I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
Loop game on rocky shore molluscs for Biology Ecology Field trip.
Includes toothed topshells, purple topshells, grey topshells, edible periwinkles, rough periwinkles, dogwhelks, limpets, barnacles etc
Great for learning species names and identification of species.
18 cards per set
Loop Game on risk factors for Cardiovascular disease / CHD / heart attack / stroke and reasons why these are risk factors.
21 cards per set.
This is a challenging activity for A-Level students - great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
Designed for SNAB Edexcel Biology Topic 1, but also suitable for other exam boards.
(I have also included a longer Loop Game which includes treatment and prevention to decrease CVD risk included, 28 cards).
fun card game on rocky shore molluscs for Biology Ecology Field trip.
Includes toothed topshells, purple topshells, grey topshells, edible periwinkles, rough periwinkles, dogwhelks, limpets, barnacles, puffins, guillimots, etc
Great fun and good for learning species names and identification of species.
There is only one symbol that two cards have in common and it’s different for every card pair - can students find it and name it?
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
31 cards with 31 different symbols
Salters-Nuffield AS Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 – Lifestyle, health & risk, Lesson 1 (Mass flow systems)
including:
Powerpoint (32 slides) (Keywords: circulatory system, open & closed circulation, single & double circulation, systemic & pulmonary circulation), including suggested starter and plenary activities, Font: Calibri light
Worksheet (4 pages)
Circulatory systems - Loop Game (14 cards per set)
Loop Game on steps of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
24 cards per set
Salters-Nuffield AS Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 – Lifestyle, health & risk, Lesson 5 (The Cardiac Cycle)
Powerpoint (29 slides) – font: Calibri light
Worksheet (4 pages)
Additional resources suggested for this lesson (not included)
Steps of the Cardiac cycle – Loop Game (KS5)
Steps of the Cardiac cycle – Card Sort (KS5)
Salters-Nuffield AS Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 – Lifestyle, health and risk, Lesson 00 (Introduction)
includes:
Powerpoint (16 slides) - font Calibri-light
Worksheet (1 page)
Topic 1 Keywords (125 cards)
Also suggested as resource for this lesson but not included:
Topic 1 Card Game
SNAB Activity 1.1
Crossword puzzle on Lipids (including solutions and anagram)
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
Keywords include:
triglyceride
glycerol
fatty acid
saturated
unsaturated
phospholipid
wax
glycerol
hydrophobic
ester bond
hydrolysis
condensation reaction
glycolipid
Loop Game on non-specific immune responses (including inflammation, phagocytosis, anatomical barriers, lysozyme, etc)
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
21 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6 but also suitable for other exam boards
Loop Game on properties of water and their significance for life.
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
25 cards per set
Loop Game on tuberculosis infection (BCG vaccine, Mycobacterium, latent infection, tubercle, granuloma, symptoms etc)
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
14 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6 but also suitable for other exam boards
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 6 Infection, immunity and forensics
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
31 cards with 6 symbols each
play in groups of 3-4
There is only one symbol that two cards have in common and it’s different for every card pair - can students spot it and name it?
print out, laminate, cut up, play!
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 6 Infection, immunity & forensics
Crossword on main keywords from whole topic
excellent revision activity
31 keywords and clues
includes solutions and anagram
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 - Lifestyle, Health and Risk - Loop Game
whole topic Loop game
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
63 cards per set - play in groups of 4-5
activity takes 15-25 min
print out, laminate, cut up, play!
**** error corrected - please download this new version ****
Loop Game on bacteria and viruses and their characteristics, structure, etc
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
21 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6 but also suitable for other exam boards
Loop Game on amino acids and proteins (including structure, peptide bonds, condensation reaction, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structure, globular and fibrous proteins etc)
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
35 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes & Health) but also suitable for other exam boards
Loop Game on effects of Cystic fibrosis on lungs and respiratory system (including diffusion principles, lungs structure, CF symptoms and causes)
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
28 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes & Health) but also suitable for other exam boards
Loop Game on membranes and transport (including diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffuion, active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis, lipid bilayer, phospholipid, fluid-mosaic model etc)
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
35 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes & Health) but also suitable for other exam boards
Loop Game on Genetic screening including carrier testing, preimplantation genetic diagnositcs, prenatal screening, amniocentesis, chorionic villi sampling etc
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
14 cards per set
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes & Health) but also suitable for other exam boards