PBS
Nova: Cancer Warrior
Animations of the different phases of cancer, make this a great resource for understanding the development of this disease.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Video: How Cancer Spreads
Learn about how cancer cells spread or metastasize throughout the body in this example animation video [1:28] of melanoma spreading.
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska: Transpiration Water Movement Through Plants
This tutorial examines how water moves through a plant. Follow the pathway that water takes through plants from the roots to evaporation from cells in the leaves. Learn what controls rates of transpiration, how environmental conditions...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Respiration
The process of respiration in plants, humans, and animals is discussed, along with diseases that can affect respiration. (Published: November 16, 2011)
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Does a Chick Breathe Inside Its Shell?
Whether a chick can breathe inside its shell is an interesting question. Every animal needs oxygen to survive, so the chick must get air somehow. Try this science project to discover if the pores in a chicken egg shell allow water to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Embryo to Duckling
This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" follows the growth of a duck embryo, from a single fertilized egg cell to a complex, hatching duckling. [1:19]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors
This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer. [3:40]
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Infectious Diseases: Immunity
An interactive, self-guided lesson on the function of the human immune system and how medical intervention prevents disease. This lesson has many descriptive animations as well as graphs and diagrams to help with understanding. There is...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Cellular Respiration
Web-based activity provides an opportunity for students to study cellular respiration in an up-close and personal way. By following atoms and molecules through an interactive animation, they will be able to see the changes that take...
Other
I know.net: Mitosis
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Microbial Life: Life Cycle of Hiv, a Retrovirus
Use this tutorial to enhance your understanding of how the human immunodeficiency virus invades healthy cells of the immune system. [3:15]
Other
California Science Center: Lemon Light
Try out this great electricity activity by using lemons to make a light bulb glow. You can learn about the science behind the activity and watch an animated demonstration.
Other
Stuttgard High School: Plant Structure & Function
Site features high school-level comprehensive info on the structure and function of seed plants organized into shoot and root systems. While presented with lots of detail, clear illustrations and animations help make sense of the parts...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Video: Oxygen Transport
A video animation showing how oxygen is brought to the cells in the body. Follow the oxygen as it is taken in by the lungs as gas and then transformed into solution and carried by hemoglobin throughout the body. Also learn how oxygen...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Video: Respiratory System: Co2 Transportation
A video showing an animation of how carbon dioxide is exchanged from tissues to the lungs. Understand how an enzyme catalyzes the diffusion and breakdown of carbon dioxide in the red blood cells and lungs to have allowed it to be...
Other
Eureka Science: Cloning
Read this short article to find out about the history of cloning and genetic engineering. Continue on to the next page to find out how cloning is done. Simple terms and fun animations make it easy to read.
Other
Elmhurst College: Protein Synthesis
Illustrated explanation of the different steps in protein synthesis. At the end of the article, there are links to some good animations of the process.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Arrays
Animation showing the mechanics of a DNA array, a recently discovered method to analyze patterns of gene expression at different timepoints in a living cell.
Curated OER
I know.net: Mitosis
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.
Curated OER
I know.net: Mitosis
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.
Curated OER
I know.net: Mitosis
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.
Curated OER
I know.net: Mitosis
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.
Other
Johnson County Community College: Active Transport
This site provides a short but factual description of active transport. An animation displaying the process of active transport is also provided.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The life cycle of a plant is very different from the life cycle of an animal. Humans are made entirely of diploid cells (cells with two sets of chromosomes). Our...