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Learning Objects
Dive into Wisc-Online’s rich collection of learning objects — bite-sized, interactive, and designed for real learning. These modular digital tools include animations, drag-and-drop exercises, quizzes, videos, and more. You can explore topics across STEM, arts, humanities, career skills, and beyond. Each learning object is crafted to help learners actively engage with content—reviewing, applying, self-checking—in a way that’s flexible and self-paced.
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The Animal Welfare Act
Imagine you're a college student volunteering in a lab that includes animal research and you're trying to decide if this would be a good experience. Play through this module to understand the regulations for animal well-being and how they impact animal welfare. Prove you're an Animal Welfare Whiz!
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animal welfare, Animal Welfare Act, BioLeap, NAVS, Pepper
The Appendicular Skeleton (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine the bones of the appendicular skeleton.
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bone, skeletal, skeleton
The Brain - Anatomy and Function
Learners review and reinforce their knowledge of brain anatomy and function in this learning activity.
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Brain, cerebellum, limbic, lobe, thalamus
The Cell: Passive Transport Diffusion (Video)
Explore what passive transport diffusion is and how it moves water through a membrane.
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Biology, cell membranes, cell movement, how things move across cells, oxygen
The Cell: Passive Transport Osmosis (Video)
Explore what passive transport osmosis is and how it moves water through a semipermeable membrane.
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cell biology, cell membranes, osmosis, passive transport, water movement
The Colors of Medical Terminology
In this animated object, learners pop balloons to see the medical term for a color or condition.
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The Electrocardiogram (Screencast)
In this animated object, learners view the "T" and "P" waves and the "QRS complex." A brief quiz completes the activity.
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cardiovascular, heart
The Human Heart and the Cardiovascular System (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners identify the parts of the cardiovascular system and examine blood flow.
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aorta, blood, flow, heart, lungs, pulmonary, ventricle
The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus
Explore the location, structure, and function of the juxtaglomerular (JG) apparatus.
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apparatus, juxtaglomerular, kidneys, nephron
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
In this animated activity, learners examine what gases are composed of and how their particles interact. They also consider several assumptions that form the basis for the Kinetic Theory of Gases.
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The Limiting Reagent in Chemical Reactions
In this interactive object, learners determine the limiting reagent and the excess reagent in chemical reactions. Learners test their knowledge by solving three problems.
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The Lymphatic System
Learners study two diagrams of the lymphatic system and then test their knowledge in drag-and-drop exercises.
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daigram, lymphatic, system
The Peptide Bond (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine the properties of the peptide bond and how the bond relates to the structure of hair.
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acids, amino, bond, chain, chemical, damage, end, hair, peptide, polypeptide
The Sense of Hearing (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine hearing and balance. Detailed drawings of the outer, middle, and inner ear structures are included.
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balance, drum, ear, endolymph, eustachian, hearing, incus, malleus, osseous, oval, perilymph, stapes, tube, tympanic, window
The Sense of Sight (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners read about the parts of the eye.
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anterior, aqueous, centralis, chamber, cones, eyeball, fovea, humor, iris, nerve, optic, pupil, retina, rods, sclera, vitreous
The Skull (Screencast)
In this screencast, we'll view the 10 major bones of the skull and read a description of each bone.
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bones, cranium, facial, frontal, lacrimal, mandible, maxilla, nasal, occipital, parietal, skeletal, skeleton, skull, temporal, zygomatic
The Structure of the Kidney (Screencast)
In this screencast, the learner identifies the kidney's internal and external structures.
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anatomy, calyx, kidney, pelvis, renal, urinary
The Summary of the Development of the "H", "A", and "B" Antigens of the ABO System
In this learning object, students will learn about the attachmentprocess of specific sugars to red cell membranes and how the sugarsdetermine ABO antigenic activity.
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abo, antigens, bank, blood, system
The Three States of Matter
In this animated and interactive object, learners examine the properties of liquids, solids, and gases.
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The Two-Neuron Knee-Jerk Reflex Arc
In this interactive object, learners examine the neuron pathway into and out of the spinal cord. They complete the activity by testing their knowledge of vocabulary and the location of spinal cord structures.
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arc, cord, dorsal, ganglia, jerk, knee, motor, nerve, neuron, reflex, root, sensory, spinal, ventral
The Upper and Lower Motor Neurons (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine the function and location of the motor neurons and the damage that can result when they are injured.
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atrophy, cord, flaccid, horn, lower, motor, neuron, neurons, paralysis, root, spastic, spinal, upper, ventral
The Vascular System of the Kidneys
Learners play a vascular system "game" to identify the arteries, capillaries, and veins that make up the renal blood supply pathway. A score is given at the end of the activity.
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arteries, capillaries, kidneys, nephron, veins
The Zygomycetes (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine the lifecycle of fungi including asexual and sexual reproduction. Learners test their knowledge by identifying a diagram. There is a companion crossword puzzle game here: https://www.wisc-online.com/arcade/games/natural-science/science-biology/3016/the-zygomycetes-crossword
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bread, fungi, hyphae, mold, nonseptate, rhizopus, sporangium, zygospore
Urine Colony Counts (Screencast)
Learners watch a brief video clip. They then follow step-by-step instructions on how to do a urine colony count and examine the criteria for determining if a colony count represents an infection. A brief quiz completes the object.
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colony, count, culture, urine
Veterinary Parasites Screencast
In this screencast of an old Flash learning object, learners follow along as we sort parasites into divisions and helminth divisions. We'll also identify affected body systems.
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cestodes, helminth, nematodes, trematodes
What Is a Radian?
In this learning activity you'll explore a graphical depiction of a radian for angular measurement.
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how do I calculate a radian, How do I find a radian, radians and angles, what is a radian
What Should I Draw for These Lab Tests?
Laboratory testing begins with a doctor's order and is followed by specimen collection. In this activity, learners review doctors’ lab orders and select the blood collection tubes required for each patient.
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blood, draw, lab, phlebotomy, tests, tube, vacutainer, venipuncture
White Blood Cells
In this animated and interactive object, learners examine the structure and functions of granulocytes and agranulocytes. Two exercises complete the activity.
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agranulocytes, basophil, blood, cells, eosinophil, granulocytes, leukocytes, leukocytosis, leukopenia, neutrophil, white
pH and Its Basic Principles
In this animated object, learners view hydrogen and hydroxide ions in a solution. A brief quiz on the basic principles of the term pH completes the activity.
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acid, acidic, alkaline, base, basic