Biology

Genes and Cloning (2006)

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There is a lot of controversy around genetic modification of organisms and cloning. This program looks at the way man has modified genomes of plants and animals used for food since the dawn of agriculture. As knowledge of cells and genetics has increased so has man's ability to alter genomes.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:28

Genetics, Stem Cells and Society (2007)

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Professor Alan Trounson is a distinguished Australian scientist. He was one of the pioneers of IVF treatment for infertile couples, and is now a leading international figure in stem cell research. He reviews a range of techniques and issues related to stem cell research, including: maker cell biology, gene expression and epigenetics, applications of genetics and epigenetics, ?blinking on?

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:33

Protists, Part 2: Euglena, Plasmodial Slime Mold (2006)

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Euglena is a protist whose behavior is both plant-like and animal-like (protozoan). Structures Like a mobile protozoan, its structures include a flexible outer membrane called a pellicle (not a plant-like rigid cell wall), and a flagellum for locomotion).

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:09

Protists, Part 2: Euglena, Plasmodial Slime Mold

Sloth Canopy Researcher: Bryson Voirin

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Interview with Biologist: Bryson Viorin.

Field Notes on Science & Nature

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Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes on Science & Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions.

Birds in Town & Village by W. H. Hudson

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This ebook can be read online or downloaded as an epub, kindle format, or plain text format.

John Muir Journals

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This is a link to the journals of naturalist John Muir. Click on the cover of any journal to see inside and then select a page with drawings and text.

Selections from the Field Journal of William Duncan Strong (Honduras, 1933)

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A Trail Through Leaves: The Journal as a Path to Place by Hannah Hinchman

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This google ebook can be read directly online.

Biological Energy—Here, Let Me Fix It!

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Text developed by the Utah State Office of Education and Utah educators about the effects that humans have on food webs.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells, taken without her knowledge, become one of the most important tools in medicine. The first immortal human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than 60 years.

Author:

Rebecca Skloot

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1140L

Length:

12:30

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Unabridged)

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Fire, water, air, earth - our most trusted food expert recounts the story of his culinary education.

Author:

Michael Pollan

Grade Level:

High

Length:

13:26

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Unabridged)

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Unabridged)

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An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.

Author:

Mary Roach

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1230L

Length:

08:00

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Unabridged)

Teaching Secondary Science Through Play

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Copies: 8

This book provides broad support for using games in middle and high school science classes including Earth science/living environment, biology, chemistry, and physics. The lesson plans and resources support a play-based approach to evolution, ecosystems, cellular organisms, elements and compounds, and vector motion. Though easy to learn, the included games provide detailed scientific accuracy allowing complex simulations and immersive learning experiences.

Games:

Evolution. Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin. North Star Games, 2014.

Author:

Christopher Harris and Patricia Harris

Ph.D.