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  • On Thursday in Biology we will be working with a compound that may cause damage to an unborn child. It is imperative that you do not attend the lesson if you think you might be pregnant.
    Nov. 29, 2023, 9:08 a.m.
  • We have a room change on Wednesday morning periods 1 and 2, from the Sixth Form Lab to LB1.
    Nov. 28, 2023, 4:41 p.m.
  • Remember to bring your lab coat to all Biology lessons this week. Thank you.
    Nov. 27, 2023, 9:51 p.m.
  • Remember your lab coat for every Biology lesson this week. Thank you
    Nov. 27, 2023, 9:50 p.m.
  • In preparation for your test this afternoon, I have distributed the answers to the Enzyme inhibition questions in OneNote. You will have time at the start of our lesson to look through them.
    Nov. 21, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
  • A gentle reminder - the carbon cycle and the nitrogen cycle will be on the quiz.
    Sept. 27, 2023, 1:41 p.m.
  • Room change - we'll swap to LB1 on Wednesday morning to go over the respiration test, make a tile and celebrate all of your amazing biological achievements.
    May 9, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
  • If you haven't already done so, please join a Showbie group called IGCSE Biology Useful Resources, code = M7MRC. It contains lots of topic sheets, past paper questions (and mark schemes) and other things you might find useful.
    May 2, 2023, 12:32 p.m.
  • Blazers on Tuesday!!!!!!
    April 28, 2023, 9:22 a.m.
  • FYI - Exemplar essays and feedback sheets are in the content library for the Nitrogen essay. Look in the Section called Tests reflection revision, then Essay practice.
    March 14, 2023, 6:55 a.m.
  • Please bring your lab coats today for Required Practical 9 (yeast and respiration). We will be in LB1.
    March 13, 2023, 6:43 a.m.
  • Please bring your lab coat to Biology tomorrow (Friday) for the eye dissection. There will be a non-dissection option available too.
    March 9, 2023, 3:26 p.m.
  • The diet and digestion mark schemes are in the content library. Please review the mark scheme as part of your weekly revision task.
    March 1, 2023, 7:08 a.m.
  • Ions essay - following on from your qns, you are allowed to write about the same ion twice, as long as you choose topics from different areas of the spec. Please email me if you would like more clarification.
    Feb. 26, 2023, 8:33 a.m.
  • Please see a change in your Homeostasis test date, to Wednesday 8 March.
    Feb. 22, 2023, 11:21 a.m.
  • Hello :) I have launched your revision program for the next 5 weeks on the hwk app. Don't panic, each assignment is short with the aim to revisit past topics. Everything is in a new section group called Final IGCSE prep. We'll discuss more on Thursday.
    Feb. 22, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
  • Mufti tomorrow!!! (Friday 10th Feb) to raise money for disaster relief following the earthquake in Turkey/Syria.
    Feb. 9, 2023, 3:09 p.m.
  • You will have a double revision lesson tomorrow for Transport in Animals and Human Reproduction. If you need extra resources (pens, flashcards, etc) please bring them with you.
    Feb. 9, 2023, 3:08 p.m.
  • For your information, I have put the mark scheme for the tissue fluid questions in the content library (in the tissue fluid section).
    Feb. 3, 2023, 12:47 p.m.
  • I have also put in the answers to the CVD questions in the CVD section.
    Feb. 3, 2023, 12:47 p.m.
  • Bring headphones to Biology on Friday. Thank you
    Feb. 2, 2023, 3:53 p.m.
  • If you can't open 'Made of Stronger Stuff' (I believe you need a bbc iplayer account), it's not a disaster. This activity is beyond spec and nice to do, not essential. An alternative task is to read through your textbook and add any additional info to your notes.
    Jan. 25, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
  • I forgot to put the cardiac cycle qns on the hwk app, so please don’t do them! I’ll chat with you next lesson about setting a new deadline.
    Jan. 22, 2023, 6:24 p.m.
  • As well as biol content, be mindful that approx: *40% of your exam will be application of knowledge and understanding, analysis and evaluation *20% will be experimental skills, analysis and evaluation of data and methods in biology Learn command words and maths skills!
    Dec. 15, 2022, 11:55 a.m.
  • I have dropped a few things into your Mock section of OneNote, as requested, including the pages on deforestation, eutrophication and feeding relationships. There is also a hefty selection of questions on cycles.
    Dec. 15, 2022, 11:46 a.m.
  • Please note for the mocks: Paper 1 will be units 1-4 (AS content) Paper 2 will be all units that you have covered so far, across AS and A2 (but not DNA technology, so no recombinant DNA, PCR etc)
    Dec. 13, 2022, 12:25 p.m.
  • Please note for the mocks: Paper 1 will be units 1-4 (AS content) Paper 2 will be all units that you have covered so far, across AS and A2 (but not DNA technology, so no recombinant DNA, PCR etc)
    Dec. 13, 2022, 12:25 p.m.
  • If you are needing inspiration for your chloroplast paragraph, I have put an extra page in the Essays section that might help. If you have finished your paragraph DON'T RE-WRITE IT (I'm sure you have much better things to do).
    Dec. 7, 2022, 4:12 p.m.
  • Room change on Friday, periods 7 and 8 - we are now in room 5.
    Dec. 7, 2022, 2:17 p.m.
  • Eesha and Leena, Just to let you know... I have moved all of your class notes into a new section group called Unit 1 Biological Molecules to tidy things up.
    Dec. 6, 2022, 11:53 a.m.

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