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BIOLOGY....well my version of it anyway, hope you enjoy! .

sWhat bird?   Why special? What tiny thing?   Why special?

What place?   Why special?

Our trip report and pics

What stuff?   Why special?

these and many other questions will be answered over the year,

Level 2 :

Topics:

Ecology
Animal diversity
Cells
Biological Investigation
Genetics & Evolution


2010 assessment
2010 calendar

2010 assessment specs (
now up on NZQA, may take a wee while to load)

Some Valuabe advice!!!!

Level 3

Course info:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2010 term calendar and assessment

Topics:

Plant responses and Animal behaviour
Data processing exercises
Research project info  & Ethics rules & TKI exemplars
Genetics
Evolution
Human Evolution
Biotechnology
Random stuff of interest
Hamish's site
 
 worth a look? ... I think you will find it is !!!

Latest opportunities for you... travel, learn and so on

Year 13:
Go to course info    &   Topics
   &   Mock Exam info

2010 Assessment specs (now up on NZQA, may take a wee while to load)

Pretty important words ..a glossary  ..& a quiz

Answers to your homework tasks: 
tests:  1&2&3     4&5     6      7      8&9


Mud crab quadrat sampling data
for practicing data processing and graphing skills

Continuing Biology: notes for data projector


Revision help stuff for exams:
Assessment specifications 2009
plant / animal
genetics
evolution

Level 3 old school exams:

2007 School Exams

Genetics (Role of DNA)

Responses

Evolution

2008 School Exams

Genetics (Role of DNA)

Responses

Evolution

2009 School Exams

Genetics (Role of DNA)

Responses

Evolution

2007Answers

Genetics (Role of DNA)

Responses

Evolution

2008 Answers

Genetics (Role of DNA)

Responses

Evolution

2009 Answers

Genetics (Role of DNA)

Responses

Evolution

 

General interest stuff

Very cool genetics stuff

If you think revising level 2 Ecology would be a good idea, go and have a whizz thru the CDrom: Ecology ,there are 7 sections (view as pdf or powerpoint/win.ppt) go to \\APPLICATIONS\Network_Software\Ecology

Don't forget to check out the BIOZONE site

Might want to check out studyit... OR studyskillsmentor they''ve both got some good stuff (for level 2 & 3)

Why do Biology (& other sciences).. otago recommended subjects

For free pics.... Natural Heritage NZ

Check out (from Te Ara) this stuff on Kaitiakitanga

Check out this stuff about climate change... and sea level rise from a skeptics point of view are we really to blame????

Michael Meaney... the rat talk (2008) guy, some info about his work

Click here for work to do if/when we shut for swine flu or was that just another Y2K / global warming / weapons of mass destruction thing

Also if you find a good site e-mail me at: (graemeb@nayland.school.nz) and I will add it to this page for the others to use

 

 

Older stuff.....

National radio GMO interview with ERMA people

2006 Periwinkle data wed 29

Photos of project work, May 2006

Our tomato seeds: germination data