Application |
Cost |
Discipline |
Ranking |
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101 Science |
Free |
General |
*** |
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Biomorph |
Free |
Evolution |
*** |
|
Evolution study guide |
$1.99 |
Evolution |
**** |
|
iCell |
Free |
Cell Biology |
** |
|
Jurassic |
Free |
Evolution |
**** |
|
Microscope 2 |
$1.99 |
Cell Biology |
*** |
|
Mitosis |
Free |
Genetics, |
**** |
|
Science@VL |
Free |
General |
** |
Comments:
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101 Science: Gives general science quizzes in bio, physics, earth sci, chem. Fun review ideas |
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Biomorph: Simulation from a Dawkins book that allows students to see how lineages would alter depending on their choices |
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Evolution study guide: Nice companion to any course; has articles that are easily understood with scientific references |
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iCell: Idealized animal, plant or bacterial cell, touch organelles or structures to see a brief definition |
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Jurassic: Pictures and information about the Jurassic Coast Dorset and east Devon World Heritage Site. Interactive coastal exploration, Pangaea, and a Time Walk |
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Microscope 2: Gives a virtual hands-on demonstration of how microscopes magnify and can be used to view different organisms. Great for an intro microscopy discussion. |
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Mitosis: Nice breakdown for each step in the process, interactive touch screen enables viewer to set events in motion, links to videos and micrographs of real cells |
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Science@VL: Provides a Science Glossary with definitions for terms and people, there is a tab for "image" that doesn't appear to work |