Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
New AQA B6.10 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) – Evolution
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.10 – Evolution
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.2 - Evolution
A fully resourced lesson about evolution to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 2 - exams 2018) – Inheritance, variation + evolution (4.6)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 6 (paper 2, topic 2) – Inheritance, variation + evolution (4.6), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.6.1.1 - sexual and asexual reproduction (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Meiosis (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.4 - DNA and the genome (B6.3 lesson)
4.6.1.6 - Genetic inheritance (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders (B6.6 lesson)
4.6.1.8 - Sex determination (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Variation (B6.9 lesson)
4.6.2.2 - Evolution (B6.10 lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Selective breeding (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.2.4 - Genetic engineering (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.3.4 - Evidence for evolution (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.5 - Fossils (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.6 - Extinction (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.7 - Resistant bacteria (B6.17 lesson)
4.6.4.1 - classification of living organisms (B6.18 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £30.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.2 - Adaptations
Specification points covered =
4.7.1.4 - Adaptations
A fully resourced lesson about adaptations to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.5 - How materials are cycled
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled
A fully resourced lesson about cycling materials (carbon cycle, water cycle and the role of microorganisms in this process) to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec
Entire resources to cover all of the trilogy/combined content in paper 2 of the new GCSE specifications.
All trilogy/combined lessons for all 3 topics, including any worksheets, practical order information to support in teaching these topics.
Lessons cover the combined ‘trilogy’ science route lessons
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
Specification points covered are:
Paper 2 Topic 1 (4.5 - homeostasis and response)
4.5.1 - Homeostasis (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.3.2 - Control of blood glucose concentration (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.2.1 - Structure and function (B5.2 lesson)
Required practical 7 - plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time (B5.2 lesson)
4.5.3.1 - Human endocrine system (B5.6 lesson)
4.5.3.4 - Hormones in human reproduction (B5.10 lesson)
4.5.3.5 - Contraception (B5.11 lesson)
4.5.3.6 - The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only) (B5.12 lesson)
4.5.3.7 - Negative feedback (HT only) (B5.13 lesson)
Paper 2 topic 2 (4.6 - Inheritance, variation and evolution)
4.6.1.1 - sexual and asexual reproduction (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Meiosis (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.4 - DNA and the genome (B6.3 lesson)
4.6.1.6 - Genetic inheritance (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders (B6.6 lesson)
4.6.1.8 - Sex determination (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Variation (B6.9 lesson)
4.6.2.2 - Evolution (B6.10 lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Selective breeding (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.2.4 - Genetic engineering (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.3.4 - Evidence for evolution (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.5 - Fossils (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.6 - Extinction (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.7 - Resistant bacteria (B6.17 lesson)
4.6.4.1 - classification of living organisms (B6.18 lesson)
Paper 2 topic 3 (4.7 - Ecology
4.7.1.1 - Communities (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Abiotic factors(B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.3 - Biotic factors (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.4 – Adaptations (B7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles) (B7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) (B7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled (B7.5 lesson)
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.3 - Land use (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - Deforestation (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.5 - Global warming (B7.9 lesson)
New AQA B6.4 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) – DNA Structure (TRIPLE ONLY)
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.4 – DNA Structure
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.2 - Evolution
A fully resourced lesson about the structure of DNA to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution), this is a Biology only lesson.
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.12 - Cloning (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.5 - Cloning (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering cloning for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on cloning both plants and animals from cuttings, tissue culture, embryo cloning and adult cell cloning. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA B5.11 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.5 - exams 2018) – Contraception
AQA B5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Homeostasis and response)
Lesson: B5.11 – Contraception
Specification points covered =
4.5.3.5 - Contraception
A fully resourced lesson about contraception to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B5 (Paper 2, Topic 1 - Homeostasis and response).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.4 -Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes)
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes)
A fully resourced lesson about levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 1 - exams 2018) – Homeostasis and response (4.5)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 5 (paper 2, topic 1) – Homeostasis and response, from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.5.1 - Homeostasis (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.3.2 - Control of blood glucose concentration (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.2.1 - Structure and function (B5.2 lesson)
Required practical 7 - plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time (B5.2 lesson)
4.5.3.1 - Human endocrine system (B5.6 lesson)
4.5.3.4 - Hormones in human reproduction (B5.10 lesson)
4.5.3.5 - Contraception (B5.11 lesson)
4.5.3.6 - The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only) (B5.12 lesson)
4.5.3.7 - Negative feedback (HT only) (B5.13 lesson)
AQA B4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Bioenergetics)
Lesson: B4.1 – Photosynthetic reaction
Specification points covered =
4.4.1.1 - Photosynthetic reaction
A fully resourced lesson about photosynthetic reaction to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B4 (Paper 1, Topic 4 - Bioenergetics).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA B5.6 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.5 - exams 2018) – Human endocrine system
AQA B5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Homeostasis and response)
Lesson: B5.6 – Human endocrine system
Specification points covered =
4.5.3.1 - Human endocrine system
A fully resourced lesson about the human endocrine system to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B5 (Paper 2, Topic 1 - Homeostasis and response).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
New AQA B4.4 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.4 -exams 2018) – Respiration, effects of exercise + metabolism
New AQA B4.4 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.4 - exams 2018) – Bioenergetics
AQA B4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Bioenergetics)
Lesson: B4.4 – Respiration, effects of exercise + metabolism. I have combined three different lessons together in this resource, therefore three lessons for the price of one on one power point.
Specification points covered =
4.4.2.1 - aerobic and anaerobic respiration
4.4.2.2 - response to exercise
4.4.2.3 - metabolism
Three lessons covered in one fully resourced power point about Respiration, effects of exercise + metabolism to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B4 (Paper 1, Topic 4 - Bioenergetics).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Homeostasis and response)
Lesson: B5.12 – Treating infertility
Specification points covered =
4.5.3.6 - The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only)
A fully resourced lesson about homeostasis and controlling blood glucose
to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B5 (Paper 2, Topic 1 - Homeostasis and response).
This lesson was produced for an Ofsted visit - a small section of the lesson was observed by Ofsted and positive feedback was received from the inspector.
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.5 – Genetic Inheritance
Specification points covered =
4.6.1.6 - Genetic Inheritance
4.6.1.8 - Sex determination
A fully resourced lesson about genetic inheritance to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Homeostasis and response)
Lesson: B5.13 – Negative feedback
Specification points covered =
4.5.3.7 - Negative feedback (HT only)
A lesson about negative feedback
to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B5 (Paper 2, Topic 1 - Homeostasis and response).
The content of this lesson was included in with the role of insulin and glucagon when doing the lesson on blood glucose concentration. This is reflected in the cost of this resource, as it more just has the information the students need to know with only a couple of very simple tasks to be completed.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.6 – Inherited disorders
Specification points covered =
4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders
A fully resourced lesson about inherited disorders to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
New AQA B6.9 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) – Variation
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.9 – Variation
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.1 - Variation
A fully resourced lesson about variation to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 3 - exams 2018) – Ecology (4.7)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 7 (paper 2, topic 3) – Ecology (4.7), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.7.1.1 - Communities (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Abiotic factors(B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.3 - Biotic factors (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.4 – Adaptations (B7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles) (B7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) (B7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled (B7.5 lesson)
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.3 - Land use (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - Deforestation (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.5 - Global warming (B7.9 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £21.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.13 - Theory of evolution (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.3.1 - Theory of evolution (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering the theory of evolution for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on both Lamarck and Darwin’s theories of evolution and reasons why Darwin’s theory was only gradually accepted. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
