Links

On this page I have provided a list of websites that I have reviewed and found to be credible and informative.

If any links are broken, please let me know with some feedback!

Biology Resources

Top 20 Biology Sites
http://www.top20biology.com

Biology lecture notes
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.htm

Biology topics grouped by categories
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/TOC.html

The Biology Project at University of Arizona –problem sets & tutorials.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/site.html

Scientific American’s “Ask the Experts” in science.
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert

Interactive virtual biology labs & animations
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/index.htm

The Biology Place - BioCoach & LabBench activities (All 12 AP Bio Lab simulations)
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place

Cells Alive! Interactive site with cell videos
http://www.cellsalive.com

Interactive biology crossword puzzles courtesy of biology teacher, Ms. Fiegel
http://biologyweb.org/crossword.htm

Human anatomy online – animations & graphics
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

The National Zoo-Smithsonian National Park
http://natzoo.si.edu/default.cfm

NatureServe Explorer online encyclopedia of plants, animals & ecosystems
www.natureserve.org/explorer

Animal diversity website at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

Coral Reef Gallery of Pictures –courtesy of Jeff Jeffords.
http://www.divegallery.com

“Ask a Biologist” at Arizona State University – Great site!
http://ls.la.asu.edu/askabiologist/index.html

Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu

Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC) at Cold Spring Harbor
http://www.dnalc.org/resources/resources.html

Zoology Textbook Website
http://mhhe.com/sem/online_learning_centers/index.html#zoology

Zoology Publishers' Website
http://www.mhhe.com/zoology

Biology Honors Textbook Website
http://www.millerandlevine.com/

Campbell's Biology PowerPoint slides by chapter at Course Notes
http://www.course-notes.org/Biology/Slides/Chapter_1_Exploring_Life

Apex Learning (AP Biology Review)
http://www.apexvs.com/

Holt Biology (Online Testing Site)
http://my.hrw.com/

Student Resources for College

Broward County School Calendar 2008-2009.
http://browardschools.com/calendar

HIGH SCHOOL HUB - an online learning center for high school students!
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm

Apply to over 240 colleges using a common online application.
https://app.commonapp.org/

A2ZColleges - Comprehensive info, listings & rankings of colleges globally
http://www.a2zcolleges.com

Tips for writing college application essays.
http://www.acm.edu/admiss/essay.pdf

More tips for college essays
http://www.carleton.edu/admissions/essay/index.html

Florida Academic Counseling & Tracking for Students – an online guidance counselor!
http://www.facts.org

Apply for financial aid starting in January (of your senior year)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

Bright Futures Scholarship Application
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/bf/

Admissions for some Florida State Universities – FAU, UCF, FSU, UF, USF:
https://fauapps.fau.edu/uapp/GAPinst2.asp - for FAU

https://www.secure.sdes.ucf.edu/undergraduate_admissions/undergrad_app_l... for UCF
https://admissions.fsu.edu/undergradapp/ for FSU

http://www.isis.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/nirvana?MDASTRAN=RSI-INTROX for UF
http://www.facts.org Go to College Admissions & then choose USF

College Confidential - Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the college admissions process from the application, to waiting at the mailbox, to dealing with rejection. Also has Ivy League info & links to the Ivy League colleges.
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/index.htm

Apply online for scholarships at FastWeb.
http://www.fastweb.com

AP Resources

AP Central
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

AP equivalent college credits for different colleges
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/appolicy.jsp?colleg...

Tips for writing AP Bio essays.
http://www.winterwren.com/apbio/handouts/essay.html

Tips for editing lecture notes.
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/editing.html

AP Exam Calendar for 2009
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/50257.html

Past AP Bio free-response questions
http://www.iusd.k12.ca.us/uhs/apbiology/essayquestions.htm

Twelve AP Bio Labs with brief discussion of expected outcomes.
http://www.iusd.k12.ca.us/uhs/apbiology/lab.htm

Campbell ’s Biology online (Click on your biology text & use the login & password given to you by Mrs. Reynolds)
http://www.aw-bc.com/campbell/

Research Tools

Tips for editing lecture notes
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/editing.html

Templates for research papers (MLA, APA etc.)
http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/rptemp.htm

Website evaluation rubric.
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/rubric3.htm

Search engines –
http://www.google.com/
http://altavista.com/
http://ask.com/

Free animations for projects
http://www.animationlibrary.com

Broward County Public Library – Apply online for a library card & it’ll be mailed to you. Use the info on the card to access library resources from your home!!
www.browardlibrary.org

The Internet Public Library - search for information, read online books, magazines & newspapers from all over the world
www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/infosearch.htm

ProQuest – Access to magazine, newspaper & journal articles.
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb
Username: browardcps
Password: welcome

Newsbank – Articles from the Sun-Sentinel.
www.infoweb.newsbank.com
Username: ra-5573
Password: ra-5573

SIRS Knowledge Source – General reference database with articles on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political & global issues.
http://sks.sirs.com
Customer #: FL4436H
Password: 92492

Grolier Encyclopedia
http://go.grolier.com/gol
Username: 1broward
Password: online

Info Trac – Articles from magazines, newspapers, reference books, biographies
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/browardcpsit
Password: brow_log

Maps101 –Every type of map: historical, reference, satellite.
www.maps101.com/cgi-bin/maps101
Username: coral
Password: springs