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18 Ways to Make a Baby This is the companion web site to PBS NOVA television program that investigates the world of assisted reproduction. Here is what you will find online: The 18 Ways (And Then Some), On Human Cloning, Fertility Throughout Life, How Cells Divide (Hot Science), Resources and a Teacher's Guide. 3D Medical Animations Medical information and Health advice on diseases, symptoms, drugs and treatments. 3D animations, Doctor and Patient Videos, blogs, forums, medical tools and more. About Insects This resource contains insect fact sheets, for example, the leaf-rolling moth, weevils, bridal creeper, cane toad, sawflies, spider wasps, wolf spiders, red-backs,white-tail spiders, and beetles, wood borers,and ants and termites. Information includes a description, history in Australian, and pest status and management. Agrifood Awareness Australia Agrifood Awareness Australia is an industry initiative, established to increase public awareness of, and encourage informed debate about, gene technology. Agrifood Awareness Australia is committed to providing quality, factual information on the use of gene technology in agriculture, and the implications this may have on the entire food chain.Teachers can download and print free information papers, booklets, and resource guides on topics such as genetically modified food and gene technology. Atoms Alive - ABC Schools Television A TV series about DNA and genetics, Atoms Alive has been produced to support biology curriculum for upper secondary students. The television series of 8 programs is supported by website materials which include questions and further investigations which include open questions and issues. Australian Alps Education Kit This site provides an education kit for teachers about the Australian alps. It is primarily intended as a resource for Secondary School Teachers and Students in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.It includes teachers notes and various pdf files on topics relating to nature and people. The information is of relevance to senior biology NSW units interdependence and human impact, and also is of relevance to studies of geology, society and environment,and aboriginal studies. Australian Biological Resources Study What plants, animals and other organisms occur in Australia? Where are they found? The Australian Biological Resources Study provides links to resources and information about Australian Flora and Fauna. Australian Museum The Australian Museum provides this collection of links to facts, images and resources on a selection of popular Australian themes including: animals, Indigenous Australia, Pacific, fossils and dinosaurs, rocks and minerals. Australian museum: reptiles Australian museum site containing information on identification, size, distribution, habitat, behaviour and adaptions, conservation status, fossils, classification, threat to humans (and more) for the following Australian reptile species: blotched blue-tongue lizard, broad-headed snake, common death adder, diamond python, eastern blue-tongue lizard, eastern snake-necked turtle, eastern brown snake, water dragon, central bearded dragon, Gidgee skink, yellow-faced whip snake, southern leaf-tailed gecko, shingleback lizard, red-bellied black snake, Mary River turtle, green turtle, golden-crowned snake and fence skink. Information on several extinct Australian reptile species, as well as general information on Australian goannas, Australian lizards, reptiles, reptiles as pets, giant geckos and the fangs of venomous snakes also included - along with Australian reptile image gallery. Baruch's Biology Lab Safety Tutorial Online tutorial on basic laboratory safety developed by the Department of Natural Sciences Baruch College New York. Topics include: Exploring the lab, What to wear, Safe practices, and Emergency Scenarios. The tutorial takes 20 minutes and includes a quiz. Requires Flash 7. |