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Grow a New Head

Your task is to investigate and report on how long it takes for planaria cut in different places to regenerate a head by formulating a research question, devising a method to investigate how long it takes a planaria, cut in different places, to regrow a head.

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Grow a New Head

Living & Non-Living Things: elearning for Primary Science This link provides some information on a variety of topics both living & non-living
The Characteristics of Living Things This website has a 5 1/2 minute video and associated resources

Cells Alive The ‘Cells alive’ website has interactives and multimedia information about cells. Try the ‘How big’ interactive and view the model cells for example
The Wacky History of Cell Theory Another TED-Ed video (~ 6 minutes) with associated resources on how cell theory developed
Plant and Animal Cells The Splash ABC website topic “Plant and animal cells” provides a number of videos and games on this topic. Select relevant resources then click on the link.

Planaria regeneration and stem cells Planaria regeneration and stem cells (HHMI BioInteractive web site) – provides video and text resources on this topic
Learn Genetics Click on relevant links e.g. Amazing cells; Stem cells; Cell size and scale
Centre of the Cell click on ‘Learn and play’ for access to interactives and information about cells, tissues, organs, etc
Stem Cells A "Catalyst" tv special
Stem Cells Australia click on links e.g. 'about stem cells' to learn the basics about stem cells; FAQs; videos about stem cells

Reproduction The updated BBC Bitesize revision on Reproduction has revision notes, an activity and quizzes
Bitesize Science: Reproduction & Cloning The older BBC Bitesize revision on Reproduction has revision notes and a test on the topics of sexual and asexual reproduction (cloning is one type of asexual reproduction)
Sexual & Asexual Reproduction provides revision notes and a test on these processes:

In digestion What happens to the food we eat How do we digest it, and why do we sometimes choke and vomit? Follow the passage of food through the human body. Select foods and drinks and decide how to digest them. Watch how the body reacts.
How does your body burn food?

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