BIOLOGY RESOURCES

Animal Diversity Web ('M' 'H')
An extraordinary resource that includes a search engine to find particular animals. Animals are organized by taxonomy. By the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
Teacher resources: animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/teach/resources_K12.html

Evolution for Teachers ('M' 'H')
An excellent resource for understanding and teaching evolution as well as handling roadblocks and pitfalls. Site index is particularly useful for a quick scanning of the site contents. A collaborative project of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education.
Teacher resource: evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evohome.html
Site index: evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/siteindex.shtml

National Biological Information Infrastructure ('H')
Superb resource for pertinent ecological and biological issues that are in the news. Contains information on government efforts to address these concerns. Even includes information on diseases spread by animals (such as the West Nile Virus).
www.nbii.gov/

Naturalia: Zoo in the Wild ('E' 'M' 'H')
A truly extraordinary resource, filled with wildlife photographs galore with basic information. Includes african and european mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. Click "for children" and you will find a pictorial search for younger students.
www.naturalia.org/ZOO/indexing.html

Phylogeny-Taxonomy  ('E' 'M' 'H')
"Web Lift to Taxonomy" by the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology.  Superb information about chromista (kelps, diatoms, haptophytes), fungi, animals, plants, protists, and bacteria.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/taxaform.html
Phylogeny Wing (diversity of life through time): www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/phylogeny.html
Teacher resources (understanding and teaching evolution): http://evolution.berkeley.edu/

Scanning Electron Microscope ('E' 'M' 'H')
Wonderful virtual exhibit where you can discover what many (once) live creatures look like up REALLY close, including insects and spiders, worms, various microscopic organisms, porcupine quills, plant samples, and a variety of synthetic substances, including a hypodermic needle and Velcro. Good explanation of how this microscope works). From the Museum of Science, Boston.
www.mos.org/sln/sem/sem.html
Teacher resources: www.mos.org/sln/sem/teacher.html

Scientific American Search Engine ('H')
Fantastic resource: type keywords into this search engine in order to locate articles on a desired topic from the Scientific American database.
www.sciam.com/search/

Micro-units for Science ('H')  (Standards)
An NSF-funded project on Scope, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary School Science (SS&C) was initiated by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Micro-units for grades 9 and 10 were created and available for download. Correlated to the National Science Standards.
Teacher resources: dev.nsta.org/ssc/#micro-units

Smithsonian Photographs Online  ('E' 'M' 'H')
Many biology topics represented in this rich photo resource site. Well worth looking through.
photo2.si.edu/index.html

Talk.Origins Online ('H')
Talk.Origins is a site with a bias towards the "mainstream scientific perspective" of life's origins, but includes links to creationist and catastrophism Web sites in order to present alternate perspectives. The site is largely a scientific reply to issues brought up by creationists and catastrophists.
Teacher resources: www.talkorigins.org/
Background on the site:
www.talkorigins.org/origins/welcome.html

UCMP Glossary of Biological Terms ('H')
A glossary for scientists and scientist-students.( Phylogenetics, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Life History,  Zoology and Botany
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html