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Welcome to the Cells Unit!!!

On this site, students can explore the important terminology, concepts, and ideas surrounding cells.
If you need some extra clarification on a topic, check out the terminology page, watch a video, or try a practice quiz.
The content of this site is to help you with your discovery of cells as the basic unit of life.
The four BIG IDEAS of this unit are shown below:



There are eight main topics that the Grade Eight students will cover in this unit.


Characteristics of Living Things
The Compound Light Microscope
Plant and Animal Cells
Diffusion and Osmosis
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
Unicellular Organisms
Multicellular Organisms
Cell Division

 

Created by:
Ian Fischer
St. Joseph High School
Ottawa, Canada