Biology Education Resources Biology and Other Sciences Lesson Plans Biological Sciences Libraries Miscellaneous Sites Dedicated to Biology and Science Education Organizations Involved in Science Education Natural History Museums and Nature Centers Public Zoos and Wildlife Parks Public Aquariums Ecology Links Ask a Scientist (Various Sites)

Biology Education Resources: Access Excellence ("a place in cyberspace for biology teaching and learning") BioChemNet (A guide to biology and chemistry instructional resources) Biology Edu-links (a variety of biology resources) The Biology Place (full of web sites pertaining to biology) Bioscience Virtual Library (Harvard's list of biology links) CSUBIOWEB (California State University's Bioscience Web Server) Education World (great search engine to find any education related site) Living Things (web resources for life science teachers) National Association of Biology Teachers Online Resources Guide National Science Teachers Association Online Resources New York Biology Teachers Association (several biology related links) Pacific Bell's Blue Web'n Site (acknowledges excellence in internet education) Science and Math Initiatives (resources for math and science teachers) ScienceNetLinks (index of sites, curriculum, and help for teachers from AAAS) Yahoo's Biology Teaching Resources To Top

Biology and Other Sciences Lesson Plans: Awesome Library (several links with lesson plans) Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers (lesson plans and teacher guides for teachers) CEC Lesson Plans (a variety of grade specific science lessons-K-5,6-8,9-12) The Cell (site contains lessons, quizzes, and images about cells) Ecology/Environment Lesson Plans and Activities (K-12 lessons from Georgia Tech) Frank Potter's Science Gems (K-16 science resources and lesson plans) Integrated Science (Middle School Science Curriculum from the University of Alabama) Kodak's K-12 Lesson Plans (using photography to enhance science education) Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (A long list of science related acivities and lessons) More Lesson Plans and Activities (science lessons from CSU Northridge) Science Junction (Instructional materials for science education) Science Power 2000 (K-8 lesson plans and activities) Teacher Talk Forum (electronic lesson plans covering a variety of areas) To Top

Biological Sciences Libraries Academy of Natural Sciences Library Columbia University Biological Sciences Library Duke University Biological and Environmental Sciences Library Harvard University Botany Libraries Indiana University-Bloomington Life Sciences Library MBL/WHOI Library (The Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Mann Library at Cornell University Missouri Botanical Garden Library New York Botanical Garden Library Princeton University Biology Library Stanford University Falconer Biology Library State University of New York at Stony Brook Biology/Life Sciences Library Temple University Biology Library University of Auckland Biological Sciences Library University of British Columbia Life Sciences Libraries University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Biology Library University of Iowa Biological Sciences Library University of New Hampshire Biological Sciences Library University of Wisconsin-Madison Biology Library Washington University in St. Louis Biology Library To Top

Miscellaneous Sites Devoted to Biology and Science Education: Beyond Bio 101 (from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Biology4Kids (a site devoted to the younger audience) The Biology Project (University of Arizona's online interactive biology education geared for university level students) Biology Student Notes (worksheets for high school biology students) BioNiche (formerly Biology Teachers...Unplugged, geared for secondary school science students) Case Studies in Science (Case study education from UNY Buffalo) CELLS Alive (images and movies of cells in action) The Electronic Zoo IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) Indigo Instruments (Online catalog of lab equipment, models, software, and other tools for teaching science) Internet Biology Education Project The Jason Project (A rainforest adventure) Journey North (A global study of wilflife migration) Life Science Dictionary Mr. Biology's High School Bio Web Site (practice tests, teacher help, and explanations of difficult concepts) The Nanoworld Image Gallery (Biological specimens and other structures through an electron microscope) The National Zoo Online Biology Book Project BIO (biology online courses and teaching resources) The Raptor Center (University of Minnesota's site devoted to raptors) The Sciences Explorer (Interactive biology concepts with multimedia) The Tree Of Life (Information about phylogeny and biodiversity) The Virtual Fly Lab (play the role of a research geneticist) The Virtual Frog Dissection (Interactive dissection of a frog) To Top

Organizations Involved in Science Education: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) American Society of Plant Physiologists: Education (ASPP) Association for Science Education (ASE) Association of Midwest College Biology Teachers (AMCBT) Botanical Society of America: Teaching Section (BSA) British Columbia Science Teachers Association (BCSTA) Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education (CRMSE) Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (CSMTE) Center of Excellence for Science and Mathematics Education (CESME) Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS) Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) International Coucil of Associations for Science Education (ICASE) Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MSTA) National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) National Academy of Sciences (NAS) National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) National Institute for Science Education (NISE) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) Science Teachers' Association of Ontario (STAO) Science Teachers' Association of Western Australia (STAWA) Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) South Australian Science Teachers Association (SASTA) To Top

Natural History Museums and Nature Centers: Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York) Arizona Science Center (Phoenix, Arizona) Bell Museum of Natural History (Minneapolis, Minnesota) California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, California) Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa, Canada) Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (Brewster, Massachusetts) Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Chicago Academy of Sciences (Chicago, Illinois) Chula Vista Nature Center (Chula Vista, California) Cincinnati Museum Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Cleveland, Ohio) Coastal Discovery Museum (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (Storrs, Connecticut) Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education (San Mateo, California) Cyberspace Museum of Natural History and Exploration Technology Dallas Museum of Natural History (Dallas, Texas) Denver Museum of Natural History (Denver, Colorado) Detroit Science Center (Detroit, Michigan) Dinosaur Valley Museum (Grand Junction, Colorado) Ecotarium (Worcester, Massachusetts) Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) Fernbank (Atlanta, Georgia) Field Museum (Chicago, Illinois) Finnish Museum of Natural History (Helsinki, Finland) Florida Museum of Natural History (Gainesville, Florida) Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (Fort Worth, Texas) Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum (Prince George, Canada) Frost Entomological Museum (State College, Pennsylvania) Great Plains Nature Center (Wichita, Kansas) Harvard Museum of Natural History (Cambridge, Massachusetts) The Heard Natuaral Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (Mckinney, Texas) The High Desert Museum (Bend, Oregon) Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum (Ottawa, Canada) Houston Museum of Natural Science (Houston, Texas) Illinois State Museum (Springfield, Illinois) International Wildlife Museum (Tucson, Arizona) Koke'e Natural History Museum (Kaua'i, Hawaii) Las Cruces Museum of Natural History (Las Cruces, New Mexico) Las Vegas Natural History Museum (Las Vegas, Nevada) Lafayette Natural History Museum and Planetarium (Lafayette, Louisiana) Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley, California) Library of Congress (Washington D.C.) Los Angeles County Natural History Museum (Los Angeles, California) Louisville Science Center (Louisville, Kentucky) The Louvre (Paris, France) Macleay Museum (Sydney, Australia) McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tennessee) Miami Museum of Science (Miami, Florida) Milwaukee Public Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (Jackson, Mississippi) Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach, Florida) Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences (Long Island, New York) Museum of Natural History (Florence, Italy) Museum of Natural History (Pisa, Italy) Museum of Science (Boston, Massachusetts) Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Illinois)* Museums of Natural History (Copenhagen, Denmark) Natural History Museum (Maastricht, Netherlands) Natural History Museum (Bern, Switzerland) New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (Albuquerque, New Mexico) The North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, North Carolina) Oakland Museum of California (Oakland, California) Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Portland, Oregon) Pacific Science Center (Seattle, Washington) Peabody Museum of Natural History (New Haven, Connecticut) Provincial Museum of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) Public Museum of Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (San Diego, California) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science (Brussels, Belgium) Royal British Columbia Museum (Victoria, Canada) San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, California) Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara, California) Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota) SciTech (Aurora, Illinois) South African Museum (Cape Town, South Africa) St. Louis Science Center (St. Louis, Missouri) Sternberg Museum of Natural History (Hays, Kansas) Swedish Museum of Natural History (Stockholm, Sweden) Thames Science Center (Newport, Rhode Island) The Exploratorium (San Francisco, California) The Museum of Scientific Discovery (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) The Natural History Museum (London, England) The Smithsonian Institution (Washington D.C.) The University of Kansas Natural History Museum (Lawrence, Kansas) Transvaal Museum (Pretoria, South Africa) UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology (Berkeley, California) University of Alaska Museum (Fairbanks, Alaska) University of Nebraska State Museum (Lincoln, Nebraska) Utah Museum of Natural History (Salt Lake City, Utah) Virginia Museum of Natural History (Martinsville, Virginia) World Wildlife Museum (Stockton, California) Wyoming Dinosaur Center (Thermopolis, Wyoming) To Top

Public Zoos and Wildlife Parks: African Lion Safari (Cambridge, Canada) Assiniboine Park Zoo (Winnipeg, Canada) Austin Zoo (Austin, Texas) Australian Butterfly Sanctuary (Kuranda, Australia) Bear Country, U.S.A. (Rapid City, South Dakota) Birmingham Zoo (Birmingham, Alabama) Black Hills Reptile Gardens (Rapid City, South Dakota) Bristol Zoo Gardens (Bristol, England) Bronx Zoo (Bronx, New York) Brookfield Zoo (Brookfield, Illinois) Butterfly World (Coconut Creek, Florida) Calgary Zoo (Calgary, Canada) Caribbean Gardens (Naples, Florida) Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo (Thurmont, Maryland) Cat Tales Zoological Park (Spokane, Washington) Chaffee Zoological Gardens (Fresno, California) Chester Zoo (Chester, England) Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, Ohio) Colchester Zoo (Essex, England) Columbus Zoo (Columbus, Ohio) Cougar Mountain Zoo (Issaquah, Washington) Denver Zoo (Denver, Colorado) Dickerson Park Zoo (Springfield, Illinois) Earlton Zoo (Earlton, Canada) Edinburgh Zoo (Edinburgh, Scotland) Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown, Pennsylvania) Feline Conservation Center (Los Angeles, California) Gatorland (Orlando, Florida) Glasgow ZooPark (Glasgow, Scotland) Gorilla Haven (Morganton, Georgia) Hemker Wildlife Park (Freeport, Minnesota) Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii) Houston Zoo (Houston, Texas) Indianapolis Zoo (Indianapolis, Indiana) Insect Zoo (Ames, Iowa) Jungle Adventures (Christmas, Florida) Jungle Cat World (Orono, Canada) Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois) Little Rock Zoo (Little Rock, Arkansas) The Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park (Palm Desert, California) Los Angeles Zoo (Los Angeles, California) Louisville Zoo (Lousiville, Kentucky) Marwell Zoological Park (Winchester, England) Mesker Park Zoo (Evansville, Indiana) Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Minnesota Zoo (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Moonridge Animal Park (Big Bear Lake, California) Nashville Zoo (Grassmere, Tennessee) North Carolina Zoological Park and Society (Asheboro, North Carolina) North Eastern Wisconsin Zoo (Green Bay, Wisconsin) Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (Eatonville, Washington) Oakland Zoo (Oakland, California) Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Oregon Zoo (Portland, Oregon) Out of Africa Wildlife Park (Scotsdale, Arizona) Papanack Park Zoo (Wendover, Canada) Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Phoenix Zoo (Phoenix, Arizona) Pine Mountain Wild Animal Park (Pine Mountain, Georgia) Pittsburgh Zoo (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden (Columbia, South Carolina) Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence, Rhode Island) Rolling Hills Refuge (Salina, Kansas) Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California) Safari West Wildlife Preserve (Santa Rosa, California) Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri) San Diego Wild Animal Park (Escondido, California) San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California) San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, California) Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens (Santa Barbara, California) Sea Lion Caves (Florence, Oregon) Singapore Zoological Gardens (Singapore, Singapore) Taipei Zoo (Taipei, China) Tallinn Zoo (Tallin, Estonia) Taronga Zoo (New South Wales, Australia) The Zoo (Gulf Breeze, Florida) Toledo Zoo (Toledo, Ohio) Toronto Zoo (Toronto, Canada) Trailside Museums and Wildlife Center (Bear Mountain, New York) Virginia Zoological Park (Norfolk, Virginia) Wildlife Conservation Society (Central Park, New York) Wildlife Safari (Winston, Oregon) Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, Washington) ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania) ZooAquarium (Madrid, Spain) Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia) Zoo Negara (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) To Top

Public Aquariums: Alaska Sea Life Center (Seward, Alaska) Birch Aquarium at Scripps (La Jolla, California) Cabrillo High School Aquarium (Vandenburg Village, California) Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro, California) Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Clearwater, Florida) Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium (Cold Spring Harbor, New York) Dallas World Aquarium and Zoological Gardens (Dallas, Texas) Dauphin Island Sea Lab (Dauphin Island, Alabama) Deep Sea World (Fife, Scotland) The Florida Aqarium (Tampa Bay, Florida) The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium (Townsville, Australia) Gulf of Maine Aquarium (Portland, Maine) Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World (Auckland, New Zealand) Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, California) Marine Life Oceanarium (Gulfport, Mississippi) Maritime Aquarium (Norwalk, Connecticut) Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey, California) Mote Aquarium (Sarasota, Florida) Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, Connecticut) NAUTICUS -The National Maritime Center (Norfolk, Virginia) New England Aquarium (Boston, Massachusetts) New Jersey State Aquarium (Camden, New Jersey) Newport Aquarium (Newport, Kentucky) North Carolina Aqariums (Fort Fisher, Roanoke Island, and Pine Knoll Shores) Ocean Journey (Denver, Colorado) OceanWorld Manly (Manly, Australia) Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport, Oregon) Osaka Aquarium (Osaka, Japan) Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (Tacoma, Washington) Sea World and Busch Gardens (Across the U.S.) The Seattle Aquarium (Seattle, Washington) Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Illinois) St. Lawrence Aquarium (Massena, New York) Sydney Aquarium (Sydney, Australia) The Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Two Oceans Aquarium (Cape Town, South Africa) Underwater Observatory Marine Park (Eilat, Israel) UnderWater World (Bloomington, Minnesota) Underwater World Perth (Perth, Australia) Underwater World Singapore (Sentosa Island, Singapore) Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, Canada) Virginia Marine Science Museum (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Waikiki Aquarium (Waikiki, Hawaii) To Top

Ecology and Meteorology Links: Antarctic Ice Sheet Breakup CyberLearning Collection Coral Kingdom CD-Rom Ecosystems College Edition Task Force for College Earthwatch International East Asia Center on Population Resources and Welfare Ecology and Ecosystem WWW Sites of Interest El Nino Home Page El Nino/Southern Oscillation Information Idealized ENSO Animation 4 El Ninos Compared 1980-1995 700Mb Height Anomalies Envirolink Organization Website Envirolink Education Network Foundation for the Conservation of Nature Glossary of Ecological Terms Illinois Natural History Survey Aquatic Ecology Biodiversity Economic Entomology Wildlife Ecology Insititute of Ecosystem Studies Living Things-Habitats and Ecosystems National Library for the Environment Colorado Environmental Archives Natural Resources Defense Council Homepage Population Biology Lessons Population Ecology Homepage San Diego State University Field Stations Scripps Experimental Climate Prediction Center Second Nature (Education for Sustainability) Resource Center Tropical Pacific SST Predictions United States Winter Precipitation Maps University of California Natural Reserve System World Conservation Monitoring Centre on Biodiversity Zero Population Growth To Top

Ask a Scientist: ALCOMed (answers questions in a variety of disciplines, however life science is not their expertise- from Kent State) Ask an Expert (a science inquiry service from the Franklin Institute) Ask Dr. Universe (Any science question answered by Washington State's team of researchers) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (questions answered by experts in biological sciences) KnowWhat.com (questions answered by a microbiologist and immunobiologist) The Last Word (questions and answers from New Scientist magazine) Mad Scientist Network (answers to science questions, edible and inedible experiments, and an index of resources and web links) NEWTON/ANL Ask a Scientist (Intended for K-12 teachers and students) Scientific American (current and archived questions in a variety of disciplines) To Top

Links compiled and categorized by Chris Noland.

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