Year 8
Homework for September: Investigate one species of organism and present an interesting poster or model about it.
Include:
- A picture or photo(s)
- What it eats, and what eats it
- Where it lives
- How it reproduces
- Its latin names, and as much classification as you can include
- Interesting facts
Cells Tissues and Organs
Zoom in and find out how small cells are!
Below are some examples of specialised cells:
Robert Hooke - genius scientist and discoverer of cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - early microscopist and cell pioneer
How big is a....? - magnifying tiny things!
Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems
Video about Anton van Leeuwenhoeke
BBC revision page about specialised cells
BBC Animation about Cells-->Tissues-->Organs-->Systems
Breathing and Smoking...
Click on the icon to see Mr.B's smoking and breathing playlist
BREATHING PRESSURE AND VOLUME2
TOBACCO COMPANIES EARN $ 35,000,000,000 usd PER YEAR PROFIT.
6 MILLION DIE EACH YEAR
E-CIGARETTES PRODUCE FORMALDEHYDE, MORE CARCINOGENIC THAN TOBACCO
All the effects of tobacco on the body - scary!
The test for starch - and an experiment. Two questions:
1. what is the purpose of the experiment?
2. what mistake did they make in the procedure for the test for starch?
