Internet Links
SEMESTER 1
Chapter 1 - Scientific Method & Characteristics of Living things
Chapter 7 - Cells
Cell Structure & Function
What Blood Cells Look Like Under the Microscope
Cell Transport
Random Particle Movement with Selectively Permeable Membrane (skip to 2:34 in video)
Opening/Closing Membrane Proteins (to allow facilitated diffusion)
Osmosis through a membrane (explanation)
Osmosis through a U-Tube (time lapse)
Cell Communication using Endocytosis, Facilitated Diffusion, and Receptor Proteins
Chapter 8 - Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Simulation LINK 1
Photosynthesis Simulation LINK 2
Animation - Light Reaction (click on "Photosynthetic Electron Transport and ATP synthesis")
Animation - Light Reaction (#2)
Animation - Light Independent Reaction
Mr. Durand's Photosynthesis song
Chapter 9 - Cellular Respiration & Fermentation
Internet Cellular Respiration LINK 1
Internet Cellular Respiration LINK 2
Animation - Electron Transport Chain
Exercice Energy Animation (for worksheet)
Glycolysis Internet Animation (for worksheet)
Chapter 10 - part 1 - Cell Division
Prokaryotic v. Eukaryotic Cell Division Animation
Cell Cycle Stages- Animation #2(click on "Part 1: Animation" in upper left hand corner of site)
Chapter 10 - part 2 - Cell Regulation & Differentiation
Video - NOVA - Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent Stem Cell (sickle cell research)
Video - 60 minutes - "growing body parts" - Stem Cell Research
Video - Time Magazine - another stem cell research video of Dr. Atala @ Wake Forest Univ.
Video - CBS news - "regenerative medicine regrows finger"
Different Types of Stem Cells (Pros and Cons)
Official U.S. guidelines for human stem cell reseach
Univ. of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center
National Institutes of Health: Stem Cell Information
National Human Genome Research Institute
Nova Online: The Stem Cell Debate
University of Michigan Stem Cell Research Website
Wake Forest University - Institute for Regenerative Medicine
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SEMESTER 2
Chapter 11 - part 1 - Heredity
Online Blood-Typing Link 1 - Chromosome pairing and genes - drag &drop chromosome pairs
Online Blood-Typing Link 2 - Click on "Blood-Typing" in the menu, follow instructions
Online Blood-Typing Link 3 - pigeon extra-credit
Online Blood-Typing Link 4 - dragons extra-credit
Human Eye Color predictor - stop asking me about human eye color inheritance in class, go here to see for yourself just how awesome this stuff is!
What Do You Get? - What do you get when you cross a giraffe and a racehorse? If only it was this easy.
Chapter 11 - part 2 - Meiosis
Meiosis Internet Activity - use to complete "snurfle" meiosis internet activity worksheet
Meiosis animation - shows the stages of mitosis, cells and chromosomes moving, with additional explanation
Meiosis Crossing-Over animation - animation of chromosomes crossing over and what that means for the gametes being formed. Also has links to other meiosis animations and multiple choice questions to quiz yourself!
Chapter 12 - DNA
- you can add captions (click [CC]) and translate if needed
Photo 51 video TRANSCRIPT (for finding answers to worksheet)
Chapter 13 - RNA & Protein Syntesis
Another Transcription animation
Chapter 14 & 15 - Genetic Engineering
How Are GMOs Created? - YouTube
GeneticScience Learning Center – University of Utah - about GMO food
WorldHealth Organization - more GMO information
Nature (scientific journal) - article of pro's and con's of GMOs
National Geographic GMO food article
Harvard University article - frequently asked questions about GMOs
Are Chemicals Sprayed On "Organic" food?
The Worlds First GMO - from NPR
Belgian Blue cows & "selective breeding" - realize there is a difference between genetic engineering of food and "selective breeding"
GMO Compass - website financially supported by the European Union, with information about European Genetically Modified Food
National Geographic article - GMO food frequently asked question and answers - lots of stats and explanations; SEARCH for more "genetically modified food" information once you are on the Nat'l Geo site - there are many of articles there!
ANOTHER GM Crops and Bees website
Harvard University Round-Up Ready Crops article
YouTube videos about Genetically Modified Food (pros and cons)
Pro-GMO youtube video - does a good job of explaining why they are used
Cornell University (as in the Ivy League school) lecture about GMOs.
TED talk - GMO crops - science v. public fear
TED talk - GMO food labeling - right to know
Bill Nye - "Eyes of Nye" GMO Food episode
GMO Food Label debate - documentary about state of Washington's Initiative 522 Law debate
Chapter 16 & 17 - Natural Selection & Evolution
NetLogo: Bug Hunt Speeds ONLINE SIMULATION
Darwin's Dangerous Idea - pdf TRANSCRIPT - use the FIND option in your internet browser to search for answers to questions you missed in class
Evolution in Color article for worksheet
Article - new mammal carnivore discovered and classified
Chapters 3 & 4 - Ecology
Chapters 5 & 6 - Populations and Human Impact On Environment
Stinkbug Invasive Insect video
Illinois Invasive Plants video
Illinois Invasive Species video
Illinois Invasive Plants video 2
Asian Carp Illinois Electrical Barrier documentary
Local Invasive Species Article - LaSalle News Tribune
Invasive Species Research Links:
top 10 invasive species of LaSalle County
http://www.invasive.org/illinois/
http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/research/CAPS/index.html
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/conservation/iwap/pages/invasivespecies.aspx
Before the Flood - video transcript
Before the Flood - spanish video link
YouTube video of Online Cellular Respiration LINK 1 (if link 1 above doesn't work)