Weblinks for RSO Biology 2
A short discussion with Dr. Mark Young on what defines life and if viruses are alive: https://ed.ted.com/on/MxFJFcNJ
And introduction to cell theory and Van Leeuwenhoek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N29Itq8gs3Q
Information and activities about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmp/sonet/rlos/bioproc/prokaryotes/6.html
Information on Van Leeuwenhoek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D5Gu_9hEus&feature=related
Two videos comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells:
A video about new treatments for sickle cell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujf72mjy0Bg
Beautiful images of different cell types created with fluorescent microscopy: http://www.microscopyu.com/galleries/fluorescence/cells
This short video shows active transport across a cell membrane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmp2_T0c7k
This video shows diffusion: passive transport, facilitated, and osmosis across a cell membrane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JShwXBWGMyY&feature=related
This short video shows active transport across a cell membrane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmp2_T0c7k
This video shows diffusion: passive transport, facilitated, and osmosis across a cell membrane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JShwXBWGMyY&feature=related
Bill Nye episode about plants: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jyutx
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQJYJlNcIY
Autotrophs and heterotrophs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUt__nYl7sY
A more detailed look at the chemical reactions of cellular respiration and photosynthesis:
A spider gene is injected into a goat embryo which causes the goats to produce the protein that makes a spider web: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-16554357/the-goats-with-spider-genes-and-silk-in-their-milk
DNA, what it is and how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwibgNGe4aY
Genes explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQdXjRPHmQ
https://www.dnatube.com/video/2320/All-about-genes
Transcription: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MfSYnItYvg
Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dsTvBaUMvw
Protein folding: https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/dna/
Epigenetics, how genes are regulated and controlled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1bZEUgqVI
How DNA analysis is used to solve crimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-muTfPpLi5Q
A game to practice matching base pairs during transcription: https://educationalgames.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/dna_double_helix/index.html
Mitosis explained:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ldPgEfAHI&feature=youtu.be
Introduction of stem cells and possible medical applications: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-are-stem-cells-craig-a-kohn
Gender determination: https://www.wired.com/2010/03/chicken-sex/
“Best Meiosis Video Ever”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ncSrJOwME&feature=related
Meiosis animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVO-Ram1L2M
Very nice breakdown of meiosis vs mitosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IzfJSxa-uA
Interactive meiosis game: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/Genegames/snurflemeiosishtml5page.html
Sequencing the human genome: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-sequence-the-human-genome-mark-j-kiel
Gregor Mendal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTiOETaZg4w
A good article about hair color: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hair_color
About organ transplants: https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-sciencenow-replacing-body-parts/
Overview of organ systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awrBFgaw5ck
This is a 13-minute video created in 1910 loosely based on the story of Frankenstein. It is silent and it is black and white. The quality of film gets better about 3 minutes into it: https://archive.org/details/FrankensteinfullMovie
How plants store food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehHCTclONPQ
A tutorial about the root and shoot system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNc-8GaURU
Types of plant reproduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oLv3GLV4II
Angiosperms vs gymnosperms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yrifledzw4
Life cycle of gymnosperms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gWEgrMwMe0&feature=related-Life
Life cycle of angiosperms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykzPemLs7Q
Seed plant lifecycle game: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.stru.seedplant/life-cycle-of-a-seed-plant/
Why bees are important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qkIhnGfuJ4
PBS Silence of the Bees:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBmlwx_6A8Q
The nervous system:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4PPZCLnVkA
Slides to show how walruses learn speech: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/walrus-speak/
Artificial eye: https://nweyedesign.com/contact-us/media/
Mirror neurons:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmx1qPyo8Ks
The science of sound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovMh2A3P5k
Circadian rhythm:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQ0RxQu2gM
Detailed introduction to the anatomy of the CNS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7rXw_3gVY
The sensory system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVqKJSZQQTo
Count Alessandro Volta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x0bvBXWIKY
Cochlear implant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeg4qTnYOpw
The integumentary system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5VnOS9Ke3g
The urinary system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkGqp5tr-Qk
About Willem Johan Kolff: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/doctor-willem-kolff- physician-who-invented-artificial-hearts-and-kidneys-1675714.html
Endocrine system game: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/bfs-esactivity.html
For more information about puberty:https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/puberty.html
The skeletal system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8x6tZI2hVI
Bill Nye on the muscular and skeletal systems: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jyupf
Beautiful video introducing the biology of bone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqWoakkiTc
Forensic facial reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_HaJT7OVIQ
Erythropoiesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEt2D8xM9b0
A fun game to practice the names of the bones: http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/WAB/WAB.html
Origin of life: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/origin-of-life
The Chicxulub crater: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/chicxulub-crater
What is evolution? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhHOjC4oxh8
Bill Nye on evolution: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jyuu0
Natural selection: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/natural-selection
Science Channel’s The Extinction of the Dinosaurs: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/extinction-of-the-dinosaurs
Endosymbiosis made simple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBjD4A7R2xU
Information on the holocene epoch: http://www.livescience.com/28219-holocene-epoch.html
As these two videos show, the earth is a constantly changing place. Lyell used Hutton’s research in his conclusions:
https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/periodic-ice-age
https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/geological-change
What is a scientific theory?: https://www.livescience.com/21491-what-is-a-scientific-theory-definition-of-theory.html
NOVA PBS documentary on evolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNPbjtej1Hk
What is natural selection?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SCjhI86grU
A very nice explanation of speciation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvEDqrc3XE
The peppered moths of England: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyRA807djLc
An introduction to Charles Darwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNunCF8IEfQ
A quick overview of Lamarck’s theories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HBdxDBqfHc
James Hutton, the father of geology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKTXxZSz-9s
A very nice lecture given by a college professor on The History of Evolutionary Thought. Possibly too advanced for some students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC1wgcFihyU
New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/science/common-ancestor-of-mammals-plucked-from-obscurity.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130208&_r=2&
Bill Nye on fossils: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jndqp
The Smithsonsian explains the types of evidence available to prove the validity of evolution: https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence
A video on the evidence for evolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIEoO5KdPvg
Archaeopteryx, the first bird: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/taking-a-closer-look-at-archaeopteryx-35918416/
Homology: http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ho/Homologous
Artifical selection in domesticated dogs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9Pa0DHG5Y
How fossils are made: http://scienceviews.com/dinosaurs/fossilformation.html
Radiometric dating: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.phys.matter.radiodating/radiometric-dating/
Fish with fingers: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.evo.fishfingers/fish-with-fingers/
How do we know evolution happens?: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.evo.howhappens/evolving-ideas-how-do-we-know-evolution-happens/
Very interesting video about a famous fossil location in Alabama, made by students from the university: https://vimeo.com/114215060
A day in the life of a paleontologist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjhDV_GzTM8
Evolution of whales animation: http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/evolution-whales-animation
Biogeography: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvev-sci-biogeography/biogeography-where-life-lives/
Here is another fun game to play online. Will you be eaten or will you evolve? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/seamonsters/
Evolution in action game: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action.html
This video explains how radioactivity was discovered: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/radioactivity
Tells how scientists have determined the age of the earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo-_JkAkys8
This video explains carbon dating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZeE7Att_s
The Law of Superposition: http://www.bozemanscience.com/law-of-superposition/
Interactive information on 7 major biomes: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.biomemap/biomes/
Human impact on natural ecosystems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTCZ9L834s
The saguaro cactus, an important plant to the desert biome: https://www.desertusa.com/video_pages/saguaro_movie.html
What happens when environments change, this video discusses the topic of succession, one I did not talk about in the text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKIHe2LDP8
The alpine tundra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VDP3rYvd04
The grassland biome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJLrpYv13JY
Why the ocean matters: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a26-d3cb-a96c-7b2f454b0000
Abiotic and biotic factors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH0KX19V–Y
This interesting one-hour documentary is about famous scientist, E.O. Wilson, biodiversity, ants, human impacts on the environment, and biotic interactions: https://www.pbs.org/video/eo-wilson-ants-and-men-full-episode/
A very funny and entertaining video explaining habitat and niche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L6N2diE8jc
Symbiosis: Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmL2F1t81Q
Plant defense mechanisms to prevent predation: https://www.britannica.com/list/botanical-barbarity-9-plant-defense-mechanisms
Interspecific and infraspecific interactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiQTrA0-TE8
A really good explanation of greenhouse gases: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a2d-d3cb-a96c-7b2d99ba0000
Video about the hydrologic cycle: https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/videos/tour-water-cycle
How the hydrologic and carbon cycles always recycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D7hZpIYlCA
Part 2, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leHy-Y_8nRs
Bill Nye on climate change: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/3play_1/climate-change-101-with-bill-nye-the-science/?no-ist
For a more extensive list of plants that are good for this lab: http://www.thegardenhelper.com/terrarium~plants.html
NASA and the vital signs of the climate: https://climate.nasa.gov
How the increase in carbon dioxide is changing the chemistray of hte ocean and organisms are effected: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/00000146-ca3a-de99-ad7f-ebfe8ee20000
Deforestation: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation/
What efforts are being made to save forests in the Philippines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPDsi7mkSE
Entering the anthropocene epoch: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/29/declare-anthropocene-epoch-experts-urge-geological-congress-human-impact-earth
“Zero waste girl” how you can go off the trash grid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDQcBQUDpw
Crash course on pollution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdDSRRCKMiI
CBS news report on cloning of endangered species and possible resurrection of extinct species; what do you think?:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68QhIQLeVUA
Vanishing arctic ice cap: https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/11/02/arctic-ice-animation-orig-bu.cnn
Boogy Creek Farm explains organic farming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexXYzLQwDo
TED talk on the threat of ocean acidification and its impact on corals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evfgbVjb688
What is a carbon footprint?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q7_aV8eLUE
Calculate your ecological footprint: https://www.footprintnetwork.org/resources/footprint-calculator/
An introduction to endangered species: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-video-shorts/0000015d-e25d-d466-a57f-fadd88190002
See articles on many current endangered species: http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/endangered-species/
Racing Extinction; a wonderful film by the Discovery Channel available for rent from Amazon. Possibly can be found for free online as well: https://www.amazon.com/Racing-Extinction-Louie-Psihoyos/dp/B0184RE1TG/
An introduction to Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCORNRgzA
Rachel Carson and the war on DDT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipbc-6IvMQI
The Natural History Museum made this film about Carolus Linnaeus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb_IO-SzLgk
An introduction to cladograms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46L_2RI1k3k
An advanced explanation of cladograms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouZ9zEkxGWg
An advanced explanation of phylogenetics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQwI90bkJl4&feature=relmfu
How to interpret a dichotomous key: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0e9GkL3Ow4
How to make a dichotomous key part1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFDuz92fzLE&feature=related
How to make a dichotomous key part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEnTATHJ058&feature=relmfu
Harry Potter and the dichotomous key, done with jelly beans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rP2TJhLeNo&feature=related
Do microbes make snow? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-microbes-make-snow/
Video about bacteria: https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/bacteria/
Four important functions of microbes: https://gizmodo.com/4-ways-tiny-microbes-changed-life-on-earth-forever-1558527578
Comparing archea, bacteria, and protists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAR47-g6tlA
Bill Nye on germs: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jyuu4
Video about hydrothermal vents: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/hydrothermal-vents
A good article about why trees can live so long: https://www.wired.com/2010/03/old-tree-gallery/
Some cool information about different plants and their adaptations:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/vampire-weed-finds-prey-by-scent
These are short videos that reinforce the text:
Introduction to plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UvlqAVCoqY
The secret life of bryophytes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbSZbd02UEg
Why ferns are cool: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/videos/712-why-are-ferns-unique
Seed plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv5JjH4kD1k
Funny video explaining the difference between endotherms and ectotherms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO8eqQrzeJ0
Taxonomy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F38BmgPcZ_I
About mammals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX3uo5OZwzw
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/dolphins/
Algae being turned into biofuel: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-turn-algae-into-crude-oil-in-less-than-an-hour-180948282/?no-ist
Penicillin is made from a fungus: https://www.sciencechannel.com
Truffle pigs at work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSq0t1YBrDE
Chapter 1: All Living Things
Five Kids & A Monkey Investigate a Vicious Virus, Blair, Beth L. and Riccio, Nina
Epidemic! The Battle against Polio, True Peters, Stephanie
Jonas Salk, (Inventors and Creators Series), Durrett, Deanne
Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine, Krohn, Katherine. This book is written in graphic format
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, Kehret, Peg
Jonas Salk: Conquering Polio (Lerner Biographies), Sammartino McPherson, Stephanie
Jonas Salk: Creator of the Polio Vaccine (Great Minds of Science), Tocci, Salvatore
Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine (Unlocking the Secrets of Science), Bankston, John
West Nile Virus (Diseases and Disorders), Abramovitz, Melissa
West Nile Virus: Epidemics Deadly Diseases Throughout History, Margulies, Phillip
Ebola Virus (Diseases and People), Willett, Edward
Understanding Viruses with Max Axiom, Biskup, Agniesezka
Killer Virus (Choose Your Own Adventure(R), Montgomery, R.A.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom, Kudlinski, Kathleen
Chapter 2: Types
The Basics of Cell Life with Max Axiom, Super Scientist, Keyser, Amber J.
Enjoy Your Cells, Balkwill, Fran
Germ Hunter: A Story About Louis Pasteur, Alphin, Elaine Marie
Lous Pasteur, Spengler, Kremena
Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes, Birch, Beverly
Louis Pasteur: Founder of Modern Medicine, Tiner, John Hudson
Robert Hooke: Natural Philosopher and Scientific, Burgan, Michael
Micrographia- Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon, Hooke, Robert
Chapter 3: The Inside Story
Just the Facts, Sickle Cell Disease, Gillie, Oliver
Sickle Cell Disease, Gold, Susan Dudley
Animal Cells: Smallest Units of Life, Stillest, Darlene (Prokaryotic cells are smaller than eukaryotic cells so the title is a misnomer, but it’s still a good book.)
Plant Cells: The Building Blocks of Plants, Stillest, Darlene
The Cell Works: Microexplorers: An Expedition into the Fantastic World of Cells, Bauerle, Patrick and Landa, Norbert
Cell Wars, Balkwill, Frances
Chapter 4: The Chemistry of Biology
Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk! Silverstein, Dr. Alvin; Silverstein, Virginia; and Nunn, Laura Silverstein
Physical Fitness, Silverstein, Dr. Alvin; Silverstein, Virginia; and Nunn, Laura Silverstein
Water and Fiber for a Healthy Body, Royston, Angela
Proteins for a Healthy Body, Royston, Angela
Carbohydrates for a Healthy Body, Royston, Angela
Vitamins and Minerals for a Healthy Body, Royston, Angela
Chapter 6: Cell Energy
How Did We Find Out About Photosynthesis?, Asimov, Isaac
Top Secret, Gardiner, John Reynolds – This is a fun fiction book about a boy who decides to win the science fair with a project studying human photosynthesis. It is at a fairly easy reading level.
Chapter 7: The Message
Have a Nice DNA, Balkwill, Frances R., Ralph, Mic
Gene Machines, Balkwill, Frances R., Ralph, Mic
DNA Analysis: Forensic Fluids & Follicles, Hamilton, Sue
Understanding DNA: A Breakthrough in Medicine, Allan, Tony
Francis Crick and James Watson: Pioneers in DNA Research, Bankston, John
John Bankston (Author) – many books written by this author on the subject of DNA
Francis Crick and James Watson: And The Building Blocks of Life, Edelson, Edward
Chapter 10: Inheritance
Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas, Bardoe, Cheryl
Gregor Mendel: Genetics Pioneer: Life Science, Van Grop, Lynn
Gregor Mendel: And the Roots of Genetics, Edelson, Edward
Chapter 11: Multicellular Organisms
Organ Donation Risks, Rewards, and Research, Brezina, Corona
Super-Flea and Other Animal Champions: Cells, Tissues, and Organs, Spilsbury, Richard
Human Organs, Lew, Kristi
Organ Transplants, Campbell, Andrew
Alexander Fleming and the Story of Penicillin, Bankston, John
Discovery of Penicillin, de la Bedoyere, Guy
Alexander Fleming: The Man Who Discovered Penicillin, Tocci, Salvatore
Chapter 12: Plant Anatomy
The Flowering Plant Division, Stefoff, Rebecca
Plant Parts (the Life of plants), Spilsbury, Louise, Spilsbury, Richard
Chapter 13: Plant Reproduction
Flowers (Plant Facts), McEvoy, Paul
Chapter 14: Nervous and Sensory Systems
It’s All in Your Head: A Guide to Understanding Your Brain and Boosting Your Brain Power, Barrett, Susan
You’re Smarter Than You Think: A Kid’s Guide to Multiple Intelligences, Armstrong, Thomas
Understanding the Brain and the Nervous System, Sneddon, Robert
How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses, Cobb, Vicki
The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions, Seckel, Al
Seeing, Silverstein, Alvin
Sound: More Than What You Hear, Lampton, Christopher
What Do Animals See, Hear, Smell, and Feel?, Waldrop, Victor
Chapter 15: Integumentary, Digestive, and Urinary Systems
A Journey Through the Digestive System with Max Axiom, Super Scientist, Sohn, Emily
The Digestive System: Injury, Illness and Health, Ballard, Carol
Board Game: My Food Factory, The Digestive System and Nutrition Game. This is a very good game for helping to teach the names and functions of the major organs of the digestive and urinary systems.
Chapter 16: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
The Reproductive System, How Living Creatures Multiply, Silverstein, Alvin, and Silverstein, Virginia
The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems, Kim, Melissa L.
Ending the Food Fight, Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World, Ludwig, David
Chapter 17: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Understanding the Human Body‒The Circulatory System, Walker, Pam and Wood, Elaine
The Circulatory System (The Human Body: How It Works), Whittemore, Susan
101 Questions About Blood and Circulation: With Answers Straight From the Heart, Brynie, Faith
The Respiratory System: How Living Creatures Breathe, Silverstein, Alvin
Understanding the Human Body‒The Respiratory System, Walker, Pam and Wood, Elaine
Sacred Mountain: Everest, Taylor-Butler, Christine
Living in the Himalayas, Spilsbury, Louise
An excellent book about a failed Everest expedition. It is written for adults, but very accessible for students: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster,Krakauer, Jon
Chapter 18: Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Skeletal System (Invisible World), Avnau, Edward
The Illustrated Guide To the Human Body: Skeletal and Muscular System, Bender, Lionel
How Our Muscles Work (Invisible World), Avila, Victoria
The Skeletal System Frameworks for Life, Silverstein, Alvin, and Silverstein, Virginia
Chapter 19: Immune and Lymphatic Systems
Immune System: Your Magic Doctor, Garvy, Helen
Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster: The Discovery of the Smallpox Vaccine, Marrin, Albert
Smallpox in the New World (Epidemic!), True Peters, Stephanie
Chapter 20: A Story of Luck
Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story: Book 1 (Sharing Nature With Children Book), Morgan, Jennifer
From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth’s Story (Sharing Nature With Children Book), Morgan, Jennifer
Evolution of Life, Understanding Science and Nature, Time-Life
Chapter 21: How
Evolution Revolution, Winston, Robert
Evolution (DK Eyewitness Books), Gamlin, Linda
The Leakeys: Uncovering the Origins of Humankind, Poynter, Margaret
Evolution, Silverstein, Alvin
Mammals Who Morph, Morgan, Jennifer
Chapter 22: Evidence
Charles Darwin, Giant of Science, Krull, Kathleen
Charles Darwin and Evolution, Parker, Steve
Mr. Darwin’s Voyage, Altman, Linda Jacobs
Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas, Lawson, Kristan
Lucy Long Ago, Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came from, Thimmesh, Catherine
Dinomummy, the Life, Death, and Discovery of Dakota, A Dinosaur from Hell Creek, Manning, Phillip
Fossil Fish Found Alive: Discovering the Coelacanth, Walker, Salley M.
Is There a Dinosaur in Your Backyard?: The World’s Most Fascinating Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals, Christian, Spencer
Fantastic Fossils, Shone, Paul
Dinosaurs Down Under and Other Fossils from Australia, Arnold, Caroline
The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, Sis, Peter
A very interesting work of fiction is The Kinby Peter Dickenson. It is lengthy and makes a great read-aloud. The setting is Africa 200,000 years ago. It follows a group of hominids, who already have speech, on a search for a new place to live. They meet other hominid groups, some who have no speech.
Board Game: “American Megafauna, The Continuing Contest Between Dinosaurs and Mammals” This board game is complicated but fun to play once you figure it out. It is a good game about evolution.
Chapter 24: The Biosphere
Exploring Ecosystems with Max Axiom, Biskup, Agnieszka
The Biosphere Realm of Life, Vogt, Gregory
For those of you who live in a city-Take a City Nature Walk, Kirkland, Jane
Eyewitness Ecology, Pollock, Steve
Chapter 25: Predator and Prey
Exploring Ecosystems with Max Axiom, Biskup, Agnieszka
A Journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom, Biskup, Agnieszka
The World of Food Chains with Max Axiom, O’Donnnell, Liam
Totally Amazing Rainforests, Golden Books
Fur, Feathers, and Flippers: How Animals Live Where They Do, Lauber, Patricia
Food Chains and Webs, Wallace, Holly
One of the many books written about or by Jane Goodall; one suggestion is: My Life with the Chimpanzees
Chapter 26: Cycles
Carbon-Oxygen and Nitrogen Cycles: Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Decomposition, Harman, Rebecca
The Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation & Erosion, Harman, Rebecca
One Well, The Story of Water on Earth, Strauss, Rochelle
Understanding Global Warming with Max Axiom, Biskup, Agnieszka
Camping With the President, Wadsworth, Ginger
Chapter 27: Threats
There are so many books on the environment, here are just a few:
A Kid’s Guide to Global Warming and Climate Change: How to Take Action, Kaye, Cathryn Berger
From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Discovering Alternative Energy, Morgan, Sally
Sustaining Our Natural Resources, Green, Jen
Recycling, Kallen, Steve
Alternative Energy, Petersen, Christine
Silent Spring, Carson, Rachel
Rachel Carson, Pioneer of Ecology, Kudlinski, Kathleen
Rachel Carson: A Twentieth Century Life, Levine, Ellen
Rachel Carson, Biologist and Writer, Stewart, Melissa
Movies;
Happy Feet
Wall-E
Avatar
The 11th Hour
Planet in Peril
A Civil Action
Chapter 28: Taxonomy
Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification, Great Minds of Science, Anderson, Margaret J.
Chapter 29: Domains Bacteria and Archaea
The Surprising World of Bacteria with Max Axiom, Biskup, Agnieszka
The Benefits of Bacteria, Sneddon, Robert
Bacteria: Staph, Strep, Clostridium, and Other Bacteria, Wearing, Judy
Archaea: Salt-Lovers, Methane-Makers, Thermophiles, and Other Archaeans, Barker, David M.
This book includes organisms that are not bacteria and archaea: Human Wildlife: The Life That Lives on Us, Buckman, Robert
Chapter 30: Kingdom Plantae
George Washington Carver Botanist, Adair, Gene
Shanleya’s Quest A Botany Adventure for Kids Ages 9 to 99, Elpel, Thomas J. This is an interesting story approach to plant identification. It is the story of a girl who takes her canoe island-hopping. On each island she looks at the traits and then the book identifies the plant based on the traits.
Plants & Fungi Multicelled Life, Snedden, Robert
Chapter 31: Kingdom Animalia
You can find many books about animals at your local library. Some that I like are:
Animal Grossology, The Science of Creatures Gross and Disgusting, Branzei, Sylvia
Intelligence in Animals, Reader’s Digest, long but very interesting
Time-Life Student Library Mammals
Wolf Pack: Tracking Wolves in the Wild, Johnson, Sylvia A. and Aamodt, Alice
Chapter 32: Kingdoms Fungi and Protists
Protists: Algae, Amoebas, Plankton, and Other Protists, Arato, Rona
Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi, Wearing, Judy
Truffle Trouble: The Case of the Fungus Among Us, Lloyd, Emily
The KidHaven Science Library – Molds and Fungi, Silverman, Buffy
