Teaching+Resources

= Resource List = toc = VCE Biology Wikis =

http://lynclarkson.wikispaces.com/ - online Biology resource created by the teacher Lyn Clarkson (also includes PE and Chemistry information) __http://vcebiology.wikispaces.com/__ - online resource created by the Biology Students from Springvale Secondary College

= Videos =

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rkkKyYCxio - Video of Namib Desert lizard that lifts feet off ground to cool them. Highlights the difference between Conduction and Convection nicely. Good behavioural adaptation example.

[] - This video gives some good examples of structural adaptations in plants, in different conditions.

[] - Video of the Pitcher Plant, and features that enable it to capture food.

[] - Animals in the extreme - nice video depicting structural adaptations of the elephant and the penguin in a harsh environment. Also covers physiological and behavioural adaptations.

[] - Good video which looks at the ways in which the pressures for survival have resulted into an evolution of shapes and features.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKd56D2mvN0 – Good video for when discussing senses and other physiological adaptations. Shows new technology of blind people using digital cameras to provide an electrical stimulus to their tongue and training their brain to convert this sense to vision.

[] - Diffusion

[] – Osmosis – these videos provide a refreshment of these concepts when discussion water balance in organisms.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PqUB7Tu3Y&feature=fvw - This video discusses water transport in plants.

[] - Examples of plant tropisms. [] - Example of nastic movement [] - Example of phototropism [] - Good video of orca co-operative hunting behaviour. Provides a good example of how innate behaviour can be refined and improved with performance or maturation.

[] - Another good innate behavioural video. Humpback whale bubble-netting feeding behaviour.

[] - Conrad Lorenz: his classic imprinting experiment (behavioual adaptations).

[] - Powerpoint presentation explaining habituation / learned behaviour (behavioual adaptations).

[] - Meerkat defence 'feeding' (behavioual adaptations).

[] - A short video on crabs that live in the harsh shoreline environment and how they cope with such harsh conditions.

[] - a collection of videos covering the basics of biodiversity including the following topics: invertebrates, insects, protists, nonvascular plants, birds, vertebrates, bacteria, fungi, seed plants and fungal reproductive structures.

= Websites =

**Field Trips**
@http://www.rockyshores.auz.info/about_project.htm - has heaps of info on intertidal rocky shores, particularly for Barwon Heads Marine Sanctuary. Website allows students to upload their field trip data to contribute to the project and also provides downloadable collaborated data.

**Reproductive Adaptations**
http://courses.missouristate.edu/AlexanderWait/notes/Lecture%20Notes/Lecture%206.htm- Looking at plant diversity especially in relation to reproductive adaptations

@http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AsexualReproduction.html - Looks at asexual reproduction in both plants and animals

@https://www.etap.org/demo/biology_files/lesson6/instructiontutor_last.html - Looks at some general and reproductive adaptations

@http://mrcsclass.com/mcdougaltext/388_393.pdf - Examines seeds and pollen as reproductive adaptations

@http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/WoodRock-33409-lecture10-reproductive-strategies-notes-life-history-Parts-Flower-Pollination-syndromes-Wind-Ba-as-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ - Looks at reproductive strategies

@http://www.ehow.com/about_5525513_animal-reproductive-system.html - General facts about animal reproduction

@http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20102/bio%20102%20lectures/Animal%20Reproduction/animal.htm - Animal reproduction facts with detailed look at human reproduction including spermatogenesis and oogenesis with great picture and illustrations

@http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20102/Bio%20102%20lectures/Seedless%20Plants/seedless%20plants.htm - Excellent information on seedless plants with good illustrations, pictures and examples

@http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20102/Bio%20102%20lectures/Seed%20Plants/seed%20plants.htm - Excellent information on seed plants with good illustrations, pictures and examples

@http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/articles/broad_pollen.htm - Good information about pollination as a reproductive adaptation, including types of pollination and excellent pictures and examples

@http://www.slideshare.net/azuerseccion/animal-reproduction-presentation?src=related_normal&rel=4933727 - A very comprehensive power point on animal reproduction (able to download)

@http://www.slideshare.net/brittgow/reproductive-strategies-for-survival - Power point on reproductive strategies for survival -very good

@http://www.slideshare.net/AlkorBilingual/u04-reproduction?src=related_normal&rel=4933727 - Power point on reproduction -very good

General Biology
[] - this website is one where people share their power point presentations, many of them are fantastic and they are free to download. The range of biology topics is amazing.

@http://www.slideshare.net/chalkie28/b1b-revision-ppt - This is a collection of slides made for revision. It covers a multitude of topic (239 slides) but they are mostly good and easy to adapt

@http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20102/Bio_2_menu.htm - This is a Table of Contents page for a general biology unit at The State University of New York. It covers a lot of topics.

@http://www.concord.org/~btinker/workbench_web/models/osmosis.swf - interactive website that illustrates osmosis concepts.

http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/zoology/counter%20current.swf – interactive helps to show how counter current heat exchange works.

@http://www.barwonbluff.com.au/partnerships/barwoncoast/barwoncoast.htm - Website for Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary, has plenty of background data on intertidal rocky shores ecosystems including species identification resources.

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nrenfaq.nsf/LinkView/3115B5E88F184A03CA25778400200B1E4FDD1D9FC3EAABD5CA25779E001F7BA5 - Department of Primary Industries website which has teacher resources for marine biology and details on marine sanctuaries.

[] - Bureau of Meteorology website, provides downloadable, interactive Australia wide data on temperature, humidity, evaporation and other environmental factors.

[] - Federal government website discussing different methods of monitoring carp, including netting and electro-fishing.

[|http://www.abc.net.au/science/] - Good website for relevant games, quizzes and other teaching resources. It also helps you keep abreast of current events in science.

[] - General website on examples of innate behaviour for behavioural adaptations unit.

[] - Good website with a variety of material and resources relating adaptations to natural selection and evolution.

[] - Teaching resources for students and teachers

**Worksheets**
These websites provide examples of worksheets and learning activites

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Survival, Skills & Secrets, Queenscliff Fieldtrip Worksheet. Investigates adaptations of marine organisms. = Tests/Assessment =


 * [[file:STAV_Unit2_Trial_Exam2010.pdf]] -** Trial exam provided by Science Teachers' Association of Victoria