ATL in Biology
Karyograms and non-disjunction
In three short activities student explore how non-disjunction can lead to changes in chromosome number. This is illustrated by reference to Down syndrome (trisomy 21). Students will watch a six minute...
ATL in Biology
HL Metabolism Activities for Learning
The ideas for learning activities on this page aim to cover the whole of the IB guide for this topic. Where a full lesson plan has been developed it includes resources to use on an interactive whiteboard...
ATL in Biology
Human Genome Project Free
Will the discoveries of the human genome project benefit us? In this activity students explore three excellent websites with information about the Human Genome project, There is a reading activity and...
ATL in Biology
Humans Activities for Learning
The ideas for learning activities on this page aim to cover the whole of the IB guide for this topic. Where a full lesson plan has been developed it includes resources to use on an interactive whiteboard...
ATL in Biology
Measuring size in Biology Free
How many µm make a mm? This activity gives students clear examples of biological objects to cover sizes from 1mm to 1nm. Students watch a short video clip, investigate a visual biological data base using...
ATL in Biology
Building cladograms (online activity)
How can analogous and homologous traits be used to build cladograms? This online resource explains the importance of this evidence from comparative anatomy in cladistics. There are plenty of questions...
ATL in Biology
End product inhibition of Enzymes.
Following a quick review of enzyme inhibition students complete a few structured notes leading to an experiment with enzymes and inhibitors. Students collect data and produce graphs for analysis. A third...
ATL in Biology
Cell Types Detective Activity Free
In this Problem Based Learning activity students will identify different types of cells to help the New York aquarium re-open. Aquarium tanks flooded during the storm surge from hurricane Sandy must be...
ATL in Biology
Examples of cladograms (online activity)
What is a clade? What do we need to know about cladograms? All these important questions are covered in this lesson plan using a variety of materials including short presentations and online resources....
ATL in Biology
Intro to cladistics
What is a clade? How can we explain analogous and homologous traits using cladograms? What do we need to know about cladograms? All these important questions are covered in this lesson plan using a variety...