Curated OER
Thomas Hunt Morgan and the White-Eyed Mutant
Find any article about the genetic research of Thomas Hunt Morgan on the sex-linked eye color trait in Drosophila melanogaster. After having your class read the selection, they can answer these eight critical-thinking questions. This is...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Thinking Fountain: Life Cycle of a Fruit Fly
With a 2-liter bottle and some fruit, you can construct a fruit fly trap, which will allow you to observe the life cycle of a fruit fly.
Other
Berkley Drosophila Genome Project
This site is dedicated to the mapping of the fruit fly (drosophila) genome.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: How a Fruit Fly Flies
If you can get past the annoyance factor at the cloud of fruit flies swarming above your superannuated cantaloupe or peach you may wonder how the little devils do it. Fly, that is!
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Notes Flies
Flies are almost always known as pests, especially the types called gnats that bite! These information sheets provide descriptions of several types of flies as well as life cycles and ways to reduce these annoying bugs.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: A Slice of Apple Fly
Created to teach students of the 21st century, Bill Nye is bringing the fruit fly straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson activity.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Thomas Hunt Morgan
The site promotes the importance of Morgan and his experiments in genetics with fruit flies on the field of biology.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: "Fruit Fly Fix" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in elementary grades. Four multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on this nonfiction reading...
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: Zoom In!
Zoom in on a black ant, a fruit fly, and a mosquito as they would look through a scanning electron microscope.
Other
Orkin: Flies
What kind of fly is landing on my hamburger? On the apple siting on the counter? Learn some interesting facts about flies. Then chose a fly and learn about the behavior, diet and reproductive habits of that specific fly.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Mutant Fruit Flies
Find out what genetic mutations are and view some of the mutations that affect the wing structure, body color, eye color, and head shape of fruit flies.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute Online: The Circle of Life
The Franklin Institute explores how "each family of living things has its own life cycle." Links to many resources are woven together with narrative at this site.
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Society for Developmental Biology: The Interactive Fly
Investigate the development of the fruit fly. Some topics explored are tissue and organ development, larval and pupal stages, and genes. Definitions, study aids, and pictures are included.
Other
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: Most Wanted Bugs
Sneak a peek at the mug shots of some popular bugs.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Common Fruit Fly
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Common Fruit Flies (Drosophila melanogaster), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Fruit Flies
Describes everything to you will need to see the life cycle of the fruit fly first hand.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Stages in the Life Cycle of a Drosophila Melanogaster
Describes the stages in the metamorphosis of a fruit fly during its life cycle.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: A Slice of Apple Fly
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about the reproduction of fruit flies.