Calculate Your Ecological Footprint
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
This is a very basic questionnaire to calculate a quick and relatively
accurate Ecological Footprint for an individual living in the US.
Salmon Challenge!
http://www6.metrokc.gov/salmon/index.htm
Salmon Challenge is a game to help you see how your decisions help
or harm our environment and our salmon.
Engineer a Crop
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/engineer/
Compare the traditional method of selective breeding with one of
the latest transgenic methods.
AuntieBody
http://www.immex.ucla.edu/IMXWeb/
Auntiebody uses the IMMEX software to present a patient case history
to students who search for, and interpret, a variety of medical tests and results
to achieve a diagnosis. Need to create an account.
Using the LateBlight Simulation
http://www.bioquest.org/llsummer00/latebli.html
Using Late Blight is a web resource for faculty wishing to see
how a simulation could be used with investigative case-based learning. One
of the best ways to think about using cases in your classroom is by looking
at the use of cases by other instructors.
Investigate Biosphere 2 by Modeling and Designing Experiments
http://bioquest.org/simbio2.html
Run simulations of the Biosphere 2 model to explore what went wrong.
Investigate new strategies for maintaining life support levels.
Bones and the Badge
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/forensic/
Become part of a team of forensic investigators. You will collect
and analyze evidence from a crime scene. You must use logical thought processes
and scientific inquiry skills as you trace the steps of the crime and determine
whether or not the science accurately explains the crime.
CancerQuest
http://www.cancerquest.org
This site was created to teach the biology of cancer. No assumptions have
been made about prior knowledge of biology or cancer. The target audience
for the site includes cancer patients, their families and friends, medical
workers and those interested in the subject.
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