Website
Tree of Life Project

The Tree of Life Web Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tree of Life is a multi-authored, Internet distributed project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity. The Tree of Life can be used to locate information about a particular group of organisms through their taxonomy.
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: The Variety and Roles of Microbes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn about the four major groups of microbes and their characteristics, and the roles microbes have in the world. The instructional activity and PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. The included instructional video on...
Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: The Curious Microbe

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site focuses on unusual microbes that inhabit an extreme environmental niche on our planet. Individual articles are written in a tone suitable for general audience.