obook assess is a cloud-based obook that students can use anywhere, anytime on any device.

obook assess provides students with access to:

• a complete digital version of the Student book with added note-taking and bookmarking functionality
• free Oxford Concise Dictionary look-up feature
• targeted instructional videos by some of Queensland’s most experienced Biology teachers designed to help students develop manipulative skills and prepare for assessment tasks and exams
• a set of summary notes for each chapter that form a springboard for student revision
• additional case studies and opportunities for extension
• a range of interactive, auto-correcting, multiple-choice assess quiz questions.

CHAPTER 1: Biology toolkit

UNIT 1  CELLS AND SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 2: The requirements for survival
CHAPTER 3: Cell structure
CHAPTER 4: Cell function
CHAPTER 5: From cell to multicellular organism
CHAPTER 6: Transport and gas exchange
CHAPTER 7: Digestion and excretion in animals
CHAPTER 8: Gas exchange and transport systems in plants
Unit 1 Practice exam questions

UNIT 2  MAINTAINING THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 9: Coordination and control
CHAPTER 10: Control of temperature and water balance
CHAPTER 11: Disease and its causes
CHAPTER 12: Identifying, monitoring and controlling disease
Unit 2 Practice exam questions
CHAPTER 13: Practical manual

Note: Contents subject to change prior to publication

Lorraine Huxley
Lorraine is an experienced primary, secondary and tertiary teacher. Lorraine has held positions as Head of Biology and has been involved in QCAA district and state review panels.  

Margaret Walter
Margaret is an experienced secondary and tertiary teacher who has worked as Head of Science. Margaret has also been involved in QCAA district and state review panels and the 2004 QSA syllabus sub-committee.

Series consultant: Robyn Flexman
Robyn is an experienced Biology teacher and Head of Science. She has been involved in the QCAA review panel in a number of roles and has also been involved in the endorsement process for the new SATE system. In 2011, she received a Peter Doherty Award for Outstanding Science Teacher. Robyn has also worked as a project officer for QMEA and presented at international conferences and CONASTA.