Links to Science Sites
Seventh Grade Topics
Cells:
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| A few sites about Mitosis (there are many)
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Cell Processes:
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Genetics:
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Quiz yourself on Mendel's Genetics here. | ||||||
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To learn more about Human Genetics and the Genome Project visit the National Human Genome Research Institute website. | ||||||
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The following sites are useful for reviewing Punnett Squares
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| For a detailed review of DNA and Genetics check out DNA From the Beginning | ||||||
| DNA Interactive | ||||||
| PBS: DNA |
Virusessand Bacteria:
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At Microbe World "Discover Unseen Life on Earth" |
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To get an idea of the size of bacteria and viruses see How Big is a...? at Cells Alive |
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"You live in a world of germs. Some keep you healthy — others make you sick. Protect yourself by understanding which ones are harmless and which ones pose a threat." Read: "Germs: Understand and protect against bacteria, viruses and infection" at the MayoClinic.com website |
| For a brief overview of viruses read "The Virus and Viral Diseases" |
| Another brief overview is on the UCMP website, "Introduction to the Viruses" |
| "All the Virology on the WWW seeks to be the best single site for Virology information on the Internet." This site has links to just about everything about viruses found on the Internet. |
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Information about primitive archaebacteria and pictures of where they grow on "Archaebacteria: A Life Form on Mars?" |
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Click on the buttons to learn about bacteria at the University of California Museum of Paleontology's Introduction to Bacteria |
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To learn all about bacteria visit the Virtual Museum of Bacteria |
Protists
| Interested in what you can see in a pond; check out Pond Water Critters |
| To watch short movies of a variety of microscopic organisms, including protists go to "Exhibition of Movies on Protists." If they do not play in your browser, right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" to download the clip on to your computer and run it from there. |
Fungi
| If you are intrigued by fungi check out these links:
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Organic Compounds that Make Up Living Things, the Nutrients in Food and the Food Pyramid
| Want to know the nutrients in a particular food check out NutritionData or Nutri-Facts or the USDA Nutrient Database |
| For links to all the US government sites relating to nutrition check out Nutrition.gov |
| Check out current nutrition guidelines of the USDA at MyPyramid.gov |
| Find a good review of Carbohydrates at Visionlearning: Carbohydrates |
| What do we know about our need for Protein in our diets? Let the Harvard School of Public Health fill you in. Read their page on Protein and while your there check out their info on Carbohydrates, Fats and Cholesterol, Vitamins, etc. |
Circulatory System
There are many excellent websites about the Circulatory System. Here are a few:
| The Franklin Institute has an excellent site: The Human Heart |
| For a site aimed at kids check out the Circulatory System on the Yuckiest Site on the Internet |
| Another one is All About the Heart on KidsHealth |
| Find the diagram of the heart that we used at the Science Museum of Minnesota's Site: Habits of the Heart |
| The Mysterious Human Heart by PBS |
| Blood on TeensHealth |
| Blood Types on FactMonster |
| Blood Groups, Blood Typing and Blood Transfusions on Nobelprize.org |
| Find facts about blood types from the American Red Cross |
Sixth Grade Topics
| Websites that illustrate Boyle's Law and Charles' Law: Boyle's Law Charles' Law | ||||||||
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