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General Biology Web Sites

On-Line Biology Book
Estrella Mountain Community College has a free "book" of lecture outlines.
  On-Line Biology Book

Kimball's Biology Pages
Dr. John W. Kimball has created an extensive online biology index that provides thorough coverage of all levels of biology topics.
  Kimball's Biology Pages

Access Excellence's Activities Exchange
The National Health Museum continues to support this site with a myriad of lessons and ideas that have been catalogued to help biology teachers. Special sections include About Biotech, Activities Exchange (you can post your favorite lab here to share with others!), Health Headquarters, and Classrooms of the 21st Century.
  Access Excellence's Activities Exchange

The Biology Project
This site from the University of Arizona includes chapters on biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, immunology and health issues, and genetics and molecular biology. They have developed interactive activities with onion root mitosis, karyotyping, DNA profiling, and immunoassay. Your students will appreciate their tutorials and quizzes.
  The Biology Project

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This site has information on their Holiday Lectures on Science (plus publications downloads), bulletins, and grant information.
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute

BioInteractive
Conduct virtual labs (ELISSA assay, bacterial identification, cardiology and neurophysiology) and view animations and Web videos on this site.
  BioInteractive

The Biology Place
Pearson Education's for-profit site includes many original webquests, impressive interactive tutorials, online testing and grading, special introductions, procedure explanations, and quizzes for each of the 12 AP Biology laboratories. Prices for a site license are determined by the size of school and number of students served. Trial subscriptions are available.
  The Biology Place

National Institutes of Health
The NIH Web site includes an alphabetical health topics index and information on the latest in health research.
  National Institutes of Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC Web site offers statistics on health issues and a listing of disease and health topics with fact sheets.
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
This foundation sponsors Summer Institutes for teachers (an online application is available) and features the 1991-2002 teacher projects for classroom activities on topics ranging from biodiversity to neurobiology.
  Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Science Olympiad
This national competition for student teams from kindergarten to high school seniors emphasizes problem solving and innovation in science learning.
  Science Olympiad

Great Web Sites for Biology Links
Human Physiology
Ken House's Biology Web Site References provide an extensive listing of useful sites organized by topic.
  Human Physiology

Biological Sciences Web Server
This California State University site has links by category to unusual sites.
  Biological Sciences Web Server

Advanced Placement Biology at the University of Georgia
The site offers specific help for the novice and veteran AP teacher.
  Advanced Placement Biology at the University of Georgia

Harvard University's Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology
This site hosts a useful listing of Web sites under many topic headings.
  Harvard University's Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Resources for science (and other subjects) from 40 federal organizations are compiled at this site.
  Federal Resources for Educational Excellence







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