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High School Biology: Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents

Biology is one of the most diverse scientific fields: Physiology, botany, zoology, biochemistry, genetics and microbiology are just a few of the specialized disciplines that fall under the biology umbrella. But whatever aspect of the biological sciences you’re looking for, this High School Biology Web Guide spotlights the best online information, including biology help for students, guides for parents and teaching techniques for educators.

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High School Biology Resources for Students

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Biology Resources for High School Teachers

Look for biology resources for high school teachers, such as biology lesson plans, worksheets and links to Web resources, that can help you foster scientific aptitude and interest in your students.

Insights for Biology Resources for High School Teachers

Input from fellow teachers is extremely important for determining what concepts work well and which ones can be improved upon. Many of the sites listed below include content and feedback posted by other science teachers.

FindingDulcinea’s Science of the Body and Science of the Brain Web Guides are filled with the Web’s best resources for the different body and brain systems. Teachers can find lessons plans and reference materials for all the body systems, including circulatory, digestive and reproductive, as well as information on teaching brain functions and neuroscience.

Top Sites for Biology Resources for High School Teachers

For biology lesson plans and curricula …

ActionBioscience provides original lessons by science educators in the categories of biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, evolution and new frontiers. Each lesson contains questions related to the article as well as a variety of additional activities and resources to help students continue learning about biology topics.

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SMILE Program Biology Index contains nearly 200 biology lessons in the areas of zoology, botany, microbiology and more. Because the lessons are written by lots of different educators, the quality and depth vary, but this award-winning site nonetheless offers a valuable resource for biology educators.

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For biology worksheets and other printables …

Biodidac is a searchable database of biology images and diagrams, from the inside of a chloroplast to slides of human hair follicles. Teachers can browse in categories such as eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia, and human biology.

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The Biology Corner’s worksheets are more mini-lessons in the categories of ecology, anatomy, scientific method, plants, evolution and more. There’s no teacher instruction or objectives, but each worksheet outlines a complete activity for use in the classroom.

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Access Excellence’s Graphics Gallery collects images and diagrams that illustrate biological processes related to genes, cells, tissues, viruses and more.

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For biology activities …

Serendip, a Web site of Bryn Mawr College, has a selection of hands-on activities for high school biology teachers with extremely detailed preparation notes. Each activity has a companion student handout that’s available in PDF or Word format.

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Michigan Reach Out, a nonprofit mentoring organization, has a collection of easy-to-follow high school biology experiments on such topics as AIDS and DNA fingerprinting. Each experiment includes several “Try This” ideas for additional hands-on activities to help enrich students’ understanding of the subjects.

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For biology reference …

BioInteractive, a Web site of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute with the motto “Teach ahead of the textbook,” is a collection of resources for biology teachers that want to incorporate the latest scientific research and developments in the classroom. Find articles, videos, lectures and animations on some of the most relevant topics in science today (for example, AIDS, stem cells and genomics).

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