www.teach.science, Spring 1998 Science House Workshop
Use this list of links to browse science-related sites that could be used
for classroom lessons. Remember you can use the Back button or Go in the
menu bar to get back to pages you've left.
Sites for Biology and Ecology/Environmental Sciences
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 Natural History of Genes)
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.
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.
