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Biology - Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE) - Human and Animal Biology

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posted 18/06/2008Fuelling Champions: the Biology of Sport

 
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"An excellent detailed presentation that could easily be split into different sections. ..."

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Abigail Laing

 

Animated, interactive presentation using a sporting theme to cover nutrition, respiration and homeostasis (19 pages). The accompanying activity explores the science behind the diets of four famous sportspeople (2 pages).


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posted 26/10/2007Digestive enzymes

 
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"Perfect for introducing or summarising digestive enzymes at KS3. All the key terms hig..."

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Abigail Laing

 

Animated resource explaining the role of enzymes (amylase, protease and lipase) in digestion - breaking down starch, protein and fats. 8 slides


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posted 29/07/2008Interactive heart activities

 
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"A great introduction to this subject, or even a good revision resource. The interactiv..."

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Henry Cordy-McKenna
The Honywood Community Science School

 

An introduction to the heart and circulation with several animations and activities. Best used in a computer room so pupils can try the internet linked activities that can be accessed by clicking on the cartoon hearts on the last slide. These include building a heart and rearranging the sequence of blood flow through the heart. 6 slides


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posted 13/06/2008Inheritance

 
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"This has got lots of material in it, which can be further extended by using the weblinks"

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

A detailed presentation on inheritance in humans. Compares a son to his parents from who he has inherited certain features. Key terms include gametes, mitosis and meiosis, genotypes and phenotypes and Punnet Boxes to explain inheritance. It concludes with cloning and includes web links. [23 Slides].


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posted 17/11/2008Blood and transport revision activities

 
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"This is a thoughtfully designed resource which would work well for a group of students ..."

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Henry Cordy-McKenna
The Honywood Community Science School

 

Revision activities for blood and blood transport. Designed for OCR Gateway GCSE module B3. Includes a choice of revision activities depending on learning styles, a revision quiz jigsaw and pdf revision sheets with diagrams. Also some teacher's guidelines and a flashcard template.


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posted 15/08/2008Sports drinks and glucose concentration

 
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"I would extend this to trying to calculate the water potential in the drinks. A simple ..."

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Claire Brown

 

This animated resource reminds students why glucose is necessary and then explains how glucose levels are controlled in the body. It then introduces sports drinks and asks students to think about how useful they are for athletes and whether they are necessary. Can be used for the evaluating sports drinks part of the AQA science GCSE.


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posted 13/06/2008The Heart

 
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"A great set of resources. The heart anatomy worksheet really got students thinking and ..."

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Simon Ball
Balcarras School

 

A set of files to be used when covering the heart. The worksheets (free) are designed to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint which details the chambers of the heart, vessels involved and the pumping cycle [11 slides]. It also has an auto date function on each slide.


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posted 12/06/2008Treatment of disease revision

 
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"This presentation has a clever traffic-light system by which students can check their o..."

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Claire Brown

 

Interactive presentation designed to be used for revision by individual pupils. Pupils are asked to traffic light their knowledge of treating diseases and are then directed to appropriate interactive activities depending on their choices (17 slides). Also includes a treatment of disease card sort activity and vaccination activities, with answers.


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posted 12/06/2008White blood cells revision

 
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"This presentation uses a clever traffic light system so students can track their own le..."

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Claire Brown

 

Interactive presentation designed to be used for individual revision. Pupils traffic light their knowledge and understanding and are then directed to different interactive revision activities depending on their choices (17 slides). Also includes three question sheets for foundation, higher and extension groups which can be used for homework or in class (all include answers).


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posted 12/06/2008Pathogen revision

 
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Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)

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"Allows students to see real progression in their learning through a traffic light system"

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Claire Brown

 

A fully interactive presentation designed for pupils to use for individual revision. Pupils are asked to traffic light their knowledge of pathogens and are directed to different interactive activities depending on their choices. (14 slides) There is also a sheet which can be used in class or for homework which involves labelling diagrams of a bacteria and a virus (includes answers).


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