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| BIODIDAC Digital Resources
This website offers many photos and illustrations of a variety of biological images. There are hundreds of drawings representing the 5 kingdoms. Many of the drawing are blackline master format and are well suited for printing attractive handouts and overheads. There are also slide photos of several body systems including parts of the digestive and reproductive systems. | |||
| Bioethics.Net
This site contains resource information on the debates on Bioethics. It covers all sides of the debates and gives legal and technical information. This site could be a handy resource for classroom debates. | |||
| Biology Website References for Both Teachers and Students.
Home to over three thousand links in 13 Biology related subjects; this exhaustive list is a valuable resource for both teachers and students. Subject areas include animals, cells, ecology, evolution, genetics, microbiology and physiology. Links may provide a variety of information types from lesson ideas to background information and interesting facts. | |||
| Breast Cancer and Genetic Screening: a ELSI Project
This area of the Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science deals with pollution. It includes information and classroom activities for cementing the knowledge into place. The scenarios should develop discussions that are especially interesting. | |||
| California State University BIOWEB
CSU has created a peach of a web resource for biology teachers. This site is perfect for use in developing activities and web sites for use in any secondary biology unit. Each one of the 36 topics listed on the site leads to other sites containing pertinent information and activity resources. You will find that most of these are appropriate for high school, although some will be more at the university level. The biggest drawback of this site is its bias toward animal science - only one of the topics is directly related to plant biology. | |||
| Cells Alive
This eye-catching site is a must for microbiology with its vivid colours and moving graphics. Teachers can order audio-visual products for the classroom or simply use the downloadable videos of cells and bacteria in action. | 89 | ||
| ClubSierra Club Critical Ecoregions Program
This site focuses on the particular needs of each of the 21 ecoregions it lists. As well as giving a introduction to each ecoregion the Sierra Club also lists a plan that will help achieve their global vision: to restore the ecological health of the planet through concrete local action. There are a lot of "hot issues" on this page that could be used to spark debates in the classroom. | |||
| Earth Observatory
NASA created this visually stimulating website in order to provide the public with scientific information about planet earth. The website contains information on the earth’s climate and environmental change. News reports, satellite images, photographs, graphics, and hands-on or mouse-on experiments are definite eye-catchers. The web site is useful for the unit on Ecological Organisation in Biology 20. | |||
| The Electronic Zoo
This website was designed by Dr. Ken Boschert, a veterinarian at the Washington University. The site provides links to a large number of resources for any kind of animal that students or teachers may wish to research. The website is good for projects for the Diversity of Life unit. The site also provides links to other science sites, newsgroups, publications and organisations. | |||
| EPA- Environmental Education Center
This site is there to help you to learn about the environment. With fact-sheets, interactive games, and more, this website can help you with all sorts of information about EPA and the environment. | |||
| Genetics Education Center
Full of journals and information links about Genetics. There is a section on Genetics lesson plans. There are a lot of lessons but it will take time to search for appropriate material. There is also a list of resources and links to the Human Genome Project. | |||
| The Heart: An Online Exploration
This site breaks down the heart from the whole structure to the components of blood and numerous other topics. There are enrichment activities, quizzes and resource materials. Included on this site is some interesting background history and some tips on how to care for your heart. | |||
| Indoor And Outdoor Pollution Classroom Activities: a ELSI Project
This area of the Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science deals with pollution. It includes information and classroom activities for cementing the knowledge into place. The role playing activity is especially interesting. | |||
| Life. Third Edition
This is an online textbook written by Ricki Lewis. It contains student and teacher information on a variety of Biology topics. Included are questions and answers as well as activities and chapter related websites. | |||
| Mr. Biology's High School Bio Website
Explanations, pictures and tests. A very helpful resource for teachers at any level. On this page you will find lesson notes and labs, unit plans and an advanced placement curriculum guide. | 88 | ||
| Natural Perspective
This site provides very useful information for the student or the teacher. It has information about each of the kingdoms and pictures of the organisms in each kingdom. The text contains links to many other sites related to this topic and provides the researcher with pages and pages of information! There is also a species index which tells the scientific name of the organism, order, class, phylum, and kingdom. | |||
| Neuroscience for Kid
Created for elementary and secondary students and teachers who want to learn more about the nervous system. Includes activities, experiments, lessons, basic information, and additional resource lists for teaching. | |||
| NOVA: The Odyssey of Life
This is a companion to the NOVA program "The Odyssey oif life". The site includes videos of morphing embryos, and other items related to the original video. There is even an online teachers guide of lessons that link with this site. | |||
| San Diego State University: Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers
These lessons are for elementary and middle school but should be able to be modified for the secondary level. Lessons are come with activities, questions and a teachers guide to help you along. | |||
| Saskatchewan Interactive: Agriculture
Contains the history of agriculture in Saskatchewan as well as information, activities, quizzes and links related to a variety of agricultural topics. Also has a glossary of terms and information about careers in agricultural science. | |||
| Science Safety
This site which was created by the Laboratory Safety Institute, gives guidelines and tips for making your labs safe and keeping them that way. | |||
| Scientist Central
This site gives links to many areas within the biology curriculum, including conservation, ecology, genetics, taxonomy, and others. It also includes technical references and tools, as well as information about eukaryotes, bacteria, and viruses. This site could be used as a teacher or student reference as it contains links to many different areas of study. | |||
| S.M.I.L.E
Science and Math Initiative for Learning is a site full of ready-made lessons in science and math. A practical website with over 800 lesson plans. | 78 | ||
| Sustainable Development: a ELSI Project
This area of the Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science deals with sustainable development. It includes information and classroom activities for cementing the knowledge into place. A lesson plan is included though it is still under development. | |||
| Welcome to the Cell
This site explores the structure and function of cells. There are animated pictures and demos that can help students visualize the processes and there are lesson plans and quizzes for teachers. |