Mrs. N. Spires'
Biology Bookmarks

Basic Chemistry	Cells	Genetics
Viruses and Monerans	Protists	Fungi
Plants	Animals - Invertebrates	Animals - Vertebrates

Scientific Method and Microscopy

• The Scientific Method
• The Scientific Method
• What is the Scientific Method?
• Using the Scientific Method
• Introdution to the Scientific Method - a lesson plan
• Online Microscopes - an exhibit of historical microscopes
• Using the Scientific Method - from the Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange
• Metrics Matter

Basic Chemistry

• Chem4Kids
• CHEMystery
• Delights of Chemistry - experiments and demonstrations, photos and animations - all chemistry related.
• The Particle Adventure - An Interactive Tour of the Inner Workings of the Atom
• Southeastern Michigan Math-Science Learning Coalition - Chemistry Lesson Plans
• CHEMISTRY FUNCTIONS - they say you can use their website to solve chemistry related problems, such as molar conversions and balancing equations.
• Conversion of Units - page from the Institute of Chemistry.
• Chemicool Periodic Table
• WebElements - The Periodic Table on the WWW
• A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements (The Chemistry Societies' Network)
• The Periodic Table of Comic Books - for fun, a list of comic books associated with chemical elements.
• BioChemLinks.com
• Cook and Eat Chemistry
• Chemical Carousel ~ A Trip Around the Carbon Cycle
• Miami Museum of Science: The Atoms Family
• Miami Museum of Science: The pH Factor
• The Biology Project: Biochemistry
• Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen
• The Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun
• Polymers: They're Everywhere - in-depth look at polymers by National Geographic Society.
• It's 'ELEMENT' ary - a lesson plan submitted to Education World by Nisa Peek for students in grades 6-8.

Cells

• Celle Magazine
• CELLS alive
• The Cell
• The Biology Project: Cell Biology
• I Can Do That! - describes itself as, "...a painless way to find fun facts about DNA, RNA, cells, protein and cloning." Recommended for grades 6-12.
• The Cell Nucleus
• An Introduction to Mitosis
• I LOVE TEACHING - Internet Activities - Mitosis- Cell Cycle Internet Lab
• Mitosis Related WWW Sites
• Dictionary of Cell Biology

Genetics

• I Can Do That! - describes itself as, "...a painless way to find fun facts about DNA, RNA, cells, protein and cloning." Recommended for grades 6-12.
• MendelWeb
• The Natural History of Genes (target grades 7-12)
• The Biology Project: Mendelian Genetics
• The Biology Project: Human Biology (Genetics)
• Center for Human Genome Studies
• Designer Genes: A Short History of Genetics
• The Biolgy Project: Molecular Biology
• Understanding Gene Testing
• I LOVE TEACHING - Writing in Science (Mendelian Genetics)
• ILOVE TEACHING - Marshmallow Meiosis
• A Hands-On Approach to Teaching the DNA Structure and FUNCTION - a lesson plan which involves the building of a DNA model

Viruses and Monera

• The Microbe Zoo
• Natural Sciences for Educators: Monera
• The Smallest Page on the Web - an introduction to the microscopic organisms you can find in a freshwaterpond
• CELLS alive! (images of bacteria)
• Discovery Online: Epidemic
• The Black Plague Simulation

Protists

• Natural Sciences for Educators: Protista
• The Smallest Page on the Web - an introduction to the microscopic organisms you can find in a freshwaterpond
• The Algae Home Page
• The Ohio University Algae Home Page
• The Harmful Algae Page
• Dinoflagellates
• Learn A Little About Marine Life: Marine Plants & Algae
• Ocean Planet Lesson Plan: There Are Algae in Your House

Fungi

• Fun Facts About Fungi
• Introduction to the Fungi
• MykoWeb
• Natural Sciences for Educators: Fungi
• Fun with Lichens