Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. Email febolearning@gmail.com
Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. Email febolearning@gmail.com
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on adrenaline and thyroxine for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Related topic the Endocrine System: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362835
Content Covered:
Adrenaline regulation of the flight or fight response
Thyroxine regulation of metabolism
Negative feedback graphs
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on fertilisation and germination. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how fertilisation happens in plants, explain how fruits and seeds are formed after fertilisation and explain what seeds need for growth.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-Starter task (recall from previous lessons)
-Group reading task
-Keywords task (vocabulary: fertilisation, germination, starch, fruit and seeds)
-Task boxes
-Handout worksheet
-True or false task
-Ordering the steps of germination
-All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable.
-Next lesson Seed Dispersal https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659803
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Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on flowers and pollination. In this lesson students will learn how to name the main structures of a flower, describe how flowering plants reproduce and explain the difference between wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated plants.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-Starter task (recall from previous units)
-Group reading task
-Discussion exercise
-Keywords task (vocabulary: pollination, cross-pollination, self-pollination, pollen and ovules)
-Order the steps of the menstrual cycle
-Draw and label the diagram (insect vs wind pollination)
-Sorting task (wind vs insect pollination
-Multiple choice task (recall from this lesson)
-All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable.
Next lesson Fertilisation and Germination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12659712
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2b (Ecosystems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
Key points from the previous topic (Health and Lifestyle)
Leaf structure and photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
Plant minerals
Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Food chains, food webs and ecosystems
-Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12764690
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PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on monoclonal antibodies for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses.
Content Covered:
Producing monoclonal antibodies
Hybridomas
Pregnancy tests
Monoclonal antibodies as a cancer treatment
Research and diagnostic uses
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
NEW lesson on monoclonal antibodies https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949047
Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on seed dispersal. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how seed dispersal happens in plants and how to explain wind dispersal, explosive dispersal, water dispersal and animal dispersal.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-Starter task
-Group reading task
-Keywords task (vocabulary: dispersal, internal, external and nutrients)
-Task boxes
-Handout worksheet
-True or false task
-Put the steps of external animal dispersal in order
-Discussion task
-All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable.
-Next lesson (topic revision) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659853
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Full lessons for biology B2c for key stage 3 year 8 students. Answers included for tasks in slide form for self-assessment.
Suggested Order:
Competition
Adapting to Change
Variation
Continuous and Discontinuous Variation
Inheritance
Natural Selection
Extinction
Revision Lesson
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Full lessons for physics P1c for key stage 3 year 7 students. Answers included for tasks in slide form for self-assessment.
Suggested Order:
-Light
-Reflection
-Refraction
-Eyes and Cameras
-Colour
-Revision Lesson (Light)
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PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on genetic engineering for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Cloning. (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625511) Next topic Fossils and Classification https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12634123
COVER IMAGE: Ingrid Moen (et al) Gene expression in tumor cells and stroma in dsRed 4T1 tumors in eGFP-expressing mice with and without enhanced oxygenation. BMC Cancer. 2012
Content Covered:
-Uses for genetic engineering
-GM crops
-Pros and cons of genetic modification
-Gene therapy
-Genetic engineering method overview
-Insulin producing bacteria
-Genetic modification of multicellular organisms
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on inheritance. In this lesson students will explain how characteristics are inherited. They will also describe the structure of DNA and some of the history of DNA discovery.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: fertilisation, genetic information, DNA, chromosomes and genes)
-Task boxes
-Order the steps
-Handout sheet task
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Natural Selection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770866
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Suitable for remote online distance learning. Slides are written to be self-explanatory so are also suitable for home study.
Powerpoint presentations and accompanying worksheets covering inheritance, variation and evolution (AQA GCSE Biology Grade 9-1) for teaching and revision.
Suggested Order
DNA and Protein Synthesis
Reproduction
Meiosis
X and Y Chromosomes
Genetic Diagrams
Inherited Disorders
The Work of Mendel
Variation and Selective Breeding
Evolution
Cloning
Genetic Engineering
Fossils and Classification
Speciation
Antibiotic Resistance
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Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Biotechnology. In this lesson pupils will describe how fermentation is used in the food industry (bread and alcohol from yeast fermentation, cheese and yoghurt from bacteria fermentation), complete flowcharts showing some biotechnology processes and explain what the term biotechnology means.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (biotechnology, fermentation, pasteurisation, probiotic and antibiotic)
-Task boxes
-Order the steps (making alcoholic drinks)
-Handout sheet task (making cheese and yoghurt)
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Enzymes in Industry https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824810
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Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Selective Breeding. In this lesson pupils will describe how crops, pets and livestock can be changed over time through selective breeding. They will understand the advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Discussion
-Keywords (selective breeding, natural selection, generation, variation, disease resistance)
-Order the steps
-Handout task
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Genetic Engineering https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983206
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Key stage 4 ~ GCSE ~ revision package for bioenergetics (topic 4, GCSE Biology AQA). This lesson can be used to revise for end of topic tests, as exam preparation or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
-Photosynthesis
-Aerobic Respiration
-Anaerobic Respiration
-Oxygen Debt
-Metabolism
-Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12956850
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Oxygen Debt. In this lesson pupils will describe the effect of exercise on the body, explain what is meant by oxygen debt and discuss how you can investigate the effect of exercise on the body. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Prior knowledge check
-Group reading (literacy)
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
-Next lesson Revision Bioenergetics https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12956850
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on transpiration and translocation for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. When learning about transpiration and translocation it helps if students have some prior knowledge of diffusion, active transport, specialist cells and plant cell organisation. Key points from these topics are recapped in the presentation, but this resource assumes that they have encountered them before. Follows on from Active Transport: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12335738
Content Covered:
Xylem and phloem
Translocation
Transpiration
Rate of transpiration
Potometers
Leads on to Plant Diseases: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/plant-diseases-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12357901
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New! Transpiration and translocation lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863543
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cloning for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Evolution. (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12557498) Next topic Genetic Engineering: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12633773
Content Covered:
-Revision of meristems and therapeutic cloning from previous topics
-Tissue culture cloning
-Cuttings
-Artificial twinning
-Cloning adult animals
-Bioethics of cloning
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1b (Structure and Function of Body Systems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
Key points from B1a (Cells)
The levels of organisation in multicellular organisms
Gas exchange
Breathing in and out
The role of the skeleton
The role of joints in movement
The role of muscles in movement
All tasks, including the worksheet, have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable.
Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652335
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Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Food Webs and Trophic Levels. For mixed ability groups I suggest splitting this into two lessons. In this lesson pupils will use key vocabulary to describe food chains, explain predator prey cycles and describe the knock-on effects of changing one population of organisms in a food web. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Comprehension questions
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Predator-Prey cycles exercise
-Order the steps (predator-prey cycles)
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
-Next lesson Environmental Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983955
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A bundle of lessons for GCSE Biology Topic 2 - Organisation.
Suggested order:
Cell Organisation
Enzymes
Required Practical Investigating Amylase
Enzymes and Digestion
Required Practical Food Tests
The Lungs
The Circulatory System
Blood
Cardiovascular Disease 1
Cardiovascular Disease 2
Health and Disease
Risk Factors
Cancer
Plant Cell Organisation
Transpiration and Translocation
Transpiration Rate
Revision