| Tree Identification guide - Look up species by name, or use dichotomous key to identify leaves for plant books. |
http://www.oregonforests.org/FactsAndResources/OnlineTreeGuide.html
http://www.enature.com/home/ Enter name of tree or shrub to see picture.
| Great Backyard Bird Count Website for the annual bird count our Ecology classes participate in. Additional links for research on bird project: |
All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.eol.org/ - Encyclopedia of Life
ENature - Username: lakeoswego Password: lakers
| Student Watershed Research Project (SWRP) SWRP is a research program that our ecology classes participate in. Twice a year we go on a field trip to Springbrook Creek and collect a variety of water quality data. This site includes an overview of SWRP, and data collected by previous classes. |
| VirtualCell.com A good resource for learning about cells, organelles, and cell processes. Good 3-D pictures and a brief description of how different organelles work. Click on "Virtual Textbook" to get started. |
| CellsAlive.com This site is a great resource on cell biology. It includes information on and pictures of different organelles, and also has descriptions of mitosis and the cell cycle. |
| Northwest Native Plants A list and description of trees and shrubs native to the Pacific Northwest. We will use this link for the habitat restoration work we do at the school. Other helpful native plant sites:: http://green.kingcounty.gov/GoNative/Index.aspx - This site contains thumbnail pictures of a wide variety of species. |
http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/
http://www.tardigrade.org/natives/plantlist.html
| www.worldclimate.com This site provides average temperature and rainfall data for any city in the world. |
| Tide pools Links to several sites containing information about tidepools and the organisms found there. |
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/rocky.asp
http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/yaquina/files/Yaquina_Intertidal.pdf (List of different species found at Yaquina Head)
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/NATRES/RS_FAQtidepools.shtml#What_type_of_organisms_may_I_find_
| Biology 101 Want to go more in-depth on some of the topics we touch on in Biology class? Need help studying? This on-line text is a good resource. |
| Campbell Biology.com A link to the online textbook, chapter questions, activities, and reviews for AP Biology students. Very helpful, but make sure you have your password to log on. |
| Tour of Biomes Contains a description of each of the major biomes, along with pictures, and information on how to make a climograph. Click on a biome, and then go to the climograph link to find information about reading them. |
| Enchanted Learning Biome Guide Lots of information about the animals found in each ecosystem. |
| MBGNet Guide to Ecosystems A very comprehensive look at the different ecosystems of the world, as well as the plants and animals that are found in those ecosystems. |
| www.nestbox.com A site about nature, birds, and bird boxes, click on the nest boxes, feeders & baffles link to find information about building your own feeders and houses for several kinds of birds. |
| About.com's birdfeeder and nest box plans At About.com's birding web page you can find details on how to build simple feeders (out of milk cartons and other household items), or by clicking on more birdfeeder plans, then again on birdfeeder plans, and finally on woodworking plans, you can get designs for more complex feeders and nest boxes. |
| On-line field guides Seen a tree, plant, or bird you can't identify? Working on your own field guide for your independent project? eNature's field guides are a great place to start, with lots of pictures and information about everything from butterflies to trees to wildflowers. |
| International Wolf Center Interested in tracking wolves? As part of their research and education program, the Wolf Center has radio-collared several wild wolves in northern Minnesota. Normally they give weekly updates on the exact location of the wolves they are tracking, so students can plot the location of the wolves on a map of the area and get a picture of territories and movement of each pack. |
| NCBI Taxonomy Page Using this web site you can find the scientific name and complete scientific classification for any organism. Just enter the organism at the top of the page, and it will come back with more taxonomic information than you could possibly want to know. |