Nationals In a Nutshell
The National Parents Forum Scotland have produced a handy one page guide to what pupils will experience when sitting these courses.
They can be down loaded from their website:
They can be down loaded from their website:
Or accessed here:
On line National 4 and National 5 Textbook
Click the button to the right to work through the entire N4 course with mini consolidation exercises at each key area. Great revision of key basics for the N5 course too.
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Further reading & Why you should...
Life on Earth In the News
Related news articles to the N4/5 Unit: Life on Earth & useful video tutorials
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir
Just as the environement influences which alelles have the selective advantage and so shape evolution, the organisms themselves shape the environement. Watch this video showing how wolves change rivers by 'Sustainableman' by clicking the button>
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Click the green button below to carry out an online lab to estimate population size.
Cell Biology In the News
Related news articles to the N4/5 Unit: Cell Biology & useful video tutorials
Cell Biology sites
Scholar have released level 3 Science course content that will be helpful for revision of basic Cell Biology.
Click the link below to take you directly to the Cell and DNA notes and quiz questions.
Or google 'Scholar Scotland' and click try scholar (1) followed by level 3 science (2) to explore Chemistry and Physics related material also.
Click the link below to take you directly to the Cell and DNA notes and quiz questions.
Or google 'Scholar Scotland' and click try scholar (1) followed by level 3 science (2) to explore Chemistry and Physics related material also.
Great site on Controversial Biological Procedures
Click the beep link below to find out more
Click the beep link below to find out more
Multicellular Organisms In the News
Related news articles to the N4/5 Unit: Multicellular Organisms & useful video tutorials
Good Heart structure and function revision (you don't need to know the names of valves)
What is a synapse?
Homeostasis Revision: Temperature and Blood Sugar regulation
Remember INSULIN causes glucose to go IN to the liver and stored as glycogen.
When all the GLUCose has GONe GLUCAGON causes the break down of glycogen in the liver and release of glucose into the blood.
When all the GLUCose has GONe GLUCAGON causes the break down of glycogen in the liver and release of glucose into the blood.
Genetics
REVISION SITES
National 4/5 Biology Bitesize is now available
The site is grouped into different levels, giving you an idea of what is required at each level. Some of the content is lacking however, it is a great place to start for lesson consolidation.
Click the button below to access the main site
Click the button below to access the main site
Education Scotland
N5 Past paper booklets for pupils are now available on the Education Scotland Science blog. . The booklets contain questions and answers and can be accessed electronically from the Education Scotland Science blog by pupils. Click on the link below.