SL Core
What is there in this section?
Resources for teaching the new IB Biology Guide are organised by topic
Use the left hand menu to choose your topic.
Individual learning activities are listed once the topic is selected.
There are "planning pages" which relates the activities to the understandings and skills expected of students
There are also "lesson plans" which provide the activity details and worksheets etc.
An example of a planing page
An example of a lesson plan which give details of the activities for the lesson and resources for the teacher to use.
Selected Pages
Oxygen dissociation curves
Oxygen dissociation curves show the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen but they are not easy to understand. This activity...
Gamete formation
A short review of mitosis, meiosis and cell differentiation begin this lesson which quickly moves on to outline the details...
Theoretical Genetics 1
In this lesson students will be shown the link between chromosomes and genetics. A powerpoint intro to allele and genotypes...
Three ways to choose a topic for the IA
Many student struggle to choose a topic for their IA investigation This page contains three activities which illustrate...
Seeds, flowering & phytochromes
How can a pigment change the behaviour of the cellsHint: Click to display some suggestionsThe pigment must be changed by...
Describing trends in IB graphs
Describing the data on a graph is a skill in Biology. Achieving the marks in an IB exam is more difficult that it looks....