PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on competition and adaptation for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Competition for resources -Structural adaptation -Behavioural adaptation -Functional adaptation -Adaptation of microorganisms -Interdependence -Stable communities 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 mitosis 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 Binary Fission: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/binary-fission-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12318380 Content Covered: Chromosomes The cell cycle Mitosis Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Mitosis lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830872

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Environmental Change. In this lesson pupils will list some types of environmental change, explain why these changes happen and describe some of the effects. 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 -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 The Water Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983959 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on The Brain. In this lesson pupils will name some structures in the brain, discuss some methods for studying the brain and explain some risks of interfering with the brain. 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 -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Eye https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13000956 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis. In this lesson, students will describe the production of gametes by meiosis and explain how gametes fuse to produce offspring. They will explain how this leads to genetic variation and why this is important. 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 Order the steps Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet exercise Meiosis vs mitosis comparison 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, The last task assumes that students have already covered mitosis. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Variation. This lesson has a heavy literacy focus and provides opportunities to practice using the keywords from AQA GCSE Biology Topic 6 in context. In this lesson, students will state what is meant by variation in a species, describe how variation arises in a population and decide whether example characteristics vary due to genes, environment or both. 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 Discussion exercise; what makes things the same species? Group reading (literacy) Genes or environment task Comprehension questions Task boxes Variation vocabulary handout sheet 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.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Stem Cells. In this lesson pupils will describe what a stem cell is, explain some uses for stem cells and discuss the ethics of stem cell use. 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 -Debate exercise -Comprehension questions -Plant stem cells walkthrough 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 Mitosis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830872 Resources are available to accompany this lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Microscopes. In this lesson pupils will name the parts of a microscope, describe the procedure for preparing and viewing microscope slides and use the formula for magnification calculations. 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 -Numeracy Task -Extension numeracy task -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -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 Specialised Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829988 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ second in a two-part lesson on Photosynthesis (the first part can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12953622). In this lesson pupils will describe how different factors affect the rate of photosynthesis, describe an experiment for measuring the rate of photosynthesis and explain the shape of the graphs different factors produce. 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: The equation for photosynthesis and uses of glucose are a separate lesson and not included in this one. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity (two options here; a recap of the transpiration practical as students often get the two muddled OR a photosynthesis equation recap). -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Numeracy task (inverse square law) -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Metabolism https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12954344

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ first in a two-part lesson on Photosynthesis. In this lesson pupils will recap the prior knowledge for this topic including the cell and tissue structures involved. They will write the word and symbol equations for photosynthesis and explain how plants use the glucose produced by photosynthesis. 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: factors affecting photosynthesis and measuring photosynthesis are a separate lesson and not included in this one. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: photosynthesis, chloroplasts, chlorophyll, endothermic and glucose) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Handout sheet 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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Rate of Photosynthesis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12954106

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Oxygen Debt. In this lesson pupils will describe the effect of exercise on the body, explain what is meant by oxygen debt and discuss how you can investigate the effect of exercise on the body. 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 -Prior knowledge check -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Revision Bioenergetics https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12956850

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on global warming for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -What is global warming? -Sea levels rising -More frequent extreme weather -Loss of biodiversity -Changes in species distribution -Natural greenhouse effect -Climate change caused by human activity -Carbon dioxide and methane 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 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

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free introductory lesson on Homeostasis. In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by homeostasis, give examples of internal conditions which our bodies need to keep constant and describe negative feedback loops. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: homeostasis, negative feedback, receptor, effector and co-ordination centre) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet 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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Nervous System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Quadrats designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. It is also useful for students who cannot be taken out of the classroom to complete this work in the field. In this lesson pupils will work through using quadrats. 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 -A scaffolded walk through the steps of using quadrats -A second example to practice without the scaffold -An explanation of transects and an exercise on calculating percentage cover -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.

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on photosynthesis 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 Respiration: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12360359 Content Covered: Photosynthesis reaction Plant uses for glucose Rate of photosynthesis and limiting factors Ideal conditions for photosynthesis 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 eyes and cameras. In this lesson students will describe how the eye works, identify some parts of the eye and explain how a simple pinhole camera forms an image. 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 task (vocabulary: photoreceptors, rods, cones, photosensitive and inverted) -Handout sheet task -Order the steps (vision) -Recall questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Colour https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12750804 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo