Simple Biology - Introduction to Biology - answers questions

Simple Biology

diagram of parts of a cell
Parts of a cell





Plant Reproduction

Biology Activities


Animal Systems

Bibliography and further reading:


Biology for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work, by Janice VanCleave. Ages 9-12. Some work better than others to explain concepts, but they're all good activities.

Real Science-4-Kids, Biology Level 1, by Rebecca Keller (2005). Ages 9-12. Also not high school level biology. Cute pictures and easy, enthusiastic explanations.

Biology: Life as we know it!, by Dan Green and Simon Basher (2008). Ages 9-12. A good intro, especially for homeschoolers - NOT high school level biology.

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Professor Carr

Karen Eva Carr, PhD.
Assoc. Professor Emerita, History
Portland State University


Professor Carr's PSU page


For the US election, check out' page on the Constitution. From the Revolution on, people have fought for the right to vote. In the 1800s, Andrew Jackson got poor white men the vote; the Civil War and Lincoln brought the vote to African-American men. In the 1900s, women got the vote, and Martin Luther King Jr. fought to force white people to actually let black people vote.