In science the fifth graders are studying cells. Check out the web sites below to learn more about these amazing organisms.
Interactive Cell Site
Click on cells on the main page. Then you have several options. You can choose a plant or animal cell. Move your mouse over the parts of the cell and a child’s voice will pronounce each cell part. You can also view various objects using a virtual microscope. Click on “Looking through a microscope” at the top. Then view several specimens using the on-line microscope. It is too cool!
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Science+Lab&COOK=
A Tour of the Cell
Although the cell is the smallest unit of life, it is by no means simple. Learn more about the cell.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/interactive.jsp
Living Things
Here you will find a unit of study on living things. You will learn about plants and animals and how individual plants and animals are grouped together in families. Discover how families interact with each other and learn about the circle of life.
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/life.html
Plant Cell Organelles
Click on any organelle in this interactive plant cell to link to a diagram that describes its structure and function.
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
Virtual Electron Microscope
Students will get a glimpse of several images created with a VEM. They will use clues and prior knowledge about cell structure to determine the identity of each image.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
Kids Zone @ The Science Spot
Here there are several links that contain interactive sites where students can interact with cells and other microscopic images.
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzbio.html