I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
A bundle of 20 comprehensive GCSE Biology resources, consisting of over 40 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets, all accompanied by a separate answer sheet.
The worksheets are designed to be worked through independently by pupils and cover the following GCSE topics:
Circulation (blood vessels and blood composition)
Hormones
Heart structure and the Respiratory system
Biotechnology (the fermenter)
The carbon cycle
Cell Biology
Movement across membranes
Digestion
Teeth
Enzymes
Homeostasis
Inheritance (monohybrid crosses)
The kidney
The eye
The nervous system including synapses
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Human reproduction
Plant reproduction
Transport in plants
Visually appealing worksheets covering the structure of the eye, function of the eye parts and how the eye works. Worksheets are designed so that students can work through them independently with reference to a textbook. Alternatively these worksheets are perfect for GCSE Biology students revising for the upcoming exams. All answers are included for the worksheets.
A graph-labelling activity aimed at A level Biology students. This worksheet is designed to help students to get to grips with the action potential graph, its key stages and what causes the changes in charge across the neurone membrane in terms of ion movement.
An answer sheet is provided with full detail too.
A comprehensive pack of five worksheets aimed at GCSE Biology students, covering the topic of ‘transport across membranes’.
The worksheets are visually appealing and are designed to encourage independent learning and familiarisation of the key terminology. Students can use textbooks or their notes to complete the sheets. The sheets could also be used for revision of the topic or as an assessment.
Answer sheets are provided for each worksheet.
The pack includes the following worksheets:
Diffusion
Factors that affect diffusion
Osmosis (two versions: one using water potential in the definition, the other using water concentration)
Active transport
Summary crossword on all of the above
Always a challenging topic at GCSE, this visual worksheet should help your students get to grips with the Nitrogen Cycle. There is an answer sheet for the teacher included in the pack, great for non-specialists teaching GCSE Biology.
Perfect for use when both teaching the topic area and also when revising. The worksheet will help students learn the parts of the Nitrogen Cycle and familiarise themselves with key words.
** Now with A4 colour poster version.
Visually appealing worksheets pack for GCSE Biology students on the nervous system. Perfect for use when teaching the topic and also for revision purposes. The worksheets could even be used as a progress test on these topic areas. The worksheets should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and pupils will be able to work independently through the activities.
There is a worksheet on each of the following topics:
Neurones
Reflex actions
Synapses
There is also an answer sheet for the teacher, which is great for non-specialists teaching Biology in schools.
As a suggestion the place mat could be laminated and pupils could complete the activities with OHP pens. The laminated sheets could then be cleaned for future use with other pupils. Otherwise the place mat could be laminated after completion by pupils and used for display purposes in the classroom or for revision.
Visually appealing worksheets/place mats for GCSE Biology students on the structure of the kidney and its function. Perfect for use when teaching the topic and also for revision purposes. The worksheets could even be used as a progress test on these topic areas. The worksheets should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and pupils will be able to work independently through the activities.
There is a differentiated kidney structure and function worksheet for students who may benefit from extra support.
There is also an answer sheet for the teacher, which is great for non-specialists teaching Biology in schools.
As a suggestion the place mat could be laminated and pupils could complete the activities with OHP pens. The laminated sheets could then be cleaned for future use with other pupils. Otherwise the place mat could be laminated after completion by pupils and used for display purposes in the classroom or for revision.
The GCSE Biology worksheet pack focuses on the topic of excretion. It is aimed at the CIE IGCSE course and topic 13.
There are four worksheets for students to complete, covering the following subtopics:
WS1 An introduction to excretion and the roles of the lungs and kidneys
WS2 The role of the kidneys in urine production , the urinary system and the gross structure of the kidney
WS3 The structure of the kidney nephron and it role in urine production
WS4 Kidney failure and the use of dialysis and kidney transplants
Clear and detailed answer sheets are provided for each of the four worksheets.
This worksheet allows A level Biology students to explore the structure of the fluid mosaic model of the plasma membrane of cells.
Students will label the key components of the plasma membrane and identify the role of each key component in the membrane.
This worksheet would lead well in to looking at how substances move across the membrane to enter and leave the cell.
Great either to use as a worksheet when teaching this topic, or as a revision sheet or assessment at the end of the topic.
Answer sheet provided; good to project on the board when going through the sheet with your students.
This pack of five worksheets is designed to be visually appealing for A Level students to learn and revise the heart structure and cardiac cycle topic.
The worksheet pack includes:
1.) Worksheet on the structure of the heart
2.) Worksheet on the cardiac cycle
3a.) Worksheet on the role of atrioventricular valves
3b.) Worksheet on the role of semilunar valves
4.) Worksheet on the coordination of the cardiac cycle
All answers to the worksheets are included, these can be projected for students to check and mark their own answers.
This pack of four worksheets is designed to be visually appealing for A Level students to learn and revise the DNA and protein synthesis topic.
The worksheet pack includes:
1.) Worksheet on DNA and RNA structure and their key differences
2.) Worksheet on DNA replication
3a.) Worksheet on the process of transcription (protein synthesis)
3b.) Worksheet on the process of translation (protein synthesis)
All answers to the worksheets are included, these can be projected for students to check and mark their own answers.
This GCSE Biology worksheet pack covers the key concepts associated with the enzyme topic. The resources are designed to be visually appealing to students and can be worked through independently. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. The resource pack can be used to introduce the topic or for revision/assessment purposes.
Included in the pack are:
Worksheet on how enzymes work and covering key terminology
Worksheet on factors that affect enzymes
Crossword on the enzyme topic
Answer sheets are included for all of the above.
A perfect revision lesson for GCSE Biology students, covering the topic of circulation. All worksheets are designed to be visually engaging and can be worked through independently by students. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Included are four worksheets covering the topics:
1.) Heart structure and function (+ a differentiated version to give more support)
2.) Blood vessels: structure and function
3.) Composition of blood
4.) Crossword on blood vessels and blood
Answer sheets are included for the teacher.
A cut and stick and cloze activity aimed at A level students.
The activity is designed so that students can learn and identify the key stages of meiosis and describe what happens in each of the main stages. The cloze activity allows students to become more familiar with the key terminology associated with this topic.
This activity can be completed by students independently as all instructions are given on the sheets. Ideal for both teaching the topic and also as a revision aide.
The activity has been provided in both an A3 and A4 format to allow for printing in either size. I would advise to print in A3 if possible as it keeps all the stages of meiosis on one sheet and makes it easier for the student to compare the two different stages of meiosis.
A completed answer sheet is provided for the teacher.
This Biology GCSE worksheet resource pack covers the topic of Gas Exchange (breathing) in Humans.
This pack includes worksheets on the following:
Structure of the lungs (respiratory system) - a differentiated supported version is included
Gas exchange in the alveoli - a differentiated supported version is included
Mechanism of ventilation (how we breathe) - a differentiated support version is included
The huff and puff apparatus
Summary crossword on the topic (with a few extension questions)
Key features of the worksheets:
• Visually engaging for students
• Clearly laid out for students
• Encourages pupils to work independently, with clear instructions given
• Comprehensive corresponding answer sheets for the teacher
• Helpful for lesson preparation for non-specialist science teachers
How to use:
• For completion in class as the topic is taught
• As a homework task to complete after the lesson
• Or a homework task to learn once completed in class
• As a summative or formative assessment of the topic
• Revision during exam prep
This pack of three worksheets focuses on sexual reproduction in plants, perfect for GCSE students or could be used with able KS3 pupils. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and can be completed independently by students.
The pack includes:
Worksheet 1: Covers the structure of insect-pollinated flowers and the functions of the key parts of the flower. Great for students to familiarise themselves with the flower’s structure and function of the main parts. Sheet is supplied in both colour and grayscale.
Worksheet 2: Allows students to recognise the key differences between the structure of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers and how flower structure is suited to the method of pollination.
Worksheet 3: Allows students to understand how fertilisation occurs once pollination has taken place.
All worksheets are provided with an answer sheet, perfect for non-specialists teaching Biology.
A collection of visually appealing worksheets focusing on how the leaf is suited to photosynthesis and also limiting factors of photosynthesis.
A visually appealing set of two worksheets/placemats for GCSE students on firstly, the structure of the leaf and how it is adapted for photosynthesis, and secondly, the process of photosynthesis and limiting factors.
Perfect for use when both teaching the topic area and also for revision. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
As a suggestion the resource could be laminated and completed by students using OHP pens and then cleaned off for future use with other pupils.
These sheets could even be used as a short progress test with students too.
An answer sheet is included for both worksheets for teachers.
This is a huge bundle of resources covering many of the topics studied in Year 1/ AS year of the OCR A Biology course.
Due to the similarities with other A level specifications this bundle would be well suited to other exam boards too.
Topics covered include:
1.) The heart and circulation
2.) The cardiac cycle
3.Chromatography
3.) Nucleic acids
4.) Protein synthesis
5.) Mitosis and meiosis
6.) Cell structure
7.) Transport in plants
8.) Statistics for biologists
9.) Prokaryotes
10.) Biochemistry: Carbohydrates
11.) Biochemistry: Lipids (Trigylcerides)
12.) Biochemistry: Proteins
13.) Biochemistry: Water and it’s properties
Answer sheets are provided for all resources included in this bundle
A visually appealing worksheet/placemat for GCSE students on the Nervous System, focusing on the structure and role of neurones. Perfect for use when both teaching the topic area and also when revising. The worksheet will help students learn about the structure and function of neurones in the nervous system and also familiarise themselves with key words. It should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete the activities, which pupils can independently work through. As a suggestion the resource could be laminated and completed by students using OHP pens and then cleaned off for future use with other pupils. The worksheet could even be used as a progress test with students too.
This is part of a worksheet pack available on the nervous system. The pack also covers reflex actions and synapses and all worksheets are accompanied by an answer sheet. Follow the link below to view:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-biology-the-nervous-system-worksheet-pack-updated-11245346
This A4 introductory sheet on genetic crosses is a sample from my premium resource pack on inheritance and genetic crosses.
The resources are designed to be engaging and visually appealing for GCSE Biology students, please do leave a review and view the full resource pack if you like the sample sheet :)