Helpful+Websites

__ **TOUR OF THE BASICS WEBSITE** __ []

__** MITOSIS GIZMO **__ Click on the following link. [|Explore Learning Website]

__** LINK TO YOUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE **__ Click on SuccessNet Login and enter your user name and password that I gave you. [] Make sure you click on the name of the textbook. DO NOT click on audio book. If you are using any of the sections outside of the individual chapters, you have to go through the references tab at the top of the page. This applies to all of the sections at the back of the book including the appendix and skills handbook.

__** DNA WEBSITES **__ Use these websites to help gather information regarding cloning.

[|Cloning-Human Genome Project] [|Cloning Info from University of Utah] [|A fun activity where you can clone mice.] Be sure the sound is turned off before beginning this. [|Cloning Controversy] [|Several articles from the New York Times regarding cloning.]

This is a fantastic site with a wealth of information regarding DNA, research, and the genome project []

The Tour of the Basics website is a site we will frequently visit. See the link below. []

Here is the worksheet that goes along with the section "What is DNA"

__**ELEMENT PROJECT WEBSITES**__ Each of the websites listed below will offer information about the different elements. [] [] [] []

__** CHAIR PROTOTYPE **__ [|Tons of info on strength and shapes of materials.] [|Sample chair blueprints]

__** CREATE A GRAPH **__ This is a great website for creating a graph online. Use this website for your lab report graphs. []

__** BOTANY **__

This is a great website for showing the different types of leaves. []

This website has a ton of general information on plants, plant structure, and reproduction. []

You can do a flower dissection online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ ks2bitesize/science/living_ things/life_cycles/play.shtml

This is a great website that talks about the changing of the seasons. @http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/pubs/leaves/leaves.shtm