Christian Moore Anderson
How I teach the role of fungi in ecosystems as autonomous organisms
The role of individual organisms is vital to understanding ecosystem functions. Often, the organism—and how it goes about its life—is...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Nov 14 min read
How I teach the meaning of the nervous system using variation theory
The nervous system is a great topic for exploring who we are and what we can do. It's also great for explaining experience. But to do...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Oct 255 min read
How I teach enzymes with a stock and flow model
What are enzymes? For students that's a strange word. So, firstly, we'd better have a look. To do so, my favourite animation is one of...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Oct 125 min read
How I teach the lac operon with a model and variation theory
The lac operon is a classic of genetics and is common in biology curricula. Yet, students can sometimes find it difficult. I want to show...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Oct 45 min read
How I teach the monogenic disorder PKU with a model and some history of eugenics
If you're teaching Mendelian genetics, monogenic disorders are on the cards. But which ones are good examples? The IB has once again...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Sep 205 min read
How I teach the relationship between photosynthesis & respiration in plants
The relationship between photosynthesis and respiration—within an individual plant—isn't easy for students. Often I find, they've been...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Sep 73 min read
How I teach natural selection exemplified in Endler's experiments
The peppered moth of industrial England—and the Galapagos finches on Daphne Major during the 1976 drought—are common examples used for...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Jun 15 min read
How I teach the nitrogen cycle with a system dynamics model
Teaching the nitrogen cycle is one of my favourite lessons. There's so much to connect to: history and everyday life. But, students also...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Jan 234 min read
How I teach the meaning of (statistical) p-values using variation theory
A principle of variation theory is identifying the aspect you really want students to discern, and then varying it. Importantly, when you...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Nov 4, 20234 min read
How I teach thermoregulation with a stock and flow model
How to teach mammalian thermoregulation with a system dynamics model.
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Christian Moore Anderson
Oct 28, 20233 min read
How I teach osmosis with a stock and flow model
How to help students understand osmosis by building a stock and flow diagram with them.
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Christian Moore Anderson
Sep 8, 20238 min read
How I co-construct a stock and flow model with students: Population size
After reading about stock and flow diagrams in my book, many people have asked for more details about how I actually go about building...
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Christian Moore Anderson
May 17, 20231 min read
Biology teaching resources (11-18)
I don't have slide decks to share as I teach by drawing diagrams . Most of the resources here are curricular plans, question banks, or...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Apr 28, 20234 min read
How I introduce the digestive system
Where should a topic on the digestive system begin, let's say, for a GCSE class (ages 14-16)? Should it be with the general structure of...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Oct 27, 20224 min read
How should we teach the mechanism of osmosis?
What is the cause of osmosis? Typically, with my students of 14-16 years old (GCSE courses), I don't delve into the mechanism. It's the...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Jun 16, 20227 min read
How I transitioned from Powerpoint-led lessons to drawing under a visualiser
The Powerpoint years Creating presentations were great for organising my thinking while I planned, I could include: Exactly the right...
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Christian Moore Anderson
May 20, 20223 min read
How I teach about speciation
Two recent meta-analyses have both found that for conceptual knowledge (not procedural knowledge) problem-solving before teaching is more...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Apr 21, 20224 min read
How I teach blood glucose homeostasis with a stock and flow model
Glucose homeostasis—What will happen? On the surface we have the learning of the component parts of the human body that function as a...
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Christian Moore Anderson
Sep 8, 20217 min read
How I teach SA:V in biology & where some explanations fall short
In this post I will explain where I think many typical explanations fall short on the concept of surface area to volume ratio (SA:V) in...
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Christian Moore Anderson
May 7, 20203 min read
Contextualising biological components: Cellulose, an example
Cellulose is an incredibly important component of cell walls, plant cells, plants, and whole ecosystems. However, cellulose can only be a...
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