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Biology - Age 11-14 (KS3) - Health and Disease

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posted 19/02/2008Components of Blood

 
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"An excellent resource. Great visuals and relevant level of content. I also liked the ..."

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Barnaby Grimble
Plumstead Manor - Negus School

 

Presentation with clear diagrams describing the main components of blood - plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Covers the roles of these in transporting substances around the body and defending against disease. Includes a brainstorm and comprehension questions throughout. 14 slides


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posted 15/07/2008Fuelling champions (KS3 Version)

 
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"Uses sporting celebrities to make a dull topic like nutrition feel interesting"

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Abigail Laing

 

Interactive presentation using a sporting theme to cover nutrition, respiration, health and fitness (8 slides). The accompanying activity explores the science behind the diets of four famous sportspeople (2 pages).


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posted 19/02/2008Exercise and breathing rate practical

 
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"Good one to get students moving in the classroom! Develops practical skills of recordin..."

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Barnaby Grimble
Plumstead Manor - Negus School

 

Worksheet starts with a gap fill exercise on exercise and health and goes on to investigate the effect of gentle and vigorous exercise on breathing rate. 2 pages.


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posted 19/02/2008Microbes3

 
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"Useful set of resources for working through the potential uses and threats posed by mic..."

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Barnaby Grimble
Plumstead Manor - Negus School

 

Three related presentations on microbes. The first introduces the three main types of microbe: bacteria, fungi and viruses (5 slides). The second explains the uses of yeast in brewing and breadmaking, culminating in a practical activity (5 slides). The third discusses microbes as pathogens, including defences against disease (10 slide)


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posted 24/08/2008Embryonic stem cells

 
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"The powerpoint has some excellent visuals and contains all the key concepts very clearl..."

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Ursilla Brown
Kingsfield School

 

Power Point created to incorporate 'How Science Works' (HSW) into Year 7 Schemes of Work. Introduces what stem cells are, how they are relevant to modern medicine and why there use triggers an ethical debate. (10 slides). Also a question sheet referencing websites for further research (2 pages).


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posted 09/07/2008Microbes and disease

 
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"A nicely presented introduction to this topic with useful animations showing how to pre..."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

A presentation introducing the idea of microbes and disease. Contains details of bacterial structure and disease as well as viral and fungal diseases. In addition it has animated instructions showing how to prepare an agar plate.


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posted 21/06/2008Scientific Method and Sc1

 
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"A bit text heavy, but useful overview of scientific experiementation"

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Deborah Durack

 

How science works, specifically for the English SC1 strand. Description of variables. Matching class activity.


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posted 11/06/2008Food Groups and Tests

 
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"There are several resources on food groups on Teachable.net, this one is useful if you ..."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

A PowerPoint presentation with two sections: one on the components of a balanced diet and one on the chemical tests for different food groups. Includes some animation and an auto date function. 13 slides


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posted 30/04/2008Stewart Slob Homework Choices

 
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"Some good ideas, carefully balanced so that students with different learning styles are..."

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Henry Cordy-McKenna
The Honywood Community Science School

 

A selection of homework tasks that cater for individual learning styles and can be used to monitor progress through food, digestion and respiration topics. The final homework task requires pupils to find a solution to Stewart Slob's health issues. 1 page, 10 questions.


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posted 18/03/2008Blood Clotting Animation

 
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"This doesn't name all the agents involved in blood clotting - red blood cells, platelet..."

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This link from footprints-science is an animation showing the process of blood clotting and scab formation as one of the human body's natural defences against disease.


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