Science Video Resources for BIS IB Biology

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This resource is primarily for the IB Biology students of Bandung International School, though all are free to use it. The resources, videos and links here have been chosen to help you go beyond the lessons and get a deeper understanding of Science and Biology.

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To get started, use the links below:

IB Bio Class 2010 – IB Bio Class 2011 – Grade 9 & 10 Science

Class Quia pages: Class of 2010—–Class of 2011—– G10 Sci—– G9 Sci

Class Presentations — Click4Biology— BIS IBDP Wikispace— ToK and Biology

New page: Internal Assessment in IB Biology

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Really funny plasma membrane rap

This is really well done, from a group of Stanford students:

There are more cell biology clips on their YouTube channel.

Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Essential Biology 2.2 Prokaryotes

Click4Biology Prokaryotes

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MrT’s terrible pun:

If you get salmonella from a 3 day-old bacon sandwich, does that mean you’ve contracted a porkaryote?

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Essential Biology 2.3 Eukaryotes

Click4Biology Eukaryotes

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BioCoach Cell Structure and Function topic

The Biology Project Cell Biology page

Wiley Science tutorial (Flash)

Bacterial growth populations from umich.edu

Don’t forget the great resources at Learn.Genetics.

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Review quiz on Quia: Cell Theory, Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. (for my class only)

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And here’s a nice timelapse of bacterial growth:

Here’s a story of a giant bacterium, from NotExactlyRocketScience

 

Reproduction: Core and AHL

Here is the presentation for the Core content – Grade 9’s, you can look too, as we’re on this unit in HPD! There are tons of videos and animations out there about reproduction – many are linked in the presentations, so click on the shadowed images to watch them.

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And here is the AHL presentation, including spermatogenesis, oogenesis, hcg, hormonal control of birth.

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Standard Level students Essential Biology 6.6 Reproduction (Click4Biology)

Higher Level students Essential Biology 6.6 & 11.4 Reproduction (Click4Biology)

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Here are the Pythons with their birth sketch:

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And some BioEthics cases on IVF:

Australasian bioethics special: IVF

Vatican condemns IVF

Journal of Medical Ethics: State of the Debate

Octomom signs reality TV deal

Meet Dr Megavolt

Check out this display of Tesla-coil dramatics, via Wired.com:

“Don’t drag your knuckles when you walk!” More science comedy

From Brian Malow, Science Comedian.

More on his channel, ScienceComedian.

Tim Lee -Science Comedian

Not the  Tim Lee in our class, this guy has a PhD and uses it for powerpoint comedy. Check out his inventive use of cladograms:

More science comedy to come…

Our Place in Space

These are for Grade 9 as we learn about Cosmology together!

The universe to scale:

Zoom-out from Earth:

Images from the Hubble Space Telescope:

 

Keep asking those questions!

Grade 10 – Pathogens and Disease

Grade 10 Pathogens and Disease – IB Biology prep course

Stay tuned to the class page, found here: Pathogens and Disease

Complete all the notes on Essential Biology: Pathogens and Disease

Click4Biology notes:

Core content: http://click4biology.info/c4b/6/hum6.3.htm

Further content: http://click4biology.info/c4b/11/hum11.1.htm

Here is the Pathogenic or Non-Pathogenic? Quiz:

Check out some of these video clips on the immune system: