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LIVING BEINGS: VITAL FUNCTIONS
1. NUTRITION IN ANIMALS.
Introductory video:
Cells, organs, systems, organisms and life processes
(1'30" from BBC learning zone)
Organ Systems
(from Skoool-KS3)
Video clips from BBC:
Digestive system
(1'40").
Different teeth for different purposes
(2'10").
Animal digestion
(3'31").
A cow digestion system
(1'35").
Digestive system
(from e-Learning for kids)
Worksheet: digestive system.
Owl pellet disection.
Tema-clave de SM: "Los seres vivos y la energía".
Video:
Gaseous exchange in the lungs
(2'46" from BBC learning zone)
From Skoool KS3:
Respiration
Comparing respiration and burning
The Respiratory System
Respiratory system
(from e-Learning for kids).
Video clips:
Breathing in animals
4'54").
Respiración animal
(4' 23")
Animals breathe in many ways
(1'45")
What is respiration?
(1'13").
Respiration in humans
(3'24").
Respiration in horses
(3'26").
The structure of human lung
(1'28").
Heart and circulation
(from e-Learning for kids).
Kidneys
(from e-Learning for kids).
Human kidney function
(1'26").
Video clips from BBC:
Human biology (37).
Animals (52).
2.NUTRITION IN PLANTS.
Revise: Photosynthesis and respiration.
From Skoool (KS3):
Plants and organs
Photosynthesis
Differrence between photosynthesis and respiration
From Skoool (KS4):
Plant Nutrition
Plant Transport
.
Play-read and quiz "Helping plants grow well"
(Science clip from BBC).
Photosynthesis
(Video clip from BBC).
3.RELATION AND COORDINATION.
Senses
(video clip from BBC)
Easy lesson from e-Learning for kids.
Hearing.
Skin.
Taste and smell.
Vision.
Investigación sobre artrópodos.
Videos about nastic movements in plants:
Plants in action (9’18”).
Mimosa pudica (25").
Carnivorous plant: Venus (54")
Carnivorous plant: Cape sundew (9").
4.REPRODUCTION.
Basic concepts:
Skool KS2: Basic concepts.
Tema-Clave Reproducción
(cuando termines haz clic sobre "Averigua lo que sabes").
Resources from Anayadigital.
Reproduction in plants:
New plants from plant parts
(from Skoool KS2).
Presentation.
Video:
Fertilisation in plants
(1'50" from BBC learning zone).
Video
: Insect pollination of plants
(3'9" from BBC learning zone).
Play, read and quiz:
Life ciycle of a flowering plant
(from BBC-Bitesize KS2).
Several
animations about plants
(from Edumedia).
Interactive exercises from Studystack:
Flowers and reproduction
Angiosperm reproduction.
Colección de frutos.
Video:
ciclo biológico de los helechos (8'45")
Reproduction in animals:
Presentación.
Worksheet.
Video:
An introduction to fertilisation
(50" from BBC learning zone).
From Skoool KS3:
The Female Reproductive System
The Male Reprodcutive System
Videos about reproduction in animals from Youtube.
Mating. Birds of paradise (2'44").
How an egg becomes a baby penguin
( 3' 52")
Female praying mantis eats male after mating
Surinam toad (43")
Metamorfosis del mosquito (4'53").
Metamorfosis de la libélula (3').
Interactive exercises about animal reproduction.
Author: Pablo Acosta Robles