🐅Kathy Freeston 🐅
@KJF239
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The authentic KJF. Biology teacher of 24 years, Mum of 12 years & Leicester Tigers die hard of more years than I care to remember.
Nottingham
Joined May 2015
Link to my blog on teaching A level biology https://t.co/YWV3avMy2i
behindthebiologylessons.wordpress.com
My approach to teaching A level Biology
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Well I do have an hour to kill waiting for daughter to finish cricket nets so thought I’d treat myself and forget about work
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Y12 first enzyme experiment today. The technicians have spent time perfecting this and it worked exactly as hoped. All groups managing to get data for 4 different substrate concs in 40 mins
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Selective breeding in dogs… https://t.co/MNWwx8vEEv
cambridge.org
A new future for dog breeding - Volume 34
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When you live with chronic pain you build every day around keeping a smile on your face. Some days that is just too hard and today was one of those. Thankful that I have a family that provide hot water bottles, tea and jokes in the right quantities ❤️
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Need a job? Join ICE today. ICE offers competitive salaries & benefits like health insurance and retirement plans.
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How do plants orient towards light ? In the absence of obvious physical sensing organs like lenses, how do plants work out the precise direction from which light is coming ?
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Morning, A request for help: I recently moved up north (near Bolton) and I’ve been on supply ever since. I need a permanent job. Science teacher. 20yrs exp. Schools don’t always advertise on the TES so if anyone knows anyone, please pass this on? I’d really appreciate it!
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Field Studies Council have released a bank of resources freely available on their website, with videos, worksheets and case studies. Resources are created for KS2-KS5 and designed to support you in your own fieldwork practice: Access the resources here: https://t.co/DOcNbxZkxp
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What do people use (that’s free) to keep collections of web links on topics. I’ve been using Wakelet but they’ve started to charge. What do I use instead?
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World’s oldest RNA found in 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth | National Geographic
nationalgeographic.com
These rare molecules provide insights into the final moments of the young mammoth’s life.
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Why Students Ignore Diagrams in Science and How to Fix It Most science teachers assume students actually use the diagrams we put in textbooks and slides. But a new analysis of 66 eye-tracking studies shows something else: Most students barely look at the diagram. They cling to
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Type 1 diabetes news story
bbc.com
They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.
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Really worthwhile listen to hear the impact of federal funding decisions in the US. if you’ve got A level std doing politics too they’d like it
Big Biology guest Dr. Katie Lotterhos reads out the banned word list given to a federal scientist. ❌ 😶 📋 Learn more about the impacts of federal and state policies on science since January 2025 by listening to the full episode with Katie: https://t.co/RigeoGZ0he. 🎧
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🚨 Actress Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death Revealed Read more
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A protein from a modern shark gene explains the evolution of the adaptive immune system shared by all vertebrates. https://t.co/fWGXsVWZ1X
als.lbl.gov
A team of researchers identified the three-dimensional structure of a protein expressed by a gene of a modern nurse shark that is proposed to be a close homologue to a gene that, more than 500...
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Photographer sees a pleasing sequence of ice melting. Biology teachers sees…..?????
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Any biology teachers remember the exam Q using this brilliant creature? The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has this fabulous image.
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Scientist James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies aged 97
bbc.co.uk
Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
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How Living on Islands Changes Bird Shape Around the World Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals.
rarebirdalert.co.uk
Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals
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🦢 What a swan’s 570km U-turn could tell us about water, wetlands, and a changing climate.... https://t.co/D2jACRTHrm
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The change at the border between President Biden and President Trump is nothing short of staggering, and two numbers best tell that story: 189,604 and 20.
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