MERLOT Materials

This Website includes interactive learning with animation, movies, and tutorial links. It is created to help in teaching... see more

This brief, self-paced Flash tutorial first reviews the different types of information found in article databases... see more

Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad has been designed to help Maryland students in Grades 4 and 8... see more

This brief Flash tutorial compares results from searching Google vs. an online library database. The learning objectives... see more

Incredible 3D animation of the phases of mitosis, with realistic looking 3D models - is about 9 MB in size.

Animations of organic reactions

This site is an animation of the Calvin Cycle. It displays the activities in small portions and keeps track of the... see more

This animation shows how to separate a protein mixture into spots on a gel using 2d electrophoresis. 

A wonderful library of high quality 3-D animations covering advanced and basic concepts of molecular biology. The site... see more

PBS has a 3-dimensional animation that lets you explore the anatomy of the human brain.

Clear and easy to understand explanation of the basic principles of temparements. Animations and sound examples help... see more

In this animation, a moving cart shoots a ball straight up. Students get to vote on where the ball will land, and then... see more

This animation shows a "journey into DNA." It shows where DNA really is in the human body. There are pictures starting... see more

A multimedia module in Portuguese on the voyage of Vasco da Gama. Excellent for courses in Portuguese culture and... see more

A nerve cell receives, conducts and transmits signals. Neurons propagate signals in the form of action potentials. This... see more

This series of animations lets you view a "fly-by" and "fly-through" of a house at different percentages of the speed of... see more

Its the year 2042 and planet earth has been invaded by a powerful alien force. You are a passenger on a cruise ship, and... see more

This 3D animation (developed by the CSIRO) takes you deep into the brain to understand how plaque build-up on brain cells... see more

This site provides a fun game that allows students to learn the correct molecular structures of the 20 amino acids.... see more

Analysis of Bach's G Minor Fugue from Book II of the WTC (BWV 885)

Set of 3D interactive anatomy models. Models can be used for simulating lab experiences in anatomy and physiology... see more

A flash-based slide show that examines the famous "Photo 51" of Rosalind Franklin that led to the double helix model of... see more

Animated Atlas portrays large chapters of history quickly by animating maps and geographic features. For school and home... see more

The Animated Atlas of African History (AAAH) is an online year-by-year map of selected themes in the history of Africa... see more