IUBS-CBE Meeting: BIOED 2000 May 2000 Paris France
Web Sites for Biology
M. Patricia Morse
University of Washington
Robert F. Tinker
Concord Consortium

General Web Sites (US-based)

National, State & Provincial Science & Science Education org.
o <http://www.nas.edu> - National Academy of Science (NAS)
o <http:/www.nas.edu/rise> - NAS / Resources for Involving Scientists in education
o <http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/nise/index.html> - National Institute for Science Education
o <http://www.concord.org/projects/index.html> - Concord Consortium / Innovative Sci Proj
o <http://www.learner.org> - Annenberg / CPB Math and Science Project
o <http://www.smithsonianeducation.org> - Smithsonian Institution
o <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/> - National Geographic Society
o <http://www.nsf.gov> - National Science Foundation
o <http://www.sigmaxi.org> - Sigma Xi / Scientific Research Society / Home Page
o <http://www.lcweb.loc.gov> - U.S. Library of Congress
o <http://www.loc.gov/> - U.S. Library of Congress Home Page
o <http://www.educ.gov.bc.ca/> - British Columbia Ministry of Ed / K ­ 12 Science Education
o <http://www.ed.gov> Department of Education
o <http://www.ed.gov/free/s-scienc.html > - Fed Resources for Educ Excellence (FREE)
o <http://nces.ed.gov/timss/> - Third International Mathematics and Science Study
o <http://www.aaas.org/> - Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
o <http://www.aaas.org/project2061> - Project 2061 / AAAS
o <http://ericir.syr.edu/> - ERIC Database / World Wide Web Search Capability
o <http://www.ericse.org> - ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental
o <http://www.edc.org> - Educational Development Center, Inc.
o <http://tikkun.ed.asu.edu/aera/home.html> - Amer. Education. Research Assoc.
o <http://www.nsta.org> - National Science Teachers Association
o <http://www.nasa.gov/ - NASA Homepage
o <http://www.usda.gov/> - U. S. Depart. of Agriculture

Science History
o <www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/hstm> - Library for the History of Science, Technology, & Medicine
o <http://www.medwebplus.com/> - Biomedical Information
o <www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/index.htm> - Museum of the History of Science / Oxford
o <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/history.html> - NASA History Homepage
o <http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html> - 4000 Years of Women in Science
o <http://www.nss.org/space/html/history.html> - Space History Hyper-linked
o <http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/> - The Galileo Project / Rice University

General Science Information / Web Links
o <http://enc.org/rf/index.htm> - Eisenhower Nat. ClearinghouseScience Edu / Resource Finder
o <http://www.learner.org/info/search/browse_subject_18.html> ­ Annenberg / CPB Project /
o <http://www.learner.org/sami/> - Science and Mathematics Initiative / Annenberg / links
o <http://www.learner.org/sami/pages/science-l.php3> - Science Resources / Alphabetical Listing
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/> - Instructional Materials in Science Education / Web Links
o <http://www.edgateway.net> - Environmental Education and Education Reform
o <http://www.scienceteacher.com> - The Science Teacher Web Site / Information
o <http://www.scienceweb.org/> - Science Web / Links for Students and Teachers to Sci Res
o <http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/science.html> - UW Links to Science Resources
o <http://www.sin.org/> - Science Learning Network / Links to Science Education Web Sites
o <http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/> - Science NetLinks / AAAS & MCI
o <http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway> ­ Cornell Theory Cen, Math and Science

Science Fairs / Teacher & Student Questions
o <http://planetk-12.planetsearch.com> - Search Engine Find Science Materials for Projects
o <http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu> - Science Info Web Site -Answers Questions / NSF Funded
o <http://yn.la.ca.us/nsrc/nsrc.html> - National Student Research Center
o <www.last-word.com> - Science Questions & Answers / New Scientist
o <http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/index.html> - Science Net / Science Questions / Answers
o <http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/Questacon> - Questacon / Nat. Science & Tech Centre, Australia
o <http://www.terc.edu/ssp/projects.htm>- Student and Scientist Partnership Projects / TERC

Science Programs / Magazines / Organizations / Television
o <http://www.nationalgeographic.com> - Nat. Geographic Society
o <http://www.pbs.org/saf/> - Scientific American Frontiers
o <http://nyelabs.kcts.org> - Bill Nye Science Program Website
o <http://www.kineticcity.com/> - Kinetic City / AAAS
o <http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/teachersguide.html> - NOVA Program Teachers Website
o <http://www.c3.lanl.gov/~jspeck/SAMI-home.html - Annenberg Science and Math Initiatives
o <http://www.sciserv.org> - Science Service / Science News
o <http://www.sciencemag.org/science/home/> - Science Magazine Web Site
o <http://www.amsci.org/amsci> - American Scientist Magazine / Sigma Xi
o <http://www.sigmaxi.org> - American Scientist Magazine Article Links / Sigma Xi
o <http://www.nature.com> - Nature Magazine Web Site
o <http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu> - Smithsonian Magazine
o <http://educate.si.edu/> - Smithsonian Publications for Teachers
o <http://www.epa.gov/publications.htm - Environmental Protection Agency Publications
o <http://www.nap.edu> - National Academy of Science (NAS) Press
o <http://www2.nas.edu/newsrpt/> - Nat Academy of Sci / News Reports on Latest Sci Research
o <http://www.sciam.com> ­ Scientific American Magazine Web Site
o <http://www.sciam.com/explorations/index.html> - Explore Sci Topics in News / Sci American
o <http://www.pbs.org/aso> - A Science Odyssey Web Site / PBS
o <http://www.pbs.org/teacher-source> - Teacher Resource Center / PBS
o <http://www.pbs.org/scienceline> - K ­ 5 Science Teacher Resource Web Site
o <http://www.discoveryschool.com/> - Discovery Channel School Web Site
o <http://www.exploratorium.edu> - The Exploratorium / Science Education Resource Web Site
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/3/magazines.htm> - Science mag.
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/3/scitv.htm> - Science T.V.&Radio

Computer-Based Technology / Teacher Support
o <http://techtools.uncg.edu/techtools/index.shtml> - Technology Tools for Mathematics and Science / Online Professional Development Web Site for Learning How to Use Computer-based Technology in the Science Classroom
o <http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profile.htm> - Learning With Technology Profile Tool
o <http://www.sri.com/policy/ctl/html/research_home.htm> - Cen. for Tech. in Learning / SRI / Research on Science Projects
o <http://hi-ce.eecs.umich.edu/papers/> - Center for Highly Interactive Computing / Papers
o <http://www.fsf.org/> - Free Software Foundation

Biology related-Disciplinary Science Web Sites

General Interest Web Sites
o <http://www.mcrel.org/whelmers/> - Whelmers / Science Activities
o <http://www.scienceadventures.org> - Guide to Informal Science Centers
o <http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/scifun.html> - Science is Fun Web Site
o <http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/SEP.html> - Frank Potter's Science Gems / Links to Science
o <http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/start.htm> - National Science and Technology Week
o <http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience> - Cool Science for Curious Kids / Howard Hughes Medical
o http://www.thetech.org - The Tech Museum of Innovation
o <http://nmnhwww.si.edu/nmnhweb.html> - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
o <http://www.mnh.si.edu/> - National Museum of Natural History
o <http://www.jasonproject.org> - JASON Project
o <http://www.caosclub.org/nsw/index.html> - Nature, Sci & Web / Chicago Acad of Sciences
o <http://www.osc.on.ca/> - Ontario Science Center
o <http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/wecome.html> - The Science Museum / London
o <http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/> - Thinking Foundation / Science Museum of Minnesota
o http://www.sciam.com/explorations/1998/1019nobel/index.html ­ Nobel Prize Recipients

Environmental Science Information and Web Links
o <http://www.worldwatch.org> - Worldwatch Web Site
o <http://earthday.wilderness.org/> - Earth Day Web Site / Wilderness Society
o <http://www.epa.gov/> - Environmental Protection Agency Web Site
o <http://www.epa.gov/enviroed> - EPA Office of Environmental Education
o <http://eelink.net/> - Environmental Education Link Web Site
o <http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/hqirc/index.html> - EPA - Information Resource Center
o <http://www.epa.gov/epahome/students.htm> - EPA Students and Teachers Pages
o <http://www.globe.gov> - The Globe Program
o <http://globallab.terc.edu/> - The Global Lab Curriculum / TERC
o <http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/> - Global Information Resource Database
o < http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/> - Global Change Research Program / USGS
o <http://eelink.net/> - Environmental Education Link
o < http://www.envirolink.org/> - Environmental Education Network
o <http://www.webdirectory.com/Education/> - Environmental Organizational Directory
o <http://www.rpi.edu/dept/environ/guide/> - Envir. and Society: An Internet Resource Guide
o <http://techtools.uncg.edu/techtools/resources/resources.shtml> - Envir. Ed. / Ecol. Resources
o <eelink.umich.edu/naaee.html> - North Amer. Assoc. for Environ. Education
o <http://www.neetf.org> - National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
o <http://www.nps.gov/> - National Park Service
o <http://www.yellowstonescience.com/> - Science Information / Yellowstone National Park

Life Science / Biology Organizations
o <www.nabt.org> - Nat. Assoc. of Bio. Teachers
o <http://www.aibs.org> - American Institute of Biological Sciences
o <http://www.faseb.org/aps> - American Physiological Society
o <http://www.ascb.org/ascb> - American Society of Cell Biology
o <http://www.faseb.org/opa/> - Bio Research Info / Fed. of Am. Soc. for Experimental Biology
o <http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/edu1.htm> ­- American Society for Microbiology
o <http://aspp.org> - American Society of Plant Physiologists
o <http://esa.sdsc.edu> - Ecological Society of America
o <http://www.ift.org> - Institute of Food Technology
o <http://www.msa.microscopy.com> - Microscopy Society of America
o <http://sdb.bio.purdue.edu> - Society for Developmental Biology
o <http://www.tesser.com/minibeast> - Young Entomologists' Society

Biological Origins / Evolution
o <www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/evolution98> - Nat. Acad. of Science / Evolution
o <www4.nas.edu/opus/evol.nsf> - Nat. Acad. Of Science / Evolution
o <golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/evolution.html> - virtual library of evolution & biosciences
o<http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html> - Enter Evolution: Theory and History
o <http://www.fmnh.org/> - Field Museum / Life Over Time
o <weber.u.washington.edu/~jahayes/evolution/index.html> - The Science Bio. Evolution Page
o <http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/other-links.html> - The Talk Origins Archive ­ Links
o <http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/evolution.html> - Virtual Library / Evolution

General Biology Information / Web Links
o <http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/> - Biological Sci Links / Cornell University
o <http://golgi.harvard.edu/htbin/biopages> - Biosciences Index / Virtual Library
o <http://techtools.uncg.edu/techtools/resources/disciplines/biology.shtml> - Bio Teac Resources
o <http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/bioinfo_center.html> - Biology Info / NIH and DOE
o <http://www.BioQUEST.org> - Bioquest Curriculum Consortium Website
o <vlib.stanford.edu/Biosciences.html> - Virtual library
o <http://server2.greatlakes.k12.mi.us/> - Explorer / Natural Sciences Resource ID System
o <http://www.mnh.si.edu/> - National Museum of Natural History
o <http://www.biology.com> - The Biology Place / Resources for Teachers
o <http://www.bioscope.org/index2.htm> - Bioscope Initiative / Purdue Univ. - Cell Biology
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/megabiology.htm> - megabiology web links
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/taxonomy.htm> - taxonomy web links

Biotechnology / Molecular Biology / Genetics
o <http://explorer.bio-rad.com> - Bio Rad Homepage / Explorer
o <http://www.accessexcellence.org> - Access Excellence / Genentech
o <http://www.gene.com/ae/> - Access Excellence / Genentech
o <http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html> ­ Human Genome Pro / DOE
o <http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/> - Human Genome Project
o <http://genscope.concord.org/> - Genscope / Genetics Education Simulation
o <http://www.kumc.edu/gec/> - Genetics Education Center / University of Kansas
o <http://www.phrma.org/genomics/education/index.html#tools> - Genetics / Biotech Ed. Links
o <http://bioinfo.mbb.yale.edu/> - Bioinformatics Lab / Yale University
o <http://scop.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/scop/> - Structural Classification of Proteins
o <http://raven.umnh.utah.edu> - Natural History of Genes
o <http://www.expasy.ch/ Molecular biology server Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
o <http://golgi.harvard.edu/sequences.html> - Virtual Library / Biomolecules
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/cellbiology.htm> - Cell Bio res
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/genetics.htm> - Gen. web links
o <http://bioweb.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~bioph490/BIOPH490.html#TOP> - Bioinformatics Course Notes
o <http://bioweb.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~workshop/bioinformatics_links.htm> - Bioinformatics Links

Human Biology / Human Health
o <http://www.hhmi.org/grants/lectures/multimedia/> - Interactive Media Lectures ­ Human
o <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html> - TheVisualHuman/NI
o <http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody> - Columbia Virtual Body
o <http://weboflife.arc.nasa.gov/stellar/> - Human Physiology / NASA
o <http://science-education.nih.gov/homepage.nsf/> - Science Education Homepage / NIH /
o <http://science-education.nih.gov/colwflv3.nsf> - Health Sci Curriculum Online / NIH / 7th
o <http://science-education.nih.gov/homepage.nsf> - Science Education / NIH
o <http://www.cdc.gov/health/diseases.htm> - Health Information / Center for Disease Control
o <http://www.healthfinder.gov/> - Health Information / Depart of Health and Human Services
o <http://www.nimh.nih.gov/hotsci/hotsci.htm> ­ Information / Nat Institute of Mental Health
o <http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html> - Cow's Eye Dissection
o <http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/frog/intro.html> ­ Frog Dissection
o <http://www.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html> The Heart: A Virtual Exploration
o <http://www.amhrt.org/> - American Heart Association
o <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/neuron> - NeurOn ­ Neurolab Online / NASA
o <http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/neurok.html> ­ Neuroscience for Kids
o <http://www.nytsyn.com/medic> - New York Times Health News
o <http://www.fi.edu/inquirer/inquirer.html> - The Philadelphia Inquirer's Health & Science mag
o <http://www.innerbody.com/indexbody.html> - Human Anatomy Online
o <http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html> ­ The Digital Anatomist Project / U W
o <http://embryo.mc.duke.edu/> - Human Embryo Web Site
o <http://www.outbreak.org> ­ Outbreak Home Page / Emerging Diseases
o <http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html> ­ Whole Brain Atlas
o <http://www.uchsc.edu/sm/sm/surgery/neurosur/science.htm> ­ Neuroscience Resources
o <http://www.hhmi.org> - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
o <http://wwweai.com> - National Library of Visual Human Data / Internet Academy
o <http://www.sfn.org/briefings> - Society on Neuroscience / Brain Briefings
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/anatomy.htm> - Anat Web links

Ecology / Natural Environment / Natural Resources
o <http://www.nbs.gov/> - USGS / Biological Resources Division
o <http://conbio.rice.edu/vl/> - Virtual Library / Ecology, Biodiversity, and the Environment
o <http://usgs-georef.cos.com/> - Publications Search / USGS
o <http://www.fws.gov/> - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
o <http://www.fs.fed.us> - U. S. Forest Service
o <http://www.blm.gov/education> - U. S. Bureau of Land Management
o <http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov> - Natural Resources Conservation Service
o <http://www.affoundation.org> - American Forest Foundation
o <http://www.tappi.org> - Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
o <http://www.nal.usda.gov> - National Agricultural Library / USDA
o <http://www.agnic.org> - Agriculture Network Information Center
o <http://kauai.cudenver.edu:3010/> - The Food Zone
o <http://ificinfo.health.org/> - International Food Information Council
o <http://www.nps.gov/> - National Park Service
o <http://eelink.umich.edu/wild/index.html> - Project Wild
o <http://www.plt.org/> - Project Learning Tree
o <http://www.nwf.org> - National Wildlife Federation
o <http://www.wwf.org> - World Wildlife Fund
o < http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ > - Journey North / Wildlife Migration
o <http://www.si.edu/stri/research.htm> - Tropical Rainforest Research / Smithsonian
o <http://www.ornith.cornell.edu> - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
o <http://birdsource.cornell.edu/cfw/> - Cornell Classroom Feeder Watch Student Program
o <http://birdsource.cornell.edu/cnbn/> - Cornell Nest Box Network ­ Student Program
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/ecology.htm> - Ecol Web links
o <http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/botany.htm> - Botany Web links
o <http://fastplants.cals.wisc.edu> - Raising Fastplants

Arthropods (Insects & Spiders)
o <http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/www_sites.html> - Entomology on the www
o <http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/> - Entomology Resources on the Internet
o <http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/anaes/spiders.html> - Australian Spiders and Insects
o <http://www.ifiunit.no/~janne/bees.htm> - Information on Bee Families
o <http://entomology.ent.uga.edu/wowbugs/> - Wowbugs Website
o <http://www2.cybernex.net/~dbenz/monarch.htm> - Raising Monarch Butterflies
o <http://vflylab.calstatela.edu/edesktop/VirtApps/VflyLab/IntroVflyLab.html> - Virtual Fruit Fly
o <http://YESedu/welcome.html> - Minibeast World Insects / Spiders

Animals / Zoos /Aquaria
o <http://www.wh.whoi.edu/library/sos94/spsyn/fldrs/winter.html> - Nat. Mar Fish Sci Cent
o <http://www.aqua.org/> - National Aquarium in Baltimore
o <http://www.mbari.org> - Monterey Bay Research Institute
o <http://www.usw.nps.navy.mil> - Monterey Bay Aquarium
o <http://www.mbayaq.org> - Monterey Bay Aquarium
o <http://www.seaworld.org/> - Animal Information Database
o <http://www.nmfs.gov/tmcintyr/prot_res.html> - Endangered and Threatened Marine Mammals
o <http://whale.wheelock.edu> - WhaleNet Project / NSF­Funded Project
o <http://www.sandiegozoo.org/> - San Diego Zoo
o <http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo/> - National Zoo / Washington, DC
o <http://www.aza.org> - American Zoo & Aquarium Assoc. Links to Zoos
o <http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/> - Zoo Information and Links to Zoos
o <http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm> - The Electronic Zoo
o <http://www.5tigers.org/> - Tiger Information Center
o < http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/1/zoology.htm> - Zool Web links

Microorganisms
o <http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/> - Microbe Zoo / Michigan State University
o <http://www.pfizer.com/rd.microbes?> - Information on Microorganisms

Population Issues
o <http://www.prb.org> - Population Reference Bureau
o <http://www.zpg.org> - Zero Population Growth
o <http://www.who.org> - World Health Organization

Resources - books
Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science. 1998. National Academy of Sciences. Produced by the Working Group on Teaching Evolution, Donald Kennedy, Chairman. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 140 pp.

Doris, E. 1991. Doing what Scientists Do: Children Learn to Investigate Their World. Heinemann Press, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Cohen, K. C. (Ed.) 1997. Internet Links for Science Education: Student-Scientist Partnerships. Plenum Press, New York. 260 pp.

National Conference on Student and Scientist Partnerships: Conference Report. 1997. TERC and The Concord Consortium. TERC, 2067 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA

Developing Biological Literacy: A Guide to Developing Secondary and Post-Secondary Biology Curricula. 1993. BSCS. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. Dubuque, Iowa.

Barron, L. C. and E. S. Goldman. 1994. Integrating technology with teacher preparation. Pp. 81-110 . In Technology and Education Reforem B. Means, ed. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., and R. D. Cocking, Eds. 1999. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. National Academy Press, Washington DC. 319 pp.

Coon, T. 1988 Using STELLA simulation software in life science education. Computers in Life science Education: 5(9): 57-71.

Gordin, D. N. and R. D. Pea. 1995. Prospects for scientific visualization as an educational technology. The Journal of the Learning Sciences. 4:249-297.

Jackson, S., S. Stratford, J. Krajcik, and E. Soloway. 1996. Making systems dynamics modeling accessible to pre-college science students. Interactive Learning Environments 4: 233-257.

Mayr, E. 1997. This is Biology: The Science of the Living World. The Belknap Press of the Harvard University Press. Cambridge MA. 327 pp.

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. 2000 National Research Counci, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 202pp

The National Science Education Standards 1996. Natrional Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.

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