MERLOT Materials

Animations and quizes on topics in biology. This site has links to all tutorials.  

Original, entertaining, interactive biology learning activities

An educational web site designed to present the factual information regarding biotechnology in a way that will entertain... see more

This animation provides a detailed depiction and description of how blood (deoxygenated and oxygenated) travel throughout... see more

This resource provides animations for blood supply. It shows the pumping of oxygen righ blood to the various tissues of... see more

This is a nice little visual on what exactly is happening when you perform manual bolus cardiac output and how those... see more

This resource describes how elements are built from protons, neutrons, and electrons.  Animations and movies effectively... see more

Video and data files from NIST tests.  source code for FastLite or other fire programs that need a fire descriptor. ... see more

This website is excellent to teach students what cancer is and covers almost all the basics of cancer.  Students can go... see more

Cell Biology and Cancer—developed with the National Cancer Institute (NCI)—is a creative, inquiry-based instruction... see more

In this animation, the process of sonication is examined to show how cells are separated by high-frequency sound waves.... see more

Learning Modules on the parts of Cellular Respiration. Modules use animations to convey dynamic process of cell... see more

immunity and how it works basics

In this animation, cellular respiration is discussed. The Big Picture tab focuses on the main stages that occur during... see more

This game helps students to learn organic reactions by "raining" reagents down the screen. Students must select a... see more

Short (<1 min.) GIF format videos of interesting (read: violent) chemical reactions, often involving things that catch... see more

Great simulation giving a side by side comparison of meiosis and mitosis, good voice tutorial, online, easy to display... see more

The animation compares and contrasts mitosis and meiosis. A short quiz follows the animation to test your knowledge. 

Tutorial explaining the possible gametes formed from an individual carrying a balanced reciprocal translocation

This is a great animation that shows steps involved in the dark reactions of photosynthesis. It is part of a larger site... see more

Illustrates Volume/pressure relationship for diesel engine

Java application to help visualize concepts of digital sampling and quantization, in this case of audio signals.  Use... see more

Interactive animation of Dijkstras algorithm.

Good animation showing the process of dissolution. Different scales highlight processes.