I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
Digital Loop Game on Mrs Gren / Mrs Nerg / characteristics of life / living or non-living?
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing (Open file in Powerpoint in “Normal View” mode and move around pieces)
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital Board Game on organelles, specialised cells and organs of the human body
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital Card Sort on main bones of the uman body
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital drag and drop jigsaw puzzle of the human skeleton and its major bones
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital Loop Game on organs of the human body
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital Loop game on main bones of the human skeleton
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital Loop game on the part of the light microscope and their functions
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
2x Digital Card sorts on size of all things Biology - organisms, organelles, microbes, molecules, etc
Great to get students thinking about size of Biological things.
2 Activities can be done in various ways:
sort cards under 3 headings (visible to naked eye, visible under light microscope, visible under electron microscope)
sort cards in order of size
includes correct answers
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Loop Game on types of neurones (motor neurone, relay neurone, sensory neurone) and their function and characteristics (dendrites, axon, etc)
18 cards
suitable as starter, plenary and revision activity
Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 8 (Grey Matter) but also suitable for other exam boards
Fun card game with 31 images of different types of dogs
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
Crossword Puzzle on proteins and protein structure (including primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structure, alpha helix, beta sheet, fibrous, globular proteins, etc)
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
20 words/definitions
includes solutions and anagram
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes & Health) but also suitable for other exam boards
A fun activity to help students draw connections between keywords and images of SNAB Edexcel Biology TOPIC 7 (Run for your life).
Students work in teams to guess several topic images by giving a one-word hint that connects those keywords/images.
Revision activity that helps students make connections between keywords and subtopics. Great for synoptic thinking.
80 image cards, game cards and instructions included.
A fun activity to help students draw connections between keywords and images of SNAB Edexcel Biology TOPIC 4 (Biodiversity) .
Students work in teams to guess several topic images by giving a one-word hint that connects those keywords/images.
Revision activity that helps students make connections between keywords and subtopics. Great for synoptic thinking.
96 image cards, game cards and instructions included.
Digital Tarsia Puzzle on the characteristics of life / Mrs Gren / Mrs Nerg / Living or non-living ?
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in Powerpoint in “Normal View” mode and move around pieces.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital Card Sort on characteristics and examples of 5 vertebrate groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish)
with 45 cards
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing (Open file in Powerpoint in “Normal View” mode and move around pieces)
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Digital card sort activity on organs and their functions
45 cards (15 organ names, images, funcion cards)
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing.
Open file in “Normal View” mode and move around labels.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Fun card game for KS5 students who are learning about protein structure. Can they spot the 1 protein that is the same between two cards?
21 cards per set
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
Card Game on Molecules in A level biology (various carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, DNA, nucleotides, bases, molecules in respiration and photosynthesis, etc)
Fun activity - grreat for revision and students learning to recognise and naming molecules
There is only one symbol that two cards have in common and it’s different for every card pair - can students find it and name it?
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
31 cards per set with 31 symbols/molecules
Designed to cover all important molecules from the Edexcel SNAB AS and A2 Biology course
