Biology Learning Resources - Lipids
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Please note that these resources have not yet been tested in schools. We would greatly appreciate any feedback on the resources (good or otherwise!), and encourage you to submit your feedback via our online form here.
Some notes on the resources:
We have designed a range of teaching and learning resources to suit the needs of students and teachers. These resources fall into four different categories:
- Theory sheets (code LT) are content driven and explain the underlying biological principles behind a topic.
- Worksheets (code LW) containing both free response and MCQs have been designed to allow students to explore their understanding of the biology and biochemistry of lipids. They can be used as formative assessments if desired as they are written in an exam-style format with a accompanying mark scheme. They allow students to contextualise the theory which is contained within the theory sheets.
- Mark schemes (code LM) provide the answers to the worksheet assessment questions. The worksheets test student understanding on a particular area, but the answers provided are designed to help the students probe deeper into the material where appropriate and to further develop their appreciation for the scientific principles.
- Videos (code LV), including animations, have been produced to help to illustrate particular concepts which may be harder to visualise as static diagrams on paper or screen, eg we have produced separate short animations of the formation and hydrolysis of ester bonds, which are key reactions of many lipid molecules.
Please note that even though they have been produced by two 6th form students studying A-level biology in the UK, these resources have been designed to be used worldwide, so intentionally make no references to specific UK Exam Boards content at any point.
We are confident that teachers will be able to use their professional expertise and judgement to advise their own students if any specific content is not examinable material on their particular specification/syllabus? If any of the questions are less or not relevant for your particular course, then feel free to ask your students skip those questions.
We are also aware that many students studying biology in post-16/high schools may well also be studying chemistry too, so these biology-specific resources below may have small sections which are traditionally viewed as "chemical" - so we have included a "Note for Chemists" in some theory sheets where the level of detail required or terminology used for a specific item is different between the two subjects - Hydrogen bonding being a classic example.
Nevertheless, the materials presented here will still be scientifically relevant, and will hopefully encourage students to explore widely, read deeply, and develop a strong understanding of the various biological and biochemical principles involved.
Resources Summary Table
View or download here: LRB1_biology_resources_summary_table.pdf