A2 Level Biology worksheets: Plant coordination

This set of worksheets are designed to help students work through the textbook on the topic of plant hormones, particulalry auxin. Works well with the interactive tutorial found on www.newsnab.com activity

Worksheets: Coordination in Plants

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A Level video: Nephron structure and function

This is an excellent video for A level revising the nephron. Recommend that students review structure of the kidney first so they understand how the nephron is situated in the cortex and medulla of the kidney:

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A Level worksheets: Section 8.5

These worksheets covers section 8.5 Making sense of what we see fromt he A2 SNAB textbook. I developed these as I had a A2 class of lads who did not like making their own notes. These worksheets focused them and ensured they worked through the section methodically. All the answers come in order so as they read through the section they can fill the sheets in as they go. Very useful for cover lessons and homework also (plus, if I am honest, to set the students to work on in class when you are overloaded with admin and need them to just work on their own but also be productive).

Worksheets: Section 8.5 Making sense of what we see

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A Level worksheets: Visual development

Worksheets to coincide with section 8.4 of Topic 8 A2 level Edexcel Biology from the context based Textbook. This allows the students to work through the chapter and create notes in the style of answers to exam questions. This method can be useful as it prevents students from effectively copying out the textbook in lieu of notes and so think about what they are writing. Also they are great as cover lesson or homework.

Worksheets for section 8.4 Visual development

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Videos illustrating Parkinson’s disease

Here are a collection of videos that explain or illustrate Parkinsons disease:

A 1 minute animation explaining the cause of Parkinson’s disease:

http://video.about.com/seniorhealth/Parkinson-s-Disease.htm

Similar video to the above (and refers more specifically to the substantia nigra as the site rather than the basal ganglia, which it is part of). This video explains why the reduction in dopamine causes the tremors. (1.21 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNt-gcNmwYU&feature=related

Understanding Parkinson’s Disease: A very good introductory video on Parkinsons (recommended, 3.15 minutes):

A short overview of Michael J Fox discussing his symptoms (2.13 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkPVTZlfP8&feature=related

A video highlighting the section of the Michael J Fox interview by Oprah regarding the dangers of using embryonic adult stem cells and the advancement in using adult cells; from Science Matters (3.13 minutes):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFJOzu9SyM&feature=related

This is a really old clip (and I mean really really old!) of a medical video highlighting the symptoms of Parkinsons (1.45 minutes):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuVY7wS25rc&feature=related

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