DGS : Biology Department http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:27:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Welcome http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2013/05/08/welcome/ http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2013/05/08/welcome/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 09:35:54 +0000 lscott http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/?p=999 Continue reading →]]> Hello and Welcome to Dunbar Grammar School’s Biology website.  Here you will find links to homelearning tasks, summary notes, dates for assessments, relevant and interesting videos and much more.  Go on have a look around…

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]]> http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2013/05/08/welcome/feed/ 0 Higher Extended Response Questions and some Super Links! http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/05/01/higher-extended-response-questions/ http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/05/01/higher-extended-response-questions/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 10:55:55 +0000 jwelch http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/?p=787 Continue reading →]]> It is essential that you practice Extended Response type questions before your exam.  It not only prepares you for this type of question but it brings together all of your learning!

Attached is a powerpoint with advice on how to tackle these questions:

Extended Response – How to

The SQA website can be used to access past papers and the marking instructions for these papers.  Marking Instructions go back as far as 2004 and each paper has 4 ERs on it so you have plenty to work from!

 http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm?subject=Biology&level=H

The document attached has a list of ERs you can try.

Extended Responses – List!

The document attached contains some more challenging extended response questions:

Higher Extended Response Questions – taking it further

This website is very useful – particularly for practice of multiple choice questions!

http://www.alfordacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/subjects/biol.html

One from Mrs Layhe – this website has lots of short questions of various topics in Biology:

http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/index.html

Good luck!

]]> http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/05/01/higher-extended-response-questions/feed/ 0 Revision – Where to Start? http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/03/27/revision-where-to-start/ http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/03/27/revision-where-to-start/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:56:30 +0000 jwelch http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/?p=731 The following powerpoint will give you some ideas on how to organise your revision and some top tips on revising!

Revision – Standard Grade Biology Guide

]]> http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/03/27/revision-where-to-start/feed/ 0 Higher Unit 2 Data Handling Booklet http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/02/09/unit-2-data-handling-booklet/ http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/2012/02/09/unit-2-data-handling-booklet/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:08 +0000 landerson http://edubuzz.org/dgs_biology/?p=627 Continue reading →]]> This is not homework but may be helpful for your revision for the Unit 2 assessment and NAB:- unit 2 data handling

Tasks 19 and 20

Remember to revise thoroughly and use past papers to practise exam style questions.  Also ask for help if there is anything you do not understand before the assessment.

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