Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ second of a two part lesson on Cardiovascular Disease. Part 1 is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869212. In this lesson pupils will compare heart transplants with artificial hearts, describe valves, pacemakers and artificial blood and explain the difference between heart failure and a heart attack. 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) -Handout sheet task -Artificial blood walk through -Artificial hearts walk through -Task boxes -Guided long answer question writing -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.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on Blood. In this lesson pupils will name the four main components of blood, describe the different types of specialised cells found in blood and how they are adapted to their function. 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 -Note taking exercise -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 Cardiovascular Disease https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869212

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free revision lesson using rose black spot as a case study. In this lesson pupils will link knowledge from topics 1-4 including plant cell structure, specialised cells, leaf structure, photosynthesis and communicable disease. Case study lessons improve understanding and recall by linking together different parts of the course. 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 -Handout sheet task -Identify the specialised plant cell -Comprehension questions -Data task -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. -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12910846

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Risk Factors for Communicable Disease. In this lesson pupils will state what a risk factor is, give some examples of risk factors for disease and look at how correlation can be used to identify risk factors. 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 -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Smoking while pregnant -Numeracy task (correlation) -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 Cancer https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12902474

Key stage 4 ~ GCSE ~ revision package for plant cell organisation (from topic 2, GCSE Biology AQA). This lesson covers the major points from the theory and practical and can be used to revise for end of topic tests, as exam preparation or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -Plant cell structure from topic 1 -Plant cell organisation -Gas exchange in the leaf -Transpiration and translocation -Factors affecting transpiration rate -Measuring transpiration rate -Stomata -Next lesson Revision Enzymes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903132

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on Cancer. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between benign and malignant tumours, describe some risk factors for cancer and explain how secondary tumours form. 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 -Handout sheet task -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 Plant Cell Organisation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863539

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ First of a two-part lesson on Antibiotics. Click here for part 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825733. In this lesson pupils will learn about how antibiotic resistant bacteria develop and methods of preventing the spread of bacterial infection. 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 (vocabulary: mutation, antibiotic resistance, superbug, MRSA and sterile) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson DNA https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826042 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Inherited Disorders. In this lesson pupils will use Punnett Squares to calculate the probability of a person having an inheritable condition and explain what is meant by a genetically inherited disorder. 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) -Discussion exercise -Keywords (vocabulary: genetically inherited disorder, carrier, cystic fibrosis, polydactyly and digit) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Selective Breeding https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12823218 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ Second of a two-part lesson on Vaccines. Click here for part 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825427. In this lesson pupils will explain why we have vaccines and describe different ways that vaccines can be administered. They will learn about the work of Edward Jenner; an English doctor who helped to develop smallpox vaccination and to make the practice mainstream. 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 (vocabulary: immune system, white blood cell, immunity, pathogen and antibodies) -Discussion exercise -Order the steps -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Antibiotics https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825733 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ First of a two-part lesson on Antibiotics. Click here for part 2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825790. In this lesson pupils will learn about the work of Alexander Fleming, state which pathogens antibiotics work on and which they don’t and describe an experiment to show the effectiveness of different antibiotics. 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 (vocabulary: bacteria, antibiotic, penicillin, agar plate and virus) -Discussion exercise -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Challenge questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Antibiotics 2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825790 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Discussion exercise on assisted reproduction for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Related topic The Menstrual Cycle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12366008 Content Covered: Hormone therapy (LH and FSH) In vitro fertilisation (IVF) Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) Bioethics Please note that this only covers the science and is not intended as a PSHE resource. 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 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

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on transpiration and translocation for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. When learning about transpiration and translocation it helps if students have some prior knowledge of diffusion, active transport, specialist cells and plant cell organisation. Key points from these topics are recapped in the presentation, but this resource assumes that they have encountered them before. Follows on from Active Transport: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12335738 Content Covered: Xylem and phloem Translocation Transpiration Rate of transpiration Potometers Leads on to Plant Diseases: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/plant-diseases-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12357901 Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Transpiration and translocation lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863543

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on monoclonal antibodies 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: Producing monoclonal antibodies Hybridomas Pregnancy tests Monoclonal antibodies as a cancer treatment Research and diagnostic uses Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. NEW lesson on monoclonal antibodies https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949047

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on specialised cells 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. Leads on to Stem Cells: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stem-cells-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12317132 Content Covered: Specialised cells Muscle, nerve and sperm cells Xylem, phloem, root hair and guard cells Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Stem cells lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829988

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on plant cell organisation 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. Leads on to Transpiration and Translocation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/transpiration-and-translocation-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12342331 Content Covered: Plant cell organisation Leaf tissues (epidermal, mesophyll, xylem and phloem) Meristems Plant cell structure Specialist plant cells Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo NEW: Plant cell organisation lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863539 Plant cell organisation revision lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903755 Photosynthesis lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12953622 Rate of photosynthesis lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12954106

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the eye 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 Body Temperature: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362801 Content Covered: Parts of the eye The iris reflex Accommodation (near and distant objects) Short- and long-sightedness Convex and concave lenses Other methods of vision correction 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 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

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

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on drugs and drug development for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Monoclonal Antibodies: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/monoclonal-antibodies-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12357328 Content Covered: Antibiotics Antibiotic resistance Drug discovery Preclinical and Clinical trials Animal testing Double-blind studies Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. New! Drugs Lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723