ADW: Lithobates pipiens: CLASSIFICATION

ADW: Lithobates pipiens: CLASSIFICATION:

Northern leopard frogs are named either Rana pipien or Lithobates pipiens - explore how they are classified!

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Northern Leopard Frogs

Web page:  Learn about the classification of leopard frogs, then explore their diet, reproductive cycle, interactions and other interesting frog facts!

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Northern Leopard Frogs, Northern Leopard Frog Pictures, Northern Leopard Frog Facts - National Geographic

Learn about some of the leopard frog's amazing adaptations!  Northern Leopard Frogs, Northern Leopard Frog Pictures, Northern Leopard Frog Facts - National Geographic:

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How do frogs survive the winter?

Exploratorium: Frogs: North American Wood Frog/page 1 of 5:

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Dissect a Frog » Surgery Games

Dissect a Frog » Surgery Games:  This one works really well and is a great intro to try out before dissecting a real frog.

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20Q.net Inc.

20Q.net Inc.:  Have you played 20 questions? Try this game to see if you can stump the computer!  Animal? Vegetable? Mineral?

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Quia - Who Wants to be an Animal Classification Millionaire?

Quia - Who Wants to be an Animal Classification Millionaire?:

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Quia - Games for Animal Classification Vocabulary

Quia - Games for Animal Classification Vocabulary:

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OLogy

OLogy:  This site from the American Museum of Natural History has some great links, games and more!  Check out the biodiversity, anthropology and archaeology links!

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Classifying Critters

Classifying Critters: Try this interactive classification game form the Howard Hughes Medical Institute!

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NOVA | Classifying Life

NOVA | Classifying Life:  Scientists love being able to sort and classify information and yes, even living things!  Starting with Kingdom, scientists have grouped living organisms into different categories - phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.  (King Philip Crossed Over For Gold and Silver - if you don't like this mnemonic, make your own!)  This PBS site has videos, articles and an interactive game or two!

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Classification of Living Things: Topic Menu

Classification of Living Things: Topic Menu:

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9(b) Biological Classification of Organisms

9(b) Biological Classification of Organisms:

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A Touch of Class

A Touch of Class:  Another classification game!

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Teachers' Domain: Animal Classification Game

Teachers' Domain: Animal Classification Game:  Try your hand at classification!

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Sheep Brain Dissection: The Anatomy of Memory | Exploratorium

Sheep Brain Dissection: The Anatomy of Memory | Exploratorium:  Done with the cow eye dissection? Why don't you give the sheep brain dissection a whirl?  Have fun with your virtual exploration!

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Cow's Eye Dissection | Exploratorium

Cow's Eye Dissection | Exploratorium:  Try a virtual cow eye dissection!

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Welcome! Amphibian Embryology Tutorial

Welcome!:  This may be a little complex for 7th / 8th grade, but for those of you interested in how the fertilized egg develops into a frog, this may be of interest to you!  Check it out!

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Living Things: Families

Living Things: Families: How classification works and a try at home activity for you!

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Virtual Frog Builder Game

Virtual Frog Builder Game:

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Virtual Frog Dissection Kit Version 2.2

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit Version 2.2:

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Net Frog 2002: On line dissection Index

Net Frog 2002: On line dissection Index:

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Frog Dissection

Frog Dissection:



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Harvest of Fear

PBS - harvest of fear: In this special NOVA PBS special edition report, you can read about the pros and cons of genetically modifying food. There is a short video excerpt from the film "Harvest of Fear" that explains about genetically modified fish that are being grown. What do you think? Franken-foods or better living through science?

Nature Works Everywhere | Presented by The Nature Conservancy

Check out Nature Works Everywhere, the Nature Conservancy's new website!   Learn about your connection with nature - it's all around us!  There are short video clips and videos of interviews with scientists like Stephanie Wear, 

Director of Coral Reef Conservation

for 

The Nature Conservancy.

Stephanie is a marine biologist and The Nature Conservancy’s director of coral reef conservation. She has snorkeled in a jellyfish lake in Palau, come face-to-face with a Komodo dragon in Indonesia, gone swimming with sharks in the Bahamas, and camped in the deserts of Namibia! Learn more about the lives of scientists like Stephanie!

Nature Works Everywhere | Presented by The Nature Conservancy:

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Nobelprize.org Monthly - May 2012

During World War II, Mario Capecchi's mother was imprisoned, and the four year old boy was left to live on the streets.  As an adult, Capecchi won a Nobel prize for medicine and feels strongly that children need to be provided with the opportunities to pursue their passions and dreams.  Read about his life to learn how he survived and succeeded in life.

Try the Pavlov's Dogs game and learn about conditioned reflexes!  This month's Nobel Prize newsletter is full of interesting stories!

Nobelprize.org Monthly - May 2012:



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Peppered Moth Interactive

Peppered Moth Interactive:  One of my favorite interactive games!  Before you play, read the brief introduction to peppered moths and then play the game to see how coloration affects whether or not you get eaten!

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Evolution MegaLab

Evolution MegaLab:  Banded snails are a favorite food of thrushes - see if there is a correlation between shell pattern and number of thrushes living in an area!

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Books about Darwin and Evolution

Charles Darwin & Evolution: if you are interested in learning more about Darwin or evolution, here is a list of books that may interest you!

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Charles Darwin & Evolution for Kids

Charles Darwin & Evolution:  Learn about Darwin's life and work!

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The Arthropod Story

The Arthropod Story:  Learn about the amazing evolution of arthropods - start at the beginning or choose a section that looks interesting to you (Meet the Cambrian critters?) and start browsing!

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NOVA | Evolution

NOVA | Evolution:  Who was Alfred Russel Wallace?  After you've learned about natural selection, you'll know!  Check out the Becoming Human video series, read articles, check out a slide show or one of several interactives and then try a quiz to see what you've learned!


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Evolution

Evolution:  Since we will be studying evolution and classification next, you will want to check out the PBS evolution website.  Nova has a new evolution website and you can learn about Darwin, classification, fossils and more!



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What a Croc! | Wired Science | Wired.com

What a Croc! | Wired Science | Wired.com:
ROAR!! Check out the story of this enormous fossil!


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Research In The News

Research In The News:
Read about DNA Chips: A Laboratory in the Palm of Your Hand by Ivan Amato

What is a micro array? Learn about biotech and the people behind the science!


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Science by email

Science by email:  Hey Mates! In this cool Australian newsletter, you can learn about Ohm's Law and how scientists from the University of New South Wales built the world's smallest wire!  Learn more about how how your hands work and what it's like to be an astronaut!

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HHMI's BioInteractive - DNA Animations

HHMI's BioInteractive - DNA Animations: This collection includes many short clips that demonstration dna replication, transcription, Chargaff's discovery and more!

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Planet Earth, Summer Camps, Forest in the Clouds

Planet Earth, Summer Camps, Forest in the Clouds:



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A Science Odyssey: You Try It: DNA Workshop

A Science Odyssey: You Try It: DNA Workshop:

Try this interactive web exploration!  See how DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis work - in a simplified way.

During DNA replication, special enzymes move up along the DNA ladder, unzipping the molecule as it moves along. New nucleotides move in to each side of the unzipped ladder. The bases on these nucleotides are very particular about what they connect to. Cytosine (C) will "pair" to guanine (G), and adenine (A) will "pair" to thymine (T). How the bases are arranged in the DNA is what determines the genetic code.

When the enzyme has passed the end of the DNA, two identical molecules of DNA are left behind. Each contains one side of the original DNA and one side made of "new" nucleotides. It is possible that mistakes were made along the way -- in other words, that a base pair in one DNA molecule doesn't match the corresponding pair in the other molecule. On average, one mistake may exist in every billion base pairs. That's the same as typing out the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica five times and typing in a wrong letter only once! (Source: A Science Odyssey: DNA Workshop www.pbs.org)

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The Genetic Code - Crack the Code

The Genetic Code - Crack the Code:  Try the Crack the Code game!!

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The Discovery of the Molecular Structure of DNA - The Double Helix

The Discovery of the Molecular Structure of DNA - The Double Helix:  Read more about the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA and about the men and women who were the early pioneers in the study of dna!

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DNA - The Double Helix

DNA - The Double Helix:  Click on the link to play the game!

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Francis Crick - Biography

Francis Crick - Biography:

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James Watson - Biography

James Watson - Biography:

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A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Rosalind Franklin

A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Rosalind Franklin:

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Erwin Chargaff – Biography

Chargaff is known for his discovery of information that were needed to determine the basic structure of DNA.  He died in 2002.  Read about his life and discoveries:
Erwin Chargaff – Biography:



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