Teaching Resources
Understanding Evolution
An excellent learning and teaching site produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology with support from the National Science Foundation. A thorough site with easy navigation, excellent illustrations, teacher guides, sample quizzes, etc. This site covers all of the important aspects and evidences of evolution. A real gem!
Evolution, a journey into where we are from and where we are going
Public Broadcasting System indexed to many topics on evolution and science; an authoritative resource.
Biology Animations
Collection of lively visuals to help students understand key processes. From North Harris College in Houston this site also has more than 100 links to other teaching animations.
Dinosaurs
Many images of dinosaurs in this lode of links, many are downloadable for teaching purposes.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
ENC Online is a K-12 math and science teacher center.
How Evolution Works
From the Science Stuff section of the How Stuff Works web site.
Animated Dinosaurs
Action Bioscience
Promotes bioscience literacy (with lessons)
Science Net Links
Comprehensive help for K-12 science teachers and sponsored by American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Lessons, tools, resources,
benchmarks.
Try Science
For ages 8-14 with interactive material from more than 400 museums from around
the World.
Access Excellence
Resource for high school biology teachers with interactive forums, science
updates, graphics center, biology education online, many others.
BioTech
Biology and chemistry resources, illustrated dictionary, guided tour of site. Excellent.
The Biology Project
Extensive interactive resources for high school and introductory college
courses.
The Why Files
Science behind the current news.
BBC Schools on Line
Voted as best online learning source in 2000.
Darwin's Web Ring
Links to many Darwin and evolution websites.
Teaching Evolution and the Nature of Science
Teacher's handbook.
Walking with Dinosaurs
From the BBC.
Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction
From the U. S. Geological Survey.
McGraw-Hill Evolution Links
Offers very good sources of information from a variety of published sources.
The Scopes Monkey Trial
History of the famous trial, the Tennessee Butler Act, aftermath of the trial,
Questions and answers, all from a British perspective.
Evolution and the Nature of Science
Includes lots of teacher-devloped lessons.
The Tree of Life
An online phylogeny project that continues to grow with thousands of
pages and is database-driven. Visitors can create custom pages with
glossary, images, etc.
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS)
Develops inquiry-based science curricula. Site has downloadable curriculum modules, catalog, annual report, job opportunities, professional development opportunities.
AIBS Evolution Website
Good site for teaching materials on evolution, but has many other resources for biology instruction.
BioQuest Curriculum Consortium
Promotes useful curriculum innovation through simulations, data sets, and analytical tools.
BBC's Evolution Website
British Broadcasting's site for educational resources on evolution.
Live Science
Up to date science news with a few humorous entries and lots of fascinating and useful materials.
Top Teaching Resources
Operated by Merit Software. Offers lots of links to useful teaching resources.
Lists grants and funding sites for teachers.
Science Daily
News on all things scientific with breaking news, the day's top stories, and sections for various fields of science.
EvoTutor
Interactive simulations for teaching evolution. Downloadable.
Center for Science Education (CSE)
For the improvement and support of science education reform nationwide. Provides list (and links) for resources for educators through high school level and more.
Teaching Evolution: Online Course for Teachers
Offered by California State University Fullerton.
The Skeleton Project
Human and primate comparative anatomy of skeletons in 2D and 3D.
Teaching Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy
National Science Teaching Standards
For evolution and the living environment.
Genetics Made Clear
From Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. A graphics-rich tutorial for teachers, high schooland beginningcollege students.
Virtual Fossil Museum
Educational resource with high quality pictures and information on geological sites, paleobiology, phylogenetics and evolutionary biology.
SETI INSTITUTE
Mission of SETI is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. Education programs and links for teachers are provided.
Understanding Genetics
Interactive exhibits on a variety of topics in genetics.
EVOLUTION RESOURCES FOR TEACHING K - 12
Provided by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Has many links to NSF funded sites, statements by scientific socieities, forums, interviews, lessons, etc.
Evolution vs Intelligent Design: An Excellent Summary
The expert witness report of Dr. Kevin Padian prepared for the Dover, PA Kitzmiller trial is a fairly succinct and to the point demolition of all of the major ID arguments. Padian's examples will make good teaching tools. Anyone seeking refutation of ID arguments will find solid, clear arguments here.
Dembski's 'Intelligent Design' Questions for Teachers: Answered
By Wes Elsberry. Excellent and valid responses to questions students may ask about IDist claims
Earth Exploration Toolbox
Detailed instructions for teachers and students to use real data to explore Earth. Thirteen chapters written by teachers and researchers guide students through exercises.
Species Crawl
By entering a species name or even a common name, this link will return information links and even images.
Darwin Educators Guide
The American Museum of Natural History teaching guide to the exhibit on Darwin with correlates to National and State teaching standards.
Creation and Intelligent Design Watch
Links to current news items and curricular materials at organizations, colleges and universities.
Discover Life
A field guide and biological encyclopedia rolled into one with free on-line tools, identification of species, ways to teach, etc. A major work in progress, it already covers almost 278,000 species.
Virtual Coursework for Inquiry-based Science Education
A wide variety of excellent teaching aids from California State University, Los Angeles.
Learning Science.org
The LearningScience.org web site provides free, high quality, newer and emerging Web interactive learning tools of science education based on National Science Education Standards (NAS, 1996).
Science Lesson Plans
A variety of helpful completed lesson plans for K-12 science teaching.
Biology Teachers' Aide
Download more than 30 slide sets from cloning to population ecology from Baylor College of Medicine. Most designed for high school, some for introductory college level. More than 40 video lectures and a 'hot topics' current issues tab and news stories from Nature.
Evolution Research News
News, research, links, books, archives since 1997, on-line journals.
Physics Law School
Defines and explains laws of physics with physics glossary that explains ideas and terms.
Complete Works of Darwin
The complete works of Darwin including his correspondence and with images. Largest collection of his writings ever assembled.
I Love Physics
Designed for everyone from high school up. Timely examples for the classroom.
Stephen Jay Gould Archive
Writings by Gould and others this site also has a multimedia section with interviews of Gould and other evolution experts. Links to some full-text versions of Gould's books, etc.
Shell World of Energy
For middle and high school students and teachers with worksheets, lesson ideas and more on energy.
Planting Science
Hands-on plant investigations with teachers and botanists from around the country.
What's That Bug?
Photos to identify bugs -- aphids to worms.
Math and Science Digital Laboratory
Teaching tips based on national teaching standards, resources for lesson plans and much more. Project was funded by National Science Foundation.
Biology4kids
Lots of coverage of plants and animals with quizzes and more.
Physics Tutorials
Learn basic physics concepts and review them in this excellent tutorial. Contains quizzes that are adaptable for teachers.
Paleography and Geologic Evolution of North America
Maps that track the ancient landscapes of North America.
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS)
Many helpful materials, teaching publications, curriculum and professional development, research and evaluation. BSCS has helped propel the teaching of biology to a higher standard for many years,
Free Graph Paper
MathHelpCentral lists free graph paper for use in classrooms.
Jetstream - An Online School for Weather
National Oceanic and Atmosphericc Administration (NOAA). site provides comprehensive colorful illustrated curricula to help teach about Earh atmosphere. Includes complete lesson plans and review questions.
Science in School
On-line magazine featuring teaching activities, scientist profiles and more.
Neuroscience for Kids
A highly rated site with resources and games.
Chemistry.org
An excellent site for chemistry for students and teachers.
BrainyKids
Another good site on science for parents, students and teachers.
Smithsonian Museum Resources
This new Smithsonian site aligns more than 1,200 free educational resources
to standards of learning in every state.
World of Teaching Powerpoints
Free presentations for biology, chemistry, math, English, physics, history, geography, Spanish.
Biofilms
Information and lab activities for the study of biofilms from Penn State University.
NOAA Corals Discovery Kit
Designed for high school teachers and students,lesson plans focus on coral reef biology.
National Geographic Science and Space Web Site
Features many articles, quizzes, features on health and human body,earth,space, prehistoric world and more.
Highlights for High Schools resources
The Web site created by MIT offers free video, audio, and print lectures and course material taken straight from the school's classes. Those resources target K-12 teachers and students.
Busy Teacher's K-12 Web site
Resources for Science lessons, videos, etc.
Cell City WebQuest
Interesting and unique way to study cell parts.
Evolution Matters
From The University of California San Diego this is an excellent series of video lectures on the scientific understanding of evolution from plants to humans. Highly recommended.
Ask A Biologist
An excellent and easy resource. Kids, teachers - anyone - can fire off a quick question that gets tucked into the database, and then someone on their team of volunteer professionals will try to answer it. There are some big names on that list!
USGS (US Geological Survey) Video and Animations
This database makes available videos and animation from the USGS research. Videos such as Distribution of Bats and Tracking Animal movement in Alaska would be useful for student discussion and prediction of behavior of animals.
Star Light, Star Bright
Created for upper elementary and middle school students, this site explores the nature of the electromagnetic spectrum. Students identify properties of waves, energy, wavelength, and frequency. An educator's guide is available.
Home experiments on scifun.org
A chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed a collection of simple science activities.
The Physics Front.org
The Physics Front is an online library of physics and astronomy resources whose goal is to provide enhanced accessibility to peer-reviewed quality physics teaching resources for all pre-college teachers of physics and the physical sciences with special support for new and "cross-over" teachers of all levels of science. The collection contains references, lesson plans, activities, labs, assessments and best teaching practices all searchable by subject and course type. Users can also contribute to this dynamic and growing online physics teacher community by sharing, accessing and archiving exemplary teacher-designed materials.
Physics To Go
A collection of more than 550 carefully selected online resources for informal physics learning, and it has great potential value for teachers as well. The homepage features "Physics in Your World" and "From Physics Research" present striking images, with links to related sites that discuss the physics, and both features can be useful as examples of the application of physics concepts.
All About Water
The USGS water web site for schools. Water cycle information and diagram and Follow a Drop of water link.
Enclyclopedia of Earth
This is a good online resource for articles and pictures. Search by topic to find information for Biodiversity, Energy, Ecology, etc.
Microbe Library
New resources have been added to The American Society for Microbiology's (ASM) MicrobeLibrary. They include a new issue of Focus on Microbiology Education that emphasizes bioinformatics and microbial genomics, and a new article in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education on a student project to examine complex traits in Drosophila. Three new curriculum activities and three new visual resources are also available for downloading.
Flashers and Fakers: The Camouflage of Biology and Art
This unit from the Wright Center at Tufts University introduces students to the role that color, shape, and pattern play in visually protecting the organism within its environment. Concepts involved in camouflage in nature are shown to also apply to art.
EXPLORING LIFE'S ORIGINS
Molecular illustration and animation describe origins of life research and theories to broad audiences. Illustrations and animations may be downloaded in the Resources for Educators section. Excellent site funded by NSF.
Teachers' Domain
PBS site of multimedia resources for the classroom and professional development. The site contains teaching materials that can be used in conjunction with NOVA programs. Currently featured are resources for the NOVA segment Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, the excellent NOVA about the Dover Trial.
Free Biology Videos/Lessons
From Virginia Commonwealth University 50 excellent and free videos/lessons on a wide variety of life science subjects. Supported by the National Academy of Sciences and Pfizer Foundation.
Innovative Teaching of Evolution
The Guardian has this video up on innovative approaches to teaching evolution by Adam Rutherford.
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