A Cartoon Guide to Genetics
This interactive cartoon overviews the process of protein formation from DNA. It shows how chromosomes determine our traits.
(Standards 1c and 2)
http://history.nih.gov/exhibits/genetics/kidsf.htm
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A Whole Microscope Unit!!!
This is an 11 lesson unit on microscopes and cell biology. It references Prentice Hall. Ca Content Standards: Invetigation and Experimentation 1a and more!
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/7cifunit2a.html
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Basic Principles of Genetics
This comprehensive overview of genetic principles is presented as a tutorial for students with links to other sites and quizzes to check understanding. Lots of images, diagrams and examples.
http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/
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BBC: Cell Biology
From the basic to the advanced, learn all about the different parts of plant, animal, and bacterial cells with the interactive diagrams at this site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/biology/01cellbiology/index.shtml
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Cell Analogies Collage
This project challenges students to make original functional anologies between cell structures and everyday objects. The analogies are illustrated by pictures cut from magazines and newspapers. A student hand-out is included giving assignment details. The project fosters critical thinking by requiring students to clearly state and explain their analogies. Completed collages are displayed in the classroom to recognize student originality, diversity, and creativity. Students reinforce their understanding of cell structure and function by comparing and discussing the collages.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0164-KatharineNoonan/description.html
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Cell Animation/Microscope
In this site, you'll find animations of both plant and animal cells. Point to any area on the cell and the name of the organelle and description will come up.
Click on "microscope" and you can view photographs of various plan and animal slides (like onion skin, a carrot, elodea).
Neat for overhead projector or individual computers!
http://www.iknowthat.com/scienceillustrations/cell/science_desk.html
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Cell Structure
This site is a walk through for students on the different cell structures and processes. If you can get the whole class to the computer lab, they can take notes from it, otherwise, it would be GREAT to give as a resource for students who are absent. Send them here and have them take notes. Everything is clear and straight forward, with diagrams and labels. It would also make a great review/ study guide before the FINAL!!! Post this site on your own website and parents will think you're completely organized and on top of things!
http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm
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Difference between plant and animal cells
This site provides makes a perfect homework assignment to students or can be used as an alternative to your text. It is written in plain English, probably lower level than your text and would be appropriate for ESL students. The link takes you to plant cells, the next page is animal. It explains the differences between the two types of cells.
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/plant_cells.htm
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Diffusion, Osmosis and cell membranes
Here are several acitivies that center around diffusion, osmosis and cell membranes. I'm not completely enamored with the layout of this site, but the resources are great. The link below takes you about half way through all the links for this unit--to the lesson plans. There is a lot of background available, but I decided to take youright to the source that you could use. Be sure to "click around" on the sites listed on the left side bar.
http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/McCandless/LES.HTM
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Inside a Cell
For more terrific diagrams and additional graphics, a very good site that details why cells are the fundamental unit of life and why our health depends on what happens within the many different cells that make up our body.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/
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Microscopes- Explore Hidden Worlds
This is a site full of information about various microscopes and the objects and processes scientists study with them. Includes time lines and interactive simulations.
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/microscopes/1.html
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Plant & Animal Cells
This site has two parts--onion skin (plant) and cheek skin (animal), with great directions and follow-up questions. Students should be familiar with making a wet mount slide already.
http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/courses/science/cells/lab.htm
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Teachers' Domain "Cell Differentiation"
This is a great web site through WGBH in Boston is their education resource site for all their great PBS series (NOVA) and more! It requires free registration but it is well worth it. Once inside you will find many resources, from video clips to essays with discussion questions and ways to organize what you want to use into folders. The link below lists several QuickTime videos, an essay regarding stem cell research and a lesson plan.
You can give your students access and use it as extra credit or lab make-up.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/life/cell/subtopic_differentiation.html
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THE VIRTUAL CELL TOUR (10/03)
Delve deep within a cell and see its workings with this online tour. Cut through the outer membrane of a mitrochondrion and learn its functions, animate your cell, or zoom in on the cell membrane of the nucleus in this interactive learning exploration.
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/tour/cell/cell.htm
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Virtual Electron Microscope
This lesson from Discovery.com has students participate in a lesson on the SEM itself and then, via computer, students will get a glimpse of several images created with an SEM. They will use clues and what they already know about cell structure to determine the identity of each image.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/electronmicroscope/
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