Science Education: Biology Education

BEN is a "digital library portal for teaching and learning in the Biological Sciences," which is part of the National Science Digital Library. It provides access to over 17,500 reviewed educational resources on over 75 different topics. The resources were developed by BEN participants. The site is managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

A free publicly accessible repository of reviewed and annotated images, videos and animations of cells from a wide variety of organisms.

A collection of animations from the DNA Learning Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Many of these animations deal with biochemistry and genetics.

A collection of online educational resources for biology and related subjects from the Baylor College of Medicine. It includes streaming videos, a slide (image) library and science news items selected by the site editors.

BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium (BQCC) is a group of scientists, educators, and learners who promote biology education that mirrors scientific practices.

An education and research resource that brings plant scientists, teachers and students together to particpate in science activies related to plants and the plant sciences. The site includes information for students, teachers and scientists, and provides information on the types of research done as part of the program.

A collection of online resources for environmental education from the North American Association for Environmental Education. The site also includes links to information about environmental literacy.

Cryptozoology’s pursuit of living dinosaurs fascinates creationists, who see it as a challenge to evolutionary theory. Despite expeditions and anecdotal evidence, no solid proof of extant dinosaurs has been found. Creationists interpret biblical texts as describing dinosaurs, but scholars believe they reference familiar animals, not dinosaurs.

he podcast discusses Ivan Sanderson’s book, Abominable Snowmen, Legend Come to Life, which examines global sightings of the Abominable Snowman or Yeti. Through eyewitness accounts and scientific analysis, Sanderson argues for the creature’s existence, proposing its identification with large, bipedal primates while encouraging an open-minded investigation into folklore and reported evidence.

EOL is an online reference that provides information about all species on Earth developed by volunteers and edited by scientists at major natural history institutions.