Our PowerPoint introduces the viewer to several Virginia Biology SOLs (DNA, Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes, Viruses, and Bacteria). The viewer will then be directed to a link that will take them to "Pearltrees," a web 2.0 tool, that allowed our group to selectively curate informative sites that review major concepts related to the above SOLs. Enjoy!

1. BIOLOGY
Laura Dember, Jen Ludford, Penny Keiter, Trish Dollyhigh

2. Table of Contents
1. Bacteria SOL 5a: The student will investigate and under-stand life
functions of
archaebacteria, monerans,(eubacteria), protists, fungi, pla
nts, and animals including humans. Key concepts include
how their structures and functions vary between and
within the kingdoms.
2. DNA SOL 2d: The student will investigate and understand the
history of biological concepts. Key concepts include
development of the structural model of DNA; and
e: the collaborative efforts of scientists, past and
present.
3. Viruses SOL 5f: The student will investigate and understand
life functions of archaebacteria, monerans
(eubacteria), protists, fungi, plants, and animals
including humans. Key concepts include how viruses
compare with organisms.
4. Prokaryotes/ SOL 4a: The student will investigate and understand
relationships between cell structure and function.
Eukaryotes Key concepts include characteristics of prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells.

3. Welcome to our Biology Tree
Our group created a unit for Biology that reviews
Virginia Biology SOLs on
DNA, viruses, bacteria, and prokaryotes and
eukaryotes. We created a Pearltree that linked
various resources to the subject. The Pearltree is
designed to allow students to click on a Biology
SOL
(DNA, Viruses, Bacteria, Prokaryotes/Eukaryotes)
and review the material using various types of
resources such as blogs, virtual labs, interactive
sites, videos, and audio files in order to address as
many learning styles as possible. Have a look at
our Pearltree and enter the hidden world of Biology!

4. To explore our Biology Pearltree click on the link below:
http://goo.gl/fZKVe
Click on each branch of our tree to learn about Prokaryotes and
Eukaryotes, DNA, Bacteria and Viruses.

5. Works Cited
• DNA drawing: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biological-engineering/20-109-laboratory-
fundamentals-in-biological-engineering-fall-2007/labs/mod1_6/
• Green virus image: http://www.123rf.com/photo_8643809_virus-drawing.html
• Microscope image: "Microscope." Index. Web. 12 Feb. 2012.
<http://savillbiology.com/microscope.html>.
• “You make me sick” image:
http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_jlibrary&view=article&id=1007
• 3 germs image: http://maryannewendt.com/page/2