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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: Translation: The Movie
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This is a movie showing the steps of traslation
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: What is inhertance
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This animation covers how a single human parent is capable of making 2^23 gametes. It reviews how each parent passes on half of their genetic...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: eLibrary Science Search Engine
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: research
Description: eLibrary Science is a search engine that limits the search to science content. There are many customization features that allow you to limit your searches...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Scirus - Science Search
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: research
Description: Scirus is a search engine that is only for scientific information. Information comes in the form of journal articles, .pdfs, word docs, and .html files....
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: The mechanism of filament sliding during contraction of a myofibril
Date Posted: Jun 03, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This animation illustrates how muscle contration is inistated by an action potential and Ca+ release and the actin and myosin interactions and filament sliding during...
Reviews (2) Avg: ****
Name: NPR Health and Science Podcast
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: This resource provides current events in science
Description: This podcast is weekly and about 30 minutes per podcast. It contains stories that National Public Radio (NPR) covered that week about health and science....
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Transcription
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: animation
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: A very quick and simple animation showing the transcription of mRNA.
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: LeChatlier's principle
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: An animation that allows one to change pressure, temperature and concentration and the observe how the equilibrium is shifted.
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Equilibrium
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: presentation
Type: Visualization or Animation, informational presentation
Description: A power point type of presentation that explains the main points of equilibrium. There are some slides that are too advanced for General chemistry but...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Acid Strength
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Animation showing the differences of weak and strong acids when added to water.
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Titration animation
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: A titration animation that can be used before students actually go into the lab.
Reviews (2) Avg: ****
Name: Selection
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: informational site
Type: Communication Tool
Description: This is a university sight that summarizes types of selection and then applies it to the pepper moth. It is mostly informational.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Nervous System
Date Posted: Jun 01, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Virtual Lab, Communication Tool
Description: This is a collection of animations and text to describe the wonders of the nervous system. There are also explanations about disease processes in the...
Reviews (2) Avg: ****
Name: Face Memory Test
Date Posted: Jun 01, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: I found this particular test on a website useful for students to play as they study the human brain and how it works. There are...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: How Evolution Happens - video
Date Posted: May 20, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: firefox
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: an animated interpretation of the evolution of life
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Science Exchange Club
Date Posted: May 20, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Earth Science
Media: Browser (Firefox, Etc) and Quicktime
Type: Pod Casts
Description: Dr. Brodbeck's podcasts are entertaining and engaging pieces that: 1)serve as great podcast models for students looking to create their own 2) stimulate great conversation...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: The Genographic Project
Date Posted: May 20, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Safari/FireFox browser
Type: A Current Public/Private Research Venture
Description: National Geographic and IBM have joined together to sponsor a research effort welcoming participants from all over the world (who are willing to pay to...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: The Secret Life of Plants
Date Posted: May 04, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Movie
Type: Video
Description: If your library doesn't have a copy of this old video on plants, you can get it on YouTube.
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: physics quests
Date Posted: Mar 25, 2008
Subjects: Physics
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Virtual Lab, Data collection/analysis tool
Description: The physics quests (designed by Dolores Gende -- a fellow physics teacher) are a set of activities that students can do on their own: 1)...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Video Analysis Investigations for Physics and Mathematics
Date Posted: Mar 03, 2008
Subjects: Physics
Media: Video resource
Type: Visualization or Animation, resource library
Description: A nice collection of videos developed in a lab setting with scales for use using a video analysis software
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Videopoint Resource Library
Date Posted: Mar 03, 2008
Subjects: Physics
Media: Video library
Type: Visualization or Animation, resource library
Description: A collection of videos that can be used to practice video analysis with scales included
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Video Cache View
Date Posted: Feb 22, 2008
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Software
Type: Web Utility
Description: This software utility simplifies organizing and locating flash-based (.FLV) videos for integrating into classroom learning activities. Many websites currently utilize video clips on their pages...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Peppered Moths
Date Posted: Feb 22, 2008
Subjects: Biology
Media: Flash Animation
Type: Visualization or Animation, Graphing, Modeling, or Mapping, Virtual Lab
Description: This animation is an effective tool for allowing students to model natural selection in the classroom using an ActivBoard
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Acids Alkalki and Neutralization
Date Posted: Feb 20, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This site offers online simulations of using Litmus Paper, Universal Indicator Paper and the concept of neutralization.
Reviews (2) Avg: ***
Name: The Virtual Laboratory
Date Posted: Feb 19, 2008
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Virtual Lab, practice tests
Description: The site includes online tutorials, virtual labs, simulations and problem-based scenarios.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
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