Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ introductory lesson to Aerobic Respiration. In this lesson pupils will describe aerobic respiration and write a word equation for it, list some uses for the energy transferred by respiration and recap how the reactants for respiration reach respiring tissues. This lesson links respiration to earlier course content (Topic 1 - Cells, and Topic 2 - Organisation). 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. Note: Oxygen Debt is a separate lesson (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12960421) and is not included in this one. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Comprehension questions -Numeracy task (basic) -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 Anaerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12954911

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the menstrual cycle. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the menstrual cycle, explain what contraception is and give examples. 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 -Keywords task (vocabulary: periods, menstrual cycle, hormones, ovulation and contraception) -Order the steps of the menstrual cycle -Task boxes -Note copying task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Flowers and Pollination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12656944 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the ear and hearing. In this lesson students will learn how to identify some parts of the ear and describe their functions. They will explain how a microphone works, how loudness is measures and how your hearing can be damaged. 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 task (vocabulary: hertz, kilohertz, amplify, outer ear, middle ear and inner ear) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension task on measuring loudness -Discussion exercise on microphones -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Echoes and Ultrasound https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on decay and biogas for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Decomposers and scavengers -Fertiliser production -Rate of decay -The effect of water availability, temperature, oxygen availability and decay organisms on rate of decomposition -Examples of biomes and their impact on decomposition -Aerobic and anaerobic decay -Methane as a biofuel -Generators (aka fermenters or digestors) -Batch biogas generators and continuous biogas generators -Inlets and outlets Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on biotechnology 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 Food Security and Farming (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648627) Content Covered: -Genetically engineering bacteria to produce human insulin -Genetically engineering crops -Producing meat substitutes from fungi (mycoprotein) Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Biotechnology lesson GCSE biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857082

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on mitosis 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. Leads on to Binary Fission: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/binary-fission-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12318380 Content Covered: Chromosomes The cell cycle Mitosis Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Mitosis lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830872

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of gas exchange. 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 topic) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Sorting task -Guided note taking activity -Discussion exercise -Next lesson Breathing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652370 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chemosynthesis. In this lesson students will learn about the similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis and discuss where chemosynthetic organisms can be found and why. 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: chemosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic, mutualistic, hydrothermal vent and deep sea vent) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766139 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Two full lessons; one on Time of Death and one on Pathology. These lessons focus on the ecology of decomposition and testing methodology. Human remains are not featured in these lessons. 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. Time of Death In this lesson pupils will describe how forensic scientists work out time of death, explain some complicating factors, look at the role of decomposition in ecosystems and factors affecting the rate of decomposition. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: decomposition, decomposers, scavengers, fungi and faeces) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Numeracy questions -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment Pathology In this lesson pupils will describe what a pathologist is, describe how dental records can be used to solve crimes and give some examples of pathology testing in hospitals to diagnose diseases. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: pathologist, post-mortem, dental, oral, aural) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828647 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Plant Hormone. In this lesson, students will list some plant hormones and state their function. They will explain how these hormones can be used commercially. They will explain how plant responses can be investigated in the lab. 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 Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Task boxes Data task (numeracy) Includes assessment for learning (AFL). 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. It does assume that students have already covered the rest of the human endocrine system. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984155

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ Complete lesson on Microscopy. In this lesson pupils will learn about what a forensic scientist is, describe the difference between light and electron microscopes and explain magnification and resolution. 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 -Discussion exercise -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: forensic science, magnification, resolution, light microscope and electron microscope) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Fingerprinting and DNA Fingerprinting https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983589 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Microscopes. In this lesson pupils will name the parts of a microscope, describe the procedure for preparing and viewing microscope slides and use the formula for magnification calculations. 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) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Numeracy Task -Extension numeracy task -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -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 Specialised Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829988 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Exchanging Substances. Pupils will explain why multicellular organisms need specialised exchange surfaces. They will compare surface area to volume ratios and explore the examples of the lungs, small intestine, leaves and gills. 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) -Numeracy task -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -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. -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829058 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Enzymes. In this lesson pupils will describe what an enzyme is, explain the lock and key mechanism and describe how different factors affect the rate of enzyme activity. 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) -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Enzymes required practical revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12844622 -Digestive Enzymes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903171

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Monoclonal Antibodies. In this lesson pupils will state what a monoclonal antibody is, explain how they are made and describe some uses for monoclonal antibodies. 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) -Keywords task (vocabulary: monoclonal antibodies, B-lymphocytes, hybridoma and clones) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercises -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 Plant Diseases and Defenses https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949241

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