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Resources for Science > Life Science > Cells

Photosynthesis

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html

A learning module on photosynthesis enhanced with colorful graphics, questions for review, and additional links.

Resource Type: Instructional Material - Tutorial, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference, Audio/Visual - Illustration
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6

Green Algae

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/green.html

Color photomicrographs of several species of green algae with brief descriptions of their chief characterisitcs and habitat. Scroll to the bottom of the page to links to bacteria, and more protists including diatoms, desmids and rotifers.

Resource Type: Audio/Visual - Photograph, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6

Reproduction - protists and fungi

http://bio.rutgers.edu/~gb101/lab6_protists/l6i1.html

Contrasts sexual reproduction cycles with asexual. Click on the schematic drawings for larger, colored views. Click on Assignment at the bottom of the page for a three page tutorial which includes photomicrographs of protists at various magnifications and a movie of Euglena dividing, ie reproducing via mitosis.

Resource Type: Audio/Visual - Illustration, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: 5, 6

Cells Alive

http://www.cellsalive.com/index.htm

This comprehensive interactive website covers just about every topic associated with cell biology. The left side bar of contents allows the user to quickly navigate to topics such as microbiology, and cell biology. Inside Cell Biology, one can choose, among others, cell, structure models, mitosis, and meiosis.

Resource Type: Audio/Visual - Illustration, Audio/Visual - Movie/Animation, Audio/Visual - Photograph, Instructional Material - Interactive Simulation, Instructional Material - Simulation, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6

Animal structure and function

http://bioweb.usc.edu/courses/2004-spring/documents/bisc221-baudry_lecture21.pdf

A slide show discussing hierarchical organization tissues, organs, systems, regulation of internal environment: metabolic rate, body plans and external environment, and bioenergetics of animals.

Resource Type: Instructional Material - Lecture/Presentation
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Osmosis Diffusion

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/diffus.html

Osmosis and Diffusion: The concepts of diffusion, rate of diffusion, osmosis, osmotic pressure are explained on this site as well as how to measure osmotic pressure and membrane transport.

Resource Type: Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: 6

Metabolism

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Metabolism.html

This is a brief overview of the concepts encompassed by metabolism. Imbedded links allow the user to obtain additional details if they wish. A few line drawings are included.

Resource Type: Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6