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- Nurse Aide Self-Assessment
- Take this reading test; also provided on this site:
- Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation program Handbook
- Areas Tested on the Nurse Aide Skills Test
- Written/Oral Test Sample
- http://www.health.state.pa.us/QA/ltc/reading.htm
- Medical Terminology -- FORMING PLURALS OF MEDICAL WORDS
- Rules for forming plurals of medical terms, with examples provided (includes preferred forms and references).
- Gina Garrett; Lima Technical College
- http://206.244.4.11/gah181/forming.htm
- Gina Garrett; Lima Technical College
- Medical Terminology
- Complete medical terminolgy course available online; includes assignments, references, and answer keys. If you seek credit, register with WWTC and arrange to take the proctored exams locally.
- Tamra Brown / Western Wisconsin Technical College
- http://www.western.tec.wi.us/online/hit/medterm.html
- Tamra Brown / Western Wisconsin Technical College
- Comprehensive Medical Terminology: A Competency-Based Approach
- Excerpts from Betty Davis Jones' medical terminology textbook. View page shots of various sections; four appendices (in PDF format) of common and frequently used information -- abbreviations, word
elements, terms -- have been included for viewing or download.
(NOTE: Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for FREE.)- Delmar Publishers
- http://www.delmaralliedhealth.com/medterm/davjofeat.html
- Delmar Publishers
- Medical Transcription Education Center
- You can TEST YOUR SKILLS! and try out the Medical Crossword Puzzles. M-TEC provides info about their home study courses, and also includes a categorical listing of links to Informative Web sites.
- Medical Transcription Education Center, Inc.™
- http://www.mtecinc.com/
- Medical Transcription Education Center, Inc.™
- Active First Aid Online!
- This is the Internet version of the
official PARASOL EMT First Aid book. Includes sections on basic and advanced first aid as well as
Human Anatomy.
- PARASOL EMT
- http://www.parasolemt.com.au/afa/
- PARASOL EMT
- EMS Quizzes
- These online EMS training resources and are provided to
refresh your knowledge or to help study for any upcoming exams. Includes pointers to articles and additional info.
- Sue Hunter
- http://www.firefighting.com/emtsue/students/quizzes.html
- Sue Hunter
- Neuroscience for Kids
- Fascinating material presented in a clear, user-friendly manner. Great for students, teachers and parents (as well as anyone curious about the workings of the brain); includes a section about Drug Effects on the Nervous System (with an on-line,
interactive quiz about amphetamines, cocaine and marijuana).- Eric H. Chudler
- http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/neurok.html
- Eric H. Chudler
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Body Atlas
- Explore the awesome features of the human body with labeled diagrams, detailed pictures, and some interesting facts on the functions of your organs. Also provides well-organized collection of specific health-related links.
- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- http://www.bluecares.com/good/body/
- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- Human Anatomy On-line
- Includes Interactive Anatomy and Anatomy Lessons providing over one hundred illustrations of the human body with animations and thousands of descriptive links. Java applets are used to show images and select anatomy parts, so you must be using a java-enabled browser.
- Inner Learning On-line
- http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
- Inner Learning On-line
- Gross Anatomy LUMEN Learn 'em
- These applications are designed to be used for review and
self-study. Explore various regions of the body and learn about Arteries, Bones, Muscles, Nerves, etc. This is one section of the LUMEN - Structure of the Human Body
Gross Anatomy site- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/learnem/learnit.htm
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- The NPAC Visible Human Viewer
- Using image data from the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project, this award-winning Java applet allows you to select and view high-resolution images of 2-dimensional
slices of a human body. (See the FAQ if you have difficulty running the applet.)
- Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
- http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/vishuman/VisibleHuman.html
- Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
- The Visible Embryo
- This educational site, designed for both medical students and interested lay people, provides comprehensive information on normal and abnormal human development from conception to birth.
- Mouse Works (sponsored by The National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development)
- http://www.visembryo.com/
- Mouse Works (sponsored by The National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development)
- Cells Are Us
- How we develop from a single pair of cells; an overview from the book by Dr. Fran Balkwill and Mic Rolph (appropriate for children).
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund
- http://www.icnet.uk/kids/cellsrus/cellsrus.html
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund
- The Interactive Patient
- Marshall University School of Medicine provides "The Interactive Patient" which allows the user to simulate an actual patient encounter. This interactive teaching tool, created for physicians, residents and medical students, offers a case with a chief complaint to the user who then has to interact with the patient requesting additional history, performing a physical exam, and reviewing laboratory data and x-rays. After the workup, the user is encouraged to submit a diagnosis and a treatment plan to the system based on the information obtained. All submitted answers will be evaluated and feedback will be provided. Completing this case successfully provides CME credit (with payment of an administrative fee).
- Marshall University School of Medicine
- http://medicus.marshall.edu/medicus.htm
- Marshall University School of Medicine
- Mortuary Science On-Line Review
- You are invited to Try these quizzes... you'll need to write for a password. Topics include Anatomy Review, specific body systems, etc.
- Byron Stout; Cypress College
- http://home.earthlink.net/~mortprof/quiz.htm
- Byron Stout; Cypress College
- Genes and Disease
- Learn about DNA and how genetic factors contribute to human disease. Search the Map of the Human Genome and explore
Human Genome Resources.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information; NLM NIH
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/
- National Center for Biotechnology Information; NLM NIH
- Medline via the World Wide Web
- Info regarding registration (if required) is provided, as well as links to related sites providing search filters and strategies, etc.
- Networked Information Services Team
- http://www.nthames-health.tpmde.ac.uk/connect/free_medline.htm
- Networked Information Services Team
- HIV and AIDS Quiz
- A set of very well-constructed quizzes on this topic; answers include reference links to additional information.
- AVERT
- http://www.avert.org/hivquiz.htm
- AVERT
- Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
- This interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project and allows interactive
dissection of a frog, as well as the capability to make on-the-fly movies. A Tutorial is available as well as a Virtual Frog Builder Game to test your knowledge of frog anatomy.
- http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
- Dictionary of Science and Technology
- Look up over 130,000 science terms online using the Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology. Search by word or browse by scientific field.
- Harcourt and Academic Press
- http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/
- Harcourt and Academic Press
- Chemistry Drill
- Use the Periodic Table of Elements to help you answer these questions about the Period,
Group, Atomic Number, Element Name, Atomic Weight, etc. The
Education 4 Kids site has a variety of other resources available online, including practice activities in Language, Social Studies, Math, etc.- Education 4 Kids
- http://www.edu4kids.com/chem/
- Education 4 Kids
- Preparation of Solutions
- This tutorial provides an introduction to solutions with examples and short quizzes; it was originally designed to help beginning medical technology students prepare solutions for the clinical laboratory.
- Kereem M. D. Marlow / College of Allied Health Sciences; UT Memphis
- http://www.utmem.edu/allied/Solutions/Home.html
- Kereem M. D. Marlow / College of Allied Health Sciences; UT Memphis
- Virtual Chemistry Lab
- Are you a closet chemist? Did you always want to mix stuff together to see what would happen? Perhaps you tried and were expelled from class or your chemistry set was locked up so you wouldn't blow up the house.... Now, you can experiment without worry!!
- The IrYdium Project at Carnegie Mellon University
- http://ir.chem.cmu.edu/irproject/applets/virtualLab/
- The IrYdium Project at Carnegie Mellon University
- An Enzyme Kinetics Tutorial
- In biological systems, catalysts (which are required to make chemical reactions occur at rates useful to the cell) are called enzymes. This tutorial provides an overview of enzyme kinetics, --the study of rates-- including what affects these rates and how kinetic parameters are determined.
- Robert Metrione Ph.D., Anthony J. Frisby Ph.D., & Matthew J. Watson; TJU
- http://jeffline.tju.edu/CWIS/DEPT/biochemistry/kinetics/HTML/MAINSCRN.HTML
- Robert Metrione Ph.D., Anthony J. Frisby Ph.D., & Matthew J. Watson; TJU
- pH - Acid/Base Tutorial
- Learn about Acids, Bases and the pH Scale, as well as Buffers and Titration Curves, etc. This tutorial is intended for those somewhat familiar with basic chemistry.
- Allen R. Zeiger, Ph.D.; Thomas Jefferson University
- http://jeffline.tju.edu/CWIS/DEPT/biochemistry/pH_tutorial/
- Allen R. Zeiger, Ph.D.; Thomas Jefferson University
- Periodic Table of the Elements
- Interactive table which provides basic information about each of the elements. Javascript-capable browser required (minimum: Netscape 3.0 or MSIE 4.0).
- Amby Duncan-Carr
- http://amby.com/educate/periodic-table.html
- Amby Duncan-Carr
- An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
- Select an individual element for a detailed explanation or show the elements in table form with any single type of info (such as: Name,
Number, Mass, Electron Configuration, Number of Neutrons, etc.) Requires Netscape 4 or MSIE 5)
- Yinon Bentor
- http://www.chemicalelements.com/
- Yinon Bentor
- The Pictorial Periodic Table
- An incredible array of links and information about the elements and the periodic table. If it exists online, you'll probably find it on this site!!
- Chris Heilman
- http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html
- Chris Heilman
- Periodic Table of Elements
- Includes information about the elements as well as a Frequently Asked Questions section about the development of the table, itself. Requires 4th generation Javascript-capable browser.
- Kostas Tsigaridis
- http://www.edu.uch.gr/~tsigarid/ptoe/
- Kostas Tsigaridis
- Build A Bridge
- Excellent overview of the four basic types of bridges with exploratory activities for reinforcement. After discovering the strengths -- and weaknesses -- of each type of bridge, play the game and see if you can determine which would best in each situation given.
- NOVA
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html
- NOVA
- How Stuff Works
- Have you ever wondered how the engine in a car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Here are dozens of articles in numerous categories, including:
- Engines and Motors
- Electronics; Basic Technologies
- Computers and the Internet; Digital Technology
- Food
- Your Body
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/
- The Why Files
- Take a site tour, search the archive, or browse the interesting articles in this collection whcih is designed to explain the science behind the news and convey information in an exciting, accurate and clear manner. Includes:
- Biology
- Environmental Science
- Health
- Physical Science
- http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/welcome/
- Are You Color Blind?
- A significant number of people (particularly white males) are color blind. Are YOU one of them? Check these charts to find out quickly and easily.
- David M. Long
- http://www.everwonder.com/david/colorblind.html
- David M. Long
- "Color Vision Testing Made Easy"
- This site includes test cards for color vision using shapes (instead of numerals) and can be used as a screening tool with preschoolers.
- Dr. Terrace Waggoner
- http://members.aol.com/protanope/colorblindtest.html
- Dr. Terrace Waggoner
- You Can with Beakman and Jax
- Includes fascinating info and
Interactive Demos You Can do. TheQuestion List includes material on a wide variety of topics of interest to folks of all ages (how many would stump YOU...).- Jok R. Church
- http://www.youcan.com/
- Jok R. Church
- The Internet Science Room
- Frontier Public Schools provides this outstanding online resource with the full year's curriculum for each class on this website:
- Physical Science Class Physical Science Class Demos
- Biology Class Biology Class Demonstrations
- Chemistry Class Chemistry Class Demonstrations
- Botany / Zoology Class
- http://pc65.frontier.osrhe.edu/hs/science/hsci.htm
- The Diet Problem: An Application of Linear Programming
- Check-off the foods you're willing to eat and the program will find the cheapest combination of them meeting a person's daily nutritional requirements. Provides numbers of servings, cost, percentages of nutrients from different sources, etc. in both table and pie chart form.
- PLEASE consult your doctor before embarking on any diet -- especially one, for example, including 10 servings of Air-Popped Popcorn!!
- Argonne National Laboratory -- Mathematics and Computer Science Division
- http://www.mcs.anl.gov/home/otc/Guide/CaseStudies/diet/index.html
- PLEASE consult your doctor before embarking on any diet -- especially one, for example, including 10 servings of Air-Popped Popcorn!!
- Food Safety and Nutrition Information
- Covers a variety of topics; other resources are also available, including
Information for Educators, which provides dietary guidelines, food labeling, and Food Insight articles.
- The International Food Information Council Foundation
- http://ificinfo.health.org/infofsn.htm
- The International Food Information Council Foundation
- Statistics and Math Anxiety
- Explains measures of Central Tendency, Frequency, Variability, etc. without scaring the reader to death!! See How To Write Tests for even more on item analysis, etc.
- Robert Runté, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge
- http://www.edu.uleth.ca/courses/ed3604/HTWT.html
- Robert Runté, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge
- Center for Social Research Methods
- A wealth of interesting and useful materials, including simulations, a scavenger hunt, test questions, etc., as well as:
- Selecting Statistics: Interactive advisor helps you choose the appropriate statistical test for your data.
- Research Methods Knowledge Base: Online hypertext textbook on applied social research methods.
- http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/
- Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis
- SISA allows you to do statistical analysis directly on the Internet. Check the user-friendly guides for assistance (or to determine which procedure is appropriate).
- SISA / Daan Uitenbroek
- http://home.clara.net/sisa/
- SISA / Daan Uitenbroek
- Web Pages that Perform Statistical Calculations
- Exceptionally well catalogued collection of resources; includes links to interactive websites, and other materials. If it involves statistics, you'll be able to (easily) find it here!
- John C. Pezzullo
- http://members.aol.com/johnp71/javastat.html
- John C. Pezzullo
- Introduction to Statistics in Allied Health
- Includes prototype course pages and a Sample Interactive Quiz (requires Java-enabled browser).
- Craig Johnson
- http://www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/educ_dev/Web_Sites/workint/
- Craig Johnson
- EdPsych: Investigating Statistics
- Includes info on measurement:
Two Sample Tests: Independent t-test and Dependent t-test with practice materials and interactive exercises; a Statlets Task List is also provided.
- Robert L. Hale
- http://espse.ed.psu.edu/espse/hale/EDPSY101/
- Robert L. Hale
- Statistics
- A wide variety of statistics resources and information, including sites providing statistical data.
- Statistics.com
- http://www.statistics.com/
- Statistics.com
- Automotive Learning On-line
- Interactive Automotive Lessons are provided for each of the major automotive systems. Java applets are used to show images and select parts, so you must be using a java-enabled browser. Includes thorough descriptions and animations.
- Inner Learning On-line
- http://www.innerbody.com/innerauto/htm/auto.html
- Inner Learning On-line
- Gravitation
- By experimenting, with this powerful, real-time, interactive gravity simulator, you will acquire an intuitive sense of orbital dynamics; choose from pre-programmed scenarios (on the drop-down list) or create your own. And check out Why is the sky dark at night? which includes an overview of heat pumps, etc.
- Paul Lutus
- http://www.arachnoid.com/gravitation/small.html
- Paul Lutus
- Physics/Astronomy Applets
- University of Oregon Physics Department presents this series of demonstration applets developed for:
- Mechanics
- Astrophysics
- Thermodynamics
- Energy and Environment
- Mechanics
- Thermal Physics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/
- ELECTRICITY FUNDAMENTALS
- Basic overview includes:
- Basics of Electrostatics
- Properties of Electricity
- Virtual Laboratory / University of Oregon
- http://zebu.uoregon.edu/nsf/circuit.html
- Lights Out!
- An interesting problem solving exercise designed to develop a deeper understanding of simple flashlight circuits, their operation, and
their limitations, as well as the ability to problem solve and improvise. Site also provides outstanding
Electricity and Electronics Resources.
- George Watson, University of Delaware
- http://www.physics.udel.edu/wwwusers/watson/phys345/lab/flashlight.html
- George Watson, University of Delaware
- Earth Science Lesson Plans
- These lesson plans and activities were designed by NESEN teachers and scientists; they can be printed directly off the web and are "ready to use" in the classroom; topics include: astronomy, geology, mapping, multi-disciplinary, soils, water, and weather/meteorology.
- Nebraska Earth Science Educaton Network
- http://nesen.unl.edu/activities/active1.html
- Nebraska Earth Science Educaton Network
- The Thinking Fountain
- Explore a wellspring of science and art ideas by using this A to Z list of available projects. Access the museum site map for a clear listing of all the online resources.
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/nav/tfatoz.html
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Science Learning Network Resources
- Compilation of resources from all the museums in the Science Learning Network. Includes MANY topics including:
- Science Learning Network
- http://www.sln.org/resources/
- Science Learning Network
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