4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
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Evolution (variation & selection)
VARIATION
It’s coming!
ADAPTIVE FEATURES
A lesson in Plant Adaptations from Ms Cooper (12m 15s); Specialized Leaves, a short 1m 39s video.
NATURAL SELECTION
The Evolution of Life on Earth in 24 hours:
What is Evolution? A 9m video from Stated Clearly:
What is Natural Selection? A 9m video from Stated Clearly:
How evolution works – a gentle 12m cartoon video (from Kurz Gesagt – in a nutshell) and here is Natural Selection made easy in a 9m 48s video (from potholer54).
A simulation of Natural Selection:
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Here’s Darwin’s Song from Horrible Histories and in What is Evolution? Biology teacher Ceri Evans gives a master class to students on what he says is arguably the greatest idea anybody ever had: evolution (28 mins). 2 more videos – James May’s things you need to know – Evolution (29m) & BBC Short Circuit Theory of Evolution (19m).
Finally, just for interest, a short (less than 5 minute) video clip from BBC iScience – Evolution of the Eye.
SELECTIVE BREEDING (ARTIFICAIL SELECTION)
This powerpoint covers Artificial Selection (selective breeding) – but we only need the first five slides:
Igcse biology edexcel 5.10 5.20 from Marcos Rodriguez
A lesson on Selective Breeding from Mr Dare:
Internal Assessment (IA)
Great advice about the new Internal Assessment (IA) from OSC.
How to write an excellent IB Practical Report (a 3m 31s video).
Two great powerpoints from Mr Exham:
Mr Exham’s Guide to writing up a Biology Practical Investigation from mrexham
IB Biology Guide to the IA Coursework from mrexham
BioKnowledgy – Understanding The IA Criteria And The Marking Rubric from Chris Paine
Uncertainty and equipment error from Chris Paine
Calculating Uncertainties from mrjdfield
The Extended Essay
Extended essay intro from Jennifer Gaither
Great Extended Essay tips from Wikibooks and here is Extended Essay Central for exemplars, essays by previous students, examiner reports, subject guides and information for supervisors and students. Also general EE advice from iBiology and Bioknowledgy (this one is more specific to the Sciences).
Here is the IB guide to Extended Essays – read the advice and the subject specific details. Want to explain what the Extended Essay is to your parents? – then go here.
Science subject specific_guidelines (1) from Jennifer Gaither
CITING & REFFERENCING
Referencing advice from UWSEA here.
How to create a bibliography and cite in word – here is a link to instructions or downloadable instructions: how-to-create-bibliographies-citations-in-word or instructions in a 5m YouTube video.
Citation Machine will automatically generate citations in MLA, APA, Chigaco, Turabian, and Harvard. We tend to use Modern Language Association (MLA) style and here is how you do that:
Citing Sources from jskotnicki
How to recognise plagiarism: an excellent tutorial. Can you pass the test?
Academic honesty in ib from cartlidge
RESEARCH
Looking for research papers? Here are two great sites, which you have to pay to join: Questia and Ebsco.
The Nature of Science
Thank you, Hank. And here is the Nature of Science from the Amoeba sisters; The Scientific method: steps, terms and examples from Study.com; the scientific method from Teacher’s Pet.
Taking measurements
Apparatus from spirax1681
Science Apparatus
Lab apparatus from cartlidge
Parts of a microscope from Rachael Hubbard
Infographic courtesy of the fabulous Compound Interest blog.
Science is interesting – the Science Show
Like Science? Then check out over 200 episodes of the SciShow, with Hank Green, here or here:
All sorts at Science Notes: Learn about Science – Do Science.
How Science works
How does Science work? The Scientific Method from Mr Andersen:
Here Mr Pauller discusses key parts of the scientific method by introducing an experiment that students can conduct to determine the best survival strategy to delay hypothermia:
You’re Probably Using ‘Theory,’ ‘Hypothesis‘ and ‘Law‘ all wrong: a video from It’s Okay to be Smart:
Applying to University
Student guides for applying to Universities:
ib-student-guide-to Australian Universities
ib-student-guide-to Canadian Universities
ib-student-guide-to UK Universities
ib-student-guide-to USA Universities
Applying to the UK
Here are some presentations to help you with the UCAS application process:
UCAS Parents’ Information Evening 2016 from stmarysmediastudies
Uk application night 2016 final from hsguidance
UCAS Personal Statement Workshop 2016 from hsguidance
Top 10 Myths: The UK University Application Process
Applying to Australia or New Zealand
Here is some helpful information:
JUKO 2015 – Australian Universities from hsguidance
Applying to the USA
Here is some advice:
Creating a College Application that’s Out of This World from asim09
Getting To Know You: The Purpose of Each College Application Essay from Rebecca Joseph
What Did You Do Last Summer? 2015 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars College Application Essays Workshop from Rebecca Joseph
How to make your IB credentials stand out in the university application process
IB versus A levels – a research summary from the IB: IB vs A level
Preparing for the IELTS Academic. Here is a free online course, Inside IELTS: Preparing for the Test with the Experts.