Biology Lab Resource

This page contains general lab, activity, and simulation resources.  These can be applicable to a wide variety of biology courses. While all are free, they are not all OER.

Virtual Labs

• The BCcampus Open Education Virtual Lab and Science Resource Directory Links to an external site. lists free science resources designed to support remote science education. This directory is updated as new resources are identified.
• HHMI  Links to an external site.
  • free
  • limited options
  • nicely done
• Prexilabs Links to an external site.
  • Free
  • requires login
  • advanced topics
• LabXchange Links to an external site.
  • Free 

 

Simulations and Interactives

• Phet Links to an external site.
  • free and open
• LabXchange Links to an external site.
  • Free
  • Variety of resources - videos, interactives, and a wide variety of other content
  • use limiters to find content.
• Xplore Health Links to an external site.
  • Free
  • Variety of resources - videos, interactives relating to health and biomedical research. 
• Wolfram Links to an external site.
  
  • variety of modeling interactives; can be used to for data collection
• Open Science Laboratory Links to an external site.
  • Open but requires login
• Virtual Biology Labs Links to an external site.
  • modeling data
• Go-Lab Links to an external site. 
• Molecular Workbench Links to an external site.
  • Free; requires Java; not great
• Concord Consortium Links to an external site.
  • simple simulations, aimed at HS
• NCbioNetwork.org Links to an external site.
  • NC Community Colleges Life Sciences Training Initiative
• Virtual Microscope Links to an external site.
• Rate of Photosynthesis Lab  Links to an external site.

 

Citizen Science

• SciStarter Links to an external site.
• iNaturalist Links to an external site. 
• eBird  Links to an external site.
• BudBurst Links to an external site.
• National Phenology Network Links to an external site.
• Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Links to an external site.
• NestWatch Links to an external site.
• Butterfly counts Links to an external site.
• Garlic Mustard Field Survey Links to an external site.
• FrogWatch Links to an external site.

 

Specific Topics

Genetics

• Learn Genetics Links to an external site.

Anatomy

• Interactive Brain Links to an external site.
  • Open but requires login
• Leukocyte Count Links to an external site. - 

Microscopy

• Interactive Microscopes Links to an external site.
• Virtual Microscopes Links to an external site.
• Microscope Basics Links to an external site.

Evolution

• Nova - Evolution Links to an external site.
• Evolution Simulations Links to an external site.

Neuroscience

• Neuroscience Modules Links to an external site.
  • (most are CC-BY-NC-ND)
• Neuroscience Datasets Links to an external site.
  • Open; with lesson plans

Other

• Flow Cytometry Links to an external site. 

 

Research about Online Biology Labs

• Traditional Versus Online Biology Courses: Links to an external site.Connecting Course Design and Student Learning in an Online Setting