Biology/Microbiology and Genetics
Adventures Beyond the Decimal
http://www.nanoreisen.de/english/
This interesting site examines the cell and its parts, allowing closer and closer views,
such as a microscopic look of the atom or a mosquito.
A Tour of the Cell
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/interactive.jsp
Imagine having a microscopic camera so small that you could travel inside a cell. This
site allows you to do just that. You can also click on individual parts of the cell and
learn their function. This site by the National Science Foundation is extremely
interactive and full of wonderful content.
Biology Project: Chemicals & Human Health
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/default.html
This section of the University of Arizona's Biology Project provides background
information on toxic materials and the body's responses. There are interactive tutorials
with assessment questions and an activity in which students can actually acquire and
analyze real data on the effects of second-hand smoke. Topics include Kidneys and Metals,
General Toxicology, and Lung Toxicology. There are annotated links to several other
outstanding resources.
Cell Biology and Cancer (NIH/NCI)
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/cancer/default.htm
Cell Biology and Cancer - developed with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National
Institutes of Health (NIH) - is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program, designed to
promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics.
Cell Explorer
http://www.exploratorium.edu/traits/cell_explorer.html
Use this interactive Cell Explorer to learn the parts of a cell, where you get your
energy, how cell division works, and how cells make proteins.
CELLS alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
CELLS alive! represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living
cells and organisms for education and medical research. There contents include Cell
Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Microscopy. Each section contains links to
interactive content.
Centre of the Cell
http://www.centreofthecell.org/
Centre of the Cell online is packed with facts, pictures, games, and films inspired by the
ongoing work of more than 60 leading scientists and doctors at Queen Mary, University of
London and Barts, and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Also includes teacher
and students areas with activities, ethics of cell research, and more.
Click and Clone
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/cloning/clickandclone/
Students can explore the science of cloning by clicking on Mimi, a brown mouse. Necessary
ingredients and tools appear on the screen and each step is graphically provided along
with accompanying sounds. Students can move the petri dishes around and explore the
process using a microscope. At the end of the process, you will have some baby mouse
clones.
Create a DNA Fingerprint
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/tdc02/sci/life/gen/creatednafingerprint/index.html
Learn DNA profiling, the technique police use to catch the guilty and free the innocent.
Click to view an interactive feature that lets you compare a sample DNA with those of
suspects. This engaging activity is from NOVA: "The Killer's Trail."
DNA
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dna/episode1/index.html
From the Public Broadcasting System comes this excellent site devoted to all things DNA
— from the story of how 'the double helix' was discovered to The Human Genome Project
to attempts to cure Cancer and a look at the pluses and minuses of genetic
experimentation. The site also offers resources for teachers, a DNA timeline, and a 3-D
DNA Explorer.
DNA and Genes: The Basics and Beyond
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/
This Website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and
genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity
to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA molecule and discover how proteins
function. Teachers and students alike will enjoy "What Makes a Firefly Glow?"
Among others, there is a student activity based on using DNA to solve a mystery of stolen
artifacts. The great teacher resources supply guides and suggest classroom activities. All
in all, this is a useful site whose simple interactive graphics provide a fun and easy way
to learn the difficult subject of DNA.
DNA Interactive
http://www.dnai.org/
DNA Interactive explores the exciting history of DNA science. Visit to examine the
Timeline of DNA discovery, jump into the Code for a more in-depth lesson, or click on
Manipulation to learn about the tools developed to work with DNA strands. With free
registration, teachers can pick up lesson plans and worksheets.
Educational Games: NobelPrize.org
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
Explore plastics, blood typing, DNA, split brain experiments, lasers, and more with
NobelPrize.org’s educational games. Make sure to click the links on the top of page
to find all the games related to physics, chemistry, and medicine.
From Microscopes to Large-Scale Scupture
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4079067
National Public Radio makes the connection between art and science by exploring the work
of sculptor Kendall Buster. Site visitors can open an audio file to hear an interview with
microbiologist-turned-artist Kendall Buster. Buster uses the images she sees through a
microscope as inspiration to create her monumental sculptures, which can be walked through
and experienced as three-dimensional worlds.
Harvest of Fear
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
FRONTLINE and NOVA join forces to report on the risks, benefits, hopes and fears of
biotechnology and bio engineered food crops. The report includes in-depth interviews with
genetic scientists, food industry and agribusiness representatives, farmers using
genetically modified seeds, and critics of biotechnology.
Interactive Experiments
http://www.nyhallsci.org/biochem/interactive_experiments-sf.html
On the New York Hall of Science’s interactive Biochemistry Discovery Lab website,
students do experiments to find out what atoms are in sour foods, what molecules are in
scabs, and what molecules make the holes in bread.
Learn.Genetics
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
The Genetic Science Learning Center is a University of Utah outreach education program to
help people understand how genetics affects life and society. Offerings include free
hands-on activities using low-cost materials; WebQuest to guide student exploration of
online materials; learning guides; bioethics case studies; lesson plan suggestions.
Kid's Palynology
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/palynology/kid_pal0.html
Pally the Pollen Grain and Fern the Spore are ready to take your students on a tour of the
wonderful world of palynomorphs. This all-too-brief but cute web site features short
pages, illustrated with photographs, which cover pollen transport, form, and function.
There are also links to other K-12 pollination sites. This site is aimed at 2nd or 3rd
grade.
Make a Mad, Mad, Mad Neuron
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/reward/madneuron.html
Great interactive animation in which the user must put the parts of a neuron together in
the right order to please the Mad Scientists. A fun way to learn neuron parts.
Microbes.info: Microbiology Information Portal
http://www.microbes.info/index.html
Microbes.info is an internet web site designed to bring useful and interesting
microbiology informational resources to you. Microbes.info is managed by its creator and
webmaster, Al Chan. Setup in the now familiar format of many major directories, it covers:
General, Environmental, Food, Industrial, Medical, and Veterinary Microbiology. It also
includes sections on Education and Learning, Employment and Careers, Organizations,
Companies, News, Articles, and more.
Microbe Zoo
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/index.html
Here is an excellent resource to explore the fascinating world of microbes. Students can
take a look at microbe specimens, learn how they affect our world, investigate microbe
news-makers, and read profiles of scientists who study the microbe world.
Microscope Imaging Station
http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/index.php
In 2004, the Exploratorium launched the most ambitious microscope facility ever created
for use by the general public, the Microscope Imaging Station. The project gives museum
visitors the ability to view living specimens, as well as control the microscopes
themselves to change the magnification, focus, and even the lighting. The project’s
companion web site reflects the diversity of topics and specimens that users might see on
a typical visit; its goal is to recreate some of the excitement and wonder that the
earliest biological researchers found as they discovered another world all around them.
Through images, text, and video, visitors to the site can learn about blood cells, stem
cells, what happens when the immune system goes awry, how the zebrafish is helping
biomedical researchers understand how our hearts function, and how the sea urchin helps
scientists understand such topics as genes, reproduction, and cancer.
Molecularium: Kid Site
http://www.molecularium.com/kidsite.html
What lives in the nano world? You'll find out here through interactive activities, a
gallery, and more! By Rensselaer’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for
Directed Assembly of Nanostructures.
Pass the Genes, Please
http://nature.ca/genome/04/041/0414_e.cfm
Students learn about dominate and recessive genes and then practice what they learned
while playing the Pass the Genes, Please educational game. Select the genes from the mom
and dad that cause the child to have wavy or straight, blond or brown hair, dimples, and
an attatched or detatched earlobe. The game can be played repeatedly with different child
traits.
Putting DNA to Work (Koshland Science Museum)
http://www.koshlandsciencemuseum.org/exhibitdna/index.jsp
Fifty years ago scientists first described the structure of DNA. Today humans have put DNA
to work in a wide variety of applications. This exhibit explores a few of those
applications including Inherited Diseases, DNA/Criminal Justice, Improving Crops, and
Infectious Disease. In the following sections, learn more about the basics of where DNA is
found, how similar DNA is between humans and other species and how traits are inherited
from one generation to the next. Teaching Activities include standards-based activities
and fieldtrip guides that can be used without a physical visit.
Sickle Cell Disease
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/sicklecell/
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes red blood cells to be abnormally
shaped. This site's simple question-and-answer format helps you learn how people get the
disease, what its symptoms are, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Small Worlds: The Art of the Invisible
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/smallworlds/
Small Worlds: the art of the invisible is an exhibition of the miniature world of
microscopic specimens, revealing the strange and wonderful contents of the Museum’s
collection of some ten thousand slides. Over three-quarters of these are contained in a
single cabinet on permanent loan from the Royal Microscopical Society, with specimens
prepared between 1860 and 1930. Click on the Exhibition button (the picture frame in the
center) and use the Navigation list on the right side to view the online version of this
exhibition. Click on Specimens & Slides on the menu bar to view the image gallery.
Stem Cell Information
http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp
An excellent introduction to stem cells, this site examines the unique properties of stem
cells, differences between embryonic and adult stem cells, and FAQs. The Info Center
provides answers to questions like "What Are Stem Cells?" Students can also find
information on Federal Policy and pending legislation concerning stem cell policy.
Understanding Genetics
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/ugenetics/
This is a very interesting site having to do with genetics. Sections include Points of
View, Genetics in the News, Online Exhibits, Ask a Geneticist, At Home Activities, and
much more.
Virtual Cell Web Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm
Virtual Electron Microscope
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
Students can see what it is like to see living cells magnified through an electron
microscope on the educational interactive website Virtual Electron Microscope. View the
speciman and read the clue to find out what it is. Specimans include an insect spiracle,
housefly mouth, skeletal muscle, red blood cells, bone cells, immune system cells, human
hair, house spider eyes, mold, and a daisy anther.
Virtual Microscope (Univ of Delaware)
http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html
A narrated interactive tutorial on the use of a microscope. A checklist promotes success
by indicating when a step is completed or needs to be repeated. The virtual scope has all
the same controls found on the real thing. Nicely done.
Zoo Matchmaker
http://www.minnesotazoo.org/education/games/matchmaker/index.html
Zoos often focus on ways to promote a species by ensuring its genetic diversity. This site
allows you to be the virtual matchmaker of tigers with varying levels of genetic
similarity. Travel through four generations of tigers to learn how your decisions impact
the health of the species.
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