HOMEOSTASIS Resources and useful sites
Useful introductory resources:
 http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology/Homeostasis Good intro – includes
Thermoregulation
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/en-labs/c/cd/Human_Physiology.pdf BIG download
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http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/respiratory/homeostasis-part-1anatomy-and-physiology/203292.article
http://www.biology.buffalo.edu/courses/bio130/medler/Lecture1.html
http://www.biology-online.org/4/1_physiological_homeostasis.htm Really good site – used to
develop expert groups task – 3 topics with one succinct page each
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http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Homeostasis-3012622/ Another good one that you can
access by registering.
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http://www.theapprofessor.org/homeostasis-models.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa_pre_2011/homeo/
http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/Web_Content/CSC_LP_S02_BA_L11_I01_01.pdf
http://www.svsu.edu/mathsci-center/uploads/science/hB2_ODLS.htm - see section Homeostasis
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Alevel_Biology/Central_Concepts/Control,_coordination_and_homeostasis Excellent overview:
Video resources:
ClickView – VEA - Homeostasis (26 mins)
Southern Traverse (39 mins) on Clickview but also on DVD
Coast to Coast 2012 news clip (3 mins) on Clickview
Activities:
Glucose testing of imitation urine (1% glucose serially diluted into 6 aliquots. Test, diagnose and report…
Dissection of kidney
Observe effects of eating cold sorbet on skin temperature, mouth temperature (using IR- thermometer)
Use sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure – relative to activity rate…
Sensing temp changes: blindfold student and place one hand each into grey troughs of ice-water and very
hot water – 10 mins later, remove both hands and place together into tepid water (20 degrees C) –
describe sensation – one hand sends “hot” signal and the other sends “cold” signal to brain.
Interactive sites for Homeostasis
This first link is a terrific one for students to work through at home/on line after they have read an initial
summary of the key homeostatic systems and organs.
 http://ats.doit.wisc.edu/biology/ap/ho/ho.htm
Science Interactive LTD
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 http://www.scienceinteractive.co.uk/website%20content%2007/pdf%20gcse%20powerpoint%20lessons/Unit%206%20
Human%20Homeostasis.pdf
Fantastic starter activity – slide show with interactives:
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http://www.think-bank.com/iwb/flash/homeostasis.html
Teachers’ Domain has excellent resources pitched at basic level but still highly relevant:
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.reg.bodycontrol/
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.reg.heatexchange/
Need to register (free) then use your User name and Password
ZeroBio provides a platform for students to create their own presentations but is also good for quizzes,
games and puzzles
“The purpose of zeroBio is to provide students with resources for their science courses. These resources
come in the form of worksheets, quizzes, games, animations, and more.”
On This Website:
Course worksheets and assignments
Quizzes, games, and puzzles to test your understanding of the course material
Dissection photos, video tutorials, Flash animations, galleries of student projects,
etc.
 http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/oac.htm#unit3_quizzes
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/biosnippets/
Brilliant introduction with animations of system plus links to effect of temp on enzyme activity etc – links
to Level 2 Cell Bio!