Links to Related Websites: Bioscience Education

Links to taxon-specific sites on the World Wide Web can be found throughout the Tree of Life.

Bioscience Education Portals and Collections

• The Gateway to Educational Materials. Access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
• SMETE Digital Library. A gateway to a comprehensive collection of science, math, engineering and technology (SMET) education content and services to learners, educators, and academic policy-makers.
• National Science Digital Library. A digital library of exemplary resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels.
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). A national information system designed to provide ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.
  • ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Math and Environmental Education.
• FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. A portal to hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources.
• Biodiversity Education Network (BEN). A coalition of organizations dedicated to enhancing local, regional, and national efforts to educate people of all ages about biodiversity.
• EE-Link: Environmental Education Resources on the Internet. A project of the North American Association for Environmental Education.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Education.
• Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE). A community-based effort involving teachers, students, and scientists working together to create a library of educational resources and services to support Earth system science education, at all levels, in both formal and informal settings.
• Internet Public Library. A public service organization and a learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information.

Focus on Elementary and Secondary Education

• Access Excellence. A national educational program that provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web. The National Health Museum, Washington, DC.
• Science NetLinks. Resources for K-12 science educators, a guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students. Part of the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC). K-12 math and science teacher center.
• Tree Thinking Group. Teaching phylogenetics at introductory undergraduate and pre-college levels.
• Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory. Access to reviewed resources on the web.
• PBS TeacherSource. Education resources by curricular subject, topic and grade level and standard as well as in-depth professional development services.
• Exploratorium Tools for Teaching. Learning tools and professional development.
• ARKive Education. Learning resources around the subject of natural history and wildlife, with a focus on 7 - 11 year olds.

Focus on Postsecondary Education

• MERLOT: Links to online learning materials. A free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.
• MicrobeLibrary. A searchable portal providing a peer reviewed, web-based collection of resources about the microbial world.
• BEN. BioSciEdNet. A portal to digital libraries for teaching and learning in the biological sciences. Registration required to access materials.
• Ecology Education Network. ecoed.net. The Ecological Society of America's portal to locate, contribute, and disseminate ecology education resources.
• BioInteractive. Virtual labs, animations, etc. from Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• www.actionbioscience.org. Peer-reviewed articles and lessons about biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers in the sciences, and education aimed at high school - undergraduate levels.
• BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium. Actively supports educators interested in the reform of undergraduate biology and engages in the collaborative development of curricula.
• BioMEDIA ASSOCIATES. An educational multimedia biology site.

Resources for Teachers

• National Science Teacher Association. Committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
• National Teacher Training Institute's Lesson Plan Database. The National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) provides teachers with the vision, strategies, and resources they need to make dynamic use of classroom technology.
• Association for Biology Laboratory Education. Promoting information exchange among university and college educators actively concerned with teaching biology in a laboratory setting.
• Beyond BIO 101: The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education. Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• Biology Education Online. A peer reviewed e-journal by and for K-16 educators.
• BioEd Online. Biology teacher resources from Baylor College of Medicine.
• Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS). A national coalition of professional societies in the biological sciences that have joined together in an effort to improve undergraduate education in the life sciences.
• Association of Science-Technology Centers. An organization of science centers and museums dedicated to furthering the public understanding of science among increasingly diverse audiences.
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• Institute for Learning Innovation
• The Inquiry Page. A dynamic virtual community where inquiry-based education can be discussed, resources and experiences shared, and innovative approaches explored in a collaborative environment.
• Everyday Classroom Tools. An inquiry-based science curriculum for kindergarten through sixth grade.
• The Learning Curve. How people learn, what allows us to learn, how we shape our own learning ability. Part of the ThinkQuest library.
• Center for Problem-Based Learning
• Project 2061, a long-term initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science working to reform K-12 science, mathematics, and technology education nationwide.
  • Science for All Americans Online.
  • Benchmarks Online.
• Teachers Network. A nationwide, non-profit education organization that identifies and connects innovative teachers exemplifying professionalism and creativity within public school systems.
• The Science House. A learning outreach project of North Carolina State University.
• Ask A Biologist. Arizona State University's Life Sciences Visualization Group.
• Education World, the Educator's Best Friend. Lesson plans and research materials.
• Busy Teacher's Website K-12.
• Teachers' Domain. Multimedia resources for the classroom and professional development.
• National Academy of Sciences: Resources for Involving Scientists in Education
• JASON Foundation for Education. Dedicated to inspiring in students a lifelong passion to pursue learning in science, math, and technology through exploration and discovery.
• Apple Learning Interchange. An online educational environment to facilitate the interchange of ideas among teachers, education leaders, visionaries, and innovators.

Technology in Science Education

• EDUCAUSE Home Page. Advancing higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
• International Society for Technology in Education. A nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology.
• Educational Entertainment Design. Application of entertainment technologies (storytelling, theatrical design, immersive environments, lighting, music, sound, film and video) to achieving specific educational objectives.
• The Learning Space. Providing educators with opportunities and tools to develop, implement and share effective uses of technology to improve student learning.
• E-Class.Net. Creating an open source toolkit for designing, managing, building and delivering learning via computer or the Internet. Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer, Tulane University.
• SMARTer Kids Foundation. A private organization that provides opportunities for students and teachers to learn new skills and grow in self-confidence by placing technology, grants and programs at their service.
• Teaching with Electronic Technology
• Brown University Scholarly Technology Group
• the Node Learning Technologies Network. Resources to support an international community of educators and trainers interested in understanding online learning technologies and harnessing their potential.
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. An international, educational and professional not-for profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.
• National Education Association: Technology in Schools
• A NATION ONLINE: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use of the Internet

Online Bioscience Instruction

• The Biology Project. An interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona.
• Kimball's Biology Pages. An online biology textbook.
• MIT Biology Hypertextbook. A website which contains the basic molecular biology that is the basis of MIT's core Biology course, "Introductory Biology".
• An On-Line Biology Book. Estrella Mountain Community College.
• Virtual Classroom Biology. Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen.
• Center for Global Environmental Education. Fostering environmental literacy and stewardship in citizens of all ages. Hamline University.
• Biology Online. Introducing biological concepts in layman's terms, via an online directory of websites, a dictionary and a range of tutorials.
• Biology Movies at Davidson College. Cell biology, molecular biology, and more.
• CourseWare: Web-Served Environmental Science Simulators.
• MendelWeb. An educational resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science.
• Sea and Sky: The Sea

Online Projects With Student Participation

• International Education and Resource Network (iEARN). A non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
• PathFinder Science. A virtual community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires a passion for learning about the material world through science.
• The Globe Program. A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program.
• Environmental Inquiry. A website and curriculum series developed at Cornell University to help students conduct environmental science research and participate in communities of fellow student scientists.
• GreenScreen: The Global Habitat Project. Helping young people share news about the environment.
• ThinkQuest. ThinkQuest is a global network of students, teachers, parents and technologists dedicated to exploring youth-centered learning on the Net.
• Bucket Buddies. Students around the United States and other countries collect samples from local ponds to answer the question: Are the organisms found in pond water the same all over the world?
• Journey North. A global study of wildlife migration, funded by Annenberg/CPB.
• Walking With Woodlice. Survey of terrestrial isopods in the UK. The Natural History Museum London.
• Project Exploration. Paleontology, science education, dinosaur expeditions, discoveries and exhibits.
• BioKids. Kids' inquiry of diverse species (late elementary students)
• Birds of a Feather. First graders using the Internet to study birds.
• Washington NatureMapping. To create a national network that links natural resource agencies, academia and land planners with local communities primarily through schools.

Fun Sites for Kids

• Cool Science for Curious Kids
• Living Things
• Kids' Planet. Defenders of Wildlife.
• The Naked Scientists Online.
• Science-Related Web Sites for Kids and Young Adults
• TryScience.org
• The Great Plant Escape. University of Illinois Extension.
• WAYNE's Word: A Newsletter of Natural History Trivia

Bioscience in the News

• Nature Science Update
• Discover Online
• NSF News
• Scientific American
• National Geographic
• Science News Online
• The National Academies Science in the Headlines
• Science a GoGo
• Environmental News Network
• BBC News
• abc News Science
• Earthwatch News Releases

Last updated 13 April 2006