Top 10 Leaving Certificate Biology Websites

1                 www.biology.slss.ie
This is the official website of the biology support service. It contains a wealth of relevant and useful information. It includes links to other websites and a very useful forum for biology teachers to discuss matters if mutual interest.

2                 www.biozone.co.nz/links.html
This New Zealand based website contains a most extensive list of biological information. It is a superb portal for a vast range of biological sources.

3                 www.biology.arizona.edu
Contains many useful links, some of them a little too complex for second level biology. Good animations and videos in the cells-alive section.

4                 www.biology.ieesp.leaving-cert-biology-stuff.php
Contains a wealth of Irish-related material, especially in the realm of ecology.

5                 www.sip.ie/sip069/documents/biologypage
Contains a list of about 70 websites of relevance for Leaving Cert biology.

6                 www.ingeniousireland.ie
Designed for Junior Cert science but has some good material for LC biology. 

7                 www.bbc.co.uk/sn
Contains a wealth of reliable, high quality modern biological information. Has a facility to view recent documentary material shown on TV.

8                 www.newscientist.com
An excellent site for those wishing to keep abreast of modern developments in biology (and other sciences). Has a very useful search facility.

9                 www.wellcome.ac.uk
Contains material that is of wider interest to many.

10                 www.youtube.com
An often overlooked site which is excellent for video and animation clips of features such as cell division, DNA replication and protein synthesis.