ATL in Biology
Medicine - planning sheet B4
Planning sheet for B4 Medicine Biotechnology can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease Understanding(s) Diagnosis of disease Fermentation experiments Gene therapy Essential Question(s)...
ATL in Biology
Environmental protection - planning sheet B3
Planning sheet for B3 Environmental protection Biotechnology can be used in the prevention and mitigation of contamination from industrial, agricultural and municipal wastes. Understanding(s) Examples...
ATL in Biology
Biotechnology in agriculture - planning sheet B2
Planning sheet for B2 Biotecnology in agriculture Increased yields and new products can be achieved through biotechnology Understanding(s) Cryptic messages - bioinformatics introduction Open reading...
ATL in Biology
Option B - Biotechnology and bioinformatics Free
The ideas for learning activities on this page cover the IB guide for this topic. There is a mix of laboratory work, theory lessons, and assessment materials with model answers. This simple sheet sets...
ATL in Biology
Human joints model answers
The document below shows model answer suggestions for the questions Human Joints worksheet on the page Muscles & joints. Of course there are other correct answers possible, and these are only intended...
IB Core
TOK Reasoning by induction (extension)
A little magic trick is OK as a start, but now we go a bit deeper. How are these types of reasoning used by Scientists. How does the Scientific method work in practice. A comment on the video below...
Assessment - introduction
IA Analysis - ANOVA or t-test?
If you can plot the data from your investigation in a bar graph of averages, with three or more bars, (like the graph shown) then ANOVA may be a good statistical test for you to use. To compare two means,...
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Teacher reflections using exam papers Free
Looking through this summer's M'22 exam papers I wonder if my student's missed anything during their course. In IB speak you could call this teacher 'reflection time'. Of course there are always some...
ATL in Biology
Ecology mini investigation
What does an Individual investigation look like? Students will try out all the steps of the planning and carrying out of the individual investigation in a collaborative group work task. For each aspect...
ATL in Biology
Light Independent Reactions
The reactions of the Stroma of the Chloroplast are known as the light independent reactions and also the Calvin cycle. This activity introduces some of the molecules to students and some steps of the...