BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum and Its Functions
The endoplasmic reticulum is found in eukaryotic cells. The characteristics and functions of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum are described and it is then compared with the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cells
Middle schoolers will research prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The students will then research plant and animal cells, comparing and contrasting the two. Middle schoolers will also research the major organelles and the function of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's in a Cell?
This lesson focuses on the function of organelles through technology integration. The students will identify the various organelles by using an electronic game. Then, they will construct a Prezi (online presentation) and present their...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cell Celebration!
Students look at the components of cells and their functions. The lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Each part of the cell performs a specific function that is vital for the cell's survival....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cells
In this unit, students look at the components of cells and their functions and discover the controversy behind stem cell research. The first lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In the second lesson,...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Cells
A complete, interactive course where students analyze the nature of the relationships between structures and functions in living cells.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Cell Biology: Discovery and Structure of Cells
Explanation of when the cell was discovered and how ideas have evolved into modern cell theory. Discover the cell structures and their functions.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Cell Biology
An interactive module where students take a closer look at cells and relate their structure to function. They also discover how cell organelles work in systems to maintain important biological processes and how cells communicate.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Cell Nucleus
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of the nucleus. Students will learn about the structures associated with the nucleus like the nuclear envelop, the nucleolus,...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Is the Nucleolus?
The characteristics, structure, and functions of the nucleolus are described.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Cell Biology: Membrane Bound Organelles
Evidence in support of endosymbiosis to show the evolution of organelles within cells.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cell Structure
This lesson focuses on bacteria cells including their structures and functions, cell structures in common with bacteria, plants and animals, and a comparison between Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. It also provides links to a video and...
Cells Alive
Cells Alive!: Plant Cell or Animal Cell
Take a peek inside a plant or animal cell, and examine the structure and function of each organelle.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Organelles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] All organelles are found in eukaryotic cells, while most are not found in prokaryotic cells. Learn more about organelles in this learning module produced by CK-12.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 2.20 Cell Cycle
Understand the life cycle of a eukaryotic cell.
Palomar Community College District
Wayne's Word: Comparison of Plant and Animal Cells
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.
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Nucleus
A good description of the structure and function of the nucleus.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cell Introduction
This lesson will introduce the cell's structure and function.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Cell Structures
[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...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Energetics (Photosynthesis and Respiration)
This assessment is designed to assess the student's comprehension of a basic function for eukaryotic cells.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Plasma Membrane and Cytoplasm
Article takes an in-depth look at the structure and function of the plasma membrane and cytoplasm of cells, the phospholipid bilayer, and microvilli.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nucleus and Ribosomes
Discussion in detail of the structure and function of the nucleus and ribosomes of a cell and how they work together in the production of proteins.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulum is found in eukaryotic cells and has three layers. Proteins are synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and its structure and functions are described here.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleus
Learn the basic structure and function of the nucleus, or the control center of a eukaryotic cell.