Exploratorium Microscope Imaging Station
Exploratorium Microscope Imaging Station Nice site with some activities listed to use along with the videos. I used the planarian video to talk about cell differentiation. Worked very well. So did the stem cell video. Watching the heart cells beat under the microscope was very interesting.
Read MoreHow Cancer Grows
How Cancer Grows “For most people, cancer is a word that generates fear and a great sense of dread, especially for those who have been diagnosed with the disease or know someone who has. And with good cause. This year over a half a million Americans are expected to die from cancer.” Use the Flash [...]
Read MoreWhat Is Mitosis/Meiosis?
What Is Mitosis/Meiosis? Another good animation for explaining the differences between Mitosis and Meiosis.
Read MoreWKU Bio 121 Genetics Prelab
WKU Bio 121 Genetics Prelab While I like the layout and the general information on this site, it’s a college level site used with a lab. If they mess up the quiz, they can’t take it again, which is a little aggravating for my kids. Still, it’s a great site to use for a webquest [...]
Read MoreSexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction Though these relate more to meiosis, the comparison animation is what I was wanting to list. Very useful.
Read MoreHow Cells Divide
How Cells Divide Hate listing these this way, but there’s not much choice. There are 3 animations on here. The one I like the most for middle school is Mitosis and Cytokinesis. The others are fine, but that’s the one I was wanting to list.
Read MoreIndependent Assortment of Alleles
Independent Assortment of Alleles Good explanation for the assortment of alleles. Probably better for high school than my middle school kids, but the animation is nice. Quiz at the end is a little short.
Read MoreMitosis with Music
Mitosis with Music This one’s just a little odd. At least the music part is. You can stop the video at different stages to talk about what’s going on or you can just let it play. You can also look at just certain stages of the process. Rather interesting, really.
Read MoreMitosis and Meiosis
Mitosis and Meiosis Simplified animation of mitosis and meiosis makes it easy to explain the difference in the processes to even middle school students.
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