Useful Links
Use these links for general student resources - study skills, research,
college preparation. Let me know if you find one that I should add to this
page!
Mrs. Leto
Internet Links
Citation Machine. Use this tool to create proper citations for
sources used
in research.
http://citationmachine.net/
Nectar "bullseye" for insects!
Flowers in UV light
An extreme example of transgenic animals!
Alba the glowing bunny!
Virtual Earthworm dissection
http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=biology&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fbiog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu%2FBioG101_104%2Ftutorials%2Fanimals%2Fearthworm.html
Short video clips reviewing specific topics - great for test or
exam review!
MIT AP Biology study resources
IB Syllabus Standards can be found here. Great study guide.
http://www.patana.ac.th/secondary/science/index.home.htm
PowerPoint Viewer. If you don't have PowerPoint, but need to
view a slide
show, download this free viewer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7C404E8E-5513-46C4-AA4F-058A84A37DF1&displaylang=EN
Dr. Paul's Biology Dictionary - look up terms you don't know!
http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/bio122/words/scanner.html
Nature online - one of the best scientific journals!
http://www.nature.com/index.html
New Scientist online - another good scientific journal -
http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns
Transcription & Translation animation.
http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a1.html
Encyclozine: The Nature of Science.
http://kosmoi.com/Science/Method/
Project 2061 Science Benchmarks. American Association for the
Advancement
of Science.
http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/ch1/ch1.htm
Powers of Ten. Zoom in for an ever-closer view!
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
Online dictionary. Also, encyclopedia, thesaurus, reference
guide, photos &
diagrams - check it out!
http://thefreedictionary.com/
Ask a Scientist connects you to some of the top scientists in
the country,
and each of them is connected to the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute. If
you've got a question about medicine, human biology, animals,
biochemistry,
microbiology, genetics,
or evolution, then please,
Ask a Scientist!
http://www.hhmi.org/askascientist/
Virtual worm tour
http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/virtual_worm/index.html
AP Biology Anatomy & Physiology WebQuest
http://teacherweb.com/FL/MiddletonMagnetHighSchool/APBiology/index.html
Review Games and Quizzes for Biology
http://www.quia.com/shared/bio/
Interactive animations for transcription and translation.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/transcribe/
Simple animation of DNA transcription.
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/molgenetics/transcription.swf
Simple animation of RNA translation.
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/molgenetics/translation.swf
The National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/
The Biology Project at the University of Arizona
Tutorials & Problem sets for major areas of study.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/DEFAULT.html
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Founded in 1890, CSHL is a private, non-profit institution with
research
programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant genetics, genomics, and
bioinformatics and a broad educational mission.
http://www.cshl.edu/
Cliff's Notes for Biology
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/Biology.topicArticleId-8741.html
Molecular Expressions
Virtual Microscopy
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/index.html
National Academies
Stem Cell Podcast
http://media.nap.edu/podcasts/nax3stemcellsa.mp3
University of Michigan
Stem Cell Researcg
http://www.umich.edu/stemcell/
Virtual DNA Extraction
University of Utah
Genetic Science Learning Center
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/biotech/extraction/
Yoda - Cat with four ears
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26345150/
Designs & Nature Talk
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs.html
Virtual Cell animations. By walking through the still images and
movies
included for each topic, viewers can easily choose between
either studying a
specific step from one of the processes or taking a more
immersive look at
the process in it's entirety.
http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/home.htm
DNA replication animation.
http://207.207.4.198/pub/flash/24/24.html
Another DNA replication animation.
http://www.wiley.com/college/pratt/0471393878/student/animations/dna_replication/index.html
Cell animations
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/
Tree of Life Web Project.
Awesome images!
http://www.tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
AP Biology labs - including simulations!
http://www.ucopenaccess.org/courses/APBioLabs/course/index.html
Human anatomy & physiology webquest
http://teacherweb.com/FL/MiddletonMagnetHighSchool/APBiology/
Human anatomy and physiology animations
http://www.argosymedical.com/index.html
Other Resources