Moran Laboratory: HS Biotech Class - Links
USEFUL WEB LINKS ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
University of Arizona Resources:
- biotech.biology.arizona.edu
- University of Arizona BIOTECH Project: Mobile biotechnology for the classroom. The University of Arizona developed the BIOTECH Project to provide technical support for Arizona teachers to conduct molecular genetics (DNA science) experiments with their students. The BIOTECH project consists of three components: professional development workshops for teachers, classroom visits for modeling hands-on biotechnology activities, and extensive materials support for teachers to carry out biotechnology experiments independently.
Review and Animations of DNA Replication and PCR:
- www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/animations.html
- Biology Animation Library from the Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. (Additional resources available at that site.)
- www.dnaftb.org
- DNA from the Beginning; An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity. DNA from the Beginning is organized around key concepts. The science behind each concept is explained by: animation, image gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and links.
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/sequencer.html#
- From Nova's “Cracking the Code of Life”: a video on sequencing. (Additional resources available at that site.)
- www.genome.gov/Pages/EducationKit
- The Human Genome Project’s online multimedia educational kit.
- www.pbs.org/wnet/dna/teachers/index.html
- The DNA television series and its Web episodes offer lesson plans and activities for middle school and high school teachers that are designed to take up no more than one or two classroom periods. Videotapes for schools, libraries, and other educational institutions are available for purchase online through Films for the Humanities and Sciences (1-800-257-5126) or from Shop Thirteen. Each DNA episode can be taped off-the-air and used for educational purposes for one year from the initial broadcast.
science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm
A collection from North Harris College Biology Department
www.learner.org/channel/courses/biology/units/genom/images.html
Animations and images from "Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives," A professional development course for high school biology teachers from Annenberg Media.
highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter14/animations.html#
From the site in support of Raven, Johnson, Losos & Singer: Biology (7th Edition) from McGraw-Hill.
207.207.4.198/pub/flash/24/menu.swf (Flash animation to download)
Animation of DNA structure and replication.
Sources on Teaching and Learning About Evolution:
- nationalacademies.org/evolution
- Information and resources from the US National Academy of Science about evolution and teaching evolution.
- evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/home.php
- Understanding Evolution, "Your one-stop source for information on evolution," from the University of California at Berkeley.
- www.tree-thinking.org
- From the "Tree Thinking Group," a resource for teachers, students, and researchers who are interested in tree thinking. It contains materials for teaching and learning about evolutionary relationships and the use of phylogenies in biological problem solving.
- tolweb.org
- The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 4000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.