Some fun Biology links
Kinetic City
http://www.kineticcity.com/
A brilliant game to save the universe! Carry out lots of interactive biology-related activities to beat the baddies.

Ithaca City School District – Biology Zone
http://207.10.97.102/midscizone/life/default.htm (Life Science)
http://207.10.97.102/midscizone/cool_links.htm (Biology links)

Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/Living_Things/ (Living Things, including Biology)

About.com
http://biology.about.com/mbody.htm


Cells
http://www.brainpop.com/health/basicsandcells/cells/ http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/cellstructures/ - BrainPOP cells movies and quizes, brilliant for KS3, requires sound. BrainPOP also has pages for the various organ systems,
see http://www.brainpop.com/health/ for a complete list.
http://www.icnet.uk/kids/cellsrus/cellsrus.html - Imperial Cancer Research Fund site; simple presentation explaining how conception occurs and what's contained in cells.
http://www.cellsalive.com/ - brilliant site but too technical for Y7. Useful for teachers and higher years.

Reproduction
http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/babies/ - BrainPOP 'babies' (reproduction) movie and quiz. Would be brilliant as a presentation for Y7s, see also: http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/fertilizationandbirth/ (fertilization and birth) and http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/ (the reproductive system).
http://www.parentsplace.com/first9months/main.html - Absolutely beautiful site with photographs and commentary of the first 9 months of a baby's life(from conception).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/lifecycle/
teenagers/ - Puberty animation from the BBC, click on the body parts of the boy and girl to see how they change (kids will be in hysterics at the breast and penis animations...) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index.shtml?lifecycle has links to more information on changes that occur during puberty.


Environment and feeding relationships
NB: This topic is closely related to 8D, Ecological relationships, so those links may be relevant too.
Sing: “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly” to introduce food chains! Lyrics: http://www.thenamelocator.com/r049.html
and tune: http://hometown.aol.com/music4kidsmore/oldladykar.mid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03b_act.shtml - Animated food chains movie from BBC Bitesize (actually aimed at KS2, but would make a good introduction as it defines all the words such as ‘consumer’, ‘producer’ etc.).
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/foodchains/index.weml - BrainPOP movie and quiz on food chains.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/ - Biomes Living Worlds from ThinkQuest, lots of detail on the seven major land biomes (tundra, desert, rainforest etc) around the world including how animals are adapted for them. Might make a good project...
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/ - Site on habitats from Robert Hitcham's Primary School - basic, but might be an ok introduction for low-ability Y7s and has some nice pictures.
http://www.jcwyatt.34sp.com/sciencelhs/y7environment/olp/y7env01.htm - The full E&FR topic by Laisterdyke High School.

Variation and classification
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html - Classifying Critters - this is an interactive activity allowing kids to put various animals into their correct groups.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/sixkingdoms/ and http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/sixkingdomsadv/ - BrainPOP movies and quizzes on the 6 Kingdoms. http://www.brainpop.com/games/fivekingdoms is a short game which asks pupils to classify organisms into the different kingdoms.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/naturalselection/ - BrainPOP movie and quiz on natural selection.


Food and digestion
http://www.brainpop.com/health/digestive/digestion/ (digestion)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/digestive/digestivesystem/ (digestive system)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/nutrition/ (nutrition)
Related movies from BrainPOP.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html - Text-based info on the digestive system aimed at kids – good for project work.
http://www.darvill.clara.net/hotpots/digest.htm - Digestion quiz (match the words to the definitions).


Respiration
http://www.sambal.co.uk/respiration.html - Information on respiration from Sambal’s Science Web (good for kids’ own research).
http://www.brainpop.com/health/respiratory/respiration/ - The Respiratory System (be careful to make the distinction between respiration and breathing!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/aerobe1tb
&infile=aerobe1tb - Quiz on respiration from BBC Bitesize.


Microbes and disease
http://www.microbe.org/index.html - Stalking the mysterious microbe! A great site with lots of info including “microbes in the news” and a careers section.
http://www.microbes.info/ - name says it all really! Is quite detailed, but would be a good place to send kids doing project work.
From BrainPOP: http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/bacteria/ (bacteria) http://www.brainpop.com/health/immune/immune/ (immune system)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/immune/immuneadv/ (immune system - advanced) http://www.brainpop.com/health/immune/smallpox/ (smallpox) http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseases/aids/ (AIDS).
http://www.cressbrook.co.uk/eyam/ - Info on Eyam, the famous plague village (good for kids’ own research) and http://www.sycd.co.uk/who_am_i/everywhere/drama.htm - Short plays about the discovery of vaccines and the plague at Eyam, from the Science Year site.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bread.htm - Bread, from How Stuff Works (contains lots of activities that kids could try at home).
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/circuln/anphag.htm - Simple animation of a white blood cell engulfing some bacteria.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ - The National Centre for Infectious Diseases (probably a bit difficult for pupils, but useful for finding out what disease-related issues are in the news at the moment and researching them).


Ecological relationships
NB: This topic is closely related to 7C, Environment and Feeding Relationships, so those links may be relevant too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03_fact.shtml - The 7 characteristics of life (MRS NERG), actually KS2 but good for revision/summary.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/foodchains/ - Movie and quiz on food chains from BrainPOP and http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/naturalselection/ natural selection.
http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/topic4.html - Lots of information about food chains and pyramids.


Sound and hearing
Movies and quizzes from BrainPOP: http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/sound/ (sound) http://www.brainpop.com/health/senses/hearing/ (hearing).
http://www.hpbroadband.com/program.cfm?key=W42MCW80Z - The HP and Bang & Olufsen advert which ‘shows’ sound waves; very beautiful and a brilliant visual representation. It's also available here: hp-bang-olufsen-ad.mov
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Sound/dist.html - Introduction to what sound is, with a simple animation.
http://www.granada-learning.com/resources/online_demos/science_year1.jhtml - Who’s ringing the robot’s mobile? Interactive game to match the waves to the sounds.
http://www.abc.lv/thinkquest/tq-entries/19537/main.html - The Soundry, an interactive web site about sound containing info about the physics of sound, how ears work, applications and history. In particular, check out the http://www.abc.lv/thinkquest/tq-entries/19537/inter.html interactive sound lab.
http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/physics/SoundQuiz.html - Multiple choice sound quiz.


Inheritance and selection
From BrainPOP: http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/fertilizationandbirth/ (fertilization and birth) http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/ heredity/ (heredity) http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/dna/ (DNA) http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/genes/ (genes)
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1570 - Selective breeding, text and pictures discussing the breeding of Farmer Brown’s cows and http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1571 why selective breeding is important to farmers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/genes/ - Gene-related history, health and news from the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microscope/280396.stm - The GM Food Debate: Food under the microscope (from the BBC).


Fit and healthy
From BrainPOP: http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/nutrition/ (nutrition) http://www.brainpop.com/health/respiratory/smoking/ (smoking) http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseases/peakflow/ (peak flow meter & asthma) http://www.brainpop.com/health/nervous/drugabuse/ (drug abuse) http://www.brainpop.com/health/muscular/muscular/ (muscles) http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletal/joints/ (joints)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthyliving/ - BBC Healthy Living, info about nutrition, weight and lifestyle (good for research).
http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Health_and_Safety/Drugs_and_Alcohol/Smoking_and_Tobacco/ - Lots of links about smoking from Yahooligans.
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/health_and_safety/Drugs_and_Alcohol/ - Lots of links about drugs and alcohol from Yahooligans.


Plants and photosynthesis
From BrainPOP: http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/photosynthesis/ (photosynthesis) http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/pollination/ (pollination) http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/rainforest/ (rainforest) http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/seedplants/ (seed plants – technical)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/06_act.shtml - Plants as living things, from the BBC. It’s aimed at KS2, but contains a surprising amount of information in a colourful animated format.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/plants/photsy.htm - Photosynthesis and respiration comprehension exercise.
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/chlorophyll/chlorophyll_h.htm - History of photosynthesis and chlorophyll (good for research/project work).
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/lectures/s97lects/07Photosynthesis/photosynsumm.html - Photosynthesis summary: quite technical but may be a useful resource for teachers, has lots of diagrams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/plantproc1&infile=plantproc1 - Quiz on photosynthesis and plant structure from BBC Bitesize.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/teachers/worksheets/science/plantprocesses.shtml - Plant processes worksheet from BBC.

Plants for food
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/foodchains/ - BrainPOP movie and quiz on food chains (use as revision, they will probably have already seen it in 7C and/or 8D).
http://home.howstuffworks.com/question181.htm - What is fertiliser and why do plants need it, from How Stuff Works (good for research) and http://home.howstuffworks.com/organic-food.htm: how organic food works.
http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Ruffin.html - Biography of Edmund Ruffin; farmer and agricultural reformer whose experiments on his farm convinced him that fertilizers, crop rotation, drainage, and good ploughing could revitalize the declining soil of his native state, Virginia (USA).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microscope/280396.stm - The GM Food Debate: Food under the microscope (from the BBC).