Cells
Informational Websites
- Cells Alive
This site provides interactive models of cells and cell processes as well as 3-D images and cell cams to help you learn about plant an animal cells.
Rating: ★★★★★ - The Biology Project: Cell Biology
Created by biology professors at the University of Arizona, this site provides information about cell structure, the cell cycle, and much more. The text information is easy to understand, and many images and animations are included. There are also quizzes you can use to test yourself.
Rating: ★★★★★ - General Biology
This site provides a lot of information about cells in fairly easy to understand language. By hovering over the "104 Topics" button in the navigation bar at the top of the screen, you can select from a list of pages related to cells.
Rating: ★★★★☆ - NOVA: How Cells Divide
This site includes an interactive model comparing cell division through meiosis and mitosis along with background information to help explain the processes.
Rating: ★★★★★ - Learn.Genetics - Amazing Cells
This site includes interactive models of the parts of a cell and the size of a cell. There is also information about cell transportation and communication.
Rating: ★★★★★ - General Biology Animated Tutorials
This site contains links to animated tutorials on Meiosis, Mitosis, Organelles, and Cellular Respiration.
Rating: ★★★★★
Resources Available in the KHS Library
- Core Concepts: The Basics of Cell Biology by Anne Wanjie (editor)
Published - 2014, Call #571.6 WAN
This text provides a comprehensive study of the mechanics of cell biology including the types of cells, the structure of the cell, and the cell cycle. - Great Ideas of Science: Cell Biology by Melissa Stewart
Published 2008, Call # 571.6 STE
This text provides an introduction to cell biology and the development of the study of cells.
Instructional Resources & Lesson Plans
- Cell Jeopardy
This PowerPoint Jeopardy game includes questions about cell theory, scientists, the plasma membrane, and eukaryotic cell structure. - The Cell as a System Lesson Plan from Science NetLinks
In this lesson, students review cell structures and learn how the parts of a cell operate as a system.