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Term 1

Unit 7A CELLS

·         What are living organisms made from?

·         How can microscopes give us information about cells?

·         What are cells like?

·         What do cells do?

·         How are new cells made?

www.scibermonkey.org ( run by the Biochemical Society )–has lots of good interactive animations and exercises, as well as collecting together lots of links to other sites eg about microscopes, virtual cells or body parts for this topic

http://www.xtalent.com.au/gallery/index.php?cat=3  thousands of images taken with light and electron microscopes.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/20050208/Science/Keystage3/Lifeprocessesan/plantcell/introduct/default.htm has interactive activities including 3-D ‘cut-away’ cells and labelling exercises.

http://www.iknow.net/cell_div_education.html for good movies and animations of cell division / mitosis

http://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/Biology/cells/imageBank/cellsMenu.html cell image bank - for when you get that ‘make a cell’ homework!

http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/cancer/index.cfm?age=Age%20Range%2011-14&subject=Science   has lots of information about Cancer and cell division generally.

http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp - no guts, no glory! An amazing interactive site that lets you zoom in and explore all your body organs.

Term 3

Unit 7D VARIATION and CLASSIFICATION

·         How do individuals of the same species differ from each other?

·         What are the causes of variation?

·         How can we describe living things?

·         How can we sort things into groups?

·         How do scientists classify living things?

http://naturalsciences.sdsu.edu/classes/lab2.4/lab2.4.html  a big American site about population genetics. Good for exploring in depth about genetics generally.

http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/assets/pdf/The_Reproductive_System.pdf is the national site for science in Australia. This pdf document is an amusing take on human reproduction seen from the point of view of a visiting alien!

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/learninganddiscovery/flash/pest/index_flash.htm  this is a really fun game (needs Flash installed) from the National Trust website. You get to help someone rid their house of pests…but first you have to identify which are harmless and which are the pests!

http://www.ailwyn.schoolzone.co.uk/science%20website%20internet/extra7d.htm  test your Variation and Classification knowledge with the extension homework on Ailwyn School’s science website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/variation_intro.shtml  our very own BBC site…simple, clear source of information - if you haven’t seen it yet, where have you been??!

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/index.html is the website of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and this page takes you through lots of classification challenges (animals only though – anyone know any good plant classification sites?).

Term 4

Unit 7C ENVIRONMENT and FEEDING RELATIONSHIPS

·         How does the environment influence the animals and plants in a habitat?

·         How do environments vary?

·         What is a feeding relationship?

·         What can food webs tell us?

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk   launch page for the topics of ‘habitats’; ‘adaptation and Survival’ amongst many others!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/seasons/flash/main_game.shtml  ever fancied scuba diving? This little game takes you underwater to look at the habitat of a Californian kelp forest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/feeding_intro.shtml a good place to start when you want to learn more about food chains, food webs and pyramids of numbers.

Term 6

EXAMS and REVISION

http://www.docbrown.info/ks3biology/ks3biology.htm   is a great site for revision and has lots of revision questions for all three sciences.

http://www.ailwyn.schoolzone.co.uk/science%20website%20internet/sitemap.htm  an excellent site by the science department of Ailwyn School ( now merged with Abbey Technology College)

Term 6

Unit 7B REPRODUCTION

·         How does a new life start?

·         When can human fertilisation take place?

·         How is the human foetus supported as it develops?

·         What do newborn babies need?

·         How do humans change as they grow?

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/lifecycle/ - does what it says on the tin.

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=63   is an excellent ‘one-stop’ site for male and female reproductive system info. ; sexual intercourse; pregnancy; birth; puberty

http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/pregnancytimeline/timeline.asp has an informative, interactive pregnancy timeline.

www.biotopics.co.uk/human2/pregn.html shows the events that occur during foetal development

www.lifebytes.gov.uk/sex/sex_menu.html  is a well designed site that covers sex and relationships generally eg body changes during puberty and emotional development.