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Trophic levels and biomass transfer

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recall that consumers depend upon biomass that is transferred along food chains.
• Describe the different trophic levels in a food chain or web.
• Use diagrams that represent...

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Tropical Peatlands

This Catalyst article looks at peatlands which usually conjures up images of bleak, boggy hillsides across Northern Europe, Russia and the USA. But peatlands are also found in the tropics. These currently act as a significant store of carbon, yet these valuable ecosystems are under threat; their disappearance could...

Tropisms and Hormones *suitable for home teaching*

This film, from Twig World, looks at plant hormones and tropisms. The key points made by the film are: •Tropisms allow plants to seek out the best conditions for survival. •Tropisms are controlled by hormones called auxins. •Tropisms react to varying conditions of light, gravity and water. •There are both...

This book introduces Sophie. Sophie is on a family camping trip, but she would rather be shopping.

Can Sophie overcome her bad luck and worst fears to survive the trip?

An innovative, informative and amusing introduction to scientific and technological subjects featuring fascinating and bizarre facts, supported by simple explanations and diagrams.

The comprehensive, hands-on guide for resolving IP routing problems. Understand and overcome common routing problems associated with BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, multicasting, and RIP, such as route installation,...

This series looks at the technology behind engine-powered vehicles and the features that make the vehicles unique. Each vehicle is looked at from the inside to the outside, starting with the vehicle as a whole and...

True Snowboards

This poster illustrates how expertise from designers, engineers and technologists is used to design and manufacture an innovative snowboard. It helps to illustrate how STEM industries offer many exciting career opportunities.

Hold these life-size human x-rays up to the light or use them on a light table and see every...