Cells+Alive

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 * Cells Alive
 * Sponsoring Organization: no sponsoring organization **
 * Date of Last Update:2006**


 * Authority:Author Jim Sullivan took 30 years of capturing film and pomputer enhanced images of living cells. He has a B.A. and M.A. in biology, and his site has won two awards: Magellan 4 star website andTop 5% of internet websites by Point Communications.**


 * Content: The website contains interactive cell models, the actual size of a cell, puzzles, games, and information.**


 * Currency: The site has been constantly updated since May of 1994, and now four million visitors visit the site each year. You can easily contact the author of the site. **


 * Purpose: The purpose of the site is to inform people/students about cells.**


 * Organization of Information, Design and Navigation: The website is very eye catching and easy to navigate through. When you move your mouse over a plant or animal cell, the name of the cell pops up. If you click on the part, the function is defined.**


 * Strengths:** **I love the bright colors of the website and how interactive it is. There is a place you can go in the website to see how big a cell really is, and that is really cool! I also like the students friendly definitions of each cell part.**


 * Weaknesses: The only thing I wish the website contained was a link about cell origin.**


 * Instructional Uses: One of our 5th grade science objectives is to learn about plant and animal cells. I will use this website when teaching that unit.**


 * Benefits to Students:** **Being able to see and participate in this website is awesome! The website makes me, someone who wasn't really excited about cells when I was in school, want to learn about plant and animal cells. I hope kids will be excited about this website too!**