PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the brain for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Next topic The Eye: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362148 Content Covered: Brain structure and function Studying the brain Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on The Eye. In this lesson pupils will identify the structures of the eye and describe what they do. They also will explain how the iris reflex responds to bright and dim light. 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: correcting vision defects is covered in a separate lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13025883 This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: light intensity, refract, contract and diameter). -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Discussion exercises -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. It does assume that the nervous system and reflexes have already been introduced. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Enzymes. In this lesson pupils will describe what an enzyme is, explain the lock and key mechanism and describe how different factors affect the rate of enzyme activity. 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 -Discussion exercise -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. -Enzymes required practical revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12844622 -Digestive Enzymes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903171

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Fossils. In this lesson, students will describe three ways in which fossils can form. They will explain how fossils provide evidence for how life on Earth developed. 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 Comprehension questions Discussion exercise Order the steps 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.

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the work of the monk Gregor Mendel for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Next topic Variation and Selective Breeding: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12547790 Content Covered: Overview of Mendel’s work First and second generation crosses Relating Mendel’s work to later discoveries -See also “Genetic Diagrams” https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12974524 Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on decay and biogas for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Decomposers and scavengers -Fertiliser production -Rate of decay -The effect of water availability, temperature, oxygen availability and decay organisms on rate of decomposition -Examples of biomes and their impact on decomposition -Aerobic and anaerobic decay -Methane as a biofuel -Generators (aka fermenters or digestors) -Batch biogas generators and continuous biogas generators -Inlets and outlets Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. 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

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 are included for self-assessment www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Plant Diseases and Defences. In this lesson pupils will explain how mineral deficiency can cause disease in plants, review some pathogens which infect plants and their effects and describe the physical, chemical, mechanical defences plants use to protect themselves. 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) -Identify the disease -Task boxes -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 Revision Lesson Topics 1-3 Malaria Case Study GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12952498

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on inheritance. In this lesson students will explain how characteristics are inherited. They will also describe the structure of DNA and some of the history of DNA discovery. 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: fertilisation, genetic information, DNA, chromosomes and genes) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Natural Selection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770866 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Metabolism. In this lesson pupils will define the word metabolism and give some examples of metabolic reactions. They will explain the role of enzymes in metabolism and describe how metabolic processes produce waste products and how these waste products are dealt with. 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 -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12954699

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on adrenaline and thyroxine for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Related topic the Endocrine System: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362835 Content Covered: Adrenaline regulation of the flight or fight response Thyroxine regulation of metabolism Negative feedback graphs Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1b (Structure and Function of Body Systems). 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: Key points from B1a (Cells) The levels of organisation in multicellular organisms Gas exchange Breathing in and out The role of the skeleton The role of joints in movement The role of muscles in movement 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-12652335 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on fossils and classification for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Evolution. (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12557498) Next topic Speciation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12635041 Content Covered: -Linnaean classification system -Changes in the classification system over time -The three domain system -How fossils form -The origin of life theories -The binomial system -How to use evolutionary trees Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the digestive system. In this lesson students will identify the major organs of the digestive system, discuss their functions and describe the digestive process. 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 (digestive system, digestion, oesophagus, absorb and villi) -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Bacteria and Enzymes in Digestion https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762591 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo