YOuTube

October 31, 2013

Have you ever thought of making more of YouTube when reviewing / learning of a new topic? I have found myself more and more going online and posting videos for my classes to watch prior to a lesson as a way to move beyond the basics and extend the knowledge base with...

Species

October 17, 2013

I feel compelled to comment on the poor science that is in The Tomorrow People that I watched on television last night. The main protagonist (Stephen) has super powers that he has just discovered (I can accept the leap in science here as it is a Sci-fi show). But what...

Biology Internal Assessment

September 30, 2013

I always think its worth while to reflect on the requirements of a successful write up for internal assessment. Its easy to develop a fixed mindset that the write up is an artifical construct that has been developed by teachers in schools that appears strange and out...

Back to school

September 2, 2013

Perhaps you are returning to begin the second year of your IB Diploma, or gearing up to begin the IB? Or perhaps you are schooled in the southern hemisphere? One things for certain, the Internal Assessment programme is  a key focus for you and your teacher as you...

Welcome

August 1, 2013

I would like to say a very big welcome to the Oxford Study Courses Ltd Biology blogging site. As you can see from my previous blogs; I have been writing for a little while and I encourage you to review my earlier posts as they cover a variety of topics that you may...

Europe’s last primeval, virginal forest

April 23, 2012

Poland boasts the last primeval, virginal forest in Europe, which covers 1,500 square kilometres on the eastern side of the country bordering with Belarus. Reporter, Rajan Datar went to visit what is now a world heritage site and home to a great deal of wildlife,...