Integrating Research and Education part of Integrating Research and Education
One of the goals of MLER is to demonstrate ways to bring exciting new research results into instructional activities at all levels. For researchers, MLER can assist by aggregating and disseminating research ...

Faceted Search part of Online Resources
This page provides a collection of general resources including websites, PowerPoint presentations, teaching activities, data sets, and other useful materials for creating or enhancing courses related to ...

Resources for K-12 part of Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students
Explore the amazing world of microbes using our WebQuest guided discovery exercises. For teachers, discover a wealth of related resources, teaching strategies, and activities that have been developed by ...

Bioinformatics Exercise part of Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students:Bioinformatics
Created by Seth Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory "Understanding nature's mute but elegant language of living cells is the quest of modern molecular biology. From an alphabet of only four letters ...

WebQuest part of Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students:Mono Lake Webquest
A Web Quest exploring the biodiversity, natural history, and preservation of Mono Lake Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Teachers Introduction As we enter the 21st century, your generation ...

About Mono Lake part of Topics of Interest:Mono Lake
Created by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory Mono Lake, the oldest lake in North America, is naturally hypersaline and alkaline. It is a terminal lake, meaning it has no outlet. Water entering the ...

Octopus Spring part of Topics of Interest:Octopus Spring
Created by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory Octopus Spring is an alkaline hot spring in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Its drainage channels radiate like arms of an octopus, ...

About Rio Tinto part of Topics of Interest:Rio Tinto
Created by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory ) web site. Spain's Rio Tinto is characterized by deep red water that is highly acidic (pH 1.7â2.5) and rich in heavy metals. Over 5000 years of ...

Special Collections part of Topics of Interest:Special Collections
Microbial Mining: This collection highlights online resources dedicated to microbial mining. Winogradsky Columns: An excellent activity, specifically for grades 5 - 12, used to demonstrate the growth of ...

Yellowstone Thermal Viruses part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Why Viruses in High Temperature Environments Viruses of Archaeal hyper-thermophiles (temperatures in excess of 80oC) are interesting because they can reveal what ...