Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the role of bacteria and enzymes in digestion. In this lesson students will learn about what an enzyme is and why they are needed for digestion. They will also discuss the role of bacteria in digestion. 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 (immune system, enzyme, digestive juices, catalyst and bile) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Drugs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762660 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Food Webs and Trophic Levels. For mixed ability groups I suggest splitting this into two lessons. In this lesson pupils will use key vocabulary to describe food chains, explain predator prey cycles and describe the knock-on effects of changing one population of organisms in a food web. 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) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Predator-Prey cycles exercise -Order the steps (predator-prey cycles) -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 Environmental Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983955 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the menstrual cycle. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the menstrual cycle, explain what contraception is and give examples. 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 -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: periods, menstrual cycle, hormones, ovulation and contraception) -Order the steps of the menstrual cycle -Task boxes -Note copying task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Flowers and Pollination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12656944 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2c (Adaptation and Inheritance). 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: Variation, competition and adaptation Continuous and discontinuous variation Inheritance Natural selection and extinction Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12769058 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Transpiration Rate and a theory lesson on Measuring Transpiration Rate (Potometers). In these lessons pupils will explain how different factors affect transpiration rate and describe how to use a potometer to measure the rate of transpiration. 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. Lesson 1 Includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Task boxes -Transpiration rate walkthrough -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise Lesson 2 Includes: -Starter task -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Rate calculations (numeracy task 1) -Discrete data (numeracy task 2) -Continuous data (numeracy task 3) -Graph drawing (numeracy task 4) -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 Plants https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903755

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on fertilisation and implantation. In this lesson students will learn how to explain the process of how sexual intercourse occurs, describe how gametes are able to perform their function and to describe the process of fertilisation and implantation. 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 -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: fertilisation, ejaculation, gametes, implantation and cilia) -Putting the stages of sexual intercourse in order -Multiple choice consolidation task -Draw and Label the diagram (fertilisation and embryo division) -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson fetus development https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977275 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on inherited disorders 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. Content Covered: -Cystic Fibrosis (recessive) -Polydactyly (domainant) -Interpreting family trees -Bioethics of embryo selection 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 lesson on breathing. 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 -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion activity -Note taking slide -Next lesson is the Skeleton https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652523 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1c (Reproduction). 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) and B1b (Body Systems) Adolescence and puberty Male and female reproductive systems Fertilisation, implantation and development of a fetus The menstrual cycle Flowers and pollination Fertilisation, germination and seed dispersal All tasks an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. Lesson bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-year-7-reproduction-b1c-biology-12659868 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on X and Y chromosomes 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. Content covered: X chromosomes and Y chromosomes Meiosis and fertilisation Introduction to genetic diagrams using X and Y chromosomes as an example 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 continuous and discontinuous variation. In this lesson students will explain the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation, then choose and plot an appropriate graph for each type of variation. 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) -Task boxes -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next Lesson Inheritance https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770525 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Genetic Engineering. In this lesson pupils will give examples of uses for genetic engineering, describe the process and compare genetic engineering to selective breeding. 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 (genetic engineering, foreign gene, insecticide and herbicide) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Cloning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824313 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on anaerobic respiration. In this lesson students will learn the word equations for anaerobic respiration in humans and yeast, explain the differences between anaerobic and aerobic respiration, discuss some uses for anaerobic respiration and explain what is meant by ‘oxygen debt.’ 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: anaerobic, fermentation, oxygen debt, lactic acid and yeast) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Sorting task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768066 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on biodiversity and waste management 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 Decay and Biogas (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12646900) Content Covered: -Biodiversity meaning and importance -Recap of interdependence -Effect of human activity on biodiversity -Population increase -Air pollution -Land pollution -Water pollution Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo