Videos
It's a song about cellular respiration, set to the Black Eyed Peas. Normally, this would come with a "beware of cheese" warning, but we could listen to this thing all day.
If you're more of a visual learner, check out the UC Berkeley site on endosymbiosis. We thoroughly enjoyed their "Weird Fact" sections.
If we could spend our lives watching TED talks, we would be perfectly content. Check out David Bolinsky's super accurate animation of a cell.
For a totally awesome artsy view of mitochondria, check out this video from Biovisions at Harvard. Cue dramatic music.
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's…ATP synthase! Watch it do its thing.
Websites
If you're more of a visual learner, check out the UC Berkeley site on endosymbiosis. We thoroughly enjoyed their "Weird Fact" sections.
As much as we love The Magic School Bus, we're pretty sure it's scientifically impossible to shrink yourself and explore the inner workings of a willing classmate. Here's the next best thing: some up close and personal photos of cells and the things inside them.
People used to think lactic acid build-up in the muscles caused fatigue. Recently though, lactic acid has been cleared from this accusation and has found to be helpful. Hear more about it on NPR.
Want to do some fermentation at home? Make your own yogurt. Wait until you're 21 to try fermenting anything else.
If you want more detail on the chemistry behind cellular respiration, Washington University in St. Louis has a thorough tutorial on oxidative phosphorylation. Sounds like a party to us.