Educational Sites
Discipline: Science (Biology)
Grade Level: 9-12
Description: An excellent Teacher Resource for biology or life science. Although it is designed for the high school level, many worksheets, notes, and activities can be adapted to serve the needs of the teacher. This site provides many links to useful labs and activities that are great!
Discipline: Science (Life Science)
Grade Level: 6-7
Descirption: Teacher Resource that provides numerous links to worksheets and websites that can be useful. Provides a day to day plan of lessons for each unit. A real treasure for old and new teachers alike!
Discipline: Science (Earth, Life, Physical, Chemistry)
Grade Level: 6-8
Description: Teacher Resource that provides worksheets and activities for immediate use. Can choose lessons by specific content area. Limited on additional resources, and lessons do not always follow the California State Standards.
Discipline: Science (General, Earth, Biology, Chemistry)
Grade Level: 6-9
Description: Teacher and Student Resource. Provides a link to the science classroom that shares many ideas for projects, activities, and lessons. This site has downloadable documents and easy to follow directions for lessons/activities. In addition it provides vital resources for students to explore. For the life science section however the student resources are limited to the human body.
Discipline: Science (Life)
Grade: 7
Description: Student resource that provides links to other websites. These links are divided into categories: general, cell, biology. Does not provide worksheet or activity ideas.
Discipline: Science/Health
Grade: 6-7 and 9
Description: Student resource that allows students to interactively explore the human body systems. There is a tutorial that explains the parts of the body as the student clicks on it. Easy to follow and provides additional reteaching opportunities.
Discipline: Science (Life, Biology)
Grade: 7 and up
Description: An excellent Student Resource that provides an interactive tutorial of the cell. Students are able to explore and identify parts of the cell. As students click on an organelle the tutorial provides additional information on its function. Students are also able to play cell games, which is always fun! A great pick.
Discipline: Science (Life, Biology)
Grade: 7-9
Description: Student Resource that allows students to explore the cell cycle. Mitosis is a difficult concept for students at the secondary grade level to understand. This website provides an interactive approach to learning about cell division, cell death, and mutations.
Discipline: Science (Life, Biology)
Grade: 7-9
Description: This is a great Student Resource. This tutorial offers information about basic genetics. Although students typically like the genetics unit, they are often confused by the basics. Therefore, this tutorial provides information about DNA, genes, chromosomes, proteins, heredity, and traits.
Discipline: Science (Life, Biology, Forensics)
Grade: 6-8
Description: A Student Resource that provides students the opportunity to identify steps of the scientific method through solving a crime. This site focuses on Forensic Science, but is an ideal source for exposing students to the idea of exploration. Students must follow steps or procedures to solve the crime, in doing so they are carrying out a vital part of scientific investigation...the scientific method!
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