ATL in Biology
Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle
In this activity students revisit the SL details of respiration with a few simple resources about glycolysis,the link reaction and the Krebs Cycle. Students are challenged with the production of a diagram...
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Biological clickbait Free
Every once in a while my attention is caught by a video at the side of a page and just sometimes it's such an interesting idea I want to share it with my IB students. Time is precious in IB Biology so...
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ATL in Biology
Multiple Choice Quizzes Free
These self-marking multiple choice quizzes give you instant feedback while revising.Use them to check understandings and to practice exam technique. Arranged in DP Biology sub-topics they help to break...
ATL in Biology
Fertilization & blastocyst
Students watch short videos illustrating internal and external fertilization before studying the processes which take place during fertilization. There is an activity to sort the steps into the right...
ATL in Biology
Hormones and the menstrual cycle
Students are introduced to the hormones of the menstrual cycle and their functions using a short presentation. This is followed by an activity looking at the effects the hormones have on one another and...
ATL in Biology
Gamete formation
A short review of mitosis, meiosis and cell differentiation begin this lesson which quickly moves on to outline the details of the processes of gametogenesis and spermatogenesis. In two final activities...
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Colaborative slides for distance learning Free
In distance learning if teachers can design activities where students create knowledge rich objects in exercises which can be quickly and simply supervised, lessons are more productive, students are more...
ATL in Biology
Lactose Intolerance
What is lactose intolerance and how can biology help those who are lactose intolerant? Students investigate the commercial uses of enzymes and in particular how the use of lactase in food production...
ATL in Biology
Activation energy and enzyme pathways
Students are introduced to a simple metabolic pathway consisting of a chain of enzyme-catalysed reactions leading to the Kreb's cycle which is a cycle of enzyme catalysed reactions. The method of enzymes...
ATL in Biology
Kidney nephron activity model answers
The slides below show a set of model answers for the student's worksheet on kidney nephron structure and function, on the Kidney and nephrons page. These are suggestions, not a mark scheme and many...