Biology Links

Biology 

Animal & Plant Cells

Cells Alive!- J. Sullivan
Animated GIFs showing a variety of cell processes from T cell action, effects of penicillin on bacteria, and the division of bacteria to cell suicide, antibody production, and giardia and streptococci at work and play!

Virtual Plant Cell - M. Lexa, U. of illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hypothetical plant cell to zoom in on!

Photosynthesis from the MIT Hypertextbook - M.I.T.
Physics of light; Light reactions; Dark reactions; alternate modes of photosynthesis.

Microbiology

NANOWORLD - D. Waddell @ Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Electron microscope images in abundance: select Image Gallery to see insects, blood cell, cement, polyp skeleton, crystals, bread mold, rat hair, egg shell, pollen, etc. Also a wonderful section on scale size examples from the atomic & molecular to the cellular and macromolecular.
Examples:
Blood cells (57 Kbytes) \
Mosquito (43 Kbytes) \
Leaf (91 Kbytes) \
Image Gallery \ Electron Microscopes


History of the Light Microscope - T.E. Jones, University of Tennessee, Memphis Descriptions and images of microscopes including some of the optics involved in seeing specimens.

Microscopy Instruments - advanced - Integrated Microscopy Resource at U. Wisconsin
Instruments and Facilities: Field emission scanning electron microscope, high-voltage transmission electron microscope, two-photon imaging system for in vivo fluorescence microscopy, confocal imaging system, and four-D image archive system.


Microscopes, Cells, DNA, and You - Hands-On Science for Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers, U. Washington
Dozens of lesson plans (downloadable in Microsoft Word format) with lenses, microscopes, cells, critters, DNA basics and gel electrophoresis.

Human Anatomy

The Digital Anatomist - Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Gallery of 'Digital Anatomist' interactive 3-D images (computer reconstructions): Brain and Thoracic Viscera.

Interactive Frog Dissection - online tutorial- M. Kinzie, U. of Virginia
See the insides piece by piece!!

WWW Cell Biology Course/Tutorial - M. Dalton, Univ. of Minnesota
[Text and Images] Types of Cells - procaryotes, eucaryotes, plant, bacteria: Parts of the Cell - cell/plasma membrane, internal organelles/membranes (including membrane bound proteins), genetic material (including histones), cytoplasm, energetics (mitochondria and chloroplasts): Cell Division.

Visible Human - Anatomy Slices!
Choose your slice of the human body !!!

The human body and Related Links
These lesson sutilizes resources to explore interesting topics related to the human body and its major systems. Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6
Related Links

Images and Animations from the Visible Human Project - J. Butt, M. Heiss, B. Yamauchi
"The small collection of images appearing here is from the Visible Human male data set; images from the female data set may be added at a later date...divided into six slightly overlapping data subsets entitled Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Thighs, and Feet." Also includes some CT scans and MRI's as well as the color photographs.


BodyQuest - An Interactive Tour through Your Body - ThinkQuest, Taiwan Tutorial, experiments, and search for terms.

3-D Animations from the Visible Man - GE research and Development "Fly-throughs" of various body parts!.

Clickable Human Skeleton (Java Applet) - O. Aiken, Brown University
For youngsters: click on the bone and hear its name!

The Brain

Jay's Brain
Every week on Jay's Brain I will feature a recent experiment that sheds light on how the brain works. The bonus is that the experiment will be set up so that you can take part.
Check out Jay's Brain Archives

Carnivourous Plants

Carnivorous plants
Carnivorous plants are those which attract, capture, kill, and digest vertebrates(and the occasional vertebrate). Hundreds of species of plants from several genera are carnivorous. If you want to learn more, explore the following links.

Nutrition

Nutrition and you
These lessons utilize resources to explore topics related to nutrition and the food groups.

Health and Nutrition Web Links

Genetics

ITDC Webquest -BioDesigns, Incorporated (a genetic engineering project)
Invent a genetically engineered product and then summarize findings and research in a report. Excellent links to other sites.

The DNA Files -Includes extensive web resources.
The DNA Files is a series of public radio documentaries about genetic research and its applications. Major breakthroughs in genetic research - cloning, genetic testing, gene therapy, forensic DNA "fingerprints" - bring with them huge changes for individuals and for society as a whole. The DNA Files reports on recent progress in genetic science and discusses the ethical, social, and legal issues surrounding it, all in language that's easy to understand.

Ecology

Environment & Society Internet Resource Guide
Links by subject, organization, regions, and disciplines all relating to the earth and the environment.

Earth Day On-Line (Educational Resources)

Celebrate Earth Day with a virtual field trip, sponsored by IBM
Join us for an interactive electronic field trip. "Live from the Rain Forest:

Ecosystem with Adaptation

Los Angeles River Virtual Tour - K. Ballash, Jefferson High School, Los Angeles USD "Like modern-day Louis and Clark explorers, you will be able to digitally navigate the river from the head waters in the San Fernando Valley to the mouth of river in Long Beach, over 50 miles away. This will be a descriptive tour, showing you samples of the sights, plants, animals, architecture, and history along the way. There are eleven stopping points along the tour..."

EXPLORER science curriculum K-12 - University of Kansas
1000's of lessons in science and mathematics: usually need ClarisWorks or equivalent to use. Find via Natural Science -> Life Science -> Evolution (general, origin & development, adaptations, evolutionary changes, and extinction) = 73 lessons


Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
"The Animal Diversity Web is a collection of pictures and information about animals. Accounts of individual species include information on distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance, along with pictures and sounds if available. Synopses of some higher taxonomic groups are also provided."

Birds of Fermilab - Illinois - P. Casper of FNAL
Sighting records of about 260 bird species from 1987 to the present. Also has descriptions of the bird behaviors as recorded.

Hudson River Ecology Studies - NERRS-CDMO
Images, lists and related information being gathered along four areas of the Hudson River.

Compendium of Environmental Statistics - US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tables and graphs of federal data collected up to 1994.

Mallard Duck Tracker 1997 - Ducks Unlimited Canada
"This year we are excited to bring two new research sites to you. One site is located in Saskatchewan, the other in Ontario. This summer you will be able to follow the fate of 10 mallard hens in a 4 sq. mile block on each of the study sites. You'll be able to compare the success of their nesting attempts, where their nests are located, how many are lost to predation, and how many are able to raise a brood successfully. "

Cliff Ecology - Cliff Ecology Research Group, University of Guelph, Canada
Plants, animals, etc.

Rain Forest

Amazonia from Space INPE Laboratory, Brasil
General facts, energy resources, forestation, indigenous peoples, etc. for the Amazon rain forest.


Virtual "Fantastic Forest" - National Geographic
Maps, virtual journey, pictures of the animals and their habitats in the forest.

The Tropical Rainforest In Suriname - M. Bleeker
Variety of information about the rainforest in this South American country.

Rainforest Workshop - Marshall Middle School, Olympia, WA
Tropical and Temperate Rainforest resources and lesson plans developed by 7th grade class.

Endangered Species

SmartForest - Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Set the thinning, growth, crowding and infestation parameters for a forest simulation over time.

Endangered Species Program - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Boxscore of all U.S. and foreign endangered species, summary maps, U.S, state maps for plants and animals, as well as delisted species list.

Endangerd Species of Canada
presented by EXN: Exploration Network and Environment Canada

Ecology, Biodiversity, and the Environment SEARCH ENGINE - Rice University From endangered species to habitats, pollution, and state issues.

Theoretical Ecology: Predator-Prey & Plant-pollinator Simulation Server - Theoretical Ecology, U. Lund, Sweden
"Interactively investigate the behaviour of ecological models. Currently the server contains only a simple Lotka-Volterra predator-prey system (standard theory for more than sixty years), but it is our intention to develop it further to an educational tool that we hope might be useful for undergraduate training in theoretical ecology, and possibly other mathematically oriented sciences. Most of the graphics generated by this server is on the fly, while you are waiting."

Primates

Primate Gallery
This digital photo album offers a look a many of our closest living animal relatives. Many images are in the public domain and are free to download.
Also contains links to other web resources.  Includes some sound and animatiion clips.

Recycling

An Extensive list of Recycling Resources (Environmental Organization Web Directory)
Includes hundreds of Links listed alphabetically from;
Chemical Recycling, Recycled Computer Products,
(Recycled Glass, Metal and Paper) and Waste Management.

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Last Updated February  27th, 1999