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Biology Tutor here to share concise and detailed resources! I have been tutoring for 4+ years and worked as a content creator for various online education sites including MyVideoTutor & Oxbridge Learning
GCSE Biology Required Practical 8
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GCSE Biology Required Practical 8

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A lesson / revision PowerPoint covering all information needed and containing informative slides and practise questions Required Practical 8 - Investigate the effect of light or gravity on the growth of newly germinated seedlings This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record length and time), AT 3 (selecting appropriate apparatus and techniques to measure the growth of shoots or roots), AT 4 (safe and ethical use of plants to measure physiological function of growth in response to light or gravity), AT 7 (observations of biological specimens to produce labelled scientific drawings) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required. The powerpoint covers: Background on phototropisms and geotropisms Aim Required apparatus A suitable method A suitable results table to record data A look at the variables in this experiment How to draw biological drawings Past paper exam questions Summary
GCSE Geography Plate Boundaries
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GCSE Geography Plate Boundaries

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A carefully laid out and concise lesson / revision resource on Plate Boundaries from the Tectonic Hazards topic for AQA Download includes a Powerpoint, Activity Sheet & Worksheet Powerpoint includes: The 3 types of plate margins Constructive plate margins * Main processes that occur, earthquakes, volcanoes, formation of ocean ridges and rift valleys, real life example Destructive plate margins * Main processes that occur, earthquakes, volcanoes, formation of ocean trenches and fold mountains, real life example Conservative plate margins * Main processes that occur, earthquakes, real life example Summary table of the 3 plate margins Difference between shield and compositive volcanoes Earthquakes, how they occur, how they are measured, the Richter & Mercalli scales, seismometers Activity explanation, practise questions and exam questions Summary slide The activity sheet is a 2 truths 1 lie activity, designed to help students to understand key concepts in small groups. Full instructions on how to use included. Estimated to take 10 minutes The worksheet covers key concepts from the lesson displayed in an engaing format. Estimated to take 10-15 minutes. This is the second lesson in the Tectonic Hazards topic. The other lessons can be found below: 1. Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics
GCSE Biology - Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles
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GCSE Biology - Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Food Chains: Producers Food Chains: Consumers (Primary, secondary, tertiary, apex predators, decomposers) Identifying consupers / producers in food chains Predator and Prey Predator-Prey Cycles (with example of field mice & owls) Exam Practise Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE 1 - Intro to Ecology 2 - Adaptations 3 - Food Chains & Pre 4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass 5 - Quadrats & Transects 6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles 7 - Decay 8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management 9 - Land Use & Deforestation 10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy 11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing 12 - Biotechnology Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology - Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels
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GCSE Biology - Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Trophic Levels How to read Pyramids of Biomass and key features Why is there energy loss between trophic levels (not all eaten, not all absorbed, faeces, respiration etc.) Working with biomass (concept of dry biomass) Calculating efficiency of biomass transfers Drawing pyramids of biomass Decomposers Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Food Security, Farming & Fishing
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GCSE Biology - Food Security, Farming & Fishing

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Food Security, Farming & Fishing A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Concept of Food Secuirty Biological factors which are threatening food security (Increasing birth rate, changing diets in developed countries, new pests and pathogens, environmental changes, cost of agricultural inputs and conflicts) Increasing the efficiency of food production (restricting movement, conserving heat, high protein diet) Problems behind intensive farming Sustainable Fisheries (introducing fishing quotas and net sizes) Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Land Use & Deforestation
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GCSE Biology - Land Use & Deforestation

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Land Use & Deforestation A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: How humans reduce land use (building, quarrying, farming, dumping waste) Deforestation * Reasons for it * Consequences of deforestation (reduced biodiversity, more CO2 in atmosphere, more methane, creation of monocultures etc.) Peat Bogs * Their importance * What happens when beat bogs are destroyed Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Decay
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GCSE Biology - Decay

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Decay A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: The concept of decay (role of detrivores) Factors affecting decomposition (temperature, water availability, oxygen, presence of decomposers/detrivores) Using decay to make compost (use as a fertilizer) Best conditions for decay How to design a compost bin Making Biogas (production of methane) Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Plant Disease & Defence
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GCSE Biology - Plant Disease & Defence

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Plant Disease & Defence A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Plant Diseases (TMV, Rose Black Spot, Aphids) Plant Ion Deficiencies (nitrate & magenesium) Signs of plant disease and identifying plant disease Plant Defence Systems * Physical * Chemical * Mechanical Practise Questions Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: 1 - Communicable Diseases 2 - The Immune System 3 - Vaccines 4 - Antibiotics & Drugs 5 - Monoclonal Antibodies 6 - Plant Disease & Defence Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology - The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer
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GCSE Biology - The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer Full powerpoint including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Purchase the worksheets to go alongside this lesson here. Or view a pack containing worksheets for the whole GCSE Biology organization topic here Includes: The human, lifestyle and financial cost of non-communicable diseases Risk factors The link between correlation and causation The impact of smoking, alcohol diet and exercise and carcinogens on a wide range of diseases Carinogens & Cancer Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: 1 - Enzymes & Metabolism 2 - Digestion 3 - The heart & Blood Vessels 4 - The Lungs & Blood Composition 5 - CHD & Health Issues 6 - Effect of Lifestyle on Disease & Cancer 7 - Plant Tissues #1 8 - Plant Tissues #2 Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology Click here to visit our shop for more resources!
GCSE Biology - Biotechnology
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GCSE Biology - Biotechnology

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Biotechnology A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is Biotechnology? GM Crops (Golden Rice) Producing Mycoprotein (Fusarium) Producing insulin to treat diabetes Exam Practise Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE 1 - Intro to Ecology 2 - Adaptations 3 - Food Chains & Predator Prey Cycles 4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass 5 - Quadrats & Transects 6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles 7 - Decay 8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management 9 - Land Use & Deforestation 10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy 11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing 12 - Biotechnology Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Geography Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics
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GCSE Geography Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics

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A carefully laid out and concise lesson / revision resource on Natural Hazards & Tectonic Plates from the Tectonic Hazards topic for AQA Download includes a Powerpoint, Activity Sheet & Worksheet Powerpoint includes: Concept of hazards and the main groups of hazards Difference between a hazard and a natural event Hazard Risk and factors affecting it Structure of the Earth Oceanic vs. Continental Plates Tectonic plates & plate margins Convection currents, slab pull and ridge push Global distribution of Earthquakes & Volcanoes Activity explanation, practise questions and exam questions Summary slide The activity sheet is a Five-A-Side activity, designed to help students recall key terms in groups of 3. Full instructions on how to use included. Estimated to take 10 minutes The worksheet covers key concepts from the lesson displayed in an engaing format. Estimated to take 10-15 minutes. This is the first lesson in the Tectonic Hazards topic. The other lessons can be found below: 2. Plate Boundaries
GCSE Biology - The Nervous System & Brain
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GCSE Biology - The Nervous System & Brain

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Nervous System & The Brain A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Structure of the Nervous System CNS vs. PNS The role of motor, relay and sensory neurones Electrical nerve impulses Synapses & Neurotransmitters Reflexes and Reflex Arcs Understand the structure of the brain * The Cerebral Cortex * The Cerebellum * The Medulla Oblongata * The Hypothalamus * The Pituitary gland Learn how to study the brain using various techniques
GCSE Biology - Inheritance
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GCSE Biology - Inheritance

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Inheritance A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Chromosomes, genes and alleles Inheritance key words Genetic crosses and punnet squares The work of Gregor Mendel & the history of Genetics
GCSE Biology - Evolution, Variation & Speciation
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GCSE Biology - Evolution, Variation & Speciation

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Evolution, Variation & Speciation A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Variation (Genetics vs. Environment) Evolution: Lamarck & Early Ideas Evolution: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection Evolution: Accepting Darwin’s Ideas and Alfred Russel Wallace’s Contribution Speciation
GCSE Biology - Endocrine System and Negative Feedback
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GCSE Biology - Endocrine System and Negative Feedback

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Endocrine System and Negative Feedback A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is the endocrine system? Location of main glands in the human body and the hormones they produce The endocrine system vs. the nervous system The Pituitary Gland & hormones it releases The role of adrenaline in increasing heart rate The role of thyroxine in metabolism and the concept of negative feedback
GCSE Biology - The Kidneys
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GCSE Biology - The Kidneys

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Kidneys (Maintaining Water & Nitrogen Balance in the Body) A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Why is balancing water concentration important? Waste products and how the body deals with them (e.g. water, CO2, ions & urea) The breakdown of excess amino acids to Urea in the liver The structure of the kidney and how it produces urine (flitration and selective reabsorption) with annotated diagrams How ADH controls the amount of water reabsorbed by the kidneys & negative feedback loops Kidney failure Kidney Dialysis Kidney Transplant Practise Questions
GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Levels
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GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Levels

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Control of Blood Glucose Levels A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: How glucose enters the body The role of Insulin in lowering blood glucose levels The role of Glucagon in raising blood glucose levels (Higher Tier) The concept of negative feedback Diabetes * Type I * Type II
GCSE Biology - Cell Structure
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GCSE Biology - Cell Structure

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Cell Structure A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Structure of animal cells Structure of plant cells Structure of bacterial cells Comparrison table between all three
GCSE Biology - Meiosis & Reproduction
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GCSE Biology - Meiosis & Reproduction

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Meiosis & Reproduction A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Comparrison of sexual & asexual reproduction Basics on chromosomes, gametes, diploid vs. haploid etc An explanation of types of gametes (animals & plants) and fertilization The process of meisois Meiosis vs. Mitosis The advantages of both sexual & asexual reproduction Examples of organisms that can reproduce both sexually & asexually