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Spark interest and discussion about class content using these peer reviewed articles on current topics in Biology. The articles would also be excellent choices for non-fiction reading comprehension practice. View a variety of articles and links in "Biodiversity," "Environment," "Genomics," "Biotechnology," "Evolution," and "New Frontiers." A link to featured articles can be found on the main page as well as a link to educator resources such as lessons, articles, blog posts, and media. A “donate” link exists on the page, so caution students about this. Read additional information given, especially the reprint policy.
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What really happens to your brain when you’re an addict? The National Institutes of Health offer this ambitious presentation that uses addiction to show how neurobiology works. It’s a thorough presentation that uses the technology effectively to send several messages to students. Teachers will need to judge where and how this one fits into science or health curricula. See the Getting Started section for information on the needed plug-ins (Flash, Quicktime, and Acrobat Reader).
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This web site provides students and teachers with ideas for agricultural science projects. Many of these ideas could easily be used as classroom science experiments or as an individual student's science fair project. The site includes experiments that could be incorporated into science lesson plans.
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Are you "fishing" for a new way to teach your students about the ocean? This website offers a collections of ocean activities for students in grades 2-5 (approximately). There are many printable PDF files. Topics include marine trivia, crabs, salmon life cycle, marine mammals, how and why we age fish, and numerous other resources. There is basic trivia, mazes, puzzles, and other mind stretching activities (all related to the ocean).
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This on-line textbook contains an amazing amount of information regarding biology and botany. The in-depth detail is a bit overwhelming but the "diamonds in rough" and bits of interesting information are worth it, as is the factual data contained within the website. The site also includes on-line curricula for biology and botany 101.
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This site provides a sampling of activities from a larger web-based curriculum on Astrobiology. Developed in conjunction with NASA’s astrobiology institute, this site provides a detailed teaching guide alongside activities aimed at creating a dynamic curriculum through internet resources. The site’s activities include an exploration of different types of stars, and possibility of life in different parts of the galaxy.
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Find a vast array of science materials on this free site. View presentations, slide sets, classroom lessons, or resources along the top navigation of the site. Read discussions and articles about research and issues in biology. Listen to podcasts (many of which include lessons.)
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Use this online biology study guide to find the answers to more than 1800 questions on a variety of topics. Read through the questions from beginning to end in order to completely understand the material as it is arranged in order to completely understand the concepts. Click on a variety of topics including "Biochemistry," "Zoology," "Ecology," and "Diseases" among others. Click "Search Answers" and enter your question to find items that can answer your search.
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This virtual fieldtrip takes students on an underwater adventure to the Biscayne National Park. The field trip has three distinct parts. The first part is the journal, which is presented to the students first (and requires Adobe). The journal provides numerous questions for students to search for the answers while they visit their destinations, plus a web to fill in missing terms. Part two is the virtual journey itself (which requires FLASH). There are many interactive activities within the "journey". Part three is "ask the experts" which provides past questions and answers. This is a very well done website and extremely useful if your class is studying the ocean, coral reefs or other marine biology topics.
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BBC Online offers this oceanography self-study, comprised of a series of interactive Flash animations. Each area includes “fact files” on particular marine species or ecosystems, and the activities require users to understand each environment to the through the simulation successfully. Students could use this one individually or in groups. A free, online registration enables an online scoring feature. Lots of possibilities here.
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Students can gain an understanding of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by observing the formation of low-lying coral reefs known as atolls. This site condenses millions of years of evolution into a short, animated slide show that clearly explains each step of the process. A nice addition to an oceanography lesson.
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Your students can dig dinosaur bones right from their computers. This site has two interactive three-dimensional tours: 1) a tour of a museum room featuring dinosaur artifacts where you can scroll your mouse over the contents to learn more; and 2) from the ground to the museum, you can dig bones out west and then unwrap them for display at the Smithsonian. Of course, with a click of the mouse, your students have a vast amount of information for research or fun, including an interactive dinosaur tree of life. Audio and Flash are necessary. They can be obtained from here: TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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This webquest provides activities for groups of four students each to learn background, new developments, and legislative impact of genetic engineering. It addresses the controversial topic of whether people should eat genetically engineered crops. Each of the students has a separate assignment within the overall webquest. Students learn how to research both sides of a question and provide a balanced, thoughtful examination of a hot topic by using a scientific approach to gain background information, develop critical thinking skills, examine legislative efforts related to the topic, and present findings in an original way. The site includes a grading rubric.
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This site from the department of ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History offers a wealth of information on all manner of fishes, sharks, and other sea life. In addition to the site’s text, there is a large, searchable photo database that will return images of many species. The education section includes information on how fish live and swim, identification keys, and commonly asked “fishy questions.” Earth science teachers will definitely want to bookmark this one.
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UCSD has created an interactive flash site that explores Giant Kelp in its ocean habitat, diagrams of the plant itself, and all the many unexpected places you can find kelp all around you in every day life. This site is a creative and kid-friendly with good information for studying undersea life.
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View articles of the day, areas around the world, or animals students recognize to learn more about issues and information through interesting articles. Each piece of information has highlighted words. Clicking on these words brings up a dictionary definition and pronunciation. Answer the question of the week. Click on "Educators" at the bottom to view standards and lesson plans. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This booklet from the Department of Education offers tips and game ideas for making science more interesting and fun for young learners.
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Created with support from the Annenberg Foundation, this very complete introduction to microbiology relies on a series of online video presentations. While the quality of these is excellent, users will need a network connection fast enough to accommodate the streaming video, and a class schedule that can accommodate use of the video segments. Free user registration is required.
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This site offers a three-part unit on the oceans that emphasizes the effects that humans can have in destroying or preserving marine ecosystems and species. There are detailed lesson plans and supplementary materials. There are also numerous sound clips to accompany the lessons, and we had difficulty making these work properly. That said, the content is perfectly sufficient without the sound.
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In this unit, subtitled “The Living Oceans,” elementary students can learn how marine environments are interdependent, and the importance of preserving entire marine systems. The site includes interactive games, lots of images and descriptions, all in an engaging context. This unit is part of the American Museum of Natural History’s “Ology” series that explores different aspects of the life sciences. The interactives require Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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