Photo Credit: http://montessorimuddle.org/2010/09/22/cells-cells-cells/
Code Number: 11A10.47
Demo Title: Cells
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Physiology, Elasticity
Area of Study: Physiology, Biology
Equipment:
Video Microscope, onion, prepared slide sets
Procedure:
Peel a thin layer of membrane off an onion and put it onto a microscope slide. View the cells and their parts with the aid of the video microscope.
References:
- Mickey D. Kutzner, J. Michael Bryson, "Cell Membrane Potential Model Circuit Lab", TPT, Vol. 56, #8, Nov. 2018, p. 540.
- Jeffrey R. Groff, "Estimating the Size of Onion Epidermal Cells From Diffraction Patterns", TPT, Vol. 50, # 7, Oct. 2012, p. 420.
- D. L. Adams et al, "Macrophages in a Liquid Biopsy", Physics Today, May 2014, p. 16.
- L. Giomi, A. DeSimone, "Mimicking Cell Mechanics", Physics Today, May 2014, p. 76.
- Jane Kondev, "Bacterial Decision Making", Physics Today, Feb. 2014, p. 31.
- Chwee Teck Lim, Dave S. B. Hoon, "Circulating Tumor Cells: Cancer's Deadly Couriers", Physics Today, Feb. 2014, p. 26.
- Bathroom Readers' Institute, "Building Blocks", Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for Kids - Did You Know?, p. 241.
- Lindsey Kratochwill, "Seeing Cells as They're Meant to be Seen: In 3-D", Popular Science, April 2014, p. 25.
- Curt Suplee, "Cells without walls", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 174.
- Curt Suplee, "Turning sunlight into food", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 176.
- Curt Suplee, "Life runs on sugar", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 178.
- Curt Suplee, "Turning on your Body Heat", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 180.
- Curt Suplee, "How Cells Change as They Stay the Same", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 190.
- Curt Suplee, "The Death of a Cell", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 198.
- Curt Suplee, "Cells That Never Die", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 200.
- Sara Stein, "Cell Reproduction", The Science Book, p. 145.