ATL in Biology
A simple unit planner Free
Unit plans are an integral part of the MYP and unit plans are featured in the Approaches to Teaching and Learning document (ATL) which the IB has published for the Diploma Programme. There are several...
ATL in Biology
Graphical analysis - skills for life! Free
Evaluating whether data supports the hypothesis that Australian meat ants control the poisonous cane toad illustrates a challenging skill in Biology. Variability of biological materials often complicates...
ATL in Biology
Control of digestive secretions
In this activity students are introduced to the control of gastric secretions with a short video. Then they construct a flow diagram of the control of gastric secretions in the digestive system using...
ATL in Biology
Climographs activity - model answers
The file below shows model answers for the IB style questions: Biomes IB-style questions which are found on the page Predicting ecosystems Please remember that these are 'model answers' and many other...
ATL in Biology
Biomes IB-style Qns - model answers
The file below shows model answers for the IB style questions: Biomes IB-style questions which are found on the page Predicting ecosystems Please remember that these are 'model answers' and many other...
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Put down your highlighter! Free
Put down your highlighter. Make marginal notes or comments instead. How many of us see students highlighting key points but actually covering the whole page in fluorescent colour? When I see a student...
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InThinking student groups Free
Imagine if you could ask your students to read a page of this website and your mark book automatically checked that they have done this reading assignment? Perhaps you want students to write a comment...
ATL in Biology
Pituitary gland and hormones
Using three short videos the different methods of hormone action are introduced. Students answer some simple questions about peptide and steroid hormones as structured note taking before answering more...
ATL in Biology
IB style hormone questions - model answers
Please remember that these are 'model answers' and many other wordings are possible. Teachers can control access to this page using the Student access section of the site. Endocrine hormone types - model...
ATL in Biology
Defense against disease - planning 6.3
Planning sheet for defense against disease Understanding(s): Blood clotting and heart disease Immune System Antigens and antibodies HIV and AIDS Essential Question(s) How can the proteins on the surface...