IGCSE Biology Podcast: Episode 1 Characteristics of living things

This is the first in the series of podcasts for Cambridge IGCSE Biology. As a reference text I am using the Mary Jones IGCSE Biology textbook, though you don’t need to have this to be able to use the podcasts. This is not the first podcast I have tried, the last 4 in the series I actually did first (you will be able to tell by the quality). I am getting better with practice!

You can listen to the podcast without downloading it by clicking on the player below:

Characteristics of living things

allison gardner’s Podcast

You can download the mp3 file here: classification-of-living-things

Biology Podcast: Pollution, pesticides and conservation

Final one of the 4 podcasts that correspond to chapter 15 in the Cambridge IGCSE BIology (Mary Jones) textbook. Naturally you do not need to be using this textbook to benefit from the revision sessions.

It is just over 6 minutes long.

Plastics, Pesticides and Conservation

allison gardner’s Podcast

You can download the MP3 file here pollution-and-conservation

IGCSE Biology Podcast: Air pollution

This podcast covers air pollution by carbon dioxide and methane (the greenhouse gases) and sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which cause global warming.

I have slightly over-edited it so a couple of words are truncated. So where it says “contributor are”, I really mean “contributers are”. Also I am saying “acidified lakes” not “lake” and “birth defects” not “bird defects” (which is what I think it sounds like). I know I should change it but honestly I already sound like three different people on it I have corrected it so often.

Anyway the information is what is important, enjoy!

Air Pollution

allison gardner’s Podcast

Download the MP3 file here  air-pollution

IGCSE game: plant hangman

A very quick and simple hangman game covering some vocabulary linked to plant based topics:

Play this game on the what2learn site

Link:
http://www.what2learn.com/games/play/26728/

IGSE Biology Podcast: Eutrophication and sewage treatment

Second podcast for Cambridge IGCSE Biology: Based on water pollution (chapter 15 of Mary Jones IGCSE Biology textbook)

Water pollution: Eutrophication and sewage treatment

allison gardner’s Podcast

Download the mp3 file water-pollution-2