A2. The Human Brain

June 26, 2015

The Brain The human brain weighs approximately 1.4 kg (approximately four tubs of butter), is about the size of a grapefruit, is shaped like a walnut and can fit in the palm of your hand. Though it weighs approximately 2 percent of your body weight, it consumes nearly...

How to learn with zero effort

May 4, 2015

  The brain’s capacity is unlimited, if only you use it correctly (Credit: Getty Images) What is the easiest way to learn? David Robson meets a group of scientists and memory champions competing to find techniques that make facts stick… fast. As exam...

Plants

May 1, 2015

Plant Biology is fascinating I would like to highlight an outstanding website that will support your learning of the topic http://www.saps.org.uk/ It has a variety of resources to help  your learning and even give you ideas on possible experiments to conduct. As...

And so to May…

April 1, 2015

As you look to the end of your high school experience, now is the time to begin to organize your notes, roll up your sleeves and start the process of review. With a few weeks of preparation and escalating levels of application, burn out will be avoided and  lower...

Comparing: Mitosis / Meiosis and Oogenesis / Spermatogenesis

February 26, 2015

Command terms are key terms that are used in exam questions to ask questions. The following link takes you to a PowerPoint that helps explain the meaning for each, within the old syllabus – last exam 2015. [Check out the very useful sortable syllabus below the...

The Internal assessment (first exam 2016)

January 29, 2015

If you are presently in Grade 11 you will at some point this year be working through a practice Internal assessment. So to help I thought I would give you some pointers. Firstly the assignment has to be between 6 and 12 pages. Any longer and it will negatively impact...