A science teacher since 2008 and exam board assessor (GCSE & Alevel) I bring all my experience together to create fun educational resources that can be easily taught to any class. My resources are designed to teach content, build understanding and increase exam skills. There are many differentiated resources within the complete lessons and revision sets.
A science teacher since 2008 and exam board assessor (GCSE & Alevel) I bring all my experience together to create fun educational resources that can be easily taught to any class. My resources are designed to teach content, build understanding and increase exam skills. There are many differentiated resources within the complete lessons and revision sets.
Required practical - Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis using an aquatic organism such as pondweed. Available in a bundle as a complete unit of work. AQA specification 4.4.1.2 Rate of photosynthesis.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow PowerPoint:
• all answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
• helpful notes present on some slides to support non-specialists or first-time teachers of this topic.
• Differentiated resources - alternate versions of task 2 available to support lower ability students.
Worksheets on Word:
• Each of the three worksheets allow students to develop their understanding of photosynthesis and skills associated with practical & maths work in Biology.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
This lesson specifically teaches/recaps the following ‘Key opportunities for skills development’ taken from the AQA specification.
WS 2.2 – plan experiments to test hypotheses.
WS 2.5 – recognise that multiple samples will be needed at each light intensity.
WS 3.1 – present a graph of light intensity against rate of photosynthesis.
WS 3.2 – translate numeric data into graphical form.
MS 1a, 1c – measure and understand the rate of photosynthesis reactions.
MS 4a, 4c – plot and draw appropriate graphs of rate of photosynthesis against light intensity selecting appropriate scale for axes.
This lesson is not supposed to be a replacement for the required practical but works equally well hand in hand with it as a follow up or could be used in conjunction with one of the recorded demonstrations available on YouTube in order for you to be able to cover all the necessary content with your students. A key theme to all my lessons is to encourage students to practise essential exam skills with many helpful tips scattered through each unit of work.
Check out the final lesson in this unit for higher tier students – Inverse square law.
MS 3a, 3d (HT) – understand and use inverse proportion: the inverse square law and light intensity in the context of photosynthesis.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
This fun and informative complete lesson covers all content from AQA specification content on ‘metabolism’.
Using a detailed and engaging PowerPoint the students work their way through the content with a range of whole class quizzes, paired and individual activities. The range of challenges encourage students to learn new key words. The lesson structure challenges students to apply their new knowledge to exam style questions whilst also giving them expert exam tips. There are also some notes to support the teaching of this topic.
Included in the PowerPoint & worksheet are the following activities:
Begins with a warm up task - recalling biological molecules from unit 2 organisation.
Thought provoking questions drawing on students prior knowledge.
Differentiated tasks all in one - there are slides with clues on that will appeal to both higher level students (e.g. chemical structure of glucose) and foundation (linking biological molecules to food tests from unit 2 organisation).
Differentiated ‘fill the gap’ activity, I create give me a clue sheets which contain more information (less gaps to fill) to support less able students or those with SEN.
Fun guess the word before it appears and ‘say what you see’ activities.
Final activity further application of lesson & linking to prior units in exam style question.
The lesson should take about 1 hour but can be adapted to different timings.
You should find the lesson is totally self-explanatory in that you can simply click through, and it flows through the content. My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
This fun and informative complete lesson covers all content from AQA specification content on ‘anaerobic respiration in yeast and plants’.
Using a detailed and engaging PowerPoint the students work their way through the content with a range of whole class quizzes, paired and individual activities. The range of challenges encourage students to learn new key words, and recall prior content (research shows recall activities helps children to remember so I try to include these in most of my lessons). The lesson structure challenges students to apply their new knowledge to exam style questions whilst also giving them expert exam tips.
Included in the PowerPoint & worksheet (with all answers) are the following activities:
Describe the anaerobic respiration equation for yeast and plants.
Describe fermentation.
Describe & explain the factors that affect the rate of reaction in fermentation.
Final activity further application of lesson keyword consolidation in the form of a fun crossword…
You should find the lesson is self-explanatory in that you can simply click through, and it flows through the content. My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
AQA specification 4.1.1 Cell structure, 4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes & 4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells.
Complete lesson ready to use, just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Lesson contains:
Concise learning objectives - referred to through the lesson to check learning has occurred.
Define the keyword eukaryote (uses precise specification language to be correct for final GCSE exam)
Recap on KS3 knowledge leading to the correct labelling of both plant and animal cell diagrams (worksheet 1).
Fun ‘Treasure hunt’ activity to learn about the function of each cell organelle. (worksheet 2, PowerPoint document).
Followed by independent ‘Superhero’ organelle activity.
Use and develop exam skills to describe and explain the role of organelles, extension question to compare structures and functions of plant and animal cells.
Plenary – there are 2 options, If your students have access to IT equipment send them a copy of the excel document (worksheet 3)which is a self-assessing sheet, giving students immediate feedback in a fun way! The other option is a quick quiz on the following slide (consisting of the same questions just delivered differently).
Includes detailed answers to all tasks.
Teaching time approx 1hour.
Contains:
A PowerPoint - fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format.
3 x worksheets (word, excel and PowerPoint).
Students will learn new content and will have opportunity to practise exam and data analysis skills as per the specification.
If you are looking for more resources to teach check out my shop or click [photosynthesis revision]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970397)
I aim to make my lessons easy to deliver, just click through to each task.
If you like these resources, then why not check out my other resources on similar topics in my TES shop, such as Bioenergetics. You can also find me on twitter (X) or Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. When I teach these lessons to my students, I love the idea that other children will be enjoying the activities too. I aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
AQA A level Biology unit 1 - Biological Molecules specification points 3.1.1 Monomers and polymers
Complete lesson ready to use, just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
This fun lesson introduces students to the ‘Biological molecules’ in a fun way to ease the transition to A’level. I find that students often struggle with this unit so have change my approach over time to better engage (and retain) everyone.
Lesson contains:
Concise learning objectives - referred to through the lesson to check learning has occurred.
Emphasis on developing and applying A’level language.
Recap on KS4 knowledge to build confidence.
A range of different challenges to develop understanding and familiarity with the content.
Tips for exam success included before introducing plenary questions which will both build confidence and challenge more able students to achieve full marks.
Final activity it the ‘Spotlight challenge’ a word game designed to encourage students to think about and apply the words from todays lesson.
Includes detailed answers to all tasks, plus notes to support non-specialists.
Teaching time approx 1hour.
Contains:
A PowerPoint - fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format.
1 x worksheet.
Students will learn new content and will have opportunity to practise exam and data analysis skills as per the specification.
If you are looking for more resources to teach check out my shop or click [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13039648]
I aim to make my lessons easy to deliver, just click through to each task.
If you like these resources, then why not check out my other resources on similar topics in my TES shop. You can also find me on twitter (X) or Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. When I teach these lessons to my students, I love the idea that other children will be enjoying the activities too. I aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Introduction to microscopes and cells - ideal first lesson for Year 7 biology.
Complete lesson ready to use, just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
This fun lesson introduces students to using microscopes in a fun and careful way. This lesson is designed to work with some practical elements - magnifying glasses/bioviewers and light microscopes with prepared slides.
Lesson contains:
Concise learning objectives - referred to through the lesson to check learning has occurred.
Emphasis on developing and applying correct language.
A range of different challenges to develop understanding and familiarity with the content.
Plenary questions which will both build confidence and challenge more able students to achieve full marks.
Final activity can be used as an exit task - recall parts of the microscope using a self assessing worksheet (this can also be printed if students lack IT equipment).
Includes detailed answers to all tasks, plus notes to support non-specialists.
Teaching time approx 1hour.
Contains:
A PowerPoint - fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format.
1 x diagram worksheet
1 x self assessing worksheet (excel).
(If you complete the practical activities make sure you have a risk assessment in place)
I aim to make my lessons easy to deliver, just click through to each task.
If you like these resources, then why not check out my other resources on similar topics in my TES shop. You can also find me on twitter (X) or Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. When I teach these lessons to my students, I love the idea that other children will be enjoying the activities too. I aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.