Junior Wildlife Photography Competition:
If you are aged 17 or under, this is the section for you. We allow prints as well as slides or digital photos, and you can enter pictures of any wild animals, plants or landscapes.
The judges will be looking for original, beautiful or striking shots rather than rare or exotic subjects. Creatures or places close to home that you know well or have easy access to may be your best subjects. The way you frame your subject is as important as getting the focus right, and the level and type of light is a vital ingredient.
The YES Competition offers college scholarship awards to high school juniors and seniors who submit outstanding research projects that apply epidemiological methods of analysis to a health-related issue.
Schooner Sound Learning is a non-profit marine education organization dedicated to the conservation of Long Island Sound and the rivers of Connecticut, and appreciation of their culture, history and future. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Schooner provides educational opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to promote awareness and concern for Long Island Sound, arguably Connecticut's greatest natural resource.
The Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery offers year round hands-on educational programs to people of all ages to foster a life long appreciation of the environment and to promote an environmentally aware, responsible and ecologically sound community. Summer programs, school year programs, and outreach programs are available.
This book is a practical and upbeat guide to saving resources and protecting the environment. Each brief chapter begins with an often humorous "Take a Guess," followed by an overview of a problem in "Did You Know," "What You Can Do," and "See For Yourself" sections. Statistics and measurements are translated into age-appropriate terms, such as comparing children's weight to the amount of garbage thrown away in a year. Parents and teachers will find this to be a useful guide for increasing awareness of environmental problems and a superb teaching tool.
This resource helps you guide your students in learning about various countries and cultures around the world. Other curriculum areas are incorporated in the activities provided as you study about each country in depth. Teaching notes, blackline maps, extension activities, a list of foreign words and phrases, and a bibliography of fiction and non-fiction books for each country help you to organize your study. This guide covers Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, China, Japan, India, Russia, Asia, France, Italy, Greece, the U.K., Norway, and finally Egypt and Kenya.
This book reviews the fundamentals of biology on a high school and college-101 level. It summarizes latest concepts and research in modern biology. Topics covered include the cell, bacteria and viruses, fungi, plants, invertebrates, chordates, Homo Sapiens, heredity, genetics and biotechnology, evolution, ecology, and much more. Questions and answers for review and self-testing are included.
This innovative text helps students make the connections among the fields of biology, the interdisciplinary nature of today's biology, and the intimate connections between biological and social issues. Biology Today: An Issues Approach instills in students the feeling that biology is both interesting and relevant to their lives, and that a further understanding of biology can be rewarding rather than burdensome. Additionally, the text builds an excellent foundation for upper-level courses by teaching all the basics necessary for understanding advanced material while fostering the understanding of biology as a process of discovery.
The author examines the 'mechanical worlds of nature and people' in such chapters as 'The Stiff and the Soft' and 'The Matter of Magnitude.' Line-drawing illustrations help readers understand the examples used to answer questions of animal and machine efficiency, design and repair. This book is filled with intriguing answers to such hidden questions, and curious readers will eagerly dive into the investigations of whether nature or human design is superior and why the two technologies have diverged so much.
This textbook is for general students and lay readers and is about vertebrate paleontology. The book provides an account of the evolution of backboned animals as based on the fossil record. It offers no discussion of the principles or mechanisms of evolution, but primarily surveys the fossil record over the past 500 million years or so.
Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this breakthrough.
This curriculum guide contains directions for a number of hands-on activities in geography, such as board games, books, a "Passport Luncheon," a biblical map activity entitled "Joseph's Journey," genealogy geography, relief maps, and active games. The guide was designed by two homeschooling mothers who are also co-authors of the books "Gifted Children at Home," a guide to homeschooling gifted children. Christian emphasis.
"In this Student Book, kids learn how the brain evolved, what the different parts do, what makes a person a genius, why play is good for the brain, 10 tips for making life easier, 20 ways to become more creative, how to maximize their potential, what happens in the brain during sleep, how to take care of their brain, and more." There is also a teacher's edition with student activities and resources.
Chris McGowan, a curator at the Royal Ontario Museum, has come up with the ideal hands-on science project. All you need is this book, three young chickens, a few household items, and some time to make your own scale model of an apatosaurus skeleton. And it neatly dovetails with current scientific theories that birds are the living descendents of dinosaurs. McGowan's detailed, practical directions even include recipes for the leftovers. No one who has ever been interested in dinosaurs will be able to resist this book.
Learn about the basic processes of life and the interactions of living things with their environment. Use the unique and highly effective Coloring Concepts method to take advantage of the fact that more than 50% of your brain is devoted to vision and movement. Experience for yourself how the action of coloring a carefully designed picture almost magically creates understanding more completely and quickly than passive reading. Allow yourself to be tutored step by step through the fundamental concepts of biology and the evidence and reasoning processes which led to them, while the colors and your movements form strong mental associations which greatly improve comprehension and memory.
This book, by David White, is designed for use in a variety of ways: philosophical, practical, and theoretical. Recommended for grades 6-12, this is an excellent teachers’ handbook for using advanced philosophy in the classroom.
The detailed plates in The Geography Coloring Book provide an opportunity for the student to make their own brightly colored world atlas and reference book. There is a surprising amount of content in this book. Though the coloring makes it memorable and enjoyable, even without coloring the book, it is an easily accessible world reference book. There is descriptive text which provide useful information and background, both physical and political as well as instructions on how to use and color the book. There is also an index including a dictionary that the author suggests in his preface can be used for two kinds of quizzes.
National Geographic Kids is an interactive, multitopic magazine covering animals, entertainment, science, technology, current events, and cultures from around the world. National Geographic Kids is the magazine that makes it fun to learn about the world. The magazine has articles, puzzles, and contests. It also has a "Kids Did It" department featuring children's accomplishments.
This magazine is put out by the American Museum of Natural History. It contains a wide range of subject matter, most of it in the realm of sciences and world cultures; it also has a regular column by Stephen Jay Gould. Though it is written for adults, it is appropriate for any intelligent young readers.
Nature Journal is a great resource for students, teachers, and parents who have an interest in science, genetics, physics, evolution, and many more exciting topics.
Ranger Rick is a monthly magazine about wildlife, for ages 7 and up. Usually there is a featured animal each month accompanied by stories, poems, and fun activities to help kids learn about the featured animal and others.
The Wright State University School of Medicine currently offers three enrichment programs for high school and/or college undergraduate students.
This is a simulated dig which enables youth ages 4-13 to learn the Earthwatch volunteer techniques, including excavation and bone identification. Paleontological excavation techniques are taught, including identification of replica mammoth and giant short-faced bear fossils. Replicas are buried in a special area next to the actual sinkhole. Wear appropriate clothing - participants get dirty. A parent or guardian must stay at the Mammoth Site during the program; seating is available near the dig box. Photos and filming are encouraged. Participants bring home a fossil identification booklet, completion certificate, and news release.
Touch the life of the Chesapeake Bay region and participate in an experience to remember for a lifetime! While participating in one of these programs, you will develop a first hand understanding of the Bay environment as well as leadership skills to make a personal difference. The Chesapeake Bay is your classroom, and nearly all instruction will take place outdoors, whether it is on a workboat, an historic Skipjack, in a canoe, or in the marsh. Tents will provide housing on all trips; while Session C and the two-week trips will also visit one of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's rustic island residential centers. Participants must have a strong desire to participate in a rigorous outdoor experience!"
This program allows students entering grades 7-9 an opportunity to learn about math, science and technology from a nautical perspective. While living and studying aboard a fleet of historic ships, students can gain experience in naval architecture, marine engineering, nautical science, etc. These week-long summer seesions are also valuable in teaching logical, creative thinking.
Marine Quest runs numerous camps for all different age groups. All camps provide exploration of local marine habitats, laboratory activities, quality instruction, complete supervision, recreation, and the opportunity to develop friendships with peers from across the US.
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Governor's School is a five-week summer residential school provided in cooperation with Christopher Newport University. For 14 years, this program has been serving high achieving high school students throughout the state of Virginia and providing participants with exceptional, authentic experiences in marine research. Each summer, VIMS hosts six gifted/talented students who have demonstrated interest in and aptitude for marine science. The program is structured as an apprenticeship, and is administered concurrently with a similar program sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). These apprenticeships offer a broad variety of marine research experiences, and specific learner outcomes and achievements vary accordingly as each student works with a faculty sponsor on an authentic VIMS research project.
The School's mission will be to provide hands-on, cutting-edge scientific and academic instruction to these future leaders and scientists to develop their understanding of the scope, opportunities, challenges, and both academic and scientific rigor of the broad fields of agriculture and natural resources.
A Mentoring Team will consist of a public school science teacher and a medical or health professional student whose responsibilities would be to design and develop small group experiences, research projects and one on one opportunities for the students to obtain research and clinical exposure. The 30 students will be divided into 5 or 6 teams. Each team remains with the same teacher/student mentors throughout the experience. The curriculum consists of morning lectures provided by star clinical or research faculty in the fields such as genetics, forensics, neonatology, and bioinformatics. Afternoons would be reserved for the team to pursue opportunities with clinical or research experiences related to the morning sessions and time for work on their individual research project.
Each summer, 64 of the state's top high school juniors and seniors spend five weeks at Penn State, learning about agricultural sciences topics such as animal and plant science, natural resources and the environment, and food science and agricultural engineering from over 80 College of Agricultural Sciences faculty and staff. The students work on research projects, and have access to college facilities, including specialized libraries and laboratories.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care (PGSHC) is a five week program held in July and August for 110 students from across the state who are interested in learning more about health care and health care careers. The program focuses on exposing students to the health care delivery system, learning about the importance of primary care, and understanding how to serve as a community advocate to address Pennsylvania's health care needs.
The edge of the sea is our classroom. While one group of students finishes a transect of the beach, another group collects specimens for the cold water tanks in our wet lab. Other students focus their binoculars on offshore seabirds and cetaceans. Each evening, our staff or visiting speakers present special lectures that provide background information, and mini-seminars are offered before dinner. There are also optional morning laboratory activities. And all students design and maintain a saltwater aquarium.
This five-day summer program includes activities and experiments to increase genetic literacy, critical thinking, & interest in biotechnology. Students can participate in labs and activities constructing cell and DNA models, observing 5 kingdoms microscopically, extracting DNA, observing mutations in fruit flies and worms, and genetically engineering bacteria.
This website offers a series of interactive biology labs are available on a per-use, subscription basis. Prices vary between $7.80 for a single lab to $28.60 for 10. Currently available labs are:
FlyLab- genetics of inheritance
EvolutionLab- adaptation by natural selection
TranslationLab- the genetic code
DemographyLab- human population growth
HemoglobinLab- mutations, protein structure/function
PedigreeLab- human genetics and RFLP probes
MitochondriaLab- electron transport
LeafLab- plant physiology/photosynthesis
CardioLab- cardiovascular homeostasis
EnzymeLab- biochemistry of the enzyme invertase
Carolina Biological Supply Co. provides supplies, educational resources and lab aids for the instruction of math and science. Sections of the site include; Worlds of Science such as, Anthropology and Archaeology, Biotechnology and Genetics, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Ecology, K-6 Science, Mathematics, Physics, Software, etc.
Discover This is a fun, yet educational website that sells Chemistry Sets, and Chemistry Kits for kids.
This website offers viewable maps of just about anywhere. There is also a daily geography quiz offering a $60 prize to the first person who can figure out what location is being described. Maps are also available for purchase.
A lab and classroom supply catalogue selling everything from lifesized, scientifically correct human skeleton models to rare and unusual insects, as well as microscopes and microscope supplies, creatures for dissection, all equipment needed for any and all science experiments at home, in the lab or in the classroom. Ward's Scientific supplies most major labs in the US.
This website allows visitors to build their own planet. In Part I users create the size of the planet, and the plants and animals that inhabit the planet. In Part II, users create the society that lives on the planet. The final project is then posted on the website.
The Classroom section of Rand MAcNally's website is packed full with Teacher Resources that include class activiy ideas from "Make your own compass", to "Physical-Political Wall Map" making, to teaching "Ocean Current."
The Academy of Natural Sciences is a museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their mission is to create the basis for a healthy and sustainable planet through exploration, research and education. "At the Academy of Natural Sciences, we have four floors of exhibitions and activities centering on the environment and its diverse species that will educate and entertain visitors of all ages. Stroll among live butterflies, pet a live snake or hissing cockroach, learn about the importance of water, and much more. The Academy also houses 17 million specimens of plants, animals and other organisms, including rare library holdings that document scientific discovery from the 1500's to today."
Seaworld offers a variety of educational programs for students across country. You can enjoy one of their many programs at their San Diego, San Antonio, or Orlando, Florida locations. Their educational programs are great for class field trips, home school students, K-12 students, and they even offer "Ocean Discovery for Early Learners" which is great for kids who are between the ages of 2-6. Check out their website for more information.
Workshops offer your child the opportunity to investigate the Museum's unique collections and specimens, venture into various cultures, and wonder at the human body through activities, experiments, and crafts. We also offer parent-child workshops, so you can explore the world together. The Adult Programs Department offers a year-round selection of courses, workshops, and lectures for the 18-and-older crowd. Classes are on subjects ranging from Artifact Illustration to Space Art, and slide
presentations from visiting scientists and Museum curators.
The EcoTarium is an ecology museum located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The museum includes a planetarium, animal exhibits, a "tree walk," train ride for young children, and many hands-on exhibits. Special educational programs are frequently offered. The mission of the EcoTarium is to promote appreciation, increase knowledge and foster stewardship of New England environments by stimulating learning about the world in which we live.
The Learning Adventure Series produced this veterinarian CD. It lets you click across the world map, and once you're there, you can wait for sick animals to come out. There are games and the animals send you postcards to say thanks! You have to choose the right treatment for the animal.
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is an independent, not-for-profit, marine research institution founded in 1898. It is located in the village of Salisbury Cove, Maine, a small community wrapped around sheltered coves and wooded peninsulas on the northern edge of Mount Desert Island. Year round and seasonal research is conducted at MDIBL in the areas of marine biomedicine and physiology, marine molecular biology and functional genomics, bioinformatics, environmental toxicology and toxicogenomics, transgenic species, and neuroscience.
This is a great museum with lots of great collections. The Museum has twelve departments - Biological Oceanography, Entomology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammalogy, Marine Biology, Mollusks, Ornithology, Population Genetics, and Vertebrate Paleontology. They also have publications available to members: Breviora, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Checklist of Birds of the World, Nuttall Ornithological Club, Occasional Papers on Mollusks, OEBServer
Ornithological Gazetteers of the Neotropics, PSYCHE (A Journal of Entomology).
This mystery game challenges young sleuths to solve eight mysteries using the forensic science techniques of professional crime stoppers. The young detective will examine fingerprints and DNA prints, analyze evidence through scientific testing, and learn how to identify mysterious substances. Additionally, they will be able to perform chromatography, use litmus paper to identify acids and bases, investigate crime scenes, identify suspects, and analyze motives. When the eight mysteries are solved, students can create their own mysteries for friends to solve.
The National Audubon Society is a birder's organization. It has many chapters across the country. The National Audubon Society is devoted to helping the environment, but especially birds. They have magazines, newsletters, chapters, reserves, stores, activites, nature trips, and many more things for the bird lover.
The New England Aquarium is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The mission of the New England Aquarium is to increase understanding of aquatic life and environments, to enable people to act to conserve the world of water, and to provide leadership for the preservation and sustainable use of aquatic resources. This mission is fulfilled through exhibits, and through education, conservation and research programs. Exhibits showcase the diversity, importance and beauty of aquatic life and habitats, and highlight critical aquatic conservation issues. Programs emphasize species, habitats, and issues critical to New England.
The Philadelphia Zoo is known as America's first zoo.
Throughout its history, America's first zoo has played a monumental role in educating the public about exotic animals, promoting and participating in worldwide conservation efforts for endangered wildlife, and providing exceptional recreational opportunities for families.
Today the Zoo is reaching new heights in all areas of its mission as a conservation, education and recreation organization. Its state-of-the-art animal exhibits and health-care facilities, award-winning education and conservation programs, recreational opportunities, guest services, scientific accomplishments and historically significant venue make the Philadelphia Zoo one of the world's most renowned zoological societies and gardens. The Zoo is also the Philadelphia region's leading family attraction, welcoming more than a million visitors a year.
This video set includes a four-volume PBS series on dinosaurs. It is filmed on location with scientists and explains the latest discoveries. Vol. 1 "The Monsters Emerge" is about the discovery of dinosaurs; Vol. 2 is "Flesh on the Bones"; Vol. 3 is "The Nature of the Beast"; and Vol. 4 is "The Death of the Dinosaur" They are 60 minutes each. They are offered as a set or individually through the PBS online store.
Ursuppe is a game that allows kids to learn about evolution through the genetic mutations of amoebas. Through gene cards players are able to change the rules that the amoebas follow for survival. Honing their strategy skills children are engaged in a entertaining educational pursuit.
This website for the NASA Astrobiology Institute, a partnership between NASA and a number of academic or other research organizations to promote, conduct, and lead integrated multidisciplinary astrobiology research and train young researchers, offers the latest information on astrobiology through a virtual community with forums, mailing lists, an "ask an astrobiologist" feature and a calendar of events as well as teaching resources and a kids page.
This website offers labeled diagrams of parts of the human body. When students click on the part of the body or the body system they are interested in to seeing then diagrams with specific label and a written description appears.
This website is an interactive documentary experience that tells the story of human evolution, narrated by Donald Johanson. The site also includes a exhaustive glossary, learning center, and resource section.
Founded in 1853 as the first scientific institution in the West, the California Academy of Sciences' mission is to explore and explain the natural world. With eight scientific research departments, the Academy's natural history collections are utilized by scientists from around the world. Our scientists discover, collect and study invaluable specimens of animals, plants, minerals and anthropological artifacts from around the world. The collections provide essential tools for comparative studies in biodiversity, and are ranked among the world's largest. The Academy provides scientific knowledge and expertise to visiting scientists, educators, students, parents, conservation organizations, the media and the general public.
This website offers hundreds of videos of actual cells doing what cells do, from dividing to ingesting to cell death, cancer, mobility and structure. Users can even send a favorite photo or video as an electronic greeting. Also includes bacteria, viruses and immunology. All videos are available for purchase on one CD-ROM.
This website on chemistry for children provides interactive discussions on the general topics of matter, elements, math, and reaction, including a short quiz after each section.
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a research and educational institution. The Laboratory has research programs focusing on cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and a broad educational mission, including the recently established Watson School of Biological Sciences.
This website contains information about the Human Genome Project, a 13-year effort coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The Genomes to Life program is DOE's next step in genomics--building on data and resources from the Human Genome Project, the Microbial Genome Program, and systems biology to accelerate understanding of dynamic living systems for energy and environmental applications.
This website is a database and guide to the most well-described dinosaurs. You can search for these dinosaurs alphabetically, by time period, country or body type.
This website has great articles on the history of Paleontology plus fantastic links for all things that are dinosaur related. This is a wonderful clearing house of information about dinosaurs sponsored by the Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology.
This website features a directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the Internet. This is the most complete listing of online entomology resources available.
This website contains a list of links to numerous resources on entomology.
This website has numerous links and resources for high school and college level chemistry. There are links to general resources, tutorial sites, "neat stuff to know," "odd stuff," questions and answers, and software. There is even a link to an on-line textbook.
This website increases the focus of geography in school classrooms. Geography Zone makes geography fun to learn and promotes higher achievement and awareness. The site contains a comprehensive online quiz, designed to test geography skills, a list of frequently asked geography questions, an online store and more. There are a number of resources, including globes, atlases and games.
This websie features the complete twentieth edition of Henry Gray's book Anatomy of the Human Body. The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
This website has four virtual labs: The Bacterial ID Lab, The Cardiology Lab, The Neurophysiology Lab, and the ELISA Assay Lab. These labs allow the user to become the virtual scientist, lab technician, or doctor. The user typically will need to read the background and technical information in order to perform the proper experiments or determine the correct diagnosis.
Note: They also offer the labs on CD-Rom at no charge.
This website includes extensive links to resources on the web for everything about chemistry (from reference guides to homework help to standardized tests to chemical data, constants, equations....and more) can be found on this Wilton High School site. Links to sites in physics, astronomy and general science are also listed.
NOTE: Some links are inactive.
This nonprofit medical research organization has produced a variety of award-winning publications, videos and other free materials that can be ordered online. Also available at their Web site is BioInteractive, a collection of virtual labs, biological animations and other learning modules; an online laboratory safety training program and other interactive sites.
This website is all about health -- with information about children from before birth through adolescence. There are designated areas for kids, teens, and parents with in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources.
This website features fun, interactive activities about oysters, algae, and the Chesapeake Bay! Test your knowledge by matching up the parts of the microscope! Compare oyster anatomy to human anatomy with this matching challenge.
How do you count tiny, MOVING cells under the microscope?
Try this challenge to estimate the number of algae cells present.
The Mystery of the Missing Microorganism!
Help Professor Sherry discover what has happened to her missing friend Bob.
You live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but how much do you really know about the bay?
Quiz yourself on fish, plankton, crabs, and more...!
Oysters in our bay are dying from disease!
Learn more about this dreadful parasite, then try our quiz.
Biofilm means "life slime".
Crawl through our Creature Collection and use a key to identify critters."
This site also offers downloadable teacher resources with 10 Lessons.
The Molecular Expressions website features their acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. "We are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"). Visit our Photo Gallery for an introductory selection of images covering just about everything from beer and ice cream to integrated circuits and ceramic superconductors."
This area of the NBII provides educators, parents, and students of all ages with access to online resources that emphasize the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology. Included are activities, lesson plans, experiments, projects, resources, and references for classroom and home use. The goal of this area of the NBII is to assist teachers and parents in educating today's students and shaping the biologists, resource managers, and environmental stewards of tomorrow.
The website includes links for parents and kids. There are games and activities, homework help, and fascinating guides to adventure, animals and nature, maps (including MapMachine, a searchable, up-to-the-minute atlas), news, photography, and travel.
This website, in partnership with National Geographic and MarcoPolo, is a great resource for geography and related world topics. Lesson plans are provided on a number of varied topics, from Mars Mobiles to Daily Life in the Middle East. Fun, interactive activities, printer-friendly atlas maps and a virtual museum (Xpedition Hall) are some of this site's many features.
This website details multiple expeditions to the Sahara in search of dinosaur fossils and does so with the typical finesse of National Geographic.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) offers a searchable database of summer laboratory opportunities for high school students, college students, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, college/university faculty, or school administrators who are interested pursuing a summer science experience at biomedical laboratories across the United States. A number of NIH-funded researchers have funds available to support a limited number of summer research interns.
The NIH has developed this website to help students and teachers find research opportunities in their geographic region. The details of each internship are strictly determined between the hosting scientist or institution and the individual student or teacher. There is a short window of time between when an award is funded and when an opportunity begins, thus contact participating laboratories soon.
This website is inviting to the science enthusiast of any age who wants to learn more about the nervous system. The home page opens up to the 12 sections that are full of information, articles, activities, games, lessons and software for the kids, but also the parents and teachers.
This educational resource is for students and teachers who would like to learn about oceanography. Dr. Bob, a professor of oceanography at Texas A&M University, answers questions about this study and provides information on the website.
This online biology text is compiled from modified lecture outlines that Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D. developed over many years of teaching college-level introductory biology. Dr. Farabee teaches at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, Arizona.
This website is a "living classroom" that involves students and the public in scientific discovery by connecting kids and families to interactive exhibits, labs, unique science programs and real scientists.
This website for the Public Library of Science (PLoS) provides online journals containing ideas, discoveries, and research results in the fields of life sciences and medicine. PLoS is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource. The goal of the organization is to offer unlimited, free access to the latest scientific research.
This website is free resource created by the National Library of Medicine, and is the premiere search engine of medical researchers throughout the world. PubMed provides information on more than 11 million articles related to medical research dating back the to the mid-1960's and in most cases will include an abstract. In addition, many of the citations link to the websites of the journals where articles may be available.
This webpage offers a list of entomology books recommended by the San Diego Natural History Museum. Many of these books are available from the Museum store or from Amazon.com.
This website is a virtual lab that allows you to conduct common (and not so common) experiments and get the results that you would get if you actually conducted the lab. The IrYdium Project, and CREATE Project, develop educational software that can be integrated flexibly into introductory chemistry courses nationwide. Our goal is to create simulation-based learning environments where college and high school students can approach chemistry more like practicing scientists and see interesting real-world applications of key concepts. Network Computing and Remote Database Technology make it easy to use the software over the web.
This CIA online resource provides country profiles, and reference maps for countries and regions around the globe. In addition one may search the CIA's fact book for information of interest.
This website is Oxford University's award-winning Chemistry resource containing a "Pre-University" Chemistry Course, "Virtual Experiments" with "practicals" and VR movies of actual experiments, chemistry Quicktime TV, and much more. A great resource for anyone seriously interested in chemistry.
This website is the online companion to the BBC series and contains good information for dinosaur lovers. With six parts, this site shows times from the Triassic to the end of the dinosaurs, taking the ultimate journey back in time to the reign of the dinosaurs. It also features elaborate online games and fact pages.
This website features an interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Clicking on any of of the elements takes the users to detailed information about that element.
This website features interesting information about wild animals, specifically monkeys, apes, lemurs, and birds. You can play online games, activities, and more. Links are provided to the Audubon Bird site, where you can listen to birds online.
This website is so cool if you are interested in all those things that moms find gross. You can learn all about gross bodily functions, worms and things like rats and cockroaches.
This website contains slides of actual laboratory experiments. Within each of the seven labs there are more detailed topics. If you click on the specific topics then you see actual slides of cells as seen through a microscope. For example, you could see the cells of an amoeba proteus in the Protazoans lab. The labs are Animal Tissues, Protozoans, Poriferans and Radiate Animals, Acoelomates and Pseudocoelomates, Molluscs, Annelids and Lesser Protostomes, Arthropod Anatomy, Arthropod Classification, Echinoderms and Protochordates and Vertebrates.
Join tour guides Adam and Eve on a fantastic trip through the human body. You'll find over 4 hours of learning fun as you explore each of the body's 12 major systems in colorful detail. With the new CYBERVIZZ 3D, you'll get up close to the real thing. These are incredible rotatable, 3D graphics. There is also internet access to link to top medical sites; voice pronunciations of over 1,200 anatomical structures, "the quizmeister" (interactive quizzes to challenge your knowledge, ability to print out each layer of anatomy for reports, and a medical dictionary.
This website provides the free Chem Sketch program. This is a tool for building chemical molecules structurally. Once the molecule is complete, there is a 3-D viewer that allows the user to see what has been built.
Registration is required before you can download the software.
A CD Rom that teaches the geography of the United States including the capitals, state flowers, birds, trees, etc.
"Froguts officially started in the Spring of 2001 after Richard Hill developed the first frog simulation for a graduate project. As froguts grew in acclaim, and costs mounted, it became apparent to us that we needed to establish a company in order to continue developing quality education modules." They offer their laboratory maintenance and specimen purchase products to schools, and to individuals in the privacy of their home.
This DVD is available online for purchase. In Volume 1 - Water, Water Everywhere, Chemist Derek Crawford explores the science of water with 10 experiments. All experiments can be conducted in your kitchen using materials you probably have or can easily get at a grocery store. The experiments include historical anecdotes and interactive game.
Scholastic's cartographer, Jim McMahon, has written four questions for you which will score instantly after you answer each one. Don't worry. If you don't know the answer, Mapman has a tip to help you figure it out. Click on Tips and Hints for the information. You will need the Flash plugin to play Mapman.
This geography and cartography program uses an activity-based approach to learning geography. Beginning with drawing maps from memory and a "grapefruit" activity that simulates the difficulty of representing spherical information on a flat surface, the program teaches the major geographic elements of each continent, cultural geography using a "world's fair" activity, active geography games, all culminating in an end of the year, three week activity called "mapping the world by heart," in which students use the information and skills they have learned all year to create accurate world maps from memory. The program includes reproducible maps and other materials, and a teacher training video.
My Amazing Human Body provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the human body, enabling children to explore the body from the inside out through a variety of compelling games and activities.
An interactive cd rom that brings students through both macro and micro plant anatomy. It serves as a resource in cells as well as taxanonomy.
Quality Science Labs offers unique lab kits designed to be hands-on or laboratory portion of a science class. Their award winning MicroChem Kit chemistry lab is coordinated with many popular texts and covers many topics typically discussed in high school chemistry. The microscale method used provides a safe setting for students to do labs while also being environmentally friendly. This is a great alternative for home schools and small schools that want more than just "kitchen chemistry."
This is a sophisticated Chemistry set with 1,500 experiments; detailed step-by-step instructions are provided. Fifteen areas covered, including organic chemistry, bichemical reactions, electrochemistry - the kind of concepts one might expect in a high school chemistry curriculum. Designed to make chemistry safer, using small amounts of chemicals, hot water to provide heat and plastic labware. The child using the set should have an interest in science and be willing to commit time to preparation of materials as these are not the run-of-the-mill, kitchen science-type of experiments.
This video from NOVA takes viewers on an incredible voyage into the microworld of the human body to explore The Universe Within. Breathtaking sports photography captures amazing athletes in action--but the real action happens inside, revealed by microphotography that is in the style of NOVA's classic documentary of human development, The Miracle of Life.
The program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dynamo that turns a simple sandwich eaten by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair into raw energy for a blistering sprint down the ice; and the ultimate event--the development of a new human life inside track star Karen Hatchett.