Biology/Life
Sciences
Population
Biology Simulation - Riverdeep Interactive Learning
High school Biology students become familiar with trophic
levels in a food web. They introduce a predator and predict
the effect this will have on the equilibrium level of each
species. Students make predictions about the relative biomass
ratios of the producers, primary consumers and secondary consumers
in the ecological pyramid. They then change the carrying capacity
and hypothesize the results. (last retrieved
2/03)
Genscope
- Concord Consortium
Genscope
is a simulation to introduce genetics to high school Biology
students. (Last retrieved
2/03)
Human
Genetics: Collaborative Project - Center for Improved
Engineering & Science Education
A worldwide search for specific dominant
traits: do you have it? During the project, students will
complete surveys, formulate hypotheses, and use the data compiled
by students around the globe to test their hypotheses. Join
this unique opportunity to study genetics as experienced scientists
do. (Last retrieved 2/03)
Cardio Lab
- Biology Labs Online
Offers a series of interactive, inquiry-based biology simulations
and exercises designed for college and AP high school biology
students. Biology Labs On-Line (BLOL) is a collaboration of
the California State University system Center for Distributed
Learning and Addison Wesley Longman, with partial funding
provided by the National Science Foundation. (Last
retrieved 2/03)
Teaching
High School Science in the Information Age: a review of courses
and technology for inquiry-based learning. -
article
This article
is an evaluation of comprehensive curriculum programs, collaborations,
and learning environments. It includes a rubric for evaluating
effective uses of technology and provide recommendations of
six top programs. (Last retrieved
2/03)
Earth's
Biological Systems -The Utah State Office of Education
Core Resources
Drugged
Out Daphnia This unit is an inquiry-based module designed
to investigate the effects of nicotine, caffeine, aspirin,
alcohol, and sleeping pills on the heart rates of Daphnia.
(Last retrieved 2/03)
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Chemistry
Periodic
Table of the Elements -
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division
A resource for elementary, middle school, and high school
students. (Last retrieved
2/03)
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Ecology
Riverdeep
- commercial website
Offers
comprehensive courseware and supplemental curricula over the
Internet and CD-ROM, assessment and management tools, and
professional development.
(Last retrieved 2/03)
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Integrated Science
HowStuffWorks
- still a good book, now a website too
If you want to know what HowStuffWorks is all about, the name
really says it all. Our mission is to explore all sorts of
interesting subjects with clear, fun explanations. We get
into everything from advanced technology, such as GPS receivers,
to historical figures, such as Nostradamus. Just about anything
you could fit in the phrase "how _____ works" is
fair game. (Last retrieved 2/03)
Teaching
High School Science in the Information Age: a review of courses
and technology for inquiry-based learning. -
article
This article is an evaluation of comprehensive
curriculum programs, collaborations, and learning environments.
It includes a rubric for evaluating effective uses of technology
and provide recommendations of six top programs. (Last
retrieved 2/03)
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Physics
Simulator
applets - personal site
Applets written to help visualize various concepts in math
and physics such as the wave functions of a hydrogen atom.
You should be able to view them with any Java-capable browser.
For optimum performance, the creator recommends using IE6.
(See site for further viewing information.) (Last
retrieved 2/03)
Acoustics
and Vibration Animations - Kettering University
Dan Russell's, Associate Professor or Applied Physics, website
contains animations which visualize certain concepts concerning
acoustics and vibration. Except where otherwise noted, all
animations were created by Russell using Mathematica. (Last
retrieved 2/03)
The
Physics Classroom
Learn basic physics concepts through these tutorials written
especially for high school students. Also provided are "Check
Your Understanding" quizzes for each lesson. (Last
retrieved 2/03)
Shockwave
Physics Studios
A series of interactive animations designed for high school
physics students. The animations were created using Macromedia
Director funded by a grant from The
First in the World Consortium of Schools.
Catholic
Memorial Physics - applets designed by HS students
Students in Roxbury, MA worked with Davidson College to
develop demo applets. Also included are lab, quizzes, and
study skills. (Last retrieved 2/03)
West Point Bridge
Design Contest
Install the West Point Bridge Designer software and enter
the contest! The purpose of the contest is to provide middle
school and high school students with a realistic, engaging
introduction to engineering. The contest begins in January
and hopes to be an annual event. (Last
retrieved 2/03)
Virtual
Engineering/Science Laboratory Course - Johns Hopkins
University
This virtual laboratory, which accompanies the course 500.101,
What is Engineering?, provides experiment-oriented
problems for beginning science and engineering students. The
objective of the course and the virtual laboratory is to introduce
students to experimentation, problem solving, data gathering,
and scientific interpretation early in their careers--perhaps
as high school seniors or college freshmen. The experiments
are written in JAVA and are fully interactive. The Bridge
Designer area has a dowloadable program for building bridge
trusses. (Last retrieved 2/03)
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