The most engaging cell biology primer you'll ever find

Winner of a World Summit Award, this program tackles a complex subject, makes it interesting and facilitates learning. Cells and their components are brought to life for middle and secondary school students with inquiry-based learning that both engages and informs.

Stunning 3D models and excellent photographs clarify difficult concepts. Detailed information is available on specific organelles with fascinating insights on how these affect the student.

Inquiry-based learning is supported by three interactive exercises:

Build-a-Cell

Selecting from over 20 structures, students can build a plant, animal and prokaryotic cell. They must consider the role of each component in creating a fully functioning cell. Support information is provided for each cell structure, with interesting facts, stunning 3D models, photographs and micrographs to enhance engagement.

Linking Structure and Function

Provided with eight separate cellular functions, students must select the relevant organelles that allow a plant cell to perform that function.

Cell Specialization

Evaluation of data sets on cell composition and an understanding of the varied nature of different cell types come together in this exercise that has students again consider how different cells fill differing roles.

Standard features

Cell Structure & Function has a range of standard features from built-in assessment to definitions for every word. It also has full accessibility, allowing the program to be used by students of all abilities, including the blind and physically-challenged. Text-to-speech, captioning, full keyboard control and even compatibility with switch devices are all included in the standard program.

Cell Structure & Function is intended for use as supporting material to be used in conjunction with your current textbooks and other teaching materials.

Key benefits

Stunning 3D renditions
Help students visualize organelles.

Micrographs
Show the real thing.

Activities
Help students learn by doing.

Integrated dictionary
Context-sensitive definitions on virtually every word support learning.

Interactive quizzes
Provide formative assessment to reinforce learning.

Interactive concept map
Provides a visual overview of all topics and ensures users never get lost.

Built-in text-to-speech
Supports blind and visually-impaired students as well as slow readers and auditory learners.

Audio instructions
And keyboard navigation allow blind and visually-impaired students to do all the activities.

Audio descriptions
Allow blind and visually-impaired students to "see' the visuals.

Multi-platform

Cell Structure and Function is a hybrid disc—the same disc runs on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.

System requirements

Windows

Windows 2000, XP, Windows 7 or Vista (32 bit) (some features may not work in the 64 bit version of Vista)
32 MB of RAM (64 or more recommended)
75 MB of hard drive space for QuickTime

Macintosh

Mac OSX 10.3.9 or later
30 MB of available RAM

ScienceMatrix: Cell Structure & Function Evaluation Version -This is the full version of the software. You can use parts of the software.