A quick (10-15 min) starter / assessment activity with 10 questions (25 marks) to test vocabulary and understanding of the divisions of the nervous system and types of neurones Includes feedback box and Mark scheme Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 8 (Grey Matter) but also suitable for other exam boards

Living - non-living / Mrs Gren - Worksheet (KS2 / KS3) 3 page worksheet for students to work through by themselves / groups with little input from teacher includes starter, extension and review /application questions.

How Science Works (HSW) - Worksheet (Experimental design, CORMS) - KS3 / KS4 2 pages - Explanation and practice activities

3-page worksheet with various activities and application/review questions on the structures of the digestive system and their functions, including villi, peristalsis etc

A fun starter / plenary / revision activity to revise keywords and definition of the Carbon Cycle 18 keywords + anagram; solutions to Crossword included

Crossword puzzle to review Ecology keywords and definition 21 keywords includes solution and anagram

fun starter / plenary activity to revise Eye topic keywords including solutions and anagram

Crossword on diffusion, osmosis, transport keywords including solutions and anagram great as starter / plenary or revision activity

Card sort according to size of all things Biology - organisms, organelles, microbes, molecules, etc Great to get students thinking about sizes of Biological things. Activity can be done in various ways: sort cards under 3 headings (visible to naked eye, visible under light microscope, visible under electron microscope) sort cards in order of size card match with actual size includes correct answers

Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 2 Genes & Health Giant mind map including over 95 keywords from Topic 2 (Cystic fibrosis, CFTR, lung symptoms, mucus, membrane, membrane transport, proteins, transcription, translation, protein structure, mutations, DNA, DNA replication, ethical issues, gene therapy, genetic screening, etc). Great as whole topic revision activity (takes around 30 min to complete) 3 pages including: - blank concept map for students to fill in (print A3) - solutions - completed concept map - set of keywords

Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 6 Infection, immunity and forensics Giant mind map including over 90 keywords from Topic 6 (forensics, time of death, succession, DNA profile, PCR, gel electrophoresis, viruses, bacteria, HIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, immune system, B cells, T cells, phagocytosis, vaccination, immunity, antibiotics, etc). Great as whole topic revision activity (takes around 30 min to complete) 3 pages including: - blank concept map for students to fill in (print A3) - solutions - completed concept map - set of keywords

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)

A fun but challenging loop game to solve genetic fingerprinting problems. Great as starter or plenary activity. Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6, but also suitable for other exam boards. 16 cards per set

A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 14 questions to test vocabulary and understanding of the Calvin cycle (including CO2 fixation, RuBP, RuBisCO, GP, GALP, reduction, glucose, ATP, NADPH, stroma) designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 5 (On the wild side)includes feedback boxes and Mark scheme.

A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 12 questions to test vocabulary and understanding of blood vessels including arteries, veins, capillaries, their structure and function, etc designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 1 (Lifestyle, health and risk) includes feedback boxes and Mark scheme.

Loop game on the steps of an action potential / nerve impulse (including depolarisation, repolarisation, hyperpolaristaion, membrane potential, resting membrane, Sodium / potassium pump etc) Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 8 but also suitable for other exam boards great as starter / plenary or revision activity 21 cards per set / 2 sets in 2 different colours included

Loop Game on Nervous system (including neurones, nerve, reflex arc, motor neurone, sensory neurone, interneurone, CNS, brain, spinal cord, axon, dendrite, myelin sheath, etc) Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 28 cards per set (7 sets in different colours included)

Loop Game on function of synapses in nervous systems and steps of neurotransmitters crossing synapse Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 14 cards per set (7 sets in different colours included)