Virtual Labs
I thought it would be useful to gather together useful virtual labs. They are not my creation and I will give full credit to the creators and just place a link to their sites. Often virtual labs are created for fairly technical aspects of biology but I've found a few that are useful for ESS.
I know some teachers struggle to resource the practical nature of this course or are less familiar with techniques as they come from different backgrounds. You can use these to supplement your own knowledge or your practical scheme of work.
HHMI Biointeractive
Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab (topic 3)
Stickleback Evolution Virtual Lab (topic 3)
Explore Learning
Studying Photosynthesis (only 5 minutes for free from Gizmos) (topic 2)
To be assessed:
Virtual Biology Lab - Netlogo simulations for biodiversity studies
Golabz.eu - a collection/curation of simple simulations of labs suitable for topic 2.5
Investigation of environmental benefits of different types of tree. From The Open Science Laboratory
Variation in vegetation: the heather hypothesis. From The Open Science Laboratory
Sorting out Soils. From The Open Science Laboratory
Pesticide Analysis. From The Open Science Laboratory
Eating for Energy (in Bats). From The Open Science Laboratory
Phet Labs from University of Colorado
Scratch MIT virtual enzyme lab
Scratch MIT yeast population growth