ATL in Biology
Predicting ecosystems
The climate obviously affects the growth of plants in any given area of the Earth. In this activity students are introduced to a range of Biomes and their climates through a Google Earth tour. The analysis...
ATL in Biology
Transcription - Planning sheet 7.2
Planning sheet for transcription and gene expression Understanding(s) SL lesson on transcription as a starting point Transcription - extras for HL activity Essential Question(s) TOK / Nature of Science...
ATL in Biology
Evolution introduction - model answers
The cumulative change in the heritable characteristics of a population. Evidence for evolution often uses comparison of features. Family members are assumed to share similar features. They have placentas,...
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Online tools #1- Kahoot Free
Kahoot is a great free online tool for formative assessment or just for a bit of fun at the end of a lesson. Students could make their own quizes (it's that simple) to use in their own revision. It doesn't...
ATL in Biology
Energy flow - IB style qns - Model answers
Ecosystem diagrams This diagram shows the different paths which energy in molecules can take in a simple food chain, and an example of the differences between two herbivores. Questions 1. List two possible...
ATL in Biology
Nucleic acids - Mark Scheme
1. The X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by Rosalind Franklin indicated that the structure of DNA had 2. The structure of a ribosome includes I rRNA II Protein III Enzymes A I only B 1 and II only C...
ATL in Biology
Topic 5 - Evolution revision list
This pages gives outline details of the content of the topic together with essential questions and student skills and applications. Helpful for revision. Essential Questions Skills (can you ....) Essential...
ATL in Biology
Human physiology mark scheme
I Mucosa II Smooth muscle III Villi A I only B 1 and II only C I and III only D I, II and III I Tobacco smoke II Radon gas III UV light IV Asbestos dust A I only B I and II and IV only C I and III only...
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It's easier to talk while holding a model Free
Students often have trouble explaining biological process, especially when the parts are invisibly small. Why do students get stuck with Osmosis, how can we use home made models to help them? One way...
ATL in Biology
Membrane structure planning 1.3 & 1.4 Free
Understanding(s) Membrane Structure Further Membrane Structure Membrane transport models Membrane Permeability Experiment New modelling and storyboard activity (in preparation) Essential Question(s)...