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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
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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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Static electricity is the buildup of electrical charges on the surface of some object or material. Static electricity is usually created when materials are pulled apart or rubbed together, causing positive (+) charges to collect on one material and negative (−) charges on the other surface. Results from static electricity may be sparks, shocks or materials clinging together.

Has other links to electricity tutorials

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This Section surveys one general but vital idea and then addresses how the Earth Sciences community is responding to implementing the outgrowths of this idea. A new field seems to have emerged in the last 20 years. It goes by the imposing name: Earth System(s) Science. But, its ingredients have been around for a long time (some of the components make up the contents of Physical Geography textbooks). The basic notion is this: instead of treating such fields as meteorology, oceanography, botany, ecology, living creatures, aspects of geology, etc. as discrete, self-contained knowledge bases, recognize that they are all part of the same system that controls the Earth, and hence all pointed towards a central common theme, and then cross-link (integrate) the natural shared aspects into a single holistic approach to understanding the Earth. The practioners of this new emphasis on the "Earth System" are now united by participating in joint study efforts such as the International Geosphere and Biosphere Program and by having laid out specifications for highly efficient data gathering, both in/on/above the Earth from the field and through a new family of satellites (the EOS program). This first page explores some of the background to the fundamentals of a coordinated Earth Observation effort and cites several of the important information links to the programs.

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At first glance, the themes considered under the purview of Earth System Science (ESS) might seem to be a hodgepodge of unrelated subjects. The common thread, however, is global warming. While the actual interrelationships may at first glance seem unconnected on this page, it does give several examples of some of the frequently cited topics in different subjects under study (e.g., volcanic eruptions, ocean parameters (particularly sealevel rise), the Greenhouse effect, polar temperatures; El Niño; the Ozone Hole), while showing how observations from space contribute to monitoring these phenomena. Of special interest are the predicted changes in temperatures, sugar maple distribution, and grain yield, regionally or globally, if the current mean carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere is doubled. Satellite observations and measurements play a key role in monitoring these changes; the ability to monitor large areas at once with short repeat times means that these observers are essential tools in controlling the behavior of Earth's atmosphere to minimize the dangers of negative feedback to the temperature status.

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nice animation showing how to plot points on a graph after drawing and appropriately labeling its axis (see Part I)

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Short animation showing the proper way to draw graphs in science. Uses an SAT question as basis for data. Very nicely done.

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collaborative project-based tutorial web-based Interactive Whiteboard

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Interactive Flash tutorial about recombinant DNA technology. Makes transgenic plant with Bt gene.

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Flash presentation of basics of recombinant DNA in bacteria with plasmids, enzymes, isolation, etc. Use for BioEthics class #1?

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