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Are you looking for ideas to make your science teaching come alive? Full of suggestions for exciting and practical activities to engage children, Practical Science 11-16 explains the science behind the experiments and shows you where it links to the national curricula in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The book covers the three sciences: chemistry, biology and physics. It contains detailed subject knowledge to ensure you grasp key concepts, and there are lots of useful diagrams to help illustrate key points.Experiments include:extracting DNA from a kiwi fruitcapturing rainbowsthe chromatography of sweetsremoving iron from cornflakesa plate tectonic jigsaw
Human Reproduction and Genetics
Human Reproduction and Genetics
This Chapter Covers:
- ovulation, fertilization and implantation
- the zygote, embryo and foetus
- the menstrual cycle
- the role of the placenta and birth
- DNA structure and extraction
- variation, inheritance and basic genetics.
Test Your Own Knowledge
Before reading the material in this chapter test your current knowledge with the following questions:
- What is ovulation and why does it occur?
- What does the word gamete mean?
- Put the following in order of size: chromosome, DNA, gene, cell and nucleus.
- What do the words zygote, embryo and foetus mean?
- How is sex inherited?
Human Reproduction
Although it is not strictly essential for many current specifications, it is useful for students to familiarize themselves with the gross structure of the male and female reproductive systems. Without this the ideas surrounding the ...
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