Love a resource? Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision.
Love a resource? Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision.
This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision.
A full lesson on Controlling Fertility is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/controlling-fertility-lesson-gcse-biology-13038611
Powerpoint and worksheet on contraception for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. All parts of the syllabus directly relating to wellbeing will be made available for free from my shop. Next topic The Menstrual Cycle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366008
Content Covered:
Barrier contraception and spermicide
Sterilisation
Natural (rhythm method)
Hormone based contraception
Please note that this only covers the science and is not intended as a PSHE resource.
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on ionising radiation for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Physics GCSE syllabus. Check my shop for other courses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo
Content Covered:
Alpha, beta and gamma radiation
Uses and blocking
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo
NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3.
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A series of short activities (including self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their math skills for science. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy.
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Rounding
Means
Anomalies and means
Accuracy and Precision
Repeatability and Reproducibility
Significant Figures and Decimal Places
Standard Form
Calculating Percentages
Range and Uncertainty
Gradients
Tangents (Y9 only)
Unit Conversions
Rearranging Equations (Y7 only)
Ratios
Summary Task
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Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9
All aspects of the sheets are fully editable
Can be printed in gray scale
Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess
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More from our science skills programme:
Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713
Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267
Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182
Maths Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725
Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Solar System. In this lesson students will learn about some of the features of the planets in our Solar System and discuss other types of object found around the Sun.
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: terrestrial planet, gas giant, orbit, moon and dwarf planet)
-Task boxes
-A poster design or handout sheet task to characterize the planets of the Solar System
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson The Earth https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755189
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Blood Glucose and Diabetes. In this lesson pupils will describe how blood glucose is controlled, explain the difference between type I diabetes and type II diabetes and describe how diabetes can be managed. 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 (vocabulary: diabetes, insulin, glucagon, glycogen and pancreas)
Task boxes
Order the steps
Discussion exercise
Handout sheet task
Comprehension and recall questions
Numeracy task
Linking questions
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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
Next lesson The Kidneys https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13034532
A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/blood-glucose-and-diabetes-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12363397
NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3.
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A series of ten short activities (with self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy.
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Independent and dependent variables
Control variables
Predictions and hypothesis
Choosing equipment
Writing a method
Risk assessment
Recording data
Processing data
Displaying data
Conclusions
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Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9
All aspects of the sheets are fully editable
Can be printed in gray scale
Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess
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More from our science skills programme:
Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713
Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267
Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182
Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Quadrats designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. It is also useful for students who cannot be taken out of the classroom to complete this work in the field. In this lesson pupils will work through using quadrats. 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
-A scaffolded walk through the steps of using quadrats
-A second example to practice without the scaffold
-An explanation of transects and an exercise on calculating percentage cover
-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.
Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ Second of a two-part lesson on Vaccines. Click here for part 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825427. In this lesson pupils will explain why we have vaccines and describe different ways that vaccines can be administered. They will learn about the work of Edward Jenner; an English doctor who helped to develop smallpox vaccination and to make the practice mainstream.
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: immune system, white blood cell, immunity, pathogen and antibodies)
-Discussion exercise
-Order the steps
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Antibiotics https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825733
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Menstrual Cycle. In this lesson, students will describe the stages of the menstrual cycle and how it is controlled by four main hormones. Pupils will then explain how LH, FSH, oestrogen and progesteron interact with each other. 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
Stage Matching
Task boxes
Handout sheet task
Comprehension questions
Exam style questions
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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
Next lesson Controlling Fertility https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13038611
A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/menstrual-cycle-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12366008
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on X and Y Chromosomes. In this lesson, students will discuss the pros and cons of embryo screening, use genetic diagrams to calculate the odds of inheriting conditions from dominant and recessive alleles and read family trees to show how characteristics are inherited. 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
Task boxes
Comprehension questions polydactyly (dominant)
Comprehension questions cystic fibrosis (recessive)
Discussion exercise
Handout sheet task with extension
Long-answer questions
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 some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). For the extension to the handout task they will need to have some understanding of drug development (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inherited-disorders-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12405728
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Food Tests Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will describe an experiment to investigate the nutrient content of different foods. 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
-Handout sheet task
-Recall 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 and Digestion Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/enzymes-and-digestion-lesson-gcse-biology-13178041
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Kidneys. In this lesson pupils will describe the role of the kidneys in cleaning the blood, explain how hormones control the function of the kidneys and state the different types of treatment for kidney failure. 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: this lesson does not discuss in detail how the two treatment methods work- this will be covered in a separate lesson.
This lesson includes:
Title slide with learning objectives
A starter activity
Discussion exercise
Handout sheet task
Group reading (literacy)
Keywords (vocabulary: urine, urea, excretion, filter and anti-diuretic hormone ADH)
Task boxes
Order the steps
Comprehension questions
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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
Next lesson Kidney Failure Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13036969
A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kidneys-and-dialysis-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12364592
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Human Body Organs
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Learning Objectives
Name some of the major organs in the human body
Explain what these organs are for.
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** Lesson Includes**
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Body Functions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13113993
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ first of a two part lesson on Cardiovascular Disease. The second part is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12870772. In this lesson pupils will state what cardiovascular disease and coronary heard disease are, explain how stents and statins can be used to treat CHD and compare stents to statins for the treatment of heart disease. 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
-Handout sheet task
-Statins walk through
-Advantage or disadvantage sorting task
-Guided long answer question writing
-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 cardiovascular disease part 2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-lesson-2-gcse-biology-12870772
-A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12344623
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on the Human Life Cycle
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Learning Objectives
Describe the stages in a human life cycle
Explain what happens at fertilisation
Describe some of the changes which occur in boys and girls during puberty
This lesson does not cover the mechanics of intercourse and does not discuss periods in detail.
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Human Body Organs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13108118
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Basic Body Functions
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Learning Objectives
Describe the basic functions of the human body
Explain the role of organs in keeping the body working
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next Lesson Skeleton: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13115574
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable. This lesson assumes that students have already been introduced to body organs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13108118 but scaffolding is in place to catch up students who have missed this lesson.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Invertebrates
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Learning Objectives
Explain what an invertebrate is and give some examples of invertebrates
Divide invertebrates into groups
Practice using keys to identify invertebrates
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Grouping Plants https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13101125
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This lesson assumes that students have already covered how to use keys and pollination, however, prompts and scaffolding are given to refresh memory and allow students who were absent to participate.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Protecting the Environment.
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Learning Objectives
Explain why it is important to protect the environment
Describe how nature reserves can protect habitats
Explain why having a garden pond is great for the local wildlife
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Animal Life Cycles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13104242
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Antibiotic Resistance. In this lesson, students will describe how antibiotic resistant bacterial strains arise, explain why antibiotic resistance is becoming more common and revise how to test for antibiotic resistance by culturing microorganisms. 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 (vocabulary: antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, strain and superbugs)
Task boxes
Order the steps
Discussion exercise
Comprehension questions
Handout sheet task
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 lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/antibiotic-resistance-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12974541
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on Communicable Disease Control. In this lesson pupils will describe how pathogens spread from one organism to another and give some examples of ways we can prevent pathogens from spreading. 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
-Order the steps
-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.
-Next lesson Communicable Disease Examples https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12943788
-A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/communicable-disease-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12346614