Biology Standard 01 Cell Biology: The fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that occur in specialized areas of the organism’s cells. — This cellular biology site provides animations of key biological processes, cell function overview and its anatomy, concept of gene expression as well as principles of evolution.
Biology Standard 01 Cell Biology: The fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that occur in specialized areas of the organism’s cells. — This site contains an interactive virtual biology dictionary where terms are defined via a search engine or from a list of terms. The site also provides short tutorials to further understanding of the biological concept.
Biology Standard 01 Cell Biology: The fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that occur in specialized areas of the organism’s cells. — This site provides animations of cell models and organisms. In addition to cellular biology topics, videos and animations are also available in the fields of microbiology, immunology and microscopy. Puzzles, quizzes and interactive models are also available on this site.
Biology Standard 01 Cell Biology: The fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that occur in specialized areas of the organism’s cells. — This site is teacher friendly and contains biology lesson plans, projects, experiments, labs and activities on cellular biology as well as many other topics. The materials are designed for the classroom teacher and are teacher directed, not interactive. It would be very useful for pulling together a biology lesson, since directions for implementation are specific and resources needed are listed.
Biology Standard 01 Cell Biology: The fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that occur in specialized areas of the organism’s cells. — This site presents full-length video lectures on various biology topics that move from broad introductions to research questions and experiments.
Biology Standard 02 Genetics: Mutation and sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation in a population. — This website provides an animation on the mutation of corn.It makes a complicated subject easy to understand. This website would be very helpful for struggling readers.
Biology Standard 02 Genetics: Mutation and sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation in a population. — This website provides a virtual lab on genetic phenotypes and genotypes. Students observe the breeding of fruit flies and report on their genetic mutations. This virtual lab contains all the steps of the scientific process with data collection, analysis and conclusions.
Biology Standard 02 Genetics: Mutation and sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation in a population. — This website provides an article and animation on mitosis and meiosis. This concept is essential for understanding mutation. It is appropriate for struggling readers as well as advanced students.
Biology Standard 03: A multi-cellular organism develops from a single zygote and its phenotype depends on its genotype, which is established at fertilization. — This site provides a list of hyperlinks to articles, videos, animations and journals on every biology topic. Animations on the development of the zygote and its genetic determinants are included.
Biology Standard 03: A multi-cellular organism develops from a single zygote and its phenotype depends on its genotype, which is established at fertilization. — This site, Vision Learning, has modules, questions and quizzes on science topics. This particular module discusses the development of a zygote. This site is used by colleges, but the reading level is comprehensible and the animations of scientific concepts is and excellent resource for any teacher or student. The materials may also be viewed in Spanish.
Biology Standard 04: Genes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify the sequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism. — This site, sponsored by the Oracle Foundation for Education, Think quest, has kid friendly lessons on genetics. The lessons are interactive, enjoyable and have assessment quizzes.
Biology Standard 04: Genes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify the sequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism. — This web site is maintained by the Tech Museum of San Jose with the cooperation of the Stanford School of Medicine. It is an interactive site that explains how genes work and how they can affect your health and well-being. The basics of genetics are explained, such as how genes are inherited, genetic testing, ethics, new therapies, and more.
Biology Standard 05: The genetic composition of cells can be altered by incorporation of exogenous DNA into the cells. — This website provides a virtual lab on bacterial transformation. Students use bacterial transformation to add a gene to E. coli cells to observe bacterial resistance and test the efficacy of an antibiotic. This virtual lab contains all the steps of the scientific process with data collection, analysis and conclusions.
Biology Standard 05: The genetic composition of cells can be altered by incorporation of exogenous DNA into the cells. — This site outlines a DNA extraction from cheek cells. It explains the experiment and shares findings. It also has a link to a DNA extraction from strawberries.
Biology Standard 05: The genetic composition of cells can be altered by incorporation of exogenous DNA into the cells. — This site outlines a DNA extraction from cheek cells. It explains the experiment and shares findings. It also has a link to a DNA extraction from strawberries.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — This site is a great source of online biodiversity resources. It offers interactive tools tat allow users to gather, customize and save content. "Collections" lets users put together information, images, sounds, videos and maps into a virtual collection that can be shared. When doing a project, the field guide tools help the user organize information.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — This site is maintained by the United Nations and is a repository of information on international projects and current environmental issues. Recommendations are made on resource efficiency and the management of the ecosystem. The materials are also available in Spanish and French.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — This site focuses on eco literacy. It included lesson plans, ecology games and environmentally centered activities. Membership is free, but it does require a log-in each time it is used.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — This site is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. Resources for educators are found under the science and technology tab. Resource management and scientific processes used to create a stable ecosystem are addressed. The materials are also available in Spanish and Chinese.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — This virtual ecology dictionary defines terms via a user search or the downloading the dictionary. It includes a glossary of climate change vocabulary and environmental engineering dictionary also.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — “Ask Dr. Biology” is a site maintained by Arizona State University students. It is appropriate for struggling readers. It contains videos, coloring pages, activities and a chat forum to converse on biology topics. The site emphasizes the topic of ecology. The teacher’s toolbox allows the teacher to do a search on a topic by category and grade level.
Biology Standard 06 Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects. — This site is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. Resources for educators are found under the science and technology tab. Resource management and scientific processes used to create a stable ecosystem are addressed. The materials are also available in Spanish and Chinese.
Biology Standard 07 - Evolution: The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. — This site is maintained by U.C. Berkeley and provides articles, graphics and lesson plans on evolution that include speciation and the mechanisms that occur in this process. The articles can be used for struggling readers and advanced students also.
Biology Standard 07 - Evolution: The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. — This website is useful for advanced students who want to explore the topic of evolutionary genetics. It provides calculation devices for the Weinberg Law, and discusses Mendelian population and genetic polymorphism.
Biology Standard 07 - Evolution: The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. — Science Daily addresses the frequency of the appearance of an allele in a gene pool with a variety of circumstances. It also provides current science events and links to explore the topic in depth.
Biology Standard 08: Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environment. — This site approaches the study of evolution through fossils, interpreting family trees and provides resources for educators.
Biology Standard 08: Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environment. — This site provides videos and animations of evolution. The site includes labs, tutorials and lectures on this topic.
Biology Standard 09 Physiology: As a result of the coordinated structures and functions of organ systems, the internal environment of the human body remains relatively stable (homeostatic) despite changes in the outside environment. — This site provides articles, activities and graphics on biology topics, such as homeostasis. This site is appropriate for struggling readers, but its comprehensible explanations would be helpful to any student.
Biology Standard 09 Physiology: As a result of the coordinated structures and functions of organ systems, the internal environment of the human body remains relatively stable (homeostatic) despite changes in the outside environment. — This you tube video presentation is a comprehensible explanation of homeostasis. It could be viewed as a class or individually. It is informational only.
Biology Standard 09 Physiology: As a result of the coordinated structures and functions of organ systems, the internal environment of the human body remains relatively stable (homeostatic) despite changes in the outside environment. — This site features science videos on many topics. One video gives an excellent animation on hormones, nerves and homeostasis. This site can be used to bring biology to life for students by providing real life applications of topics studied.
Biology Standard 10: Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat disease. — The graphics and diagrams displayed on this website are a visual cue that makes the concepts of immunology (the body’s ability to fight disease) comprehensible. This site also delves into other biology topics as well. Tutorials, animations, worksheets and quizzes are provided.
Biology Standard 10: Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat disease. — This interactive website provides tutorials on the human body systems. It is a virtual textbook with tutorials, videos and animations. The body’s ability to fight disease is a topic on this site.
Biology Standard 10: Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat disease.Biology Standard 10: Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat disease. — This website provides quizzes on topics. A quiz on immunology is provided that uses key terms and gives a quick assessment of a student’s knowledge base on this topic
Biology Standard 11 Investigation and Experimentation: Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other four strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. — This website gives a comprehensive overview of the scientific method with experiments, diagrams and tutorials to illustrate each step. The site offers an in-depth view of other biology topics as well. One unique aspect of this site is the use of historical accounts to demonstrate the use of the scientific method in solving a mystery from the past. This site is accessible to all reading levels.
Database of Scientific Articles — This database is articulated by subjects for scholarly journal articles.
Lesson Plans for science teachers — This site provides a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students.
This website is a compilation of hyperlinks specific to the human genome project. It contains lesson plans, videos, research and activities. — This website is a compilation of hyperlinks specific to the human genome project. It contains lesson plans, videos, research and activities.