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Biology Resources
Library Databases -- 39 databases of reliable, in-depth, and current information, including the Gale Science Resource Center, the EBSCO Science Reference Center, General Science Collection, EBSCO Animals, and more. Always the best place to start for quality resources. You will need to log in with your regular user name and password. Add " @qsbyin " to your user name.
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| National Science Digital Library -- "The comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Funded by the National Science Foundation." |
Scirus -- "The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet."
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World of Science -- Mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and biographies of scientists. |
SciCentral -- "Gateway to the best scientific research new sources." |
MIT OpenCourseWare -- "Highlights for High School features MIT OpenCourseWare materials that are most useful for high school students and teachers." Includes resources for AP Biology, AP Calculus, and AP Physics. |
Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing -- From Heriot Watt University. |
Science Learning Network
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ExploreLearning.org -- "Highly interactive science activities for students and educators." |
Making Science Make Sense -- From the Bayer Corporation. |
ScienceDaily -- "Breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology." |
Exploratorium -- "The museum of science, art, and human perception." |
Science Niche -- "Educational Resources for Science Teachers and Students." |
| Shodor -- Curriculum materials, faculty development, and student enrichment. "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology." |
PLoS One -- "An international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of Science (PLoS)." |
Calculator.com -- All sorts of calculators: scientific, graphing, and many more. |
| WorldImages -- "Access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains over 65,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery." |
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Biointeractive -- "A website and a collection of biology-focused teaching materials created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute."
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The Biology Project -- "An interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona."
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Human Anatomy Online |
| ITIS -- Get the full classification of any organism from the Integrated Taxonomic Integration System. Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. |
Science and Nature: Human Body and Mind -- From the BBC. |
Action Bioscience -- "Articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers in science, and bioscience education." |
| JoVE -- The Journal of Visualized Experiments. "An online journal publishing visualized (video-based) biological research studies." |
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online -- From Cambridge University. |
Science and Nature: Prehistoric Life -- From the BBC. |
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| Earth Trends -- "The environmental information portal." |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Environment Canada-- Environment Canada's World Wide Web site. |
| New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
NYPIRG -- New York Public Interest Research Group. |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority -- "NYSERDA works to help New York State save energy, reduce energy costs, protect the environment and improve the economy." Lots of information. |
| Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation -- "ALSC's mission is to determine the extent and magnitude of acidification of lakes and ponds in the Adirondack region." |
Adirondack Park Agency |
National Atmospheric Deposition Program -- "Data on the chemistry of precipitation for monitoring of geographical and temporal long-term trends." |
| Scorecard -- "Find out about the pollution problems in your community and learn who is responsible." From the Environmental Defense Fund. |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Watersheds of the World -- "Maps of land cover, population density and biodiversity for 154 basins and sub-basins around the world. It lists indicators and variables for each of these basins and, where appropriate, provides links and references to relevant information. It further contains 20 global maps portraying relevant water resources issues." |
| Virtual Courseware for Earth and Environmental Sciences -- From California State University, Los Angeles. |
World in the Balance -- From NOVA. |
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment -- "A one-stop source of information, for younger and older users alike, on a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion." From the
Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progamme. |
| Union of Concerned Scientists -- Global Warming, Vehicles, Energy, Invasives, Security, Food, and Scientific Integrity. |
Climate and Global Change --
From the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. |
Wilderness Society -- With an online research library of reports, sceientific and legal papers, factsheets, and more. |
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