Here is a link to some cell photos of both plants and animals.
One of my favorites:
Cells Alive!
www.cellsalive.com
This is a little advanced, but good for your upper level kids... or you could
let them look at a book while doing this! This is an online labeling of one
plant and one animal cell)
http://www.nmsu.edu/~molbio/cellgame/cellpin.html
http://www.nmsu.edu/~molbio/cellgame/CellGamePlant.html
Celebrate Cells
Activity:
http://can-do.com/uci/ssi2001/cells.html
Activities Helping Students to understand WHY cells divide: (Surface to volume ratios)
Good hands on foldable cube: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/deaver_cell.html
Good Explanation:
http://old.jccc.net/~pdecell/cells/cellsize.html
Using agar to show ratio/surface area:
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9226.html
http://www.mrshelley.com/Honors%20Biology/surface%20area%20to%20volume%20of%20cell%20lab.htm
Another good foldable:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/1410/lab-B-24.html
Great Math Crossover for your advanced students!
http://www.ugrad.math.ubc.ca/coursedoc/math100/notes/zoo/cell.html
****Surface to volume ratio (of cube)... is interactive!!!*****
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap6/6.3/part2.htm
Mitosis and Meiosis Online Labs/Explanations
Mitosis and Meiosis identification lab online: (Excellent photos with a quiz too!)
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/cell_division.html
Cell Cycle Game:
http://www.nobel.se/medicine/educational/2001/cellcycle.html
Mitosis and Meiosis animations:
http://www.lewport.wnyric.org/jwanamaker/animations.htm
Meiosis animation: (Needs macromedia shockwave)
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/meiosis.html
Cell Cycle tutorial from Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm
Biology in Motion Cell Division: (Allows students to PRACTICE cell division!)
http://biologyinmotion.com/cell_division/
PBS Nova Flash Animation of Cell Division:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html
Interactive cell division where you can name the number of chromosomes used:
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/cell_division/CDCK/cdck.html
Flash player of mitosis and meiosis:
http://www3.telus.net/byngscience/sc10/Sc10~Biology/s_tan_division.swf
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