Human Biology and Behaviour

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AQA (40) | Edexcel (12) | External Publication (6) | Guidance (12) | Image and Diagram (2) | Learning Activity (18) | OCR (82) | Practical Activity (3) | Promotional Material (3) |

AQA (Showing 1 of 40 available)

•   BBC GCSE BiteSize - HomeostasisWeb link
  BBC online resource for learners and teachers about the basics of homeostasis - covering thermo-, osmo- and gluco- regulation.
  

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Edexcel (Showing 1 of 12 available)

•   Nobel Prize: Pavlov's dogs game Web link
  Online game from NobelPrize.org - 'can you make the dog drool on command?' Pavlov's experiment on how animals can be trained to respond to salivate to a particular stimulus.
  

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External Publication (Showing 5 of 6 available)

•   BBC News: HealthWeb link
  The BBC News webpage devoted to topical health topics. Daily updates, with links to articles, views, analysis, video clips and audio files. Also includes search engine for the news archive.
  
•   Bionews: daily news and comment on genetics and human reproduction issuesWeb link
  Daily news and commentaries from the Progress Educational Trust on assisted reproduction, embryo research and human genetics, including discussion of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), genetic testing and ...
  
•   Stem Cell Research: The Ethics of Genetics - Guardian newspaper Special ReportWeb link
  Guardian newspaper website article on stem rearch summarising international, scientific and ethical issues arising from the current controversy. With links to articles in the Ethics of Genetics series...
  
•   Stroke: treatment with stem cellsWeb link
  American website from the X-cell Center at the Institute of Regenerative Medicine, making dramatic claims for case studies of successful treatment of strokes using stem cell therapy.
  
•   ProLife homepageWeb link
  The ProLife Alliance website promoting the right to life of all human beings, from conception to natural death. Expresses views on abortion, stem cell research, euthanasia and allied topics.
  

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Guidance (Showing 9 of 12 available)

•   Cellpedia: glossary of medical termsWeb link
  Medical terms explained by the Centre of the Cell team. An extensive glossary of words that appear in medical litearture, the news and TV programmes.
  
•   Food Standards Agency: safe food and healthy eating for allWeb link
  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 DietWeb link
  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.
  
•   Hormones and their EffectWeb link
  Interactive web site covering the human enocrine system and plant hormones.
  
•   Human Immune System: IntroductionWeb link
  Interactive website covering the immune system, vaccines and drugs.
  
•   Skin Structure & FunctionWeb link
  Interactive website covering the structure and function of our skin, the causes and effects of damage to it.
  
•   Assisted Conception Unit: Guys and St Thomas' HospitalWeb link
  Webpage of Guys and St Thomas' Hospital Assisted Conception Unit. Links to explanations and flowcharts of fertility treatments and health issues in the news.
  
•   Biobank project finally underway: article from The Scientist MagazineWeb link
  American perspective of the UK Biobank project from The Scientist Magazine. Summarises the project and associated issues and includes links to articles on other websites.
  
•   BIOME: gateway to resources for health and life sciencesWeb link
  LSN webpage with a JISC search window and summarising and linking to the JISC BIOME gateway to health and life sciences resources. BIOME also hosts Wellcome Trust gateways for history of medicine, bio...
  

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Image and Diagram (Showing 2 of 2 available)

•   Cell division and cancerWeb link
  An interactive website explaining the processes of cell division and the results of uncontrolled division.
  
•   Heart and CirculationWeb link
  Interactive web site covering the cardiovascular system, the causes the effects of defects
  

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Learning Activity (Showing 7 of 18 available)

•   Human Immune System: electronic resource on pathogens, the immune system, vaccinations and antibioticsWeb link
  Webpage on the ABPI site (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) with 11 pages of information on human pathogens and how they can be combatted. Interactive features include a glossary, qu...
  
•   ABPI Schools: Science teaching resourcesWeb link
  Webpage from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) with links to a wealth of resources supporting biological topics, including breathing and asthma, cell division and cancer, d...
  
•   Centre of the Cell: Science Centre at QMULWeb link
  Interactive resource from the Centre of the Cell science centre with facts, pictures, games and films inspired by the ongoing work of more than 60 leading scientists and doctors at Queen Mary, Univers...
  
•   Heart and CirculationWeb link
  Interactive web site covering the cardiovascular system, the causes the effects of defects
  
•   Hormones and their EffectWeb link
  Interactive web site covering the human enocrine system and plant hormones.
  
•   Human Immune System: IntroductionWeb link
  Interactive website covering the immune system, vaccines and drugs.
  
•   Cell division and cancerWeb link
  An interactive website explaining the processes of cell division and the results of uncontrolled division.
  

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OCR (Showing 1 of 82 available)

•   ABPI: Human heart and circulationWeb link
  ABPI online resource with animations, video footages and interactive quizzes detailing the human heart and the circulatory system. Includes blood pressure, heart structure and heart disease.
  

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Practical Activity (Showing 3 of 3 available)

•   Neuroscience for kids: Outside games to teach nervous transmissionWeb link
  Practical investigations in the form of games involving physical activities to teach the principles of nervous transmission, including synapses, saltatory conduction and the all or none law. Links to ...
  
•   Neuroscience for kids: ReflexesWeb link
  Practical investigations of human reflexes with a distance versus time chart for the ruler drop method for reaction times. A webpage from the University of Washington K12 website, by Dr Eric Chudler.
  
•   Modelling the Nervous SystemWeb link
  Modelling activities to teach the structure and properties of the nervous system, including neurones, synapses, saltatory conduction and the all or none law. Links to related theory pages. A webpage f...
  

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Promotional Material (Showing 2 of 3 available)

•   Cancer news: the podcast from Cancer Research UKWeb link
  Monthly podcasts from Cancer Research UK. Each is around fifteen minutes long and is designed to appeal to all ages. May be downloaded to a portable mp3 player, or listened to directly by clicking on ...
  
•   Society for the Protection of Unborn ChildrenWeb link
  Website of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children with links to articles and leaflets on bioethical issues setting out the pro-life case on topics such as abortion, euthanasia, assisted rep...
  

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