Animal Skull Collection - organized into six categories; mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish/shark, & crustacean - presented by DeLoy Roberts, biology teacher at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Animations from Virtual Cell - By working through the still images and movies included for each topic, viewers
can easily choose between either studying a specific step from one of the
processes or taking a more immersive look at the process in it's entirety.
Autumn Leaf Color - An answer to the question ‘why do leaves change color in the fall?’
Brain Exploration
- Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord. Many interesting links for middle, high
school students.
Brain Images of
normal and diseased brains can be found at the Whole Brain Atlas.
Build
a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and
then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations
that help the fish survive in their environment.
Cells Alive offers some interesting
microscopic views of cells and some great teaching on a wide range of topics;
from how HIV viruses travel to the anatomy of a splinter.
ChickScope
-Embryology: The 21-day Chick Lifecycle. How does an egg develop from the
time it is laid to the time it hatches? Come explore with us the fascinating
21-day life cycle of the embryological chick
Conservation
Investigation: Seahorses - You are a reporter for an international newspaper
assigned to investigate the sea horse situation. You can travel to the Philippines
and see seahorses and their habitat, interview local people, scientists, fishermen,
traders, medicine users, and do library research for documents and statistics.
Then write a balanced editorial that takes a point of view, respectfully and
accurately represents the opposing or alternative attitudes.
Cool Microbiology - a selection
of pictures and interesting web links related to microbiology
Cool Science for Curious Kids
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute picked some of the best museum activities
and adapted them for the Web. The result is this simple site for kids in kindergarten
through second or third grade. Kids explore animals, dust, butterflies, and
more.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
- You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make
movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game.
Dragon Genetics - This activity explores the relationship between genotype and phenotype, using both sex-linked and autosomal dominant and recessive traits. By manipulating alleles (genotype), you create corresponding changes in the dragon's physical appearance (phenotype).
Earth’s
Biomes - This 3D simulation lets you take part in an around-the-world
scientific expedition researching Earth's biomes
Ecology Games - Quia quiz;
Review introductory Ecology vocabulary
Ecology Games - games about the Ecology
that provide learning through the fun of game play
Ecology and
Pests - games about insects; especially for those in third through fifth
grade
The Electronic Zoo offers
links to Internet Resources for most animals.
Extract
Your Own DNA - You can see your own DNA with the unaided eye. Using
this simple PowerPoint, your students will learn how to extract and view their
own DNA. (easy-to-follow instructions for a great, hands-on learning experience)
The Four
Lobes of the Brain - Make a brain by clicking, dragging and dropping each
of the four lobes of the brain. Click on the arrow when you are finished to
see if you put the brain together correctly.
Genetics Web Lab Directory - fourteen interactive labs - let your cursor hover over a topic to see a preview
Guide to
Animal Sounds on the Net. The Guide presents a large list of links and
even a suggestion on how to search for animal sounds.
The Heart: an Online Exploration
- Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure.
Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the web-like body
systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's
health. Look back at the history of heart science.
Heart Videos - Habits of the Heart has several short videos from three categories;
coronary bypass, heart replacement, and angiocardiography
How Big is a ... - This
is a great animation from Cells Alive. Click on the magnification arrow to
gradually zoom in on items that are on the head of a pin.
Living Things - Exploring
individuals, families, neighborhoods and the circle of life.
Microbes.info offers information,
links, and news related to microbes - Check out this good starting point for
finding information concerning Microbiology.
Mitosis
Animal Cell Mitosis - animation which demonstrates the stages of mitosis in an animal cell
Natural History Reference
Sources - lists of links to plans and animal sources on the web. When
you have time look through this list to find some jewels.
Neuroscience
for Kids - The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park -
The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible by the
3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! Explore their activities to
learn more about this part of you.
The Nocturnal
Eye - What appears as pitch black to a human may be dim light to a nocturnal
animal. The reason lies in the structure of the eye itself.
NOVA -
an index to previous NOVA exhibits on the subject Nature
On-Line
Biology Book - Caution!
This site has outdated links, however there are excellent illustrations here.
[almost two dozen of the chapters have been revised recently - perhaps the
trend will continue]
Pheromone
Trails - This is a real-time 3D simulation that demonstrates how ants
use pheromones to communicate. The student is able to interact with the simulation's
artificial intelligence and environment to see how the ants will react to
changes in their environment.
The Phylogeny
of Life - The ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms
that have ever lived.
Plant
and Animal Cells - This real-time 3D model allows the user to inspect
the structures of both plant and animal cells. The student is able to explore
the entire cell from any angle as well as drill down to individual organelles
of the cell for more information and a better view.
Plants of
Hawaii - A collection of 6000+ copyright-free high-resolution images for
900+ plant taxa.
Pond Life - a collection of digital movies to allow students to observe the activities of microscopic organisms taken from a typical North Florida pond
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the
World is an excellent set of short in-depth discussions about how these
three senses function. The site is a report from the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute.
Squish
the Fish - [K-2] Help Squish travel out across
the reef to find his lunch. He needs to find friends who will help him hide
from his nemesis, Big Tooth Blob. Learn about shape, color, and behavioral
adaptations for survival.
Wildflower Key - Select one item from every list, then click "GO" to jump to the Category Index and see the plants that match the Characteristics you entered.
The World of Trees: A
Canadian site, available in English or French, with everything you want to
know about trees. Using icons at the bottom of the screen you can find a Teacher's
Room listing objectives and suggested activities. You can also find a Student's
Corner which will help students organize their work in one of four units.
Zoo
Matchmaker - The Minnesota Zoo asks you to oversee a captive breeding
program to either build genetic diversity or provide disease protection in
a tiger population.
Animals
African Primates
at Home - Five monkeys, a gorilla and a chimp are featured here. Brief
information is given, and a sound file is available for most.
Animal Information
database is a site developed by Sea World and Busch Gardens. You can get
quick facts about many different animals or you can follow links to give more
detailed information.
Antelopes to Zebras
- Fact sheets about the animals found at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland,
Oregon.
Bats - Take a Quiz
or follow links to find out more about these mammals. This site is posted
by the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkley.
Bear - The mission of the North American
Bear Center is to enhance the understanding of the general public of the habits,
needs and environment of bears in North America.
Birds:
Online Bird Guide from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A dynamic online
guide for bird species identifications and in-depth information, including
sounds, video, and distribution maps.
Bird
Sounds - free backyard bird sounds to download and use
Frogs for
Kids - Here's lots of stuff about frogs! You can see pictures of frogs,
find out what kinds of frogs live in Minnesota, hear what their calls
sound like, print out pages to color and learn lots about frogs!
Sea Dwellers
from the Secrets of the Ocean Realm (from PBS) - your chance to get up close
and personal with some of the most fearsome and fascinating creatures that
roam the ocean's depths
Amazon Interactive allows
you to explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games
and activities. Learn about the rain forest and the Quichua people who call
it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try
your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Río
Napo.
Amazon
Life - learning ecology through Amazon Rain forest
BRAIN: Brisbane Rain
forest Action & Information Network was established in 1995 as a bush
care group sponsored by the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia.
The focus of the group is active rain forest regeneration and rehabilitation
at a number of sites around Brisbane.
Reader's Digest presents Manu:
Peru's Hidden Rain forest. After you take the tour be sure to take the
quiz to see how much
you know about the rain forest.
