Making Sense of Sickle Cell Disease

Journal Article | November 2021

Online Engagement in an Undergraduate Cell Biology Course

Journal Article | March 2022

Online engagement, or the use of online supplementary instruction and assessment, in high-structure courses is gaining popularity as a useful tool to facilitate instruction, assignments, and examinations. High-structure…

Movement of Molecules In or Out of Cells (Osmosis and Diffusion)

Book Chapter | November 2012

The purpose of this activity is to help students understand the process of osmosis and to understand how a cell membrane acts as a selective barrier. This activity also helps students learn how to engage in practices…

Mr. Antibiotic, Tear Down This (Cell) Wall

Book Chapter | November 2019

This chapter presents a case study on The Prokaryotic Resistance of Penicillin using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students explore the history and discovery of penicillin which revolutionized the…

Cells on Mars

Journal Article | February 2018

Develop a deeper understanding of plant and animal cells.

Exploring Cell Biology Through a Silent Teaching Film From 1929

Journal Article | August 2019

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress

Cell Towers and Songbirds

Journal Article | October 2009

This article describes how our common addiction to cell phones was used to launch a discussion about their use, impacts on the environment, and connections to issues of civic concern. By encouraging middle school…

The Cell as a Candy Factory

Journal Article | June 2005

Turn your classroom into a candy factory to help students gain an understanding of cell organelles in a meaningful context. Students compare the cell’s structures and functions to something that all students can relate…

How Small Is a Cell?

Journal Article | September 2004

Through the following inquiry-based activity involving yeast, students learn about cell size in a way they will never forget. Essentially, each student or lab group is given one grain of active dry yeast, is asked to…

Fuel-Cell Drivers Wanted

Journal Article | June 2004

This design challenge required students to design, build, test, and race fuel-cell cars. As part of the Fuel-Cell Car Challenge, student cars had to drive up an inclined plane with increasingly steep angles and compete…

Tried and True: Simply Cells

Journal Article | March 2003

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. In this month’s issue the author features ways to introduce cells to students that will grab their attention and bring this intangible topic…