http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/forams/index.html

Featured in the Student section of the Texas A&M University-Ocean World website, this site offers basic information about foraminifera, or forams for short. The site's very brief, kid-friendly information sections touch on foram evolution, benthic vs. planktonic forams, and mass foram extinctions. The site also contains several beautiful images of forams, and a nice graphic of Pangea. After perusing the information sections, students can test their knowledge with a 10-question interactive quiz. The site also offers a link to the Biostrat Gallery-a virtual gallery from the University of Western Australia featuring numerous foram images (reported on in the March 28, 2001, Scout Report for Science & Engineering). Note: The Biostrat Gallery was developed for the scientific community, but with a teacher's assistance--or simply an adventurous attitude--students should be able to locate many fascinating images of forams. [NL]

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html#supply

According to the American Medical Association, an estimated 76 million people get sick from food borne illnesses annually. It is no wonder than, that this free food borne illnesses primer has been so popular among physicians and other health care professionals. The primer was developed collaboratively by the American Medical Association and four other national organizations, and "is intended to provide health care professionals with current and accurate information for the diagnosis, treatment and reporting of foodborne illnesses." The 17,500 copies from the first printing are gone, but the entire primer is available in downloadable sections. The Primer includes Foodborne Illnesses Tables and Patient Scenarios regarding: Bacterial Agents, Viral Agents, Hepatitis A Infection, Antibiotic-resistant Salmonellosis, Norovirus Infection, and more. Health care professionals may also select to be put on a waiting list for the second printing of the primer. Be sure to check back for the forthcoming downloadable, interactive personal digital assistant version as well. [NL]

http://www.wolfsongalaska.org/

Wolf Song of Alaska is a "member-supported, non-profit, apolitical organization dedicated to achieving an understanding of the wolf through education, science, and awareness." In addition to providing information about the activities of the Wolf Song center and museum, this website serves as a library of informational pieces about wolves from around the world. Students looking for information about wolves for school reports, or simply out of curiosity, will find an abundance of topical categories including Wolves of the Lower 48; Wolf Tracking; Wolves and Humans; and Wolves in Folklore--to name just a few. The information pieces tend to be brief, and come in the form of stories, articles, news reports, and more. The site also offers sections for wolves in different regions of the world including parts of Europe, Canada, Africa, and Asia. [NL]

http://www.plantapalm.com/vce/toc.htm

From the Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida, the Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia is great resource for information and stories about the ancient cycads. The Encyclopedia comprises numerous articles organized under such topics as Cycad Taxonomy, Biology, Evolution, Horticulture, Conservation, and more. Examples of encyclopedia articles include: a 59-frame slide show on Growing and Collecting Cycads; an interactive Key to Cycad Genera; an older article on Pollination Biology of Cycads co-authored by staff at the New York Botanical Garden and the Fairchild Tropical Garden; and a Compiled List of Cycad Genera. The site also contains a Photo Gallery with many good-quality cycad images listed by scientific name. Site visitors will also find a collection of related links, and a list of reference books. [NL]

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-08Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm

This website presents educational resources from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Biological Chemistry Course offered in the spring semester of 2004. This site is part of the MIT OpenCourseWare project, which was developed to share MIT undergraduate and graduate course resources with the Internet community. This particular "course deals with a more advanced treatment of the biochemical mechanisms that underlie biological processes." Primary course topics include: regulation of biosynthetic and degradative pathways; function and structure of nucleic acids; and macromolecular machines for energy and force transduction. The website contains 35 downloadable documents containing lecture notes, as well as downloadable problem sets, and student discussion notes. The site also provides a reading list, Molecular Visualization Exercises (RasMol software required), and links to several Molecular Graphics Tools and Resources. [NL]

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/index.html

This all-about-apples website was created by Schools Online at the University of Illinois Extension. For educators, the Apples & More website presents a collection of apple-related activities in the subject areas of math, art, social studies, literature, and science. In addition, the site contains information sections regarding apple nutrition, facts, varieties, recipes, and apple preservation. The site also offers annotated links for apple history, apple growing, selection and uses, and cider. Site visitors looking for apple orchards will find separate listings for growers in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The site is available in Spanish and English. [NL]

http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/Michael.Gregory/files/Bio%20101/bio_1_menu.htm

This Biology 101 website was developed by Dr. Michael Gregory for a course at Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh, New York. The site includes Lecture Notes, Review Questions, Assignment Modules, a Laboratory Manual, and a Glossary. Lecture Note topics include: Cells, Energy and Enzymes, Natural Selection, DNA, Genetics, and more. Notably, the Lecture Notes section contains three extensive PowerPoint self-study exercises dealing with Energy, Photosynthesis, and Cellular Respiration. The site's Laboratory Manual features sections about writing lab reports; The Metric System and Measurement; Microscopy; and a Mitosis and Meiosis Drawing Exercise. In addition to this Biology course, Dr. Gregory also makes his Biology 102 and Human Biology courses accessible to the public. [NL]

http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/envt/flora/flora_1.html

This online lesson about the native flora of the Great Lakes region is part of the Great Lakes Information Network's TEACH website designed for elementary through high school students (last reported on in the October 18, 2002 NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences). The Native Flora site was designed as a mini-lesson within the Environment section of TEACH. The Flora lesson contains brief sections that address Great Lakes vegetational history, native landscaping, plant species, resources for starting a native plant garden, and fun facts. The lesson is accompanied by photos, maps, diagrams, links to other sites for additional information, and links to the site's glossary. At the end of the lesson, students can test themselves with a nine-question quiz. In addition to the Environment section, TEACH Great Lakes offers mini-lessons for the following sections: Geography, History & Culture, Careers & Business, and Pollution. [NL]