Outbreak! Cells, Pathogens, and Disease

Journal Article | December 2015

Explore pandemics with this series of mini–learning cycle activities.

Idea Bank: The Invented Cell

Journal Article | November 2010

Thoughtful teachers allow students to pursue the relationship between structure and function before learning about particular organelles, usually through an analogy to a factory or some other complex system (Crooks and…

Exploring Osmosis and Diffusion in Cells

Journal Article | October 2010

Guided inquiry is an instructional technique that requires students to answer a teacher-proposed research question, design an investigation, collect and analyze data, and then develop a conclusion (Bell, Smetana, and…

Tech Trek: Cell phones for science

Journal Article | December 2009

Although in some schools cell phones have to be turned off or perhaps kept in lockers to avoid misuse, the authors hope to demonstrate in this article how they can be used under supervision to assist learning. This…

Idea Bank: Skip the Cell Unit

Journal Article | January 2017

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank rethinks how students can learn about cells.

Tried and True: Cell City WebQuest

Journal Article | December 2007

WebQuests are online activities that require students to read, analyze, and synthesize information found on the web. To facilitate instruction and student inquiry, the WebQuest, Cell City, can be used to teach students…