Tuesday, January 31, 2012

introduction

My content area is Biology. I will be teaching a unit on microbiology to 9th grade students.

To supplement and enrich this unit, I will be incorporating the following three trade books:

1. Preston, Richard. (2003). The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story. Random House Publishing Group.
2. Skloot, Rebecca. (2011). The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Crown Publishing Group.
3. Marrin, Albert. (2002). Dr Jenner and the Speckled Monster: The Search for the Smallpox Vaccine. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.

anatomy of a cell

Further reading on Cell structure

Sometimes explanations in text books are not as clear as students would like. This website is a great supplemental reading to either use in class or have the students explore outside of class for a further understanding of the subject. There are pages on this site that give a in depth reading on the parts of a cell and also provide labeled diagrams.