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AQA (2) | Edexcel (12) | OCR Gateway (6) | Activity Resources (2) | Instructional (4) | Learning Resource (1) | Publications / Correspondence (1) |

AQA (Showing 2 of 2 available)

• UPD8: Obesity and Cancer
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  Research-based activities including teachers' notes demonstrating the link between obesity and disease such as cancer, from the UPD8 website.
  
  
• UPD8: Healthy Eating and Childhood Obesity
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  Topical issues surrounding healthy eating and the link to childhood obesity. Includes what is needed for a balanced diet and the effects of obesity on health. From the UPD8 website.
  
  

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Edexcel (Showing 12 of 12 available)

• SciDev: Biotechnology in Africa: Is Africa being bullied into using GM crops?
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  A report from SciDev about the multinational influence on Africa's use of biotechnology and genetically modified crops.
  
  
• SciDev: Biotechnology in Africa: Developing Types of Rice for Africa
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  A report from SciDev about the development of drought-resistant rice varieties for developing countries, specifically Africa.
  
  
• SciDev: Biotechnology in Africa: Genetically Modified Cotton Trials in Uganda
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  A report from SciDev about the trial of genetically modified insect-resistant cotton in Uganda.
  
  
• SciDev: Biotechnology in Africa: 'North African Draught-Resistant Barley'
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  A report from SciDev about the development of drought-resistant and salt-tolerant barley (an animal feed increasingly consumed by humans due to lack of other foods).
  
  
• BBSRC: Genetically Modified Wheat
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  Information and a set of questions exploring the ethical issues behind genetically modifying or engineering wheat. From the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
  
  
• BBSRC: Genetic Modification of Insect-Resistant Wheat
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  An unbiased report-writing exercise on the debate surrounding genetically modifying wheat to make it insect-resistant. From the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council website.
  
  
• World Politics Review: UN Policy on Biotechnology
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  A report on the UN's regulation of biotechnology, its impact on developing countries and their use of GM crops to alleviate food shortages. From the World Politics Review site.
  
  
• Is biotechnology in poor countries actually helping the people?
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  A report from SciDev with debate over whether genetically modified crops in poor or developing countries is helping to alleviate the world food shortage.
  
  
• Institute of Development Studies: Biotechnology and the Developing World
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  Reports into the use of biotechnology to alleviate problems of food shortage and crop loss in developing countries. From the Institute of Development Studies.
  
  
• UPD8: Obesity and Cancer
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  Research-based activities including teachers' notes demonstrating the link between obesity and disease such as cancer, from the UPD8 website.
  
  
• UPD8: Healthy Eating and Childhood Obesity
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  Topical issues surrounding healthy eating and the link to childhood obesity. Includes what is needed for a balanced diet and the effects of obesity on health. From the UPD8 website.
  
  
• How Stuff Works: 'Food and Drink - What is carrageenan?'
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  Webpage from the 'How Stuff Works' series describing what carrageenan actually is.
  
  

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OCR Gateway (Showing 6 of 6 available)

• UPD8: Healthy Eating and Childhood Obesity
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  Topical issues surrounding healthy eating and the link to childhood obesity. Includes what is needed for a balanced diet and the effects of obesity on health. From the UPD8 website.
  
  
• UPD8: Obesity and Cancer
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  Research-based activities including teachers' notes demonstrating the link between obesity and disease such as cancer, from the UPD8 website.
  
  
• SciDev: Biotechnology in Africa: 'North African Draught-Resistant Barley'
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  A report from SciDev about the development of drought-resistant and salt-tolerant barley (an animal feed increasingly consumed by humans due to lack of other foods).
  
  
• SciDev: Biotechnology in Africa: Developing Types of Rice for Africa
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  A report from SciDev about the development of drought-resistant rice varieties for developing countries, specifically Africa.
  
  
• BBC GCSE Bitesize: Sustainable development
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  BBC Bitesize webpage about sustainable farming, intensive and organic farming, horticulture and aquaculture.
  
  
• How Stuff Works: Food preservation techniques
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  Website offering information about common techniques used for food preservation.
  
  

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Activity Resources (Showing 2 of 2 available)

• The Grain Chain
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  A case study in farming wheat.
  
  
• Open Farm Sunday: annual event organised by LEAF
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  Webpage with information on the annual Open Farm Sundays organised by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming). Opportunities to visit working farms to find out what they do.
  
  

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Instructional (Showing 3 of 4 available)

• Food Standards Agency: safe food and healthy eating for all
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  Homepage of the Food Standards Agency with links to a wide range of factsheets and resources on nutrition and food hygiene and links to other sources.
  
  
• Eatwell: Healthy Diet
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  A website from the Food Standards Agency with links to sections on healthy eating, diet related to age, health issues, food safety, food labels and interactive games, calculators and quizzes.
  
  
• Compassion in World Farming
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  CIWF produces a range of educational resources, which are available either free or competitively priced. These include videos, teaching activities and packs, information booklets, web-based software a...
  
  

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Learning Resource (Showing 1 of 1 available)

• Microbiology Lesson Resources
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  Lesson resources for individuals teaching and learning about microbiology in schools and colleges can be found on this site.
  
  

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Publications / Correspondence (Showing 1 of 1 available)

• Teaching Triple Science: GCSE biology
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  This is a subject-specific publication to support teachers in the delivery of Triple Science GCSE. It focusses on teaching and learning in GCSE biology and particularly on the content within physics e...
  
  

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