Explore the science behind the key concepts of DNA through animations, videos and questions in this interactive module. http://www.dnaftb.org/4/index.html For more resources from the DNA Learning Center, please visit their website: http://www.dnaftb.org/ Other related resources: Interactive learning module on DNA from Annenberg Learner: https://www.learner.org/interactives/dna/index.html
Learn about centrioles, lysosomes, microvilli and other parts of the animal cell in this interactive module. https://www.wisc-online.com/LearningContent/ap11403/index.html (Content author: Dr. Gerald Heins; Content Developer: Tim Gremore) For more resources from Wisc-Online, please visit their website: https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/life-science/ap11403/a-typical-animal-cell
Learn all about the Galapagos Islands and how they influenced a 26-year old named Charles Darwin. http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/galapagos/galapagos.swf For more resources from PBS LearningMedia and NOVA, please visit their website at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/explore-galapagos.html
Learn all about carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and their (sometimes very unstable) neighbours in this interactive periodic table of the elements. http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table For more resources from the Royal Society of Chemistry, please visit their website at: http://www.rsc.org/ Other related resources: Periodic table (interactive learning module) from Scientific American Periodic table (interactive learning module) from Annenberg Learner […]
Did you know that bacteria can make plastic by consuming wastewater? This plastic can then be used to make a more environmentally-friendly composite board, a type of lumber. This interactive module will show you the many, incredible ways bacteria help us in everyday life. http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/gallery/flash-gallery-2007.swf?init_file=putting-bacteria-to-work For more resources from PBS LearningMedia and NOVA scienceNOW, please […]
This one is for you, Trisha… Thanks for following our blog! – Anne Explore the anatomy and other mysteries of the heart in this interactive module. http://depts.washington.edu/simplant/heartsmarts.htm For more resources from the University of Washington, please visit their website at: http://www.washington.edu/. You can learn more about The Hope Heart Institute here: http://www.hopeheart.org/
This interactive module is a tribute to the teachers, health care workers, social workers, journalists and politicians who are working hard to contain the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. http://www.jackievannice.com/challenge_54_faces/story.html This interactive module was developed by Jackie Van Nice (http://www.jackievannice.com/). It features content and photographs that were originally presented by The […]
Learn about the bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms that maintain human health. http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/multimedia/0612-human-microbiome/index.html For more resources from Scientific American, please visit their website at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microbiome-graphic-explore-human-microbiome/
This 3D-animation, created by Drew Berry, explores the Fas signal transduction pathway that induces apoptosis (programmed cell death). http://www.wehi.edu.au/education/wehitv/apoptosis_and_signal_transduction/ For more resources from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, please visit their website at: https://www.wehi.edu.au/
The healing power of nature
In this interactive module, find out how plants, mold and bacteria have helped us to develop painkillers, antibiotics and other medications. http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/gallery/flash-gallery-2007.swf?init_file=natures-pharmacy For more resources from PBS LearningMedia and NOVA, please visit their website at: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/drey07.sci.phys.matter.naturepharmacy/natures-pharmacy/
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