Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on flowers and pollination. In this lesson students will learn how to name the main structures of a flower, describe how flowering plants reproduce and explain the difference between wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated plants. 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 -Discussion exercise -Keywords task (vocabulary: pollination, cross-pollination, self-pollination, pollen and ovules) -Order the steps of the menstrual cycle -Draw and label the diagram (insect vs wind pollination) -Sorting task (wind vs insect pollination -Multiple choice task (recall from this lesson) -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. Next lesson Fertilisation and Germination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12659712 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the nervous system 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 Brain: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12361785 Content Covered: Parts of the nervous system Neurons Synapses Reflexes Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Nervous system lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on unicellular organisms. In this lesson students will learn how to explain what a unicellular organism is, describe the structure of an amoeba and explain how euglena has features of both plant and animal cells. 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 (vocabulary: unicellular, multicellular, photosynthesis, flagellum and fission) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Draw and label -Putting the steps in order to describe a process -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson revision cells topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650813 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on seed dispersal. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how seed dispersal happens in plants and how to explain wind dispersal, explosive dispersal, water dispersal and animal dispersal. 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 -Keywords task (vocabulary: dispersal, internal, external and nutrients) -Task boxes -Handout worksheet -True or false task -Put the steps of external animal dispersal in order -Discussion task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson (topic revision) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659853 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

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on ecosystems. In this lesson students will identify niches within an ecosystem, describe how organisms coexist within an ecosystem and practice using key vocabulary. 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: population, community, habitat, ecosystem, niche and coexist) -Task boxes -Consolidation questions -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768583 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on metals and non-metals. In this lesson students will describe the properties of metals, locate metals in the periodic table and explain what is meant by the term ‘metalloid.’ 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: metal, non-metal, metalloid, malleable, ductile and sonorous) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Oxidation reactions (recap from year 7 and as an example of how metals and non-metals react differently -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Groups and Periods https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12782206 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on acids and metals. In this lesson students will describe the reactions with acids and metals and explain how to perform the squeaky-pop test for hydrogen gas. 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 -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Metals and Oxygen https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12790399 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chromatography. In this lesson students will describe how chromatography can be used to separate mixtures, identify substances using chromatograms and calculate Rf values. 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: chromatography, solvent front, pigment/dye, mobile phase, stationary phase and Rf value) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12789624 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 4 ~ GCSE ~ revision package for bioenergetics (topic 4, GCSE Biology AQA). This lesson 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: -Photosynthesis -Aerobic Respiration -Anaerobic Respiration -Oxygen Debt -Metabolism -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12956850

Two full lessons; one on Time of Death and one on Pathology. These lessons focus on the ecology of decomposition and testing methodology. Human remains are not featured in these lessons. 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. Time of Death In this lesson pupils will describe how forensic scientists work out time of death, explain some complicating factors, look at the role of decomposition in ecosystems and factors affecting the rate of decomposition. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: decomposition, decomposers, scavengers, fungi and faeces) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Numeracy questions -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment Pathology In this lesson pupils will describe what a pathologist is, describe how dental records can be used to solve crimes and give some examples of pathology testing in hospitals to diagnose diseases. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: pathologist, post-mortem, dental, oral, aural) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828647 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the work of Gregor Mendel. In this lesson, students will describe the work Mendel, state the three conclusions Mendel came to and explain why it took time for people to understand Mendel’s work. 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 with extension Task boxes Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Order the steps to show the timeline of later discoveries 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. It does assume that students have some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Recycling. In this lesson pupils will evaluate the pros and cons of recycling, look at the example of recycling aluminium cans and explain why some materials are easier to recycle than others. 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 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: renewable, non-renewable, finite resource, recycling and ingot) -Task boxes -Comprehension and numeracy questions -Discussion Exercise -Recycling Poster -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796809 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Series and Parallel Circuits. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between series circuits and parallel circuits. They will describe the potential difference and current across each type of circuit. 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 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Handout Sheet -Comprehension task -True or False -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Resistance https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12800348 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Convection. In this lesson pupils will describe how energy is transferred by convection currents. They will apply this knowledge to different situations then explain how and why insulators are used to reduce energy transfer and compare different types of wall insulation. 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 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: contact, collide, rises, thermal conduction and convection) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion Exercise -Comprehension task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next leson Radiation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12806183 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Cloning. In this lesson pupils will describe what a clone is, give some examples of natural clones and discuss the uses of cloning technology. 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 (sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, clone, natural clones and cutting) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Handout task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Biotechnology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824634 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 7 ~ complete lesson on diffusion. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how particles spread out by diffusion, explain the factors which affect how quickly diffusion happens and give some examples of diffusion. 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 -A group reading task (literacy) -Keywords sorting task (vocabulary: fluid, concentration, diffusion, collide and oxygen) -A task box exercise -A handout sheet task -Note taking from an experiment to show how particle size affects diffusion rate -Answer slides included -Next lesson Gas Pressure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12676255 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ short lesson on composite materials. In this lesson pupils will describe what a composite material is and explain, with examples, why composite materials are often better than their individual components alone. 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) -Keyword task (vocabulary: composite material, fibre, reinforced and CFRP) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12793864 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo