Posts Tagged ‘biology’

Sunflower Learning 3 to be Bilingual

17th November 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Computer simulated labs of Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Grades: Middle School to College
Sunflower Learning 3 (beta) Available in English & Spanish
Sunflower Learning offers interactive labs, activities an quizzes covering wide subject matter in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Soon, English and Spanish students can operate and learn the interactive, colorful labs offered at [...]

Venture Africa by Pocketwatch Games

6th May 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Biology (Ecology, Ecosystems,  Food Chain)
Grades: Elementary to High School
Don’t Get Eaten
I’ve enjoyed reviewing ChronicLogic’s different games (Bridge Construction Set, Gish). This company markets Venture Africa for Pocketwatch Games. The online game allows players to build a diverse ecosystem. Want to teach about basic ecology, predator prey relationships, habitats, the food [...]

Sunflower Learning

22nd April 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Material: Biology, Chemistry, & Physics
Grades: High School (secondary science)
Moving Away From Textbooks
Sometimes it’s hard to understand why a current runs through batteries, or conceptualize how the heart circulates.  Sunflower Learning provides powerful interactive tools to help students, teachers, and home school parents  to understand this material.

NanoLegends: Biology Blast!

4th April 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Biology
Grades: Middle to High School
Biology Shooter Game
Most first person shooter (FPS) games present lots of body parts, and not in a good way. NanoLegends isn’t a gory FPS, and it sure beats cracking a book when students have to learn basic cellular biology and cellular function.

Digital Frog

30th March 2009 by LisaHill 5 Comments

Grades: K-12
Subject Matter: Biology  and Natural Sciences
Virtual Lab & More
When I walked around the national science teacher’s convention in New Orleans, I paused at the Digital Frog booth.  The virtual frog dissection was intriguing.

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