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Dr Lauren Edwards
@edwardsdr2.bsky.social
Cat mum 🐈‍⬛ and Head of Biology (Resource creator and tutor) @primrosekitten.bsky.social

@chatbiology.bsky.social Admin

Sharer of free KS4 and 5 resources on my site: biology-teacher.org

edwards_dr2 on the other place!
I had a #GreenJob, I worked at the RHS Wisley as part of their education team whilst I did my PhD research into trying to find an alternative to peat use in the horticultural sector. I visited growers of potted herbs too and saw inside industrial greenhouses. So many different routes!
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I guess not having any clue how to use it effectively and as engagement but it not just being a novelty?
May 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Love bringing my mycorrhizal fungi to KS5 when we do the phosphorus cycle!

I use data from my research to talk about different statistical tests/graphs etc!
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I have always wanted to try this @saps-news.bsky.social one! Has anyone tried it?

www.saps.org.uk/teaching-res...

Another banana one here too microscale or can use the colorimeter: www.sserc.org.uk/media/m3ch2l...
The inhibition of catechol oxidase by lead - Science & Plants for Schools
In this practical, students extract the enzyme catechol oxidase from banana and use lead to investigate enzyme inhibition.
www.saps.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Wood wide web! Mycorrhizal fungi and how they form the connections between trees - link to plant defences!

Love it so much 😍

BBC News - Wood wide web: Trees' social networks are mapped - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
Wood wide web: Trees' social networks are mapped
Research has shown that beneath every forest and wood there is a complex underground web of roots and fungi, connecting trees and plants to one another.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
No 🙈
March 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I don't know this one... Must Google
March 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Yes - I obvs don't want curriculum reform BUT be great to have this on the A level spec
March 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM