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Grades 8 to 12

Do your students have trouble understanding complex processes in Biology? Many times students cannot envision the complex processes happening when reading from a textbook. Use these silent animations to see the processes as they would happen in the cell. The general topic areas include Water/Buffers, Lipids, Enzymes, Cell Structures, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Membrane Transport, Metabolism, Molecular Genetics, and Cell Division. Each general topic area has more specific processes.
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In the Classroom:
This website is definitely one for your interactive whiteboard or projector. What a fantastic way to visually display what you are teaching in class! After viewing the animation, have students write a script of what is occurring in the cell in order to understand the process. Students can work as a team or individually and then present their understanding dramatically to the class. Create multimedia or conventional presentations to show understanding and create notes and study materials for the class. Since the animations do not include sound, have students create podcasts or other audio recordings to explain the processes. For podcasts, use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here). Have groups identify problems that can occur with each process and the resulting problems for the cell and disease states that can result. Have students use correct vocabulary and labeled cell parts in all communication.

Biology AS & A2 Level - S-Cool!

Grades 7 to 12

This website provides excellent descriptions for numerous biology concepts. Utilize the resource to simplify the complexities of biology. The site is designed for high school students and advanced biology classes, but some of the activities would be useful with the middle grades, also. The website features animation, interactive challenges, lessons, explicit details about the biology concepts, and other educational activities. Some of the topics include cells, respiration, nutrition, digestion, reproduction, genetics, DNA and many other science/biology topics. Some standards can be found at the "Teachers Lounge" link. This website offers illustrative, interactive science activities that require Flash, get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. Note: our editors found the site slow in loading at certain times of the day, even on a high-speed connection. Check to see how it works in your school.
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In the Classroom:
The interactives would help many students visualize concepts. Use the site as an introduction to or organizer for basic concepts in class, then include the link on your web page for students to review before a test. Some of the activities are also suited for an interactive whiteboard. This site follows a British AS and A2 level and may not exactly follow your curriculum sequence. Some portions require high school level reading, so learning support students would need assistance in select portions.

Biology On-line Text - Mass. Instit. Technol.

Grades 9 to 12

This site is an online Biology textbook using high quality graphics and extensive links on many subjects. Produced at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the topics include Cell Biology, Photosynthesis, Genetics, and Enzyme Biochemistry. The link entitled " 7.01 Knowledge Noodle" outlines the core units of the course. Recommended for High School and AP classes.
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Biology4Kids -

Grades 6 to 12

This site offers an introduction to three areas of bioology: cells, chemistry, and ecology, along with a set of study materials. Though the concepts are "real science," the language is approachable and interesting enough to keep students engaged. This site is well worth a look for use as either a self-study or a resource to accompany an introduction to biology. Part of the Kapili.com collection.
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Break It Down - Science NetLinks

Grades 3 to 8

This thought provoking website offers a unique interactive game and lesson plans for differing levels. The interactive game challenges students to manipulate a system made of gears, ramps, and switches. The challenge is to guide marbles correctly through a system (maze), and have the marbles make it safely to the bottom holder. Students are able to cut out pieces of the maze by clicking on the piece they wish to delete. To start the interactive game, you must click on the link directly under the title of the website. Some of the activities at this site require Flash, get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. The lesson plan topics include simple machines, systems of the human body, engineering solutions, cells, and Leonardo's machines. General standards are included in the lesson plans.
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In the Classroom:
This website has numerous uses in the classroom. The lesson plans are ready to go. If you use the interactive in class, on individual computers or an interactive whiteboard, be sure to make the link available outisde of class from your teacher web page so students can "play" with it. They will enjoy experimenting with it on their own.

Cell Biology and Cancer - National Institutes of Health

Grades 9 to 12

This complete unit on cell biology and cancer includes teacher materials, standards,(see the Curriculum Supplement Series main page for the link to state standards), complete student materials and web resources, and everything you need to teach about cancer and the cell cycle, evaluating claims about cancer, and more. NIH has done an outstanding job of organizing everything for you. There are videos to make the content come alive (require Quicktime). See the Getting Started section for information on the needed plug-ins (Flash, Quicktime, and Acrobat Reader).
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In the Classroom:
Check out the Getting Started section for information on the required plug-ins (Quicktime, Flash, Acrobat. Even if you do not use the unit in full, the videos and links are worth investigating. Turn on the projector and share or have students use this site to research about cancer as part of a health unit. The videos and clear information make the site very approachable, even for less able students.

Cell Cycle and Mitosis - University of Arizona

Grades 6 to 12

This online tutorial walks students through DNA basics, the cell cycle, and the process of mitosis. Each step of cell division is introduced with a brief description and illustration. Includes a short animation of mitosis, review quiz, and vocabulary list.
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Cell Inspector - Harcourt

Grades 8 to 10

Students can test their knowledge of cell structure with this interactive "click and drag" self-checking activity. Label all of the key parts of the cell displayed on the virtual microscope monitor, then identify the cell as plant or animal. To learn more about each cell part, students can click on the "Info" button. To try another, click the "New Cell" button. May take some time to load on dial-up or slower connections.
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Cell Respiration - A Computer Based Laboratory - Genentech, Inc.

Grades 9 to 12

This is a lesson from Genentech's Access Excellence collection, which contains several hundred detailed lesson plans for high school level biology topics. Each lesson includes objectives, instructions, methodology, and outcomes.
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Cells - A Life Processes and Living Things Crossword - The Birmingham Grid for Learning

Grades 5 to 8

This website provides an interactive crossword puzzle that tests your students' knowledge of cells and their structures. The introduction page provides thorough instructions about how to utilize this interactive resource. The interactive crossword requires FLASH, get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. There is also an option to click the 'PDF Download' button; this option allows users to print a paper version of the crossword puzzle.
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In the Classroom:
Use an interactive whiteboard, projector, or partner laptops to review cells and their structures, or place the link on your teacher web page for students to complete and print as homework.

Cells Alive! -

Grades 9 to 12

Uses computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms to explain certain cellular processes. The explanations are clear, and well suited to high school students. The topics range from HIV Infection to Streptococcus and parasites. The movies require a QuickTime plug-in.
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Cells Are Us - Partnership for Environment Education and Rural Health

Grades 6 to 10

This comprehensive site includes lesson pans, interactive review tools, and online activities for every aspect of teaching cell biology to middle grades. There are complete teacher ages, concept maps, and even a Cells Are Us bingo game for review. You must log in (as a guest) to see the teacher pages. Some content may be useful even in a high school biology class.
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In the Classroom:
Some of the interactives would make good interactive whiteboard or partner-shared review games. The entire site should be a link from your teacher web page for students to use in at-home review.

GCSE Bitesize Biology - BBC

Grades 6 to 12

This website, created by the BBC, offers information about various biology topics. There are also interactive quizzes. Be sure to check out the "Teachers" link to find numerous resources to use in your classroom. (At the "Teachers" link, you need to click on the Biology link to find that specific information). Some interactive portions require Flash, get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. Note: The term "Revise" in the UK is the same as "Review" in the US.
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In the Classroom:
Share the "revise" activites and practice quizzes as a way for students to practice for your tests or other "higher stakes" challenges. For students who are weaker readsers, share the "biology audio" reviews with speakers or headphones.

How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis - NOVA Online

Grades 8 to 12

This website brings students up close and personal with cell division. The website compares mitosis and meiosis with detailed, side-by-side graphics. The website also provides excellent explanations of mitosis and meiosis. Most of the activities are interactive and require FLASH, get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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In the Classroom:
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to treat your students to this up close and interactive web journey. Be sure to include the link on your teacher web page for them to study before the test.

How Fuel Cells Work - How Stuff Works

Grades 4 to 12

A great site for physical science and environmental science. The site explains the technology behind new fuel-cell powered electric cars. With diagrams and a number of links to additional resources, this site could be a gateway to more in-depth study.
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I Can Do That! -

Grades 7 to 12

Genetics can be a daunting topic to introduce to students, but this site offers a simplified, approachable, and entertaining overview of cells, DNA, RNA, synthesis, cloning, and genetic engineering. Students are led through the site by Gene (the gene), Simon (the soil bacterium), Chloe (the chloroplast), and many other amusing guides. Well-labeled, animated illustrations and clever analogies to facilitate understanding are found throughout the site. Is it corny? Yes! But student will laugh as they learn. This is definitely a site for independent exploration in the computer lab.
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Living Things - Franklin Institute

Grades 0 to 12

This website provides comprehensive information on living things that is divided into four sub-groups: Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods and The Circle of Life. Generalized hands-on activities (with little handprints as icons) are scattered throughout the unit to help stimulate your own ideas for investigations. There are also some lesson plans in many areas. Some parts require Flash or ActiveX.
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In the Classroom:
Read Teacher Tips first and use the Keyword Index to locate topics. Then research and choose from the large amount of information available so on that students can be directed to the parts that fit your lessons best. Although curriculum standards are provided for K-8th grade, most of the information is not written for younger students. As always, monitor students if you have them search the site, and be sure to follow your district's guidelines if students will be posting or reading information in forums.

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Photosynthesis – A “Jeopardy” Powerpoint - ERIC

Grades 4 to 8

Use of Powerpoint presentations to create Jeopardy-style presentation quizzes has become popular in many schools. This ERIC lesson uses this technique for a quiz on principles of photosynthesis. The game is available either for on-line use or for download and local installation.
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Science Vocabulary Hangman - Southeastern Universities Research Association

Grades 5 to 12

If you need a review activity for a science or math lesson, this site may be just what you're looking for. Scroll through an amazing collection of topics, spanning multiple grade levels, that include atoms, cells, oceanography, electric circuits, geometry basics, and much more. After selecting a topic, the site will randomly choose a related term, and students must guess the word before the "atom man" completely decays. Send in your own word list and a hangman game will be created for you.
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Sim Science -

Grades 4 to 12

Not to be confused with the popular computer game series, this site uses computer simulations to demonstrate science phenomena. Current simulations explore the science of membranes, fluid flows, breaking dams, and crackling noises. Three versions of each simulation allow teachers to choose the simulation most appropriate to their grade level.
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