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Many different resources on adaptation, biodiversity and habitat loss, invasive species, variation and classification. Video clips, photos, teachers notes, worksheets, games. Covers plants and animals.
OPAL surveys and activities in your area, identification guides and Kids Zone with activities and quizes. Survey you can join, such as earthworms, bugs, trees.
Great selection of keys to help students identify fungi out in the field.
A fact sheet about Carl Linnaeus made by the Linnean Society to explain his achievements including how to identify and classify different organisms.
A factsheet about Alfred Russel Wallace on his expeditions and developing a theory of evolution.
Bitesize revision of the unit leading to a self test.
Thousands of video clips ideal for researching different animals. Pupils can investigate habitats, diet, body shape, distributions etc for project/poster work.
An excellent site with lots of information, pictures and videos of different vertebrates.
Flash interactive based on sexual practices of a range of different organisms.
A role play game that helps pupils understand the relationship between fungi and trees and the cycling of nutrients.
Free posters from the Linnean Society to download (or order printed copies) on biodiversity, conservation, classification and evolution.
A game in which pupils can identify a aquatic creature using a dichotomous key.
Drag and drop classification game. Pupils can click on organisms for further information. When completed it links to a quiz.
Novel investigation into how cows align themselves in fields. Includes using quadrats and repeating readings. Lesson plan, video clips and worksheets provided.
Images and instructions for building a bug and making origami bugs.
downloadable booklet and worksheets on mushrooms, toadstools, moulds and other fungi.
A lot deeper than needed at this level but some interesting activities and information none the less. Variation occurs in al living things and this can be used as a basis of classification
Some anatomical line drawings of bugs. Get pupils to devise a key to distinguish between them using their features.
Information handout for invertebrate families with a quiz/test at the end.
A huge online database of the Animal Kingdom. Contains lots of pictures, animal sounds and extensive links to other sites. Good for carrying out research into the animal kingdom. Written by school students for school students.
This website provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.
Useful fact sheet for collecting and identifying minibeasts
Bitesize revision of MRS GREN (to tell the difference between living and non-living thing), followed by a short test self-test.
Research activity - could ask students to find 10 facts that interest them and give a presentation to the class
Information for students on protozoa
Illustrated PowerPoint presentation on grouping and identifying living things. Concentrates on vertebrates and invertebrates.Organisms are shown classified into only two kingdoms, (plants and animals). Not all fish lay eggs in water (some are viviparous).
PowerPoint presentation on the classification of vertebrate groups. The PowerPoint also contains some useful links.
A 'webquest' in which the class may be divided up into groups to research a specific group of organisms. Contains clear instructions.“Mammals and animal generalist” (under “The Process”) sets a bad example, since mammals are animals. Many of the links do not work. Occasional spelling errors, notably “chloryphyll”.
A single web page that describes the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates. Clearly presented diagrammatically.
Using random sampling to measure the abundance (the amount) of different species on an area of grassland.
This resource is designed to give students an opportunity to see how systematic sampling can be used to: •investigate changes in species richness across a footpath •the distribution of species across a footpath