic cells and its organelles before they complete this assignment. Students will construct these...

Anusuya Willis explains how cyanobacteria, simple organisms that don't even have nuclei or any other organelles, wrote a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. [4:14]

This is a thorough site which contains a glossary of plant/animal cell anatomy terms. Diagrams of both cells are included along with worksheets to label.

Comprehensive explanation of mitochondria includes structure and purpose. Helpful graphics are also provided.

A complete, interactive course where students analyze the nature of the relationships between structures and functions in living cells.

This site provides detailed information on chloroplasts. Explains the many duties that chloroplasts perform and why they are so important. Good diagrams.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the structure and role of the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, vesicle, vacuole, and centriole. This tutorial also helps students distinguish...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What are the differences and similarities between viruses and living things? This tuorial covers the characteristics of viruses and viral reproduction.

In this module, students discover how each cell is organized to complete the function of producing and transporting proteins, and how cells relate to homeostasis of the body.

The following tutorial is an explanation of cell theory.

Take this ten-question review quiz over the functions of a cell. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.

Take this ten-question review quiz over the cell's chloroplasts. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.

A brief description of the central control center of every cell, the nucleus.

A short piece of informational text which explains the structure and function of ribosomes in a cell.

A brief informational summary which describes the structure and function of mitochondria inside cells.