Help young biologists piece together an understanding of cell structure with a comprehensive review worksheet. Tasking students with describing the function of the organelles found in cells and their relationship with one another,...

Just as skin covers your body limiting what can go in and out, plasma membranes cover cells to do the same. Scholars begin with a presentation that gives overview of the structure and function of plasma membranes. Then, they learn how...

New research proves even rinsing your mouth with carbohydrates without swallowing improves performance of the central nervous system. While some think sports drinks are amazing, others say they are a waste of money. Scholars learn about...

A multiple-choice quiz about the transport of substances between cells, this would work well as a pretest and/or post-test. It refers to chapter seven of an unnamed textbook, but it is a Word document, so it can easily be edited.

Seventh graders study biological systems and how they reach equilibrium.  In this system balance instructional activity students divide into groups and complete an osmosis lab activity.

Learners distinguish between active and passive transport. Students identify key words associated with active and passive transport. They draw and explain the structure f the cellular membrane. They are able to define phospholipid...

Tenth graders develop a hypothesis and explain what they observed on an activity.  In this investigative instructional activity students observe osmosis and report their data using a graph. 

Students identify and define several related vocabulary terms. Students complete a short lab and complete the questions. Students create a cell crossword puzzle and play cell computer games through the included links.

Students explore diffusion and active transport. They observe the effects of eggs in vinegar and predict what will happen when eggs are placed in corn syrup with food coloring. Students complete worksheets which lead them to describe...

In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.

Brief text summary of what students learn in the Diffusion across a Selectively Permeable Membrane lab, along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Main teaching points include...

Learn about membrane permeability and facilitated diffusion (including channels and carrier proteins).

A lab activity where students learn the concept of osmosis by observing an egg in different solutions. Included is a procedure for students to follow.

In this biology classroom lab, young scholars investigate the affect of soaking a Gummy Bear in water. They collect measurements of height, width, and mass before and after the soaking of the candy overnight. Students calculate % change...

This definition and explanation osmosis shows how water diffuses from regions where it is in high concentration to regions where it is in low concentration.

This lesson introduces the process of passive transport, explaining that it is a form of transport that does not require energy, and moves molecules down their concentration gradient. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Passive Transport."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes passive transport and diffusion.

Students investigate the movement of different materials across the cell membrane of a raw egg once the egg shell has been dissolved in vinegar.