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The Amoeba SistersA fun, illustrated YouTube series for Biology students! The audio is engaging and paced well, the simple illustrations are funny and some videos come with handouts!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL0Myd7Dk1F0iQPGrjehze3eDpco1eVz |
Making Biology RealThis Biology teacher has gathered tons of Biology related articles in one place. She assigns the articles to her students, has them highlight the relevant information and then write a quick 1 paragraph paper about what they thought they read. Students then go over as a class why certain lines were highlighted, etc.
https://refusetoreinventthewheel.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/making-biology-real/ |
Who Wants To Live A Million Years?In this quick game, students select traits to help their creature survive throughout the years. Learn about evolution and adaptations!
http://www.sciencechannel.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game/ |
Free Online DocumentariesThis site compiles hundreds of documentaries from around the world. Topics include Biographies, Nature, Science and more. Videos are hosted through YouTube, Vimeo, etc, so some videos may be taken down or unavailable.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ |
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Virtual Frog DissectionExperience a frog dissection without the squeals and smells! Shows both external and internal anatomy.
http://mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs_2K8/labs/BL_16/index.html |
High School Biology Lectures
A high school biology teacher recorded his lectures with his students. While the videos don't cover all of his classes, they do hit some major topics and are well done.
http://www.interactive-biology.com/highschoolbiology/ |
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Science Quizzes - SporcleSporcle is a trivia quiz website on which users have a set time limit to name all the items within a given subject, such as presidents of the USA or the countries in Europe. Anybody with a Sporcle account is able to create a quiz. Works on mobile devices as well as computers.
Tons of quizzes for science topics. Have your students make their own quizzes for the class! http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/science |
BiologypopBiology Pop is a site that features videos, articles, games, and reviews of apps about topics in biology. The site features content in seven categories; anatomy, cell biology, biotechnology, genetics, ecology, evolution, and taxonomy. You can browse through the categories in a Pinterest-like style. An option to search by media type is also available.
http://biologypop.com/ |
Crash Course - BiologyHank Green teaches you biology! Learn, study and understand the science of life. Topics covered range from: taxonomy, systems, biological molecules, photosynthesis, evolution, animals, plants, anatomy, and ecology.
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/playlists |
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Teach with Fergy - Biology VideosTons of handpicked videos ranging from songs to demonstrations to news clips to slow-mo videos and much more!
http://www.teachwithfergy.com/science-videos/#biology |
Fun YouTube Videos
DNA Cocktail
Materials scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik creates a DNA cocktail with the help of some strong Polish vodka, which Dara promptly drinks! |
The Story of Extinction
A few hundred years ago, extinction as a concept made no sense to anyone. But then fossil finds and advances in geology showed that it's part of life, and a statistical certainty - even for human beings. Cells - They Might Be Giants
C is for Conifers - They Might Be Giants
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The Story of the Brain
We've all got one, and some of us even use it, but throughout history the grey matter between our ears has puzzled even the brightest minds. Photosynthesis - They Might Be Giants
The Story of Inheritance
Why is it that we often look like our parents, or even our grandparents? From Aristotle to Watson and Crick, this beautiful animation explains how we arrived at our current understanding of inheritance. |