This FREE PowerPoint presentation has everything you need to teach A1.1 Water Standard Level in the new IB Diploma Biology course, first assessment 2025, which is first taught in 2023. Why spend hours preparing lessons when you can purchase this complete SL resource and be instantly ready? Important: All of the content in this presentation is included in my complete A1.1 Water resource, which also includes the Additional Higher Level Content. This presentation does not include the AHL only content. Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this IB Bio Topic slideshow includes all the Standard Level content from the IB Guide. This 38-slide PowerPoint Presentation can be used both in-person and for online learning, added to your Google Classroom, or opened with Google Slides. Save yourself time - don’t recreate the wheel. Ready to use as-is with no effort needed from you! All my resources are informed by over two decades of IB DP Bio teaching experience, so you can be sure you are getting a quality resource with everything you need to teach the IB DP Biology content. Features: 38 Editable Slides Multimedia links such as videos and articles Highly visual, with clear definitions (helpful for EAL/ESL students) Clear bullet points (not too much text on each slide), images and examples IB Command terms for tasks (state, discuss, explain, etc). Student tasks Official IB content statements and linking questions Key terms Easy to use, and organised to be used as-is Please visit my TES store for other IB Diploma Biology (First Exams 2025) Resources. Also suitable for other curriculum programs - any kind of High School Biology course that focuses on scientific inquiry, such as AP Biology or Honors Biology.

This set of 3 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the WATER topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP Biology A1.1 Water unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: SL and HL Key Terms Lists Three Crosswords (2 SL and 1 AHL) Answer Keys for each crossword Key Terms Included: Hydrogen Bond Covalent Bond Cohesion Adhesion Solvent Metabolism Xylem Surface Tension Thermal Conductivity Specific Heat Capacity Capillary Action Hydrophobic Hydrophilic Buoyancy Viscosity Apoplast Pathway Extraplanetary Exoplanet Asteroid Extraterrestrial Goldilocks Zone Comet Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology.

Students need a good understanding of the IB command terms in order to answer IB Diploma Science exam questions successfully. Created by an IB Diploma Biology Assistant Examiner. You can help your students understand the IB Command terms using this crossword puzzle, and it allows you to determine how well your students understand the command terms. All of the IBDP Group 4 Sciences use the same set of command terms, so this crossword puzzle can also be used in Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies, and Sports, Exercise and Health Science.

This set of 3 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Diversity of Organisms topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP Biology A3.1Diversity of Organisms unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: SL and HL Key Terms Lists Three Crosswords (2 SL and 1 AHL) Answer Keys for each crossword **Key Terms Included: ** Variation Population Taxonomy Morphology Species Binomial Nomenclature Speciation Diploid Karyotype Karyogram Homologous Chromosomes Genome Polymorphism Genomics Autosomes Sex Chromosomes Telomere Asexual Reproduction Horizontal Gene Transfer DNA Barcodes Biodiversity Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology. As an IBDP Assistant Examiner with 27 years experience teaching IB Diploma Biology and IB MYP Science, I have created multiple resources: Standard Level and Higher Level IB Biology lessons and presentations, required practicals, as well as entire units and unit plans and bundles/megabundles for the entire DP Bio course.

This set of 3 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Higher Level Viruses topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP HL Biology A3.2 Viruses unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: HL Key Terms Lists Three Crosswords Answer Keys for each crossword **Key Terms Included: ** Virus Capsid Bacteriophage Lytic Cycle Lysis Metabolism Lysogenic Cycle Prophage Lysogen Parasite Obligate Parasite Convergent Evolution Antibodies Antigens Immunity Mutation Antigenic Drift Antigenic Shift Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology. As an IBDP Assistant Examiner with 27 years experience teaching IB Diploma Biology and IB MYP Science, I have created multiple resources: Standard Level and Higher Level IB Biology lessons and presentations, required practicals, as well as entire units and unit plans and bundles/megabundles for the entire DP Bio course.

This set of 5 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Evolution and Speciation topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP Biology A3.1 Evolution and Speciation unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: SL and HL Key Terms Lists Five Crosswords (2 SL and 3 AHL) Answer Keys for each crossword Key Terms Included: Evolution Theory Homologous Structures Selective Breeding Common Ancestor Pentadactyl Limb Population Analogous Structures Speciation Species Extinction Reproductive Isolation Geographical Isolation Sympatric Speciation Allopatric Speciation Behavioral Isolation Temporal Isolation Biodiversity Niche Adaptive Radiation Divergent Evolution Hybridization Hybrid Prezygotic Barriers Postzygotic Barriers Sterile Hybrid Inviability Hybrid Infertility Hybrid Breakdown Polyploid Triploid Tetraploid Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology.

This set of 4 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Conservation of Biodiversity topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP Biology A4.2 Conservation of Biodiversity unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: Terms Lists Four Crosswords Answer Keys for each crossword **Key Terms Included: ** Biodiversity Ecosystem Diversity Species Diversity Genetic Diversity Species Extinction Anthropogenic Habitat Pollution Overexploitation Invasive Species Climate Change Ecosystem Deforestation Agriculture Richness Evenness Simpson’s Diversity Index Citizen Scientists Urbanization In-Situ Conservation Ex-Situ Conservation Globally Endangered Evolutionarily Distinct Seed Bank Rewilding Nature Reserve Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology.

This set of 3 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Higher Level Classification and Cladistics topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP HL Biology A3.2 Classification and Cladistics unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: HL Key Terms Lists Three Crosswords Answer Keys for each crossword **Key Terms Included: ** Taxonomy Taxon Clade Cladistics Cladogram Root (of a cladogram) Node (of a cladogram) Terminal Branch (of a cladogram) Evolution Morphology Molecular Clock Parsimony Analysis Common Ancestor Domain Archaea Eubacteria Eukarya Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology.

This set of 7 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Origin of Cells topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP HL and SL Biology A2.2 Cell Structure unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: HL Key Terms Lists Seven Crosswords (6SL and 1 HL) Answer Keys for each crossword Key Terms Included: Cell Microscope Magnification Resolution Electron Microscope DNA Cytoplasm Plasma Membrane Nucleoid Region Prokaryote Eukaryote Metabolism Ribosome Nucleus Chromosome Sister Chromatid Histone Protein Organelle Mitochondrion Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Golgi Apparatus Vacuole Lysosome Cytoskeleton Unicellular Multicellular Homeostasis Nutrition Movement Growth Response to Stimuli Reproduction Plastids Chloroplast Centrioles Hyphae Aseptate Cell Wall Microvilli Sap vacuole Flagellum Cilia Cellulose Peptidoglycan Pilus Endosymbiosis Theory Symbiosis Cell Differentiation Stem Cells Meristematic Tissue Gene Expression Specialized Cells Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology. As an IBDP Assistant Examiner with 27 years experience teaching IB Diploma Biology and IB MYP Science, I have created multiple resources: Standard Level and Higher Level IB Biology lessons and presentations, required practicals, as well as entire units and unit plans and bundles/megabundles for the entire DP Bio course.

This set of 2 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the Higher Level Origin of Cells topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP HL Biology A2.1 Origin of Cells unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: HL Key Terms Lists Two Crosswords Answer Keys for each crossword **Key Terms Included: ** Prebiotic Organic Compound Inorganic Compound Spontaneous Generation LUCA Domains Eubacteria Eukarya Archaea Evolution Amphipathic Hydrophilic Hydrophobic Vesicle Ribozyme Hydrothermal Vent Thermophiles Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology. As an IBDP Assistant Examiner with 27 years experience teaching IB Diploma Biology and IB MYP Science, I have created multiple resources: Standard Level and Higher Level IB Biology lessons and presentations, required practicals, as well as entire units and unit plans and bundles/megabundles for the entire DP Bio course.

This set of 3 Key Terms crosswords allows you to quickly revise the vocabulary for the NUCLEIC ACIDS topic or assess how well your students understand the key terms from the IBDP Biology A1.2 Nucleic Acids unit. It’s perfect for a quick pre-assessment, post-assessment, or a fun, no-prep revision activity. Features: SL and HL Key Terms Lists Three Crosswords (2 SL and 1 AHL) Answer Keys for each crossword Key Terms Included: Genetics DNA RNA Nucleotides Phosphate Deoxyribose Ribose Nitrogen Base Genetic Code Condensation Reaction Metabolism Complementary Base Pairs Polymer Polynucleotides Antiparallel DNA Replication Gene Expression Virus Homeostasis Purines Nucleosome Histones Tetranucleotide Hypothesis Induction Pyrimidines Chargaff’s Rule Radioisotopes Falsification Also suitable for other curriculum programs - High School Biology, AP Biology Honors Biology, or A Level Biology.

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this Guided Experiment / Lab Guide includes everything you and your students need for completing the IB Required Practical 5: Mesocosms (Setting up sealed mesocosms to try to establish sustainability). IBDP Biology Teachers can use this Guided Investigation to support students as they: Organise the equipment and materials needed to set up a sustainable plant mesocosm. Set up a mesocosm (sustainable environment / terrarium) Monitor and record the development of the mesocosm over time. I usually have students set up their mesocosms at the beginning of the school year so that they can observe and record changes in the plant growth throughout the year. This is an ideal back to school activity for DP2. Also suitable for other curriculum programs - any kind of High School Biology course that focuses on scientific inquiry, such as AP Biology or Honors Biology. Skill (from IB Biology Guide): Setting up sealed mesocosms to try to establish sustainability This Guided Scientific Investigation has everything you need to prepare your IB SL and HL students to be ready to answer the many mesocosm questions on the IBDP Biology Examination. Features: Key Terms Complete materials list and procedure Links to articles, videos and alternative methods Link to relevant IB policy Clear subheadings and sections Bullet Points for clarity Tips for success based on classroom experience Printable Ready to use List of related IB Exam question numbers from past papers Save yourself time - don’t recreate the wheel. Ready to use as-is with no effort needed from you, other than lab prep! All my resources are informed by my more than two decades experience teaching IB DP Bio, so you can be sure you are getting the right information.

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this Guided Experiment / Lab Guide includes everything you and your students need for completing the IB Required Practical 4: Chromatography (Separation of photosynthetic pigments by chromatograph). IBDP Biology Teachers can use this Guided Investigation to support students as they: Organise the equipment and materials needed to separate plant photosynthetic pigments. Conduct a plant chromatography experiment to produce a chromatogram. Use their chromatogram to calculate the retardation factor for each pigment (Rf). Use the calculated Rf factor and the included table to identify the pigments in the leaves of the plant. Also suitable for other curriculum programs - any kind of High School Biology course that focuses on scientific inquiry, such as AP Biology or Honors Biology. Skill (from IB Biology Guide): Separation of photosynthetic pigments by chromatograph. This Guided Lab Investigation has everything you need to prepare your IB SL and HL students to be ready to answer the many plant chromatography questions on the IBDP Biology Examination. Features: Key Terms Clear subheadings and sections Bullet Points for clarity Printable Ready to use List of related IB Exam question numbers from past papers Rf formula and explanation of how to use Clear diagrams showing experiment set-up Data table for student use Save yourself time - don’t recreate the wheel. Ready to use as-is with no effort needed from you, other than lab prep! All my resources are informed by my more than two decades experience teaching IB DP Bio, so you can be sure you are getting the right information.

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this complete IB Biology lesson slideshow has everything you need to teach IBDP Biology Skill: “Use of a database to determine differences in the base sequence of a gene in two species” to your HL and SL IB Diploma students. This skill is a requirement for Topic 3.1 Genes of Topic 3 Genetics. This 21-slide Google Slides Presentation can be used both in-person and for online learning, added to your Google Classroom, or downloaded as a PowerPoint presentation. Save yourself time - don’t recreate the wheel. Ready to use as-is with no effort needed from you! All my resources are informed by over two decades of IB DP Bio teaching experience, so you can be sure you are getting a quality resource with everything you need to teach the IB DP Biology content. Features: 21 Slides Links to the free GenBank and Blast technologies Highly visual helpful for EAL/ESL students) Step-by-Step Guide to using the GenBank database Step-by-Step Guide to comparing gene sequences using Blast technology Easy to use, and organised to be used as-is Also suitable for other curriculum programs - any kind of High School Biology course that focuses on scientific inquiry, such as AP Biology or Honors Biology.

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this 7-page Guided Practice with microscopes and magnification provides full instructions for completing the IB Required Practical 1 (Using Microscopes, and Magnification Calculations). Includes sample problems to prepare your students for IB Biology Exams. IBDP Biology Teachers can use this Guided Practice to support DP Bio SL and HL students as they: Prepare and view microscope slides of onion cells and human cheek cells (i.e. plant and animal cells). Solve magnification calculations using the included images with scale bars and rulers, the magnification formula, and the step-by-step problem-solving process. Skills (from IB Biology Guide): Use of a light microscope to investigate the structure of cells and tissues, with drawing of cells. Calculation of the magnification of drawings, and the actual size of structures and ultrastructures shown in drawings or micrographs. This Guided Practice has everything you need to prepare your students to be ready to answer the many magnification questions on IBDP Biology Examinations. This would also be suitable for any other High School Biology curriculum with a focus on scientific investigation, such as AP Biology or Honors Biology. Features: Key Terms Links to helpful videos Clear subheadings and sections Bullet Points for clarity Printable Ready to use Five Practice Questions with guided steps Useful unit conversions Clear illustrations with rulers and scale bars Complete Answer Key

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this 10-page Lab Guide provides full instructions for completing the IB Required Practical 6 (Ventilation Experiment), with everything students need to practice the skills required for writing their Internal Assessment (IB Biology IA). IBDP Biology teachers can use this ventilation experiment guide to assign their SL and HL students the IB Diploma required practical, as it guides students through the laboratory experiment and the writing of a scientific investigation (lab report) which meets the IB Assessment Criteria: Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication. This required practical is part of IB Bio Topic 6: Human Physiology, Subtopic 6.4: Gas Exchange. Skill: Monitoring of ventilation in humans at rest and after mild and vigorous exercise. This experiment guide has everything you need for your students to be successful completing this practice IA. No other resources are required (other than laboratory materials and equipment). This would also be suitable for any other High School Biology curriculum with a focus on scientific investigation and experiment lab report writing, such as Honors Biology or AP Biology. Features: Links to IB Assessment Criteria and Rubrics Links to relevant IB policies Key Terms Organised with clear subheadings (using IB Assessment Criteria) Easy to Follow Tips for success with IB Biology Internal Assessment Bullet Points for clarity Sample data tables Clear Instructions for writing a lab report (scientific investigation) List of related IB Exam question numbers from past papers Save yourself time - don’t recreate the wheel. Ready to use as-is with no effort needed from you, other than lab prep! All my resources are informed by my more than two decades experience teaching IB DP Bio, so you can be sure you are getting the right information.

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this 14-page Lab Guide provides full instructions for completing the IB Required Practical 7 (Transpiration Experiment), with everything students need to complete the experiment, write their lab report, and to practice the skills required for writing their Internal Assessment (IB Biology Higher Level IA). IBDP HL Biology teachers can use this transpiration experiment guide to assign their HL students the IB Diploma required practical, as it guides students through the laboratory experiment and the writing of a scientific investigation (lab report) which meets the IB DP Assessment Criteria: Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication. This required practical is part of IB HL Bio Topic 9: Plant Science, Subtopic 6.4: Transport in the Xylem of Plants. Skill: Measurement of transpiration rates using potometers. This experiment guide has everything you need for your students to be successful completing this practice IB Internal Assessment (IA). No other resources are required (other than laboratory materials and equipment). This would also be suitable for any other High School Biology curriculum with a focus on scientific investigation and experiment lab report writing, such as Honors Biology or AP Biology. Features: Links to IB Assessment Criteria and Rubrics Key Terms Organised with clear subheadings (using IB Assessment Criteria) Easy to Follow Set-up suggestions based on IB Bio classroom experience Tips for success with IB Biology Internal Assessment Bullet Points for clarity Sample data tables Clear Instructions for writing a lab report (scientific investigation) List of related IB Exam question numbers from past papers Save yourself time - don’t recreate the wheel. Ready to use as-is with no effort needed from you, other than lab prep! All my resources are informed by my more than two decades experience teaching IB DP Bio, so you can be sure you are getting the right information.

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this 8-page Lab Guide provides full instructions for completing the IB Required Practical 2 (Osmolarity Experiment), with everything students need to the practice skills required for writing their Internal Assessment (IA). IBDP Biology Teachers can use this experiment guide to assign their students the IB required practical, as it guides students through the laboratory experiment and the writing of a scientific investigation (lab report) which meets the IB Assessment Criteria: Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication. Skill: Estimation of osmolarity in tissues by bathing samples in hypotonic and hypertonic solutions. This document has everything you need for your students to be successful in their IA. No other resources are required (other than laboratory materials and equipment). This would also be suitable for any other High School Biology curriculum with a focus on scientific investigation. Features: Links to IB Assessment Criteria and Rubrics Key Terms Organised with clear subheadings (using IB Assessment Criteria) Easy to Follow Tips for success with IB Biology Internal Assessment Bullet Points for clarity Sample data tables Clear Instructions for writing a lab report (scientific investigation)

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this 12-page Lab Guide provides full instructions for completing the IB Required Practical 3 (Enzyme Experiment), with everything students need to the practice skills required for writing their Internal Assessment (IA). IBDP Biology teachers can use this enzyme experiment guide to assign their SL and HL students the IB required practical, as it guides students through the laboratory experiment and the writing of a scientific investigation (lab report) which meets the IB Assessment Criteria: Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication. Skill: Experimental investigation of a factor affecting enzyme activity. This experiment guide has everything you need for your students to be successful in their IA. No other resources are required (other than laboratory materials and equipment). This would also be suitable for any other High School Biology curriculum with a focus on scientific investigation, such as Honors Biology or AP Biology. Features: Links to IB Assessment Criteria and Rubrics Key Terms Organised with clear subheadings (using IB Assessment Criteria) Easy to Follow Tips for success with IB Biology Internal Assessment Bullet Points for clarity Sample data tables Clear Instructions for writing a lab report (scientific investigation)

Created by an IB Assistant Examiner, this 32-slide presentation is a complete IB Diploma Biology lesson resource that has everything you need to teach the first subtopic of IB Biology Topic 1: Cell Biology (1.1 Introduction to Cells). Start your IB Bio course with all the information students need, presented in an engaging, organised way. This Google Slides Presentation can be used both in-person and online/virtually, added to your Google Classroom, or downloaded as a PowerPoint. Features: 32 Slides Multimedia links such as videos and songs. Clear bullet points (not too much text on each slide) Use of humor Links to articles for further reading Use of IB Command terms for tasks (state, discuss, explain, etc). Discussion points Review slides Accompanying FREE Google Doc worksheet This is also suitable for other curriculum programs - any kind of High School Biology course that focuses on scientific inquiry, such as AP Biology or Honors Biology.