Find The Best Educational Science Websites

Information on Biology, Chemistry and Microbiology Web Sites

Nov 17, 2007

Don't waste your time searching the web for quality information on the sciences. Here is the lowdown on some of the best biology sites the web has to offer!

If you are a science student, a teacher or just a curious mind, you most likely look to the internet for science information, and any search for science websites invariably results in a very long lost of possibilities.Some of the sites are excellent, others confusing at best, and some are rife with misinformation and may further confuse you instead of answering your question.

Here is a list, and associated links, of some excellent, reputable and fun websites that you can turn to for science-related information. Each listing includes a brief description of what the site includes, so that you can easily determine which will be useful for your needs and create some helpful additions to your favorites and bookmarks lists.

General Science

Science Prof Online is a relatively new, quickly growing general science website with a wide range of current topic categories including General Science, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Immunology as well as Study Skills.

SPO promises answers to your science questions in language you can understand. This one-stop science site provides clearly presented information andincludes helpful graphics and micrographs (actual photos taken through light and electron microscopes).

General and Cell Biology

This multi-award-winning site offers very user-friendly information on Cell Biology, Microbiology, Immunology and Microscopy as well as visually-oriented interactive tutorials on several different concepts central to cellular biology, including cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis. There are also helpful videos and an image gallery.

Ken House, a retired, award-winning science educator created a site where he has amassed useful links to thousands of biology-related sites.

MicrobeWiki is a free wiki resource on microbes and microbiology, edited by students and overseen by microbiologists at Kenyon College. There is specific information and photos on a huge range of microbial life including pathogens, normal flora (beneficial microbes) and everything in between.

This Blogger blogspot, created by student Emma Lurie in 2006 is simply fantastic. Where else can you find cartoon depictions of Herpes virus that actually make you exclaim, “Awwwww!” Kidding aside on the adorable graphics, the information presented for each type of microbe is truly educational and engaging. Adopt a Microbe provides one of the most enjoyable methods of studying microbiology; a great supplement to more techical sites.

Don’t forget to search for science information here, on Suite101 as well. The Nature and Science section has numerous expert articles on a wide range of scientific topics.

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