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Resource list of sites, including interactive science, curriculum bits, great animations & simulations, physics toolkit, and NOAA resources.

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FANTASTIC! "This site offers a growing bank of imaginative, highly visual teaching-aids developed for use with interactive whiteboards in 11-18 Schools.

The resources are designed to be used as rich sources of visually stimulating material, making use of both animations and drag and drop interactivity. The appropriate Key Stage is indicated for each resource.

It is hoped that the resources will help students to make sense of some of the more challenging concepts they encounter.

Many of the resources can be used to support starter or plenary activities.

Last update: 3.02.07

In association with Great Barr School--A Specialist Science College

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Sumanas develops animated tutorials in a variety of formats for many scientific disciplines. Click on the subject headings below to view samples of our animations. Also, don't forget to visit our Science in Focus section for animations that explain science topics that are in the news.
General Biology; Molecular Biology; Microbiology; General
Biotechnology; Biopsychology/Neuroscience; Ecology; Astronomy; Statistics; Chemistry; Environmental Science

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Animated Tutorials: General Biology
Click on the icon to view the animation
This is really professionally done biology teaching. Each topic includes a written blurb, an animation, a text conclusion and a very short quiz to check comprehension. I tried Moss Life Cycles and learned something!

Other topics include meiosis; mitosis; evolution of cellular organelles; cellular respiration; reflex arcs; human embryonic stem cells; ovarian and uterine cycles; heat changes protein structure; mammalian kidney; independent assortment o alleles; construction of a recombinant DNA library; Life Cycle of an Angiosperm; The Meselson-Stahl Experiment; Harvesting Light; Translation-Linked Protein Secretion; Life Cycle of HIV, a Retrovirus; Gel Electrophoresis; DNA Chip Technology; Independent Assortment and Gamete Diversity; Nonspecific Inflammatory Response; Simple Stimuli Trigger Fixed Behaviors; A Pulse-Chase Experiment; Vesicle Budding and Fusing; Time-Compensated Solar Compass; Electron Transport: Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions; Measuring Blood Pressure; Blood Flow through the Human Heart; The Synapse; Carrier Proteins; Action Potentials; Polyribosomes; Properties of Water; Activation Energy and Enzymes; Mistakes in Meiosis; Mendel's Experiments; The Scientific Method; The lac Operon

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Biology Animation Library
3-D Animation Library
G2C Online 3-D Brain
Nobel Laureates in DNAftB
DNA Today
GENE BOY
Building Modern Internet Sites

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Biology Animation Library
Animations can be viewed within your web browser (the Macromedia Flash plugin is required) or downloaded for play from your computer.

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"NATURE presents wildlife in unique situations that raise challenging questions in both natural science and environmental protection. These questions can bring to light different viewpoints as well as inspire further inquiry. An ideal way for students to explore these questions is through problem-based learning (PBL), an approach that is integrated in several of NATURE's lesson plans. As you browse the lesson plans, look for those marked "PBL"; these lessons utilize the problem-based learning method. "

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Annenberg-CPB product for professional development of high school biology teachers. GREAT resources and some lesson plans and activities for classrooms.

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A professional development course for high school biology teachers. The Rediscovering Biology Web site is designed as a companion to the video series, providing content, activities, and resources to help viewers deepen and extend their understanding of new developments in the field of biology.

Units: Genomics; Proteins and Proteomics; Evolution and Phylogenetics; Microbial Diversity; Emerging Infectious Diseases
HIV and AIDS; Genetics of Development; Cell Biology and Cancer; Human Evolution; Neurobiology; Biology of Sex and Gender; Biodiversity; & Genetically Modified Organisms.

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"Evolution & Taxonomy
Evolution is often called the “unifying theory of biology” because it organizes all of the observations gathered by biologists and proposes and explanation for those observations. All state standards for teaching science include a section on evolution (sometimes called adaptation or change over time)."

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"Ocean Life
Fish are part of the ocean ecosystem. These fish shine in the clear blue water.
The oceans are full of life. A variety of animals and plants must survive together. Invertebrates like crabs, starfish and worms roam the sea floors. Coral grow in large numbers, creating a home for these creatures. All of these animals are called invertebrates, because they don't have a backbone.
Meanwhile, schools of fish roam the depths also looking for a bite to eat. The triggerfish looks for a wandering crab in a reef while a group of tuna pass by. They must stay alert, because the ferocious tiger shark is looking for its prey.
In shallow depths, the plant life flourishes. Sunlight beams down on the different types of algae. These simple plants serve as food for many animals of the sea. Not only are they important to the food chain, they are also used by people in toothpaste, make-up and even clothes!
In the deeper parts of the ocean, the largest animal known is swimming around. The giant blue whale, which can reach 80 feet in length, is a mammal. A family of dolphins plays nearby, but must beware of the pod of killer whales looking for a meal.
Together, these plants and animals make up what we call sea life. Scientists say that life began in the seas, which means that without these creatures, we would not exist. Use the table below to learn all about different sea life.
One way to explore ocean life is by scuba diving. Another way is to use a deep-sea submersible like the Alvin. "

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Includes animations of water and buffers; proteins; carbohydrates; membrane transport; enzymes; lipids; cell structures; molecular genetics; metabolism; and cell division.

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quite a list of links to resources for science iwb

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Includes fun resources, but may be aimed lower than our middle school. Page opens to wordsearch, but there are others to find and try. Can search by science discipline.

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Wisc-Online teaching resources use technology to aide in instruction about science. This is a lesson about the use of microscopes. It beats the ones we have and should be used!

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This guy seems to know his framing as he sets the tone for a new year in his classroom. It's a blog, but it seems to be valuable.

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What are the essential elements of life? How can you distinguish between the living and nonliving world? You can explore these questions and more at the Exploratorium’s new collection of Life Science exhibits.

After more than three years of research and development, Traits of Life opened to the public in the fall of 2002. Featuring over 30 new and revitalized biology exhibits and demonstrations, the Traits collection examines the fundamental elements common to all living things.

On this site, you can find information ABOUT the collection, view a PHOTO GALLERY of the exhibits, sample EXHIBITS online, see the Traits POSTER "How Does a Muscle Work?" and meet the SCIENTIST who illustrated it, and explore LINKS to other sites where you can find more information about the nature and structure of the natural world.

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This web resource presents an organized directory of cell and molecular animations, as well as a collection of original tutorials for life science professionals learning 3D visualization. The goal is to provide an efficient way for scientists and educators to browse and access existing animations for teaching and communication purposes. We hope to build an open community among 3D users focusing their efforts on cell and molecular visualizations.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about living world. Says it shows authoritative information. Cornucopia of information about every species known to earth??

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