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Using the Web
Sites for Biology and Ecology/Environmental Science
Biology
- Digital
Learning Center for Microbial Ecology presents the Microbe
Zoo, a site for students to explore the connections of microbes
with all aspects of life on earth.
- The
Farmer's Bones is an interactive web site (part of the
Genetic Science Learning Center) which introduces a lesson in
skeletal remains identification. This lesson is appropriate for upper
middle and high school students.
- Approximately
2500 science related web sites which are searchable by category and
grade level are available from Frank
Potter's Science Gems.
- The
Heart: An Online Exploration provides numerous resources to help
students learn about the circulatory system. This site, from the Franklin
Institute Science Museum, includes movies and sounds associated with
different heart problems.
- Human
Anatomy On-line is an interactive site which teaches about human
anatomy. This site (from the Insight Reference Series) is appropriate
for upper middle and high school.
- Access
Excellence Collection is a teacher resource for biology teachers.
- Cells
alive! with 3D animation.
- The
Biology Project from the University of Arizona is an interactive
site designed for high school and college level students.
- The
Missouri Botanical Garden offers
information on virtual biomes and aquatic habitats.
- Selected
biology websites from IMSEnet at NC State
- More
Biology Resources
from the NC Science Teachers Association
- Hello Dolly An excellent example of a web quest on genetics
Ecology/ Environmental Sciences
- US
EPA's Explorers' Club" has interesting resources
and activities for students.
- Internet
Resources on Ozone Depletion is a useful set of links for teachers
from NASA.
- Project
Ozone from Georgia State University is a collaborative research
project for middle and high school students.
- The
GLOBE --Global Learning and Observations
to Benefit the Environment Program.
- Monarch
Watch involves students in studying the seasonal migration of the
Monarch butterfly.
- The
TerraQuest website is a unique
virtual field trip.
- WhaleNet
is an educational site focusing on whales and whale research, the marine
habitat, and environmental studies.
- Recycle
City is an interactive site which allows students to explore how
the residents of the city recycle, reduce and reuse their waste.
- Nuclear
Power Plants Around the World is a site which provides
information on different types of nuclear power plants and the principles
behind their operation.
- EE-Link-Environmental
Education on the Internet, provides teachers, students and professional
environmental educators with numerous environmental education resources.
- Caribbean
Conservation and the Sea Turtle Survival League is a web site dedicated
to the preservation of sea turtles and other wildlife.
- More Environmental
Science Resources from the NC Science Teachers Association
- Estuary
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