Leaving Cert Biology - Structure of Flowering Plants

Mind Map for Structure of Flowering Plants. Will be relevant to 5th yr Biology

The Frog Blog: The Scale of the Universe

The Frog Blog: The Scale of the Universe: In a previous post we highlighted a brilliant flash animation from Learn.Genetics to show the scale of living cells to atoms. Now a s...

Leaving Cert Biology: Origins of Photosynthesis in Plants & Algae Reveal...

The Frog Blog: Origins of Photosynthesis in Plants & Algae Reveal...: A detailed new study has revealed the origins of photosynthesis in modern plants and algae, and confirms that all plants and algae share...

TY Horticulture - Composting

Many thanks to Jen Schaffner who gave us a very intersting talk on Composting.
Many areas were covered including the benefits of composting along with steps involved to compost effectively. Please check out some the photos.

Mind Mapping

An Excellent 5min clip on how to Mind Map. This is very beneficial to all students, especially those in exam years.

Fun Science Demonstrations

Keep the brain working over midterm!

TY Horticulture - Planting Seed Potatoes

Mock Exams

Best of luck to all our students who are starting their mocks today. For some useful tips click here

Leaving Cert Biology - The Human Body Exhibition Op...

The Frog Blog: "I See Dead People" - The Human Body Exhibition Op...: The Human Body Exhibition returns to Dublin today, opening for a three month stint at the Ambassador Theatre on Parnell Street. The...

Leaving Cert Biology - Ecology

The Frog Blog: Burmese Pythons Linked to Mammal Decline in Florid...: The increasing number of Burmese Pythons in the Florida Everglades is resulting in a dramatic drop in the numbers of small mammals in ...

Open Day 2012

Just finished a very productive Open day for local national schools in the area. Demonstrations shown include
the iodide snake
firework flames
chitting potatoes
inflatable lungs
electric currents
investigations with oobleck
Thanks very much to Julian, Niall and Stefan for all their help. See sone of the photos of today's activies here.

Leaving Cert - Biology

Please click here to access a great website which will help you revise for the upcoming Mocks. You can also access the link by clicking Biology.ie in the favourite websites section on this blog.