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Animal Hormones
Produced in 1979 by the Institute of Biology as part of its Studies in Biology series, this booklet explores the effects of hormones, the chemical messengers that act together with the nervous system to co-ordinate functions in animals.
The booklet looks at what hormones are and how they work, and focuses...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
The series looks at areas of science through practical projects and experiments. Each chapter starts with a do-it-yourself step-by-step example, and is followed by a number of fun and 'magic' experiments.
This...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Animal Photoperiodism
Produced in 1970 by the Institute of Biology as part of its Studies in Biology series, this booklet looks at biological rhythms (biorhythms). These are the cyclic events which occur daily or seasonally in the lives of animals. This booklet looks at the study of the biological effects of day length. It is an...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
These archive materials were produced by the Institute of Biology during the late 1960's until the early 1980's. These booklet look in detail at animal physiology. The collection contains booklets that look at topics such as:
* Animal Skeletons
* Biology of Aphids
* Lizards - a Study in...
Animal Reproduction and Growth
Aimed at lower primary, this activity looks at how animals produce offspring which then develop into adults. It contains an activity where adult animals are matched to their offspring and a cut and paste activity which looks at stages in the lifecycle of a frog and the changes as it develops.
This resource...
Part of a series which looks at ways our planet and people have been damaged by human activity. Each book explores ways that children can make a difference.