Exploring Cells

Explore Cells!

Check out these videos created by XVIVO for Harvard University students:

http://www.xvivo.net/animation/the-inner-life-of-the-cell/

http://www.xvivo.net/animation/harvard-protein-packing/

http://www.xvivo.net/animation/powering-the-cell-mitochondria/


Make Me Genius Cell Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfopLilIOeA


Cell Rap Video

http://www.teachertube.com/video/cell-rap-125855


Virtual Cell Animation - Look at the Guided Flythrough and Closer Look, but the movies using Flash will NOT work on your iPad!

http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/


Interactive Tour of a Cell - From the National Science Foundation:

http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/interactive.jsp


Typical Animal Cell From Wisc-Online

https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/life-science/ap11403/a-typical-animal-cell

Scientific vs. Common Names

These sites may help you better understand why scientists use scientific names instead of common names.
http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/NamSpecies.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name