Biology Week - 7th to 11th October 2024
Biology Week is a celebration of all things biology! This resource collection provides a fun selection of activities, videos, and games for students of all ages to explore topics across biology, from plants to the digestive system. Biology Week is organised by the Royal Society of Biology and more information is available on their website.
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Cells and Cell Structures
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
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Use a light microscope to make and record observations of cells from a range of tissues and organisms.
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Apply the idea that organisms are made up of one or more cells...
Plant Disease Detectives
In this activity, students act as detectives, piecing together information from the sources provided to identify common plant diseases, including the type of pathogen causing it, ways in which the disease is spread, and how to stop the spread.
The activity will help students to demonstrate the following...
Baby bonanza
This is a hand-on activity to explore the inheritance of cystic fibrosis, using counters to represent normal and faulty CFTR genes. Curriculum links include:
- Punnet squares & autosomal recessive diseases
- Autosomal...
Selective Breeding and Genetic Modification
Produced by the Punk Science team from the Science Museum, this video clip asks, "What’s the difference between selective breeding and genetic modification?" The engaging video looks at how traits can be selected by breeders to produce offspring with desirable features. This is compared with genetic engineering,...