ATL in Biology
Key biological terms - by topic Free
Imagine how wonderful it would be if you could have a list of all the key biological terms for the whole IB Biology course on your mobile phone. Studying them couldn't be easier; in the car, in the lunch...
ATL in Biology
Key terms - Molecular biology topic
2.1 Molecules to metabolism 2.2 Water 2.3 Carbohydrates and lipids 2.4 Proteins 2.5 Enzymes 2.6 Structure of DNA and RNA 2.7 DNA replication , transcription and translation 2.8 Cell respiration 2.9 Photosynthesis...
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Extraterrestrial life in the new IB guide Free
When I began teaching in 1991 I never dreamed that one day I'd be teaching about extraterrestrial life in a Biology lesson. I'm always keen to bring new research into lessons and I like looking for ways...
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New content in the cells topic Free
In the new IB guide the IBO have, quite rightly, added some new concepts which have become important recently but were unknown when many of us were studying Biology full time at university. The control...
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TOK: Ethics as an area of knowledge Free
If Ethics is an area of knowledge then its status in the IB diploma is similar to Biology, which is one of the Natural Sciences, another area of knowledge. So if a student asks, "in a world of food shortages...
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More TOK examples for students - perception Free
In TOK students learn how our brain uses previous experience to interpret images we see with our eyes. Sometimes our eyes can play tricks on us and we can see a scary shape in a shadow, or a face in the...
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Helping students to link TOK - Reasoning Free
Students learn about "Reasoning" as a way of knowing in TOK lessons. Often examples illustrate the idea of reasoning like this; This is an example of deductive reasoning, in fact it is a conditional syllogism...
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Vernier data logging - first impressions Free
Having already struggled to use Phillip Harris, Data Harvest and XLlogger data loggers with students, it was with an expectation of rushing around solving lots of little problems that I embarked on a...
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Interesting ways of using Mesocosms Free
Since the publication of the new IB guide I've been puzzling over Mesocosms. The guide says, "Setting up sealed mesocosms to try to establish sustainability. (Practical 5)" So what is a mesocosm exactly?...
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Backward Planning with the new IB guide Free
Planning activities with the new IB Guide - using the Understanding by Design format The 2014 IB guide has been written with a new focus on concept based learning and for this reason the command terms...