Web sites to support teaching and learning in Biology

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/wayne.htm  "A newsletter of natural history trivia"  worth exploring.  You'll get great stories from here (e.g., check out "plant trivia") as well as some helpful biology.

See animations menu for other topics and interactive web sites

Age of Universe and Hubble Space Telescope pictures

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/2002/10/pr.html   Article on how they use the light from cooling stars as a clock

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/2002/10/extra-photos.html  Photos that go with this article

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/ General site for Hubble photos of other galaxies and the universe

Cells

http://www.cellsalive.com/ Cells alive, one of the best sites with images, explanations and animations. 

Cell Division

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells1.html   Cell cycle and mitosis tutorial.  Onion lab on line. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/01.html   onion root tips cells to categorize

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html  onion root tips

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/meiosis/main.html  Meiosis tutorial

http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm   Video clip of animal cell mitosis

http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/M/Meiosis.html   Information on meiosis, chromosome structure and genetic variation

http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/cell_division.html  Some online tutorials on mitosis and meiosis, with images and quizzes.

http://www.dac.neu.edu/biology/c.ellis/gen5/meio2dan.html  Meiosis, an animated movie.

Biomes

http://www.act2online.org/projects/biomes/biomes.htm

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/biomes.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dmatousek/webquest.htm  6th grade wq on biomes

Environment and making decisions

http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/~keheley/kidpower/kidspage.htm  A great webquest on the environment with excellent links

 

Human Genetic Disorders

http://www.ygyh.org/  Your genes your health. A wonderful site with several genetic disorders and information on inheritance, frequency, symptoms, and treatment

Photosynthesis

http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html  A fun page (really!) and good biology, too.

Viruses

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDiversity_1.html    Lots of information on virus basics, with images

http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html  The big picture book of viruses.  Wow, loads of electron micrographs!

Microbes

http://www.microbeworld.org/htm/aboutmicro/microbes/types_start.htm   A site with photos, information and links on Archaea, Bacteria, Protists and Fungi

http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/microbes/shape.htm#crest   Bacteria primer, short and sweet and shows what colonies look like on plates

Fungi

http://members.aol.com/xerula/basics.html  Good rich site, full of info and photos

http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/microbes/fungalwe.htm#crest   A similar page about fungi.  These are long, scroll down. 

Plant growth, Flowers and pollination

http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/index.html  Good basic botany

http://sunflower.bio.indiana.edu/~rhangart/plantmotion/starthere.html   A set of about 20 videos of plant germination, growth, response to environment, flowering.  Cool and free.

http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/Plants_Human/pollenadapt.html 

http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/siyc/pollen/start.html  The Smithsonian Institute education site on plants and pollination.  Go through the lessons and check out the activity sheets.  Excellent visuals

Animals

http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/siyc/herps/start.html   Smithsonian, go through the lessons and check out the activity sheets. Excellent visuals.  Emphasizes amphibians and reptiles

http://www.bsw.primetap.com/Zoo.html  Zoo webquest that combines biomes with zoo design

    Insects

http://entowww.tamu.edu/academic/ucourses/ento489/lesson_plans.html  An index of over 100 lesson plans, by age level and topic, on insects

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/info/primer.html   A primer on insect biology and ecology

Fun food ideas http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfood/bugfood1.htm 

Bug fun http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfun/bugfun.htm 

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