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Weblinks for SALI TeachersGenerally Helpful SitesUse this site to enrich your knowledge about scientists presented
in SALI. Includes Darwin, Lamarck, Mendel and Pasteur. Entries
have links to related scientists. Eric Weisstein's World of Science
is written and
maintained by the author as a public service for scientific
knowledge and education. Unit A: Studying People ScientificallyActivity 2: The Pellagra Story This video segment from A Science Odyssey profiles Dr. Joseph Goldberger
and his search for a cure for pellagra, a poorly understood disease that
ravaged the American South in the early 1900s. You may right-click on the above link to save the video and view it in full screen. Activity 3: Testing Medicines: A Clinical Trial Find out about ongoing clinical trials, protocols and risk analyses.
This site has an extensive glossary and is a good resource for
student extension activities. Site created by WebMD, a professional
organization
that provides health information on the Internet. Unit C: Micro-LifeActivity 33: From One to Another This video segment from A Science Odyssey recounts the tactics employed by San Francisco's health officials to prevent bubonic plague from reaching America's West Coast. You may right-click on the above link to save the video and view it in full screen. Unit D: Our Genes, Our SelvesActivity 68: Investigation: Searching for the Lost Children This site presents an example of the societal implications of DNA testing. It provides documented cases of post-conviction DNA testing which yield conclusive proof of defendants’ innocence. Good discussion of the limitations of DNA testing. The Innocence Project is an independent non-profit legal clinic and resource center, maintained by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. ^ top Unit E: EcologyActivity 73: Introduced Species Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site This is a good resource which includes a comprehensive collection of research publications and education materials on zebra mussels and other aquatic introduced species. The search engine is friendly with direct links to species discussed in Activity 73. The Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site (SGNIS) is a project of the National Sea Grant College Program and is maintained by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.
Capitalize on student interest in L. variegetus at this site which offers laboratory support including videos of locomotion and blood pulsation. Contains information to guide student extensions in experimental design. E-mail contact available. Site is maintained by Charlie Drewes, Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Discover Life can help you guide your students in
classification of living things and in the use of population maps
in ecology, as well as
to report local findings. Includes an IDnature guide
that builds sorting skills. ^ top Unit F: EvolutionNSTA Position Statement on the Teaching of Evolution This document clearly states the importance of teaching evolution
in schools as a major unifying scientific concept, provides background
information, and appeals to teachers, administrators and local leaders
to take informed and active positions on this issue. ^ top |
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