Well done BTEC Level 2 students!

Well done to the BTEC Level 2 class who stayed behind after their

lesson UNTIL AFTER 5pm TODAY to finish their assignment work up to Distinction level!! Wow! Excellent attitude guys! You're superstars!

Anne and Zabed will be VERY proud of you. Keep up the good work and I think we'll see some excellent grades achieved in your class!

Laura and Izabela

:)

Fertility and reproductive systems PPT

Fertility hormones and reproductive systems

Remember - love safely! ;)

Laura

Science in the media

This post is mostly relevant to the BTEC Level 3 Yr 1 class, but other people may find it interesting too.

Dr Andrew Wakefield

Measles and the MMR vaccine

How much do you know about Dr Gillian McKeith?

Space technology could save lives on earth

Surgeon who operated in a cellar during wars

GM crops in California

GM study on rats



A useful website to check the facts about "scare stories" in the media:
NHS behind the headlines

Invasion of the crayfish! Eek!

Ooh-er! Sounds a bit painful...

Crayfish in Hampstead Ponds

worrying for swimmers and even more threatening to the local wildlife. It's not just happening here...

Crayfish elsewhere in the UK

and crayfish aren't the only invading species impacting on native wildlife...

American mink

Grey squirrel

Parakeets in London

Bambi!


What do you think about these issues?

Laura :)

A2 Biology - exam question resources

F.A.O: A2 Biologists

Further to our discussion in today's study session, here is the link to the AQA website. You have probably all used this before to search for past papers, but here it is anyway...


AQA exam past papers


Don't forget you have the exam-style questions in the textbook too.

I will try to get together some topic-specific example questions, but that's going to take me a bit of time. I'll keep you posted!

Thanks again for your patience, make sure you read over your notes and textbook/revision guide.

Your first mock exam will be after half term break.


Laura :)

Student contributor to blog and a link to make you smile!

Happy Wednesday!

Nada from our BTEC Level 3 year 2 class has agreed to be our first regular student contributor to the blog! Hurray!

Watch this space for reviews and interesting science-related stuff that she has found on the web. I'm looking forward to her first post, coming soon.

If anyone else wants to contribute to the blog on a regular basis, let me know. Remember you can email me with any "one-off" contributions if you stumble upon an interesting website or hear about something cool that's going on in the world.

Here's a link to Liz Climo's comics. Lovely and vaguely biology-related (sometimes)! Liz Climo comics

Laura :)

A successful (though soggy) A2 fieldtrip on Friday and we welcome Izabela Martin!

Hello people,

A very BIG thank you to the A2 biologists who made it down to Walthamstow Marshes for fieldwork on Friday. You were great and kept smiling, even as the rain ran down your faces! I am impressed!

We extend a warm welcome to Izabela Martin, who has joined the Bio team to fill-in for Anne over the next few weeks. Izabela has a really interesting background in Biology which she's happy to speak about, so ask her lots of questions!! 

Have a good week everyone!

Laura :)