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Here you will find over 170 (and growing) teacher-reviewed technology resources that have been posted anonymously by the 30 science teachers collaborating in this study. High school biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science teachers will find reviews and links to resources that they might find helpful to use with their own students. At this time, only our teacher-collaborators may post new reviews but we will soon open the site for visitors to post as well.

There are 328 resources in this category.
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Name: Cellular Respiration
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, lab ideas
Description: Carter offers a lesson in cellular respiration. The chemical aspects are considered with a focus on the use of sugars and ATP production. Carter also...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Web Anatomy
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Facilitates the presentation of student work, review/assessment
Description: The University of Minnesota has developed an engaging site for their students to reveiew key body systems. There are graphics, games, and self-assessments to captivate...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Nucleus Medical Art
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Software
Type: Visualization or Animation, Facilitates the presentation of student work
Description: Animations of processes related to Anatomy and Physiology. These animations are clearly intended to be used in a medical facility but are wonderful for use...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Science Stock Image Library
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, study tool
Description: -a library of engaging graphics that can be downloaded and printed or pasted into documents for classroom use. -double click on many diagrams (ie: animal...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Video: Heart and circulatory system — How they work
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: An animation of how the heart works to pump blood throughout the body
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Travel Brochure of the Body
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Facilitates the presentation of student work
Description: Ms. Cascio submits her idea for an activity where students serve as travel agents promoting various body systems as a "vacation spot". Fun!
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Journal of Visualized Experiments
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry
Media: video
Type: Visualization or Animation, connection to real scientists
Description: This website has a collection of experiments that show researchers in labs doing real science.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Greenleap
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Communication Tool, Facilitates the presentation of student work, a great resource for environmental information presented in a manner that reaches mulitple ages
Description: A quote from this web site: GreenLeap - Environmental News, Information Activities & Community GreenLeap's mission is to inform and inspire individuals who share care...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Personal site containing NASA pictures
Date Posted: Jun 10, 2008
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: photos
Type: photos
Description: These are a newer collection of Endeavor pictures.
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Planet Size Comparison
Date Posted: Jun 10, 2008
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Compares photos of planets but puts them in real-time size comparisons. It also carries information and links.
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Doppler Effect
Date Posted: Jun 10, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: video
Type: Visualization or Animation, video clip
Description: It is a video clip showing the Doppler Effect with an explanation by Robert Krampf.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Bad Astronomy
Date Posted: Jun 09, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: There are many myths in astronomy -- moon hoax landing, aliens , astrology, etc. Almost all of them engage student interest. This site gives a...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: FREE chemistry resources
Date Posted: Jun 08, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Communication Tool, Teacher resource
Description: This site provides free resources to chemistry teahers from lesson plans to power point presentations. The section I used was the power point on the...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Virtural Chem Book
Date Posted: Jun 08, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: tutorial sie
Type: Communication Tool, tutorial/information
Description: This on line text book has a good chapter on intermolecular forces. There are diagrams that are next to the information and links to vocaublary...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Chemistry the Science in context
Date Posted: Jun 08, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Communication Tool, tutorial
Description: This chapter has several tutorials on the topic of intermolecular forces. Each tutorial is a bit different and might have a structural tutorial, a written...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Calculating Equilibrium constant
Date Posted: Jun 07, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry
Media: Probeware
Type: Data collection/analysis tool
Description: This is a simple colorimeter that collects data using the logger pro software. There are at least two labs, one in Chemistry with Computers and...
Reviews (2) Avg: ****
Name: The Mammalian kidney
Date Posted: Jun 07, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: animation
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This site provides animation and information about the functioning kidney. There is also a student quiz at the end.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: The Lac Operon
Date Posted: Jun 07, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: annimation
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: A tutorial showing how the Lac operon functions. Has an animation, introduction, summary and quiz as part of the topic
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Name: My Doctor.com
Date Posted: Jun 07, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: web site
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This is an animation on the allergy web site which shows the working of the allergens and antibodies in the immune system.
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: The Virtual Body
Date Posted: Jun 07, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Three animations showing the parts of the heart, the workings of the heart and a narrated tour.
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Biology Labs
Date Posted: Jun 04, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Graphing, Modeling, or Mapping, Remote Data Sets or Instrumentation, Virtual Lab, Communication Tool, Data collection/analysis tool
Description: Whether you are teaching AP bio or not, this site has 12 labs in animated form. If you don't have time to run a lab,...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Chemical Education Research
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Virtual Lab, Useful for students to play with
Description: This site has different sections that present animations and virtual labs of a sort. They allow students to change variables and through graphs and visuals...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Chemistry the science in context
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Tutorial
Description: A series of video clips and information about topics is given for teachers and students to use. The topics on equilibrium are especially useful as...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: The dissolving process
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry
Media: animation
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: A short clip showing the hydration of sodium chloride when placed in water.
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: A closer look at water
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry
Media: annimation
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: A quick animation about the attractive forces found in water.
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
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