Biology Education Sites

Stage 6: Biology

This page includes links to topics within the new NSW Stage 6 Biology syllabus.

http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/biol/

UniServe Science Biology

This page includes links to catalogues and databases of biology teaching software.

http://science.uniserve.edu.au/disc/biol/

The Microbial World (Added: Term 1 2000)

Contains 34 specific microbial profiles which include representatives of fungi and bacteria.

http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/microbes/microbes.htm

Online Biology Book (Added: Term 1 2000)

A comprehensive set of pages, covering all the main introductory themes of biology.

http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/Bio/BIO181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html

Learn Biology Online (Added: Term 4 2001)

Covers various aspects of biology (freshwater ecology, photosynthesis, cell biology and genetics) particularly aimed at high school students and their studies. The author is also preparing an online biological dictionary.

http://www.leesr.fsnet.co.uk/

Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) (Added: Term 1 2000)

Contains lots of ideas on experimental opportunities offered by plants.

http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/sapshom.html

California State Universities Bioweb (Added: Term 1 2000)

Contains links, by category, to lots of biology sites.

http://arnica.csustan.edu/

The University of Sydney Eureka Schools Prize for Biological Sciences

Contains information about this prestigious national prize.

http://www.austmus.gov.au/eureka/2000/usyd2000.htm

BioTech's Life Science Dictionary

Contains terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics.

http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/search/dict-search.html

UK Association for Science Education - General Biology Resources

A large collection of resources organised by sub-discipline categories.

http://www.ase.org.uk/bilink.html

Genetics Education

Contains articles, lectures and software information, plus links to a large number of sites which are very useful for both school and tertiary genetics education.

http://gsa.angis.org.au/Education/

Yahoo! (Australia) Biology Education Page

Yahoo! is always a reliable starting point for resources on any topic and they now have an Australian site.

http://www.yahoo.com.au/Science/Biology/Education/

The Biology Project

The Biology Project is an interactive on-line resource for learning biology and has been designed for biology students at the college and high school level. The site includes problem sets, tutorials and other activities in areas such as Cell Biology, Human Biology, and Mendelian Genetics which can be accessed via an Australian mirror or at The Biology Project home site at The University of Arizona.

For more information and on-line interactive resources for topics such as Biochemistry, Chemicals and Human Health, Developmental Biology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology see The Biology Project homepage at The University of Arizona.

BIODIDAC - A bank of digital resources for teaching biology

A media bank of images and other resources in a digital format that can be used and adapted for teaching Biology. Material can be copied, modified and adapted for educational purposes, provided there is an acknowledgement. See the site at the University of Ottawa for full usage details.

http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/

Access Excellence

"A place in cyberspace for biology teaching and learning". This provides a range of useful information and resources.

http://www.accessexcellence.org/

Biology at the Mining Company

The Mining Company provides a collection of subject sites developed by "mining" the Web.

http://biology.miningco.com/

The Biology Place

This is a commercial site with a joining fee (either student, individual or institutional). It does allow you to sample the contents before joining. It is aimed at the secondary and college level.

http://www.biology.com/

Life Sciences Teaching resources

Includes laboratory investigations and teaching tips for the life sciences.

http://chem.lapeer.org/Bio1Docs/

Biological resources

A collection of biology resources with some emphasis on medical aspects.

http://www.jacksonville.net/~rolovett/biology.html

Amazon Interactive

Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through on-line games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people.

http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

Statistical Education through Problem Solving (STEPS) Project

The STEPS consortium has developed problem-based modules to support the teaching of Statistics in Biology, Geography (UK data only) and Psychology.

http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/steps/

BIOTUTOR Schools, Colleges & Universities Pages

Contains a teacher resources library and links to useful resources for biology teachers and students.

http://www.uclan.ac.uk/biotutor

Sebastopol Secondary College - Science Links: Biology

http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/links/sci/biol.htm

Sebastopol Secondary College - Science Links: Environmental Science

http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/links/sci/envir.htm

General Science Resources

Macleay Museum

A museum of the history of science.

http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/macleay/welcome.htm

Science Alliance

Science Alliance is a partnership between schools that have a record of excellence in science and mathematics and the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney. It is also a support system for schools that are producing top science and mathematics students.

http://www.scifac.usyd.edu.au/scialliance.html

Australian Academy of Science - Science education

Includes a catalogue of publications.

http://www.science.org.au/educatio/educatio.htm

SOFWeb's Teacher Resources for Science

A large collection of resources maintained by the Victorian Department of Education as part of SOFweb (Schools of the Future).

http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/resource/teachsci.htm

Science City

A collection of resources from the Agricultural Instructional Media (AIM) Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/AIM/scicity/

Santa Barbara Science

A selection of science experiments and collections of resources.

http://www.west.net/~science/

OnlineClass

A commercial site which "... creates original K-12 programming for the Internet, delivering a planned, organized and moderated e-mail/Web learning experience." Some of the projects have components relevant to biology.

http://www.onlineclass.com/

500 Links

A part of the Summer Research Program for Science Teachers web site.

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/physio/links.html

Sebastopol Secondary College - Science Links: General Science

http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/links/sci/general.htm

indicates site is located in Australia

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