The next class upped the ante ....
And made a fantastic bilayer from molymods - took them a total of 8 minutes
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The next class upped the ante ....
And made a fantastic bilayer from molymods - took them a total of 8 minutes
Read moreFollowing on from glucose...
I divided the class into 4. Gave out the molymods challenged them to make a phospholipid.
6 minutes later...
Read moreThis year we have the first non modular synoptic A-level papers for nearly 20 years. I have been revisiting old Nuffield papers from the 1990s to find good questions.
try this one
- update, I have had some requests to go through some synoptic questions so I will be posting some video tutorials on my youtube channel over the weekend
Modelling with Molymods is absolutely essential to understanding condensation reactions between monomers and it is something that many students really enjoy.
I recommend that you do this as a whole class activity.
Read moreTeaching aerobic respiration is a difficult topic, traditionally, teachers begin with glycolysis, then link reaction and krebs cycle and then the electron transport chain, I would argue that there is a better way to teach this.
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Read moreFrequently students fail to learn the vocabulary of Biology. To get a top grade it is essential to know what the words mean in a Biological context (niche, chromosome, chromatid...), and have the confidence to use those words in an exam answer.
Read moreThe new linear A level has synoptic questions that will test knowledge and understanding from both years in the same question. Often with looking at experimental data.
Read moreI have written and incorporated many socrative quizzes into my classroom teaching. Socrative is free web application (www.socrative.com) where you can set up a teacher account and can very rapidly write multiple choice and short answer tests.
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