Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Genetic Engineering. In this lesson pupils will give examples of uses for genetic engineering, describe the process and compare genetic engineering to 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) -Keywords (genetic engineering, foreign gene, insecticide and herbicide) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Cloning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824313 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the development of a fetus. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the structures found in the uterus during pregnancy and explain what happens during gestation and birth. 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: reproduction, egg cell, sperm cell and urethra) -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Putting the stages of labour into order -Recall questions for the unit so far -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson The Menstrual Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977268 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on continuous and discontinuous variation. In this lesson students will explain the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation, then choose and plot an appropriate graph for each type of variation. 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) -Task boxes -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next Lesson Inheritance https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770525 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on reproductive systems. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the difference between male and female reproductive systems and their functions. 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: reproduction, egg cell, sperm cell and urethra) -Handout sheet task -True or False task -Sorting task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Fertilisation and Implantation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977280 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on adapting to change. In this lesson students will describe how organisms adapt to the changing seasons, discuss predator-prey cycles and describe how competition can lead to adaptation. 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: deciduous, coniferous, migration and hibernation) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Variation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770016 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Easter themed revision lesson for key stage 3 year 8 biology covering the topic of reproduction. Happy Holidays! In this lesson students will revise: -Adolescence -Reproductive Systems -Fertilisation and Implantation -Gestation and Birth -The Menstrual Cycle -Plant Reproduction and Seed Dispersal 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 3 ~ year 9 ~ A short lesson on Fingerprinting and a full lesson on DNA Fingerprinting. Fingerprinting In this lesson pupils will describe how fingerprints are made and explain how forensic scientists match fingerprints to solve crimes. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment DNA Fingerprinting In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by DNA fingerprinting, describe how it works and discuss some uses for it. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: DNA fingerprinting, agarose gel, well, extracted and analysis) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Blood Typing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828014 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 full lesson on the topic of Genetics. In this lesson pupils will describe dominant and recessive alleles of genes and use a Punnett square to show what happens in a genetic cross. 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 (vocabulary: gene, characteristic, alleles, dominant, recessive and expressed) -Task boxes -Handout task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Genetic Engineering https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983206 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

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 adolescence. In this lesson students will learn how to explain the difference between adolescence and puberty and to identify physical changes which happen in male and female bodies. 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: adolescence, puberty, hormones, ovaries and testes) -Task boxes -True or False task -Sorting task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Reproductive Systems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12656038 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on diffusion. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how particles spread out by diffusion, explain the factors which affect how quickly diffusion happens and give some examples of diffusion. 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 -A group reading task (literacy) -Keywords sorting task (vocabulary: fluid, concentration, diffusion, collide and oxygen) -A task box exercise -A handout sheet task -Note taking from an experiment to show how particle size affects diffusion rate -Answer slides included -Next lesson Gas Pressure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12676255 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on fertilisation and implantation. In this lesson students will learn how to explain the process of how sexual intercourse occurs, describe how gametes are able to perform their function and to describe the process of fertilisation and implantation. 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: fertilisation, ejaculation, gametes, implantation and cilia) -Putting the stages of sexual intercourse in order -Multiple choice consolidation task -Draw and Label the diagram (fertilisation and embryo division) -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson fetus development https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977275 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on extinction. In this lesson students will learn about why species die out and explain the purpose of conservation and gene banks. 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: extinct, fossils, biodiversity, endangered and gene banks) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12771752 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on observing cells using a light microscope. In this lesson students will learn how to describe what a cell is, explain how to use a microscope to look at cells and calculate the total magnification of a microscope. These slides can be used as a stand-alone or incorporated into a practical lesson. 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 (pair and share) Group reading task (literacy) Keywords activity (Vocabulary: cell, observation, organism, microscope and magnification) Task boxes Handout sheet task Ordering the steps of using a m icroscope task Numeracy task All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. Onion cells practical slides and handout sheet are included. Leads to Plant and Animal Cells (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650214) www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of organisation. 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 -Recall questions linking this topic to previous learning Next lesson Gas Exchange https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652335 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Complete Christmas themed revision lesson for key stage 3 year 7 biology covering the topic of cells. Happy Holidays! In this lesson students will revise: -Key vocabulary -Subcellular structures -Magnification calculations -Specialised cells -Answer slides included for self-assessment www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

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 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

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 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1a (Cells). 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: -How to use a microscope to observe cells -How to calculate magnification -Parts of the cell and their function -The difference between plant and animal cells -Examples of specialised cells -Diffusion -Unicellular organisms -The presentation includes a free bonus resource specifically for revising the onion cells practical -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-12975350 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo