How Science Works in Biology AS/A2 Resource Pack: Case Studies in Classification, Evolution and Biodiversity

Summary:
This new photocopiable pack forms part of a series of resources to teach and study How Science Works in biology, a core QCA requirement of the new specifications. Each pack in the series is relevant to all new specifications and presents around 20 up-to-date and relevant topics using worksheets with resources, exercises and questions. The exercises are designed to develop a range of HSW skills and make students aware of the impact of science on their daily lives and on society as a whole. Each topic comes with teacher's notes, comprising lesson plans, answers to questions and suggestions for further discussion. The content of each pack is also available in pdf format on an accompanying free CD.

• Planned lessons to teach How Science Works in biology
  

• Activities and worksheets to help students develop practical, analytical and critical skills
  

• Ideas for applying knowledge to novel and unfamiliar material.
  

• Save hours of preparation time
  

• Can be adapted in the event of staff absence
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Topic 1 Appearances can be deceptive
Topic 2 Carnivores, herbivores, people and fossils
Topic 3 Behaviour, species and reproduction
Topic 4 People, habitats and biodiversity
Topic 5 Biodiversity in the UK
Topic 6 GM crops and biodiversity
Topic 7 A mass extinction event?
Topic 8 Erythropoietin: use and misuse
Topic 9 Evolution, cytochrome c and classification
Topic 10 DNA, processed meat, bush meat and whales
Topic 11 Birds, elephants and DNA bar codes
Topic 12 Chloroplasts, fossil DNA and classification
Topic 13 Human DNA, STRs, mitochondria, phylogeny and Neanderthals
Topic 14 Common genes, or genes in common?
Topic 15 Malaria, adaptations and us
Topic 16 Three domains

About the Author(s):
Graham Read has been a Senior Examiner for more than 20 years. He is a Chief Examiner and has been involved in the development of biology specifications for the new AS and A-levels. This includes the integration of How Science Works into specifications, exam papers and support material. He has nearly 30 years'experience of teaching biology and was, until recently, Head of Biology at a leading academic school. He is the co-author of a popular series of revision guides.