ACCESS
EXCELLENCE
A national educational program that provides high school biology
teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources
of new scientific information via the World Wide Web
ALIEN EMPIRE
WNET offers this slick look at insects, sure to engage students of all ages.
ANIMAL DIVERSITY WEB
An online database of natural history, animal distribution, classification,
and conservation from the University of Michigan
ANTS
- STRANGER THAN FICTION
Explanation of them many facets of ant colony life with animated
graphics to help demonstrate
BEE
ALERT
University of Montana project offering data archives, snapshots
and live bee video
BIOINTERACTIVE
The
Howard Hughes Medical Institute offers this excellent treatment of the life sciences.
BIOLOGY
BINDER
All kinds of activities and resources for teaching from Jessica
Lupold; for high school biology
BIOLOGY
IN MOTION
Simulations and activities designed to promote understanding of
living things
BIOLOGY LESSONS
Quality Biology lessons from San Diego State University
BIOLOGY PROJECT
Biochemistry, cells, chemicals, immunology, genetics, and human
and molecular biology
BIOSURF
Virtual textbook consisting of nine units with awesome detail and
excellent links
BOTANY GLOSSARY
Database search of 2308 terms relating to botany, gardening, horticulture
and landscape architecture
CELL INTELLIGENCE
High School or higher presentation on the intricate workings
within cells - superb information and images
CELLS ALIVE
Animated images of bacterial and viral infections, parasites, and
other small celled living things with detailed information
CLAM
DISSECTION
Images of clam anatomy numbered for ease of use in class discussion
and student study
CLOUD
FOREST ALIVE
Visit the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica through
this live, interactive website. Learn and participate in science,
research, and educational projects live in the tropical cloud forests.
COOL SCIENCE FOR CURIOUS KIDS
Biology for upper elementary and middle schoolers presented by the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute; very nicely done
COW'S EYE DISSECTION
Presented by San Francisco's Exploratorium, step-by-step online
dissection of a cow eye
CRAYFISH
DISSECTION
From Cornell University; numbered for ease of use in reviewing crayfish
anatomy
DINOSAUR EGGS
National Geographic presentation allowing the viewer to hunt
for eggs, hatch them, and examine models of what the offspring may
have looked like; the culminating event is a virtual museum
EARTHWORM
DISSECTION
Another Cornell tutorial; numbered and clickable for review of earthworm
anatomy
ECOKIDS
Topical information about the environment through interactive,
educational games and activities
ELEPHANTS
OF CAMEROON
North Carolina Zoo site tracking and studying these endangered
animals online in an interactive format
eNATURE
Field guides to all kinds of plants and animals as they are found
in nature; excellent images
ENDANGERED!
Online expedition of endangered species by the American Museum of
Natural History
ENTOMOLOGY
University of Kentucky Site designed for kids with parent and
teacher resources attached
FROG
DISSECTION
Flash-based virtual frog dissection including quizzes and a
test
GREAT PLANT ESCAPE
Online simulation for kids which helps present information on
plant life
I
CAN DO THAT!
Fun pages that cover cell theory and the genetic materials that
make reproduction of living things possible
INSECTS HOME PAGE
Half order and classification, half Book of World Records - a fun
site for elementary students
INTERACTIVE FROG DISSECTION
University of Virginia site of virtual frog dissection which
is a valuable preparation tool or even a useful substitute for laboratory
dissection
KIDS FARM
Farm Animals, Wild Animals, Kids' Rodeo, What Grows, Equipment,
and People at the Ranch - great format
LIFE
IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
Nicely formatted site that covers the existence of life on earth
and beyond
MENDELWEB
Comprehensive resource covering genetics, introductory data analysis,
elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science
MR. & MRS. SMITH'S LIFE SCIENCE WEB
Kent and Betsy Smith host this homegrown site that contains their
lesson plans, teacher notes, activities & worksheets, links, and extra credit projects they call SciQuests
MYRMECOLOGY PORTAL
Subtitled "the science about ants", this page brings together
a wealth of information on varieties of ants
NANOWORLD IMAGES
High quality magnified microscopic images of blood, cells, animals,
diseases, microbes, pollen, yeast, molds and plant and animal tissue
NATURESERVE
Database of 50,000 species and ecosystems of the U.S. and Canada
with an emphasis on conservation
NEUROSCIENCE
FOR KIDS
Extensive pages covering the human nervous system designed for elementary
students
OWL
PELLET DISSECTION
Select pellets from one of eight different varieties of owls and
examine them click-by-click
PENGUIN PAGES
Everything you would ever want to know about penguins in 150 pages
with teacher support for the classroom - not just for primary!
PIG
DISSECTION
Shockwave-based guides and quizzes to help you dissect a pig
vicariously online
PLANT MATERIALS
USDA site with many sources on plant materials and plant technology
SEA TURTLE SURVIVAL LEAGUE
Information on sea turtles, plus an adopt a turtle program, and
the sea turtle satellite tracking program
SHEEP
BRAIN DISSECTION
Subtitled 'The Anatomy of Memory," this site walks you through
the physical examination of a sheep's brain
SPIDERS
Elementary-level site from Australia which takes a look at spiders
up close and personal =)
SQUID
DISSECTION
Images of squid anatomy with clickable numbers to review each organ
within
STRANGE
SCIENCE
Subtitled "The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology,"
this site tracks the growth of th life sciences from their inception
TOUR OF BIOMES
Virtual tour of a tropical rain forest, tropical savannah, mid-latitude
deciduous forest, desert, subarctic taiga and polar tundra
WHALE
NET
Wheelock College in Boston hosts this site dedicated to the
study of whales by teachers and students
WILDFINDER
The World Wildlife Fund hosts this searchable database of species and places.
YUCKIEST
SITE ON THE INTERNET
Life sciences with a yuck factor to keep elementary students coming
back for more