Inside the Living Cell
Inside the Living Cell
INSIDE THE LIVING CELL is a highly visual tour of the processes that keep life operating that will excite middle school students with a new understanding of these fundamental units of life. Correlated to the National Science Standards with free, downloadable teaching guides each program is instructionally designed with modules within each program. The series can be used as an introduction to the in-depth cell biology program, VISUALIZING CELL PROCESSES for more advanced students.
All Episodes
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The Cell--Unit of Life (#101)
This program shows the kinds of cells and emphasizes the fact that all cells have a common organization and how all cells carry out similar biochemical processes. [14 minutes]
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The Outer Envelope (#102)
Here students become acquainted with the properties of the plasma membrane, how it governs the kinds of molecules that go in and out of cells, and how cells feed by engulfing (phagocytosis) and drink in fluids by pinocytosis. [14 minutes]
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How Cells Obtain Energy (#103)
This program illustrates the mechanisms of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. It introduces ATP, the universal energy carrier molecules that supply energy hungry reactions, and shows the structure and function of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria, energy transforming organelles. [14 minutes]
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How Cells Are Controlled (#104)
Illustrations show how genetic instructions carried on DNA are transcribed into RNA, leading to the production of specific enzymes that control the thousands of biochemical processes going on in living cells. [13 minutes]
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How Cells Reproduce (#105)
This program shows how DNA replicates, how copy errors occur and are fixed by repair enzymes, and how DNA is compressed into chromosomes making possible mitosis and cell division. [14 minutes]