Introductory lesson Biology TTO

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to TTO

Mona Palmeira - Biology teacher and Greek and Latin teacher

What does 'rex' mean in Latin?

1. knight
2. king
3. prince
4. lizard

You need for this lesson an extra device: 

telephone, tablet, 

(or a piece of paper)

What words do you think of
when you think of
biology?

BIOLOGY: the study of life!

• Biology is the study of all living things
• Livings things are called organisms

• The word BIOS means 'life' 
• The word LOGOS means 'to study'

     

Which of the following is NOT a living thing?

1. Tree
2. Human
3. Rock

Can you give an example of
a living thing?

 All living things have 7 characteristics of life

Sensitivity: 

picking up information from your surroundings

Do plants move?

1. Yes
2. No

Do plants move? Yes!

Excretion: getting rid of waste products

What is a form of sensing?

1. Sight
2. Hearing
3. Memory
4. Thinking

Breathing

Reproducing

Excreting

Growing

Feeding

Sensing

Moving

Do you know some
English names of animals?

Vertebrates have a skeleton with a backbone (spine)

Uitwendigskelet

(De rest van het dierenrijk)

backbone

To which class does this vertebrate belong?

1. Bird
2. Fish
3. Reptile
4. Mammal

Birds

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Mammals

The five groups of vertebrates have each a different type of skin

hair

feathers

dry scales

slimy

scales + slime

A lizard is a(n) ......... because it has

1. amphibian / slimy skin
2. amphibian / dry scale skin
3. reptile / slimy skin
4. reptile / dry scale skin

The frog is a(n) .............. because it has:

1. amphibian /dry scales
2. amphibian / slimy skin
3. reptile / slimy skin
4. reptile / dry skin

This animal is a:

Because it has: 

Hair

dry scales

Feathers

Bird

Mammal

Slimy  skin

Scales + slime

Amphibian

Fish

Reptile

Reproduction (new babies)

Fish                            Mammal

Amphibian           Reptile

Bird

Do you know what is special about this animal: platypus (vogelbekdier)?

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Do you know what is special about the Platypus (vogelbekdier)

What new English words
have you learned this lesson?

Ik vond de inhoud van deze les:

Moeilijk te volgen

Met een beetje hulp goed te doen

Precies goed

Makkelijk te volgen

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