Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo
Explore the "many worlds of hidden microbes" in different areas of the Microbe Zoo: DirtLand, Animal Pavilion, Snack Bar, Space Adventure, and WaterWorld. A fun and informative resource that sheds light on the role of microbes in our...
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to Slime Molds
This University of California Berkeley site offers a definition of slime molds, structure, and life cycle.
Other
Microbe World: Experiments
In this hands on site, students will have the opportunity to be amateur microbiologists by performing a number of experiments. Supplies needed can found in the home or at a nearby store.
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project
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.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: New Kingdoms
Between 1866 and 1977, a total of four new kingdoms were added to the original plant and animal kingdoms identified by Linnaeus. The new kingdoms include Protista (protists), Fungi, Monera (eubacteria), and Archaea (archaebacteria)....
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: The Variety and Roles of Microbes
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...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: The Nature of Science and Biology
Use the scientific reasoning and critical thinking to take an in-depth look at the basics of biology.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: The Kingdoms of Life
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of Kingdoms in the life classification system.