The Surface Area : Volume worksheet is a relatively short (7-question) worksheet that can be used to assess the degree to which students grasp the relationship between surface area and volume, as well as the significance of this relationship to cellular structure and function. Questions are posed in short-answer form, though multiple questions can be answered with a single word. This resource has...

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This module provides two "skill checks" with questions for students to gauge their general understanding of cellular membrane structure/function and the role membranes play in osmosis and diffusion, as well as the transport of molecules through/across biological membranes. Also contained are five content modules on the following: The Plasma Membrane (introduction) Diffusion and Osmosis ...

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Online simulation of membrane channels. Users can change concentrations of channels and molecules present. This will also illustrate the rate of diffusion. All University of Colorado PhET simulations have associated Teaching Resources, associated Learning Outcomes, and translations into many languages.

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Lights, Camera, Acting Transport! is an active and unique role-play exercise designed to teach introductory biology students basic concepts of passive and active membrane transport. The activity involves three acts in which students, representing various molecules, ions and components of the plasma membrane, interact to learn the fundamentals of passive transport, primary active transport and...

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These are Powerpoint slides created using a practice problem set from Campbell Biology 10th Edition (Reece, J. B., Urry, L. A., Cain, M. L., Wasserman, S. A., Minorsky, P. V., and Jackson, R. B. 2014. Campbell Biology. Pearson Education, Inc., Glenview, IL.). The scenario presented in the slides asks the students to predict the flow of water and several different sugars across a semi-permeable...

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