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1. American Museum of Natural History (site map)
2. Animal Diversity Web maintained by The University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology. A rich source of information about Mammals, Birds, Amphibians and Reptiles, Sharks, Bony Fishes, Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms. Be sure to check out their page of frog calls.
3. Animal Links from the National Aquarium in Baltimore provides links to six separate areas. Be sure to check out the Species section and the Venom Striking Beauties. There is a lot of good information here.
4. Animal Skull Collection - organized into six categories; mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish/shark, &U crustacean - presented by DeLoy Roberts, biology teacher at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho on 3/27/08
5. Autumn Leaf Color - An answer to the question ‘why do leaves change color in the fall?’
6. Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers from San Diego State University.
7. Biosciences - a rich source of resources related to the biological sciences.
8. Botany online - The Internet Hypertextbook
9. Brain Exploration - Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord. Many interesting links for middle, high school students.
10. Brain Images of normal and diseased brains can be found at the Whole Brain Atlas.
11. Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment.
12. Cells Alive offers some interesting microscopic views of cells and some great teaching on a wide range of topics; from how HIV viruses travel to the anatomy of a splinter.
13. Changing World Lessons from USGS
    1. Exploring Caves - K-3
    2. Mud Fossils - K-3
    3. Global Change - 4-6
    4. Land and People: Finding a Balance - 7-12
    5. Geologic Age - 7-12
14. ChickScope -Embryology: The 21-day Chick Lifecycle. How does an egg develop from the time it is laid to the time it hatches? Come explore with us the fascinating 21-day life cycle of the embryological chick
15. Conservation Investigation: Seahorses - You are a reporter for an international newspaper assigned to investigate the sea horse situation. You can travel to the Philippines and see seahorses and their habitat, interview local people, scientists, fishermen, traders, medicine users, and do library research for documents and statistics. Then write a balanced editorial that takes a point of view, respectfully and accurately represents the opposing or alternative attitudes.
16. Cool Microbiology - a selection of pictures and interesting web links related to microbiology
17. Cool Science for Curious Kids - The Howard Hughes Medical Institute picked some of the best museum activities and adapted them for the Web. The result is this simple site for kids in kindergarten through second or third grade. Kids explore animals, dust, butterflies, and more.
18. Disease Outbreak News - from the World Health Organization
19. Dissection
    1. Anatomically Correct: On-line Cat Dissection - dissect a cat, learn about multiple features of its anatomy, and then test your skills on the material you learned
    2. Cockroach Dissection - step-by-step videos
    3. The Cow's Eye Dissection is one of the most popular demonstrations at the Exploratorium. Go to their Hands-On Activities index see other Exploratorium exhibits.
    4. Crayfish Review - Participate in the virtual dissection of a crayfish. includes labeled close-up photographs
    5. Earthworm Review - includes labeled close-up photographs
    6. Fetal Pig Dissection - designed to provide an alternative exercise for students
    7. Frog Dissection Demo - only a demo, but wow is it good!
    8. Net Frog - learn about human anatomy through an online frog dissection
    9. Owl Pellet Dissection - several versions are available
    10. Sheep Brain Dissection - the anatomy of memory
    11. Virtual Frog Dissection Kit - You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game.
20. Earth’s Biomes - This 3D simulation lets you take part in an around-the-world scientific expedition researching Earth's biomes
21. Ecology Games - Quia game - ecology vocabulary
22. Ecology Games - Quia quiz; Review introductory Ecology vocabulary
23. Ecology Games - games about the Ecology that provide learning through the fun of game play
24. Ecology and Pests - games about insects; especially for those in third through fifth grade
25. The Electronic Zoo offers links to Internet Resources for most animals.
26. Extract Your Own DNA - You can see your own DNA with the unaided eye. Using this simple PowerPoint, your students will learn how to extract and view their own DNA. (easy-to-follow instructions for a great, hands-on learning experience)
27. Evolution: Theory and History - including journey into the world of phylogenetic systematics.
28. The Four Lobes of the Brain - Make a brain by clicking, dragging and dropping each of the four lobes of the brain. Click on the arrow when you are finished to see if you put the brain together correctly.
29. Genetics - This web site is a subject catalog covering genetics in the biosciences
30. Genetics Education Center - for educators interested in human genetics and the human genome project
31. Genetic Science Learning Center - Classroom Activities Index several great interactives
32. Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net. The Guide presents a large list of links and even a suggestion on how to search for animal sounds.
33. The Heart: an Online Exploration - Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the web-like body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science.
34. Heart and Circulation - 6 sections (and a quiz)
35. Heart Transplant from NOVA - How to transplant a heart in nineteen easy steps.
36. How Big is a ... - This is a great animation from Cells Alive. Click on the magnification arrow to gradually zoom in on items that are on the head of a pin.
37. Human Anatomy On-Line: fun, interactive and educational views of the human body. You may also find useful information at The Visible Human Project
38. Human eye - the organization of the retina and visual system
39. Human Genome Project Information - Explore this site for information about the U.S. and worldwide Human Genome Project.
40. In The Wild spotlights some of the world's vanishing and extinct species.
41. Kimball's Biology Pages - the pages represent an online biology textbook
42. Leaf and tree identification fact sheets - over 300 different tree species
43. Leaves - Why they change color (another discussion of leaf color)
44. Living in Space - design a space station
45. Living Things - Exploring individuals, families, neighborhoods and the circle of life.
46. Microbes.info offers information, links, and news related to microbes - Check out this good starting point for finding information concerning Microbiology.
47. Mitosis
    1. Animal Cell Mitosis - animation which demonstrates the stages of mitosis in an animal cell
    2. Interactive Mitosis Tutorial
    3. Mitosis - the dance of the chromosomes
    4. Mitosis movie - in cartoon format
48. MIT Biology Hypertextbook
49. Natural History Reference Sources - lists of links to plans and animal sources on the web. When you have time look through this list to find some jewels.
50. Neuroscience for Kids - The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! Explore their activities to learn more about this part of you.
51. The Nocturnal Eye - What appears as pitch black to a human may be dim light to a nocturnal animal. The reason lies in the structure of the eye itself.
52. NOVA - an index to previous NOVA exhibits on the subject Nature
53. On-Line Biology Book - Caution! This site has outdated links, however there are excellent illustrations here. [almost two dozen of the chapters have been revised recently - perhaps the trend will continue]
54. Pheromone Trails - This is a real-time 3D simulation that demonstrates how ants use pheromones to communicate. The student is able to interact with the simulation's artificial intelligence and environment to see how the ants will react to changes in their environment.
55. The Phylogeny of Life - The ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms that have ever lived.
56. Plant and Animal Cells - This real-time 3D model allows the user to inspect the structures of both plant and animal cells. The student is able to explore the entire cell from any angle as well as drill down to individual organelles of the cell for more information and a better view.
57. Plants of Hawaii - A collection of 6000+ copyright-free high-resolution images for 900+ plant taxa.
58. Scanning Electron Microscope - How it works, an image library, and Internet links.
59. Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World is an excellent set of short in-depth discussions about how these three senses function. The site is a report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
60. Shuttle/Mir Seed Germination Activity - from NASA Quest (Grade Levels: K-8)
61. Squish the Fish - [K-2] Help Squish travel out across the reef to find his lunch. He needs to find friends who will help him hide from his nemesis, Big Tooth Blob. Learn about shape, color, and behavioral adaptations for survival.
62. Then and Now - A Science Odyssey takes you on a journey through the most spectacular 100 years in the history of science and technology.
    1. Matters of Life and Death; Medicine and Health
    2. In Search of Ourselves; Human Behavior
    3. Origins; Earth and Life Sciences
63. This View of Life - a beginner's guide to the science of evolution
64. Virtual Autopsy on a preserved 500-year old Inca sacrifice
65. Virus Information can be found at Bugs in the News.
66. The Visible Human Project - Start with this page for a guided tour of the Visible Human project.
67. Wildflower Links: Wildflower research, education, art, links, and general information. This is an excellent resource to support project based learning. You will find dozens of links to wildflower sites which could be used in classrooms from Kindergarten all the way up to the High School level.
68. The World of Trees: A Canadian site, available in English or French, with everything you want to know about trees. Using icons at the bottom of the screen you can find a Teacher's Room listing objectives and suggested activities. You can also find a Student's Corner which will help students organize their work in one of four units.
69. Zoo Matchmaker - The Minnesota Zoo asks you to oversee a captive breeding program to either build genetic diversity or provide disease protection in a tiger population.

Animals

1. African Primates at Home - Five monkeys, a gorilla and a chimp are featured here. Brief information is given, and a sound file is available for most.
2. Animal Information database is a site developed by Sea World and Busch Gardens. You can get quick facts about many different animals or you can follow links to give more detailed information.
3. Animal Resources compiled by edHelper.com
4. Arctic Animals from Enchanted Learning
5. Arctic Wildlife Portfolio
6. Antelopes to Zebras - Fact sheets about the animals found at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon.
7. Bats - Take a Quiz or follow links to find out more about these mammals. This site is posted by the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkley.
8. Bats a Thematic Resource - find information about bats
9. Bear - The mission of the North American Bear Center is to enhance the understanding of the general public of the habits, needs and environment of bears in North America.
10. Bird Links posted by the National Audubon Society
11. Birds - The Life of Birds from PBS
12. Birds: Online Bird Guide from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A dynamic online guide for bird species identifications and in-depth information, including sounds, video, and distribution maps.
13. Bird Sounds - free backyard bird sounds to download and use
14. Butterflies
    1. Butterflies - from Enchanted Learning
    2. Butterflies of Hawaii
    3. Butterflies of Japan
    4. Butterflies of North America - a searchable database of butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico
    5. Butterfly Garden - A butterfly garden, large or small, can attract butterflies to your back yard. Here are some tips for creating your own garden
    6. The Butterfly Web Site - Learn more about the fascinating world of butterflies.
15. Cats: Plans for Perfection - A National Geographic location
16. Critter Guide - search for fun facts about animals (from PBS)
17. Dog Breeds - Information on 100 breeds, ranging from the world's smallest breed (the Chihuahua) to the tallest (the Irish Wolfhound).
18. Fish Features - An interactive unit for second and third grade sheltered students.
19. Frogs
    1. Alien Caribbean Frogs in Hawaii - this site also has frog calls online (several recordings of E. coqui calls)
    2. Animal Diversity Web page of frog calls.
    3. Calls of the Frogs and Toads of Texas
    4. Frogs: The Amazing, Adaptable Frog from the Exploratorium
    5. Frogs: A Chorus of Colors - from the American Museum of Natural History
    6. Frogs and Toads in Color and Sound
    7. Frogs for Kids - Here's lots of stuff about frogs! You can see pictures of frogs, find out what kinds of frogs live in Minnesota, hear what their calls sound like, print out pages to color and learn lots about frogs!
    8. Manitoba Frog and Toad Calls
20. Gremlins: Faces in the Forest - Go to the forests of the Amazon to see marmosets and tamarins, the world's smallest monkeys.
21. Grizzlies of Siberia: Walking with Giants - A PBS site
22. Horse - The Museum of the Horse:
23. Insectclopedia - An encyclopedia of insects.
24. Night Creatures of the Kalahari - Nova online
25. Organisms of Hawaii - Links to images of organisms of Hawaii on the internet
26. Punxsutawney Phil - Exactly how did a groundhog start predicting the weather?
27. Raccoons on the World Wide Web
28. Sea Dwellers from the Secrets of the Ocean Realm (from PBS) - your chance to get up close and personal with some of the most fearsome and fascinating creatures that roam the ocean's depths
29. Tiger Information Center - all about tigers
30. Wildlife Fact Sheets posted by Texas Parks and Wildlife
31. How Wolves Communicate

Rain forest links

1. Amazon Interactive allows you to explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rain forest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Río Napo.
2. Amazon Life - learning ecology through Amazon Rain forest
3. BRAIN: Brisbane Rain forest Action & Information Network was established in 1995 as a bush care group sponsored by the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia. The focus of the group is active rain forest regeneration and rehabilitation at a number of sites around Brisbane.
4. Reader's Digest presents Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain forest. After you take the tour be sure to take the quiz to see how much you know about the rain forest.
5. Nature's Crumbling Cathedral: The Tropical Rain forest
6. Rain forest Action Network includes some very helpful links such as Kids' Corner, What you can do, and Rain forest Information
7. Rainforest Biome: Almost anything you want to know about plants in rainforests.
8. Rain forests: Diversity and Destruction
9. Rain forest Resources posted by the Rain forest Alliance.

Zoos & Museums

1. American Museum of Natural History (site map)
2. Dallas Zoo - the largest zoological experience in Texas
3. Electronic Zoo - Links to many species
4. Pittsburgh Zoo - Find out where penguins live, what a Komodo dragon likes to eat, or how the spectacled bear got its name among other things.
5. ZooNet for Kids