Aug 1 2017

Liter of Light

Liter of Light

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Liter of Light is a global, grassroots movement committed to providing affordable, sustainable solar light to people with limited or no access to electricity. Through a network of partnerships around the world, Liter of Light volunteers teach marginalized communities how to use recycled plastic bottles and locally sourced materials to illuminate their homes, businesses and streets. Liter of Light has installed more than 350,000 bottle lights in more than 15 countries and taught green skills to empower grassroots entrepreneurs at every stop.

http://literoflight.org/

Videos: https://youtu.be/PZEo5JURxFc; https://youtu.be/o-Fpsw_yYPg

How to build a Solar Bottle Bulb to be installed in a roof:

Video: https://youtu.be/i5YQ4t5apPM

PDF: http://literoflight.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Liter_Of_Light-How_to_build_a_Solar_Bottle_Bulb-English.pdf

 

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Sep 20 2016

Coral Bleaching

 

This animation from HHMI Interactive shows you how coral bleaching occurs. Reef-building corals rely on the photosynthetic algae inside their cells for their survival.

For more resources from the HHMI Interactive website, please go to:

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/coral-bleaching

Coral Bleaching - Animation from HHMI Interactive

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Aug 25 2015

The Human Protein Atlas

 

Explore millions of high-resolution images showing the spatial distribution of proteins in 44 different normal human tissues and 20 different cancer types, as well as 46 different human cell lines.

http://www.proteinatlas.org/

The Human Protein Atlas project was initiated in 2003 by funding from the The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Primarily based in Sweden, the HPA-project involves the joint efforts of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Uppsala University, Uppsala Akademiska University Hospital and more recently also the Science for Life Laboratory based in both Uppsala and Stockholm. International nodes of the project are based in Mumbai, India and other formal collaborations are with groups in South Korea, Japan, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, Spain and Italy.

For more information, please visit their website: http://www.proteinatlas.org/

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Aug 17 2015

Voices in the Sea

 

Learn all about baleen whales, dolphins, sperm whales, pinnipeds, beaked whales, belugas, narwhals and porpoises with this interactive website.

http://cetus.ucsd.edu/voicesinthesea_org/species/baleenWhales/blue.html

For more resources from the Voices in the Sea website, please go to:

http://cetus.ucsd.edu/voicesinthesea_org/

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Aug 3 2015

Signals and Cellular Responses

 

Cell signals travel through the body, coming in contact with many cell types. In this interactive module, you will learn how the response depends on the type of cell the signal reaches.

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/signals/

For more interactive resources from the Genetic Science Learning Centre (University of Utah Health Sciences), please visit their website: learn.genetics.utah.edu

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Jul 28 2015

The Interactive Ear – A guide to human hearing

 

This interactive resource explores the ear – the organ which controls hearing and balance. Discover all of the parts which make up the outer, middle and inner ear.

http://www.amplifon.co.uk/interactive-ear/index.html

Provided by Amplifon, UK.

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May 17 2015

Reviving the Rain Forests of the Sea

 

“Coral reefs cover only about 0.1% of the world’s oceans, but 50% of the species that live in the ocean live on a coral reef at some point in their life.” This quote is from this 26-minute video documentary focusing on protecting the coral reefs near the island of Curacao in the Caribbean. This is the fifth film in an award-winning series of Pace University student documentaries on environmental themes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py9xpwhoBuI

For other videos in the series, please go to:

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=shrimp+pace+university+luskay+documentary

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Mar 12 2015

Get your proteins, carbs and lipids here

 

This interactive module will teach you all about proteins, carbohydrates and lipids and why chemistry is so important in biology.

http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/chemistryoflife/index.cfm?age=Age%20range%2016-19&subject=Biology

For other interactive resources for schools, please visit the ABPI website at: http://www.abpischools.org.uk/

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Mar 2 2015

Flipping cell biology on its head

 

This Cell Biology Flipped Classroom Course was developed by Professor Jonathan Scholey and iBiology. Here you will find all of the course materials including the iBioSeminars (high quality video lectures), discussion questions, and assignments.

http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/taking-courses/cell-biology-flipped-course.html

For more resources from iBiology, please visit their website: http://www.ibiology.org/

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Feb 18 2015

The proteins we can‘t live without

 

In this interactive module, explore the nine different types of protein that keep us, and other organisms, alive and healthy.

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/proteintypes/

For more resources from the Genetic Science Learning Centre (University of Utah Health Sciences), please visit their website: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

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