Analogy Sites on the WWW

• Altoona List of Medical Analogies - from the web site for the Altoona Family Physicians Residency Program; this is a list of medical analogies for topics ranging from adherence to urology.
• Analogies Coming Out Our Ears - another group of medical related analogies from the folks at Altoona.
• Analogies for Learning in Electrical Technology - analogies for: electric charge, work, voltage, Kirchoff's Voltage Law, current, resistance, and the capacitor.
• Biology Analogies from the Biolab - a great collection of biology analogies!
• Concentration Analogies - examples of concentration analogies illustrating such concepts as one part per million, etc.
• Models and Analogies in Science - this paper stresses the importance of physical models and analogies as essential tools of scientific thinking.
• Scientific Teaching Analogies- from the Science-Projects.com website, analogies for electrophoresis, chromatography, molecular Sieves, ion exchange, gas laws, energetics of respiration and photosynthesis,utilization cascade of body energy sources, and the chemical bond.
• Teaching Biotechnology by Analogies and Models - analogies for: polymerase chain reaction, phenotype, bacterial chromosome and plasmids, enzymes, and making recombinant molecules.
• Teaching Science with Analogies: A resource for Teachers and Textbook Authors - describes the role of analogies in science instruction and presents research on a model for teaching with analogies.
• Teaching Science Concepts to Children: The Role of Analogies - This site describes the use of analogies as a way of helping students form mental models of science concepts; and outlines the operations involved in drawing an analogy. Examples of analogies: an electrical circuit is like a system of water pipes; a DNA molecule is like a ladder; a cell is like a factory; a heart is like a force pump; a kidney is like a waste filter; an eye is like a camera; a pulsar is like a lighthouse; and photosynthesis is like baking bread.
• Worst Analogies Ever Written in a High School Essay - if you want a touch of humour, read these winners of a "worst analogies contest" sponsored by the Washington Post.

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