Food webs for land-based, salt water and fesh water ecology.

This group of resources contains all you need for a lesson or set of lessons on food webs; presentation, activities sheet with multiple activities, information fact file and assessment. The presentation is suitable for KS3 looking at food webs. The presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Presentation Learning Objective(s): Identify how matter flows through food webs. Identify how energy flows through food webs. Main Skills: Extract information, interpret diagrams, demonstrate understanding and apply knowledge. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 18 slides covering: • Interconnected Food Chains • Food Webs • Interrelationships • Food Chain and Food Web Stability • Energy Flow and Food Webs • The Recycling of Energy • The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming ****************************** Activity Learning Objective(s): Describe producer/consumer, predator/prey and parasite/host relationships in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Main Skills: Research, extract information, interpret written text, apply knowledge and present information. Duration: Approximately 45 mins The Activities Sheet provides a range of activities for students to enhance their knowledge of food webs by putting it into practice. The activities cover: • Terrestrial Ecosystem Food Web • Marine Ecosystem Food Web • Fresh Water Ecosystem Food Web • Food Web Research ****************************** Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation. The Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to the activities and questions in the assessment.

Hydraulic/Pneumatic poster with symbols for... * Basic components (Accumulators, reservoirs and filters) * Valves (Check Control, Gate, Flow Control, Adjustable Flow Control, Pressure Relief, Shuttle) * Cylinders (Single Acting, S/A - Return Spring, Double Acting, D/A - Adjustable Cushion and D/A - Double Ended) * Controls (Push Bitton, Lever, Foot Pedal, Solenoid, Pilot Operation) * Directional Control Valves (2 Port-2 Position, 3 Port-2 Position,4 Port-2 Position, 4 Port-3 Position) * Pumps/Motors/Instruments (Fixed Displacement , Flow Meter)

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at scientific theories. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the difference between hypotheses and theories. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 23 slides covering: • From Hypothesis to Theory • Development of Scientific Theories • Example 1: Cold Fusion • Example 2: The Expanding Universe

This poster represents a mixed collection of images of different life forms. It can be used for a large number of different classroom activities. e.g. Find the names of the living things in the poster. Connect the pictures to form food webs. Select all the creatures that live in fresh water. Select all the animals that are native to Africa. Find all the predators on the poster.

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at bones. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore bone characteristics. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 19 slides covering: • The Skeleton • Bone Types • Bone Structure • Bones with Bone Marrow • Compact Bone • Osteons • Spongy Bone • Bone Matrix • Bone Cells • Adapting Bone

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the excretory system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate major diseases affecting the excretory system. Investigate how scientific, medical, and technological advances impact diseases of the excretory system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 28 slides covering: • Urinary Tract • Urinary Tract Infections • Lower Urinary Tract Infections • Upper Urinary Tract Infections • Kidney Infections • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) • Kidney Failure (Renal Failure) • Dialysis • Transplant • Nephritis • Kidney Stones • Treatment of Kidney Stones • Cancer of the Kidney • Keeping Your Kidneys Healthy

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the human respiratory system. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the structure and function of different components of the human respiratory system. Explore the different volumes and capacities within human lungs. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 60 mins 48 slides covering: • Gas Exchange • Gas Exchange in Animals • Gas Exchange in Humans • Ventilation System Structure • Inspiration • Expiration • Lung Structure • Alveoli Structure • The Ventilation Cycle • Air Used in Gas Exchange • Lung Capacity

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the endocrine system. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the function of the endocrine system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 34 slides covering: • The Endocrine System • Endocrine Glands • Hormones • The Hypothalamus • The Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland • The Posterior Pituitary • The Anterior Pituitary • The Parathyroid Gland • The Thyroid Gland • The Adrenal Gland • The Pancreas • The Testes • The Ovaries • The Pineal Gland

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the integumentary system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate major diseases affecting the integumentary system. Investigate how scientific, medical and technological advances have impacted diseases of the integumentary system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 31 slides covering: • Eczema • Acne • Degrees of Acne • Treatments of Acne • Vitiligo • Treatment of Vitiligo • Skin Cancer • Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer • Melanoma Skin Cancer • Preventing and Treating Skin Cancer • Alopecia • Treatment of Alopecia

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the integumentary system. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate the components that make up the integumentary system. Investigate the function of the integumentary system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 27 slides covering: • The Skin • The Structure of the Skin • The Epidermis • The Layers of the Epidermis • Keratin • The Cells of the Stratum Corneum • The Dermis • Subcutaneous Layer • Hair • Nails • The Functions of the Integumentary System • The Dermis and Thermoregulation • Sweating • Functions of Hair and Nails

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the circulatory system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore major diseases affecting the circulatory system. Explore scientific, medical, and technological advances that help prevent and treat diseases of the circulatory system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 22 slides covering: • Arteries • Coronary Heart Disease • Heart Attack • Stroke • Hypertension • Prevention of Circulatory System Diseases • Treatments of Circulatory System Disease

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the endocrine system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore diseases of the endocrine system and investigate their prevention and treatment. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 21 slides covering: • Endocrine Disorders • Causes of Endocrine Disorders • Tumours • Inborn or Genetic Errors • Genetic Errors • Diet Deficiency • Autoimmune Disease • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 • Medical Advances

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the digestive system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate major diseases affecting the digestive system. Investigate scientific, medical, and technological advances that help prevent diseases of the digestive system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 27 slides covering: • Infections • Autoimmune Disorders • Crohn’s Disease • Ulcerative Colitis • Celiac Disease • Polyps • Cancer • Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer • Colorectal Cancer • Causes and Risk Factors • Treating Colorectal Cancer • Non-invasive Tools of Diagnosis

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the human circulatory system. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the structure of the human circulatory system. Explore the function of components of the human circulatory system. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 60 mins 50 slides covering: • Circulatory System Structure • The Structure of the Human Heart • The Cardiac Cycle • The Cardiac Cycle: Atrial Diastole • The Cardiac Cycle: Atrial Systole • The Cardiac Cycle: Ventricular Systole • The Cardiac Cycle: Ventricular Diastole • Pulse Pressure • Control of the Heartbeat • Changes in the Heart During a Beat • Chemical Control of the Heart Beat • Nervous Control of the Heart Beat • Blood Pressure and Circulation Control

A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at decalcified and calcined bones. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore properties of decalcified bones. Explore properties of calcined bones. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 20 mins 16 slides covering: • Experimenting with Bones • Decalcified Bendy Bones • Calcined Brittle Bones • Comparing Bones

A presentation suitable for KS5 looking at plant growth. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the different ways that plants respond to stimuli. Investigate plant growth. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 60 mins 43 slides covering: • Tropisms • Plant Growth Substances • Plant Growth Substances Versus Hormones • Categories of Plant Growth Substances • Auxins • Went’s Experiment • Auxin and Cell Elongation • Removing the Apical Meristem • Synthetic Auxins • Positive Geotropism • The Role of Auxins in Positive Geotropism • Using a Clinostat • Gibberellins • Cytokinins • Abscisic Acid • ABA and Plant Stress • ABA and Cold Hardening • Ethene

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at response in plants. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore common stimuli in plants. Explore how plants respond to stimuli. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 29 slides covering: • Survival, Stimuli and Surroundings • Stimuli and Plant Movement • Stimuli • Tropisms • Phototropism • Hydrotropism • Geotropism • Chemotropism • Nastic Responses • Thrigmotropism • Venus Fly Trap • Mimosa

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at transport systems in plants. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore transport systems in plants. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 24 slides covering: • Vascular Tissue • Roots • Xylem • Tracheids • Vessel Elements • The Phloem • Leaves • Movement of Water • Movement of Sugars

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at ecological pyramids. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Identify how ecological pyramids show the amount of organisms, biomass or energy in each trophic level of a food chain. Main Skills: Interpret written text. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 27 slides covering: • The Origin of Energy • Solar Energy and Producers • Ecological Pyramids • Number Pyramids • Biomass Pyramids • Energy Pyramids Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation. The Assessment Sheet Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to questions in the assessment.