"When one tugs at a single thing in nature . . . he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
- John Muir

Welcome to TOps BioWeb - queSTions? email : TOPS(at)Oxy(dot)edu

The TOPS BioWeb Program is a research-based program for elementary, middle, and secondary schools in the Los Angeles region. The program's primary emphasis is to provide the resources for students to conduct research on a topic in their local environment. The program encourages students to use a variety of resources including the World Wide Web to gain a deeper understanding of their topic of interest. BioWeb has been used in science, social studies, mathematics, language arts, and geography courses. BioWeb's electronic presence provides resources to interested students, educators, and the public.

BioWeb offers a unique opportunity for eduators and their students to make connections between the topics studied in the classroom and the local environment. BioWeb is aligned with the State of California - Science Content Standards and particular attention is devoted to the Investigation and Experimentation sections of the standards.

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    Featured Sites for Fall 2010:

HOTSPOT: California on the Edge
Curated by California Academy of Sciences scientists, discover the stunning biodiversity that exists within California and why the state has been designated as one of the world's 34 "biodiversity hotspots." Meet live frogs, salamanders, and insects, find endangered species, and explore six unique habitats. This exhibit is sponsored by Wells Fargo.

Encounters: El Norte --The Spanish and Mexican North
In Encounters: El Norte--The Spanish and Mexican North, the Autry National Center brings together the collections of the Museum of the American West and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, each contributing to the story of the Spanish and Mexican north. Indian artifacts from the Southwest will enhance this story of encounters, and the Southwest’s complementary collections of Hispanic material also will be integrated into the gallery--from California mission paintings to the guitar given by Miguel de la Guerra to his fiancée Trinidad Ortega in the 1850s.

TOPS BioWeb is made possible by generous support from the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute