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DNA from the Beginning

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DNA from the Beginning is an animated tutorial on DNA, genes and heredity. The science behind each concept is explained... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date Created:: April 11, 2000
Date Modified:: April 28, 2026
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.364979 stars

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Outbreak at Watersedge- A Public Health discovery game.

The site is an interactive game.The game shows a variety of people involved in halting an outbreak and only the intern... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: Midwest Center for Life-Long-Learning in Public Health
Date Created:: November 13, 2005
Date Modified:: November 30, 2025
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.1190476 stars

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WebQuest Page

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Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University developed the idea of WebQuests to teach students how to effectively use the... see more

Material Type:: Reference Material
Author:: Bernie Dodge
Date Created:: August 25, 2000
Date Modified:: February 6, 2026
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.8850574 stars

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Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section

This excellent site contains a large and interesting selection of material on Fibonacci Numbers and their myriad related... see more

Material Type:: Reference Material
Author:: Dr. Ron Knott
Date Created:: May 10, 2001
Date Modified:: September 26, 2024
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.0941176 stars

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Transitions to Professional Nursing Practice

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This text provides a pivotal learning experience for students transitioning from an associate degree education to a... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Jamie Murphy
Date Created:: August 19, 2020
Date Modified:: February 13, 2026
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 2.4 stars

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Who Killed William Robinson? Race, Justice and Settling the Land: A Historical Whodunnit

Who Killed William Robinson? Race, Justice and Settling the Land: A Historical Whodunnit icon

This site includes a complete collection of historical documents and images related to a famous murder case in British... see more

Material Type:: Case Study
Author:: John Lutz; Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Team; Ruth Sandwell
Date Created:: October 26, 2000
Date Modified:: November 14, 2024
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.65 stars

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Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History

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This site includes a collection of nine historical mysteries which draw students into Canadian history, critical thinking... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Team; Peter Gossage; Ruth Sandwell; John Lutz
Date Created:: August 18, 2004
Date Modified:: November 14, 2024
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.5 stars

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Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

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This is an unabashedly practical guide for the student fact-checker. It supplements generic information literacy with the... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Michael A. Caulfield
Date Created:: April 12, 2017
Date Modified:: January 2, 2025
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.875 stars

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Big History Project

According to the site, "We aim to make big history broadly available in classrooms and online – reaching anyone curious... see more

Material Type:: Reference Material
Author:: David Christian
Date Created:: April 16, 2011
Date Modified:: July 23, 2024
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.25 stars

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Understanding by Design, Moodle, and Blended Learning: A Secondary School Case Study

In a 2013 report, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discussed the need to develop skills... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:: Timothy P. Florian, EdD; Jay P. Zimmerman MA, NBCT
Date Created:: August 3, 2015
Date Modified:: June 1, 2024
User Rating:: 3.25 stars

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Actin-myosin crossbridge animation

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The actin-myosin crossbridge system is complex, and we are really only speculating on the details in many ways. However,... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: Jeff Sale
Date Created:: May 30, 2000
Date Modified:: June 22, 2021
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.85 stars

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ESL Flow

Searchable source of thematically-based ESL lessons in grammar, speaking, vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading.... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: Peter Snashall
Date Created:: March 4, 2001
Date Modified:: April 23, 2026
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.21875 stars

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Inanimate Alice

A teaching resource for digital literacy, stimulus for story telling and creativity that is FREE to download. It has been... see more

Material Type:: Online Course
Author:: Kate Pullinger; Ian Harper; Chris Joseph
Date Created:: August 28, 2008
Date Modified:: September 20, 2025
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.1111112 stars

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Interactive Mathematics--Games and Puzzles

This site contains an extensive collection of games and puzzles in the form of java applets including Nim, the Tower of... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: Alexander Bogomolny
Date Created:: November 26, 2002
Date Modified:: January 30, 2026
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.4545455 stars

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Rhetoric and Composition

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'Welcome to the Rhetoric and Composition Wikibook. This wikitext is designed as a full textbook replacement in first-year... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Multiple Authors
Date Created:: October 7, 2008
Date Modified:: November 18, 2025
Selected for Peer Review
User Rating:: 3.7605634 stars

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Drugs and the Brain

This site provides great animations in a tutorial format. The Learning Object (LO) is a great teaching tool because it... see more

Material Type:: Animation
Author:: Jellinek; PrevNet
Date Created:: April 17, 2009
Date Modified:: March 24, 2026
Selected for Peer Review
User Rating:: 4.1875 stars

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Business Ethics Cases 2

This site has links to a variety of cases and articles concerning business ethics. The cases have questions for... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: Markula Center for Applied Ethics
Date Created:: December 12, 2001
Date Modified:: March 22, 2022
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 4.125 stars

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Developing a Public Health Web Game to Complement Traditional Education Methods in the Classroom

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Infectious disease outbreaks, whether natural or deliberate, constitute a growing health concern. The impending reality... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:: Eileen O'Connor; Karen Phillips
Date Created:: July 7, 2014
Date Modified:: November 17, 2023
User Rating:: 3.8 stars

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Writing for Success

Writing for Success is adapted from a work produced by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Created:: March 8, 2011
Date Modified:: September 17, 2025
Selected for Peer Review
User Rating:: 4.318182 stars

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Online Writing Lab presented by Excelsior College

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The Excelsior College OWL is a free, comprehensive writing resource offering multimedia support. The OWL covers topics... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: Crystal Sands; David Seelow; Excelsior College; Francesco Crocco
Date Created:: June 16, 2014
Date Modified:: February 11, 2026
Peer Review:: 4.875 stars
User Rating:: 4.7777777 stars

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Beginner's Guide to Business Research

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This site shows students how to conduct business research. This site requires FLASH. If you do not have Flash player on... see more

Material Type:: Reference Material
Author:: Louise Klusek
Date Created:: July 1, 2007
Date Modified:: July 30, 2024
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.4 stars

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The Virtual Genetics Lab

The Virtual Genetics Lab (VGL) is a simulation of transmission genetics that approximates, as closely as possible, the... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: Brian White
Date Created:: April 24, 2009
Date Modified:: April 26, 2024
Selected for Peer Review
User Rating:: 3.6666667 stars

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Three glass puzzle

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An old puzzle implemented in JavaScript. Several research question are asked about the puzzle, a couple of question are... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: Alexander Bogomolny
Date Created:: March 16, 1998
Date Modified:: January 23, 2019
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
User Rating:: 3.6122448 stars

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Biology - Open Textbook

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This is a free textbook offered by OpenStax. Biology is grounded in an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Yael Avissar, et al.
Date Created:: October 2, 2015
Date Modified:: April 20, 2025
Selected for Peer Review
User Rating:: 4.0 stars

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