Archivo de la categoría: Biology

Finding CO2 in the air we breathe out

This is what we are trying today in the lab… We will check and see if our cells are really respiring!!

Publicado en Biology, Lab, Senior 1 2017, Senior 2 2017 | Deja un comentario

Looking at cheek cells

Gently scrape the inside of your cheek. Put the scrapings onto the surface of a microscope slide. Add a drop of methylene blue to the scrapings on the slide. This will stain the cells and help you to see them. … Sigue leyendo

Publicado en Biology, Lab, Senior 2 2016 | Deja un comentario

The adolescent brain…

What is going on inside your brain?

Publicado en Biology, S5 2015 | Deja un comentario

Alcoholism

And how does our body get rid of alcohol?

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Infectious Diseases

Should we fight ALL bacteria?? What is MEASLES? How the World won the battle against SMALLPOX… Tuberculosis…we keep on fighting… Malaria…an ancient disease… HIV / AIDS …a modern enemy https://youtu.be/ng22Ucr33aw We MUST be careful when using ANTIBIOTICS…but WHY?

Publicado en Biology, S5 2015 | 15 comentarios

Cardiovascular diseases

What are they? Which are they? https://youtu.be/aoAynnTLv10 What´s a stroke? Is there anything we can do to avoid it? And high blood pressure (or hyper tension) is always searching around these diseases… Let´s understand what it is…

Publicado en Biology, S5 2015 | 1 comentario

Tobacco Smoke

Let´s take a look at the following videos which will allow us to revise Human Respiratory System and see the effects of tobacco smoke in our bodies… There are several lung diseases directly associated with tobacco smoke: * COPD (Chronic … Sigue leyendo

Publicado en Biology, S5 2015 | 1 comentario

Revision for August Term Tests

Here I´m sharing 2 summaries to revise for the coming term tests.   Chapter  8      The mammalian transport system Summary Red blood cells carry oxygen in combination with haemoglobin. Haemoglobin picks up oxygen at high partial pressures of … Sigue leyendo

Publicado en Biology, S5 2015 | Deja un comentario

Our new friends in Rio Negro…

These are the students who have worked so hard to become Biology teachers in Rio Negro… They just want you to know them after the enriching event we shared…

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The Mammalian Transport System

This is the next topic we are working on. You will be studying the topic and preparing presentations to share and be explained in class. Pay special attention to the info added this year for an AS level (what is … Sigue leyendo

Publicado en Biology, S5 2015 | 85 comentarios