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Resources
for Biology
This
Self Assessment of Syllabus
plan might
help you with planning of your study for each topic http://nbsstralee.ie/resources/AfL%20syllabus%20objs(1).pdf
This site
could help you cover each topic by answering the relevant past exam questions.
http://www.bsstralee.ie/quesbytopic.html
For
those visual learners among us, these powerpoint slides should aid you in the
interesting of some Biology topics.
http://www.bsstralee.ie/marydunne.html
This
diagrammatic version of the protocol for the IAA experiment, is a good way to
revise the experiment.
http://nbsstralee.ie/resources/Summary%20of%20Steps%20in%20IAA%20Experiment.pdf
Other useful websites
http://www.biozone.co.uk
A very useful website with links to most other relevant biology websites. These
links are kept up to date each month.
http://www.newbyte.com
This company has some interesting genetic simulation software which might be
useful in the classroom.
http://www.biology.ie
This is a biology website by Paul Whelan - it is mainly for Nature Watch but
recently Paul has posted quite a few simple animations for the LC
Biology syllabus. The animations can be found by clicking on LC
Biology Animations on the HOME page where you will get the list of
available animations.
http://www.eibe.info
This site has the EIBE units on line – a series of
different ideas for biotechnology. Unit 1 has quite a template for quite a nice DNA
model.
http://www.accessexcellence.org
An Excellent site. Deals with health and bioscience, providing regular
updates from laboratories around the world
http://www.schoolscience.co.uk,
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/
These two sites are good for some topics on basic biology.
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk
This is an excellent site. There are questions and answers on the human
genome project and much more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/genes/
The TV Series “How to make a human” looks at modern genetics from various
angles, e.g. History, Law and Health. Interesting.
http://vector.cshl.org
Interactive DNA Website
http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/repanim.htm
Great animation of DNA replication.
http://www.biology.about.com
A homework help site with many various areas of biology considered and loads of
links to other relevant sites. Quite good.
http://www.ase.org.uk
Good site. General.
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au
Australian biotechnology site. Excellent.
http://www.biozone.co.uk/links.html
A huge database of over 600 biology links. Specifically for use by senior
biology students.
http://www.ammh.org/exhibitions/genomics
Explanation of what genes are, how they work and how the latest scientific
discoveries could affect you.
http://www.tryscience.org
Shows biology experiments in a colourful and exciting way. See the
Experiments section, under “Biological sciences”.
http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/index.htm
All about DNA etc
http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/worksheets/prac_allsheet.htm
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive
Excellent biological simulations www.puzzlemaker.com
Create puzzles online
http://www.chatburnwildlife.org.uk
Sorting, classification and key development referred to at our ecology field
day.
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/amonita_bisporigea/
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Simple and interesting explanations on most biology topics.
http://www.merckmedicus.com
A useful site dealing with some diseases on the biology syllabus.
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Useful website for health issues
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/dna.htm
http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/Ecology/Ecology-WWW.html
Huge site – web resources, ecology etc
http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/
A bank of digital resources for teaching biology
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html
