Web Lessons (a.k.a. "Learning Objects")

All of the following lessons, worksheets and handouts are free! Help yourself and pass them along. If you have a lesson you'd like to contribute, send it to Larry.MacPhee@nau.edu. Lessons should be copyright free and appropriate for the K-12 audience. Thanks!

Sorry if you find broken links! This collection is due for an overhaul soon!

Question: What's the best way to get this stuff? You have 3 choices, depending on what you want to do...

 1. Web Page

You can view the lesson online, but printouts don't always look very good, and it sometimes wastes paper.

Best for previewing lessons
 2. Word Document MS Word Document

If you have Microsoft Word 97/98 or newer (Mac or PC), you can download the Word Document and modify it to suit your needs.

Best for customizing lessons
 3. PDF file Adobe Acrobat PDF Document

Get Adobe's Acrobat Reader and you can download the PDF (portable document format) file and print it.

Best for printing lessons

Helper Applications: The following free utilities are recommended:

Quicktime
(for viewing web-movies)
Get Stuffit Expander
Stuffit Expander
(for decompressing downloaded files)
Get Acrobat Reader
Acrobat Reader
(for viewing pdf files)

 

Searchable database of Tech Tutorials


Intro and Scientific Method


Chemistry and Biochemistry
Developmental and Cell Biology
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Evolution and Population Biology

Ecology and Conservation Biology


Classification and Biodiversity

Anatomy and Physiology
Human Senses Lab Word Format

Strange Brews
  • Slime
  • Fruit fly (Drosophila) food
  • Stains
  • Solutions

Music Lyrics and Links
It's a long way to Amphioxus
Mammals (by They Might Be Giants)
Battle Hymn of the Aerobic
Photosynthesis
Potsie's Pump Your Blood Song (St. John's Version)
Mr. Park's Biology Songs (a whole bunch of silliness

Utilities

More good bio lessons: http://www.biologycorner.com

Access Excellence: http://www.accessexcellence.org