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-check out the animation showing the steps of mitosis and meiosis side by side. Don't get too bogged down w/the text (there are a few vocab terms I didn't use in class)
**Dragon Genotypes and Phenotypes: http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/
-click the microscope picture
-at "Genetics Web Lab Directory," click "Dragons"
-click "enter Web Lab" at the next screen
Links for the "Cellular Quests":
Part 1: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Cellupedia (page sometimes loads slowly...be patient...try copying and pasting the URL into a different window/tab, or if you're totally impatient, open the other site you need in a new window/tab): http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/different_cell_types.html
-->Prokaryotic cells: http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/prokaryotic_cells.html
-->Eukaryotic cells: http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/eukaryotic_cells.html
Part 1 and 2: Life Science Safari (you can skip the intro): http://vilenski.org/science/safari/
Bacteria and Viruses: http://www.beyondbooks.com/lif72/2.asp
Illuminating Photosynthesis: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/photosynthesis.html#
ELEMENT PROJECT WEBSITES
Works Cited/Bibliography:
EasyBib.com--You put in the information, the site formats it for you! Go to: http://www.easybib.com/
Element Websites:
WebElements Periodic Table: http://www.webelements.com/index.html
Los Alamos National Laboratory Periodic Table: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
Element and Compound information: It's Elemental: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
It may be useful to search on Google or Yahoo for other webpages useful to your element.
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Genetics Web Activities:
DNA fingerprinting: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/lab01.html
DNA Workshop: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/#
Journey Into DNA: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/dna.html#
Karyotyping Activity: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Human_Bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html
HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS WEBSITES
Here are a few general sites about human body systems, which may help you find images or additional information for your presentation to the class. Each of these sites has links to pages about specific body systems. You may use Yahoo!, Google, or other search engines to find info specific to your system, as well.
Human Body Systems Student Site: http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/hbs_student.htm
Human Anatomy Online: http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Rice Model Science Lab: Human Body Systems: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~scilinks/body_systems.htm
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For those of you interested in the plight of the banana: http://www.inibap.org/
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MISCELLANY: SOME NEAT SITES
Science on Your Birthday: Today in Science: http://www.todayinsci.com
Find out what happened in science history on your birthday (or any other day)!
News Sources:
Science News for Kids: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com
The latest science news written in a kid-friendly way.
Discover Magazine Online: http://www.discover.com
Not all articles from the print magazine will be available online.
Terra Daily: http://www.terradaily.com
World news with an environmental focus.
Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet: http://www.earthweek.com/Week.html
Brief stories each week about environmental issues around the world. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the weekly reports.
General Information:
How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com
If you want to find out how ANYTHING works, go here. Some information is a bit technical.
Astronomy Sites
Bad Astronomy: http://www.badastronomy.com/
A page devoted to debunking astronomy misconceptions. Some amusing stuff!
Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
the name pretty much says it all...
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