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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 Biology Required Practical 10
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GCSE Biology Required Practical 10

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A lesson / revision PowerPoint covering all information needed and containing informative slides and practise questions Required Practical 10 - Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of decay of fresh milk by measuring pH change This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record temperature and pH), AT 3 (the use of appropriate apparatus to measure anaerobic decay), AT 4 (safe use of microorganisms), AT 5 (measurement of rate of decay by pH change) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required. The powerpoint covers: Background on decay and factors affecting the rate of decay Aim Required apparatus A suitable method to measure the decay of milk and a method for a model experiment measuring the rate lipase breaks the fat in milk down into glycerol and 3 fatty acids A suitable results table to record data and a graph to plot How to calculate rate of change from raw data and graphs How to plot graphs in the exam 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 Geography Italy & Nepal Case Studies Natural Hazards
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GCSE Geography Italy & Nepal Case Studies Natural Hazards

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A carefully laid out and concise lesson / revision resource on Natural Hazard Case Studies (Italy & Nepal) from the Tectonic Hazards topic for AQA Download includes a Powerpoint, Activity Sheet & Worksheet Powerpoint includes: Primary & Secondary effects of natrual hazards Primary & Secondary responses of natrual hazards Case study information Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake 2015 (LIC) L’Aquila, italy Earthquake 2009 (HIC) Why effects and responses are different between LICs and HICs Activity explanation, practise questions and exam questions Summary slide The activity sheet is a case study revision sheet / recall activity, designed to help students recall key facts individually or in small group. Full instructions on how to use included. Estimated to take 15-20 minutes The 2 page worksheet covers key concepts from the lesson displayed in an engaing format. Estimated to take 10-15 minutes. This is the third lesson in the Tectonic Hazards topic. The other lessons can be found below: 1. Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics 2. Plate Boundaries
GCSE Biology - Enzymes & Metabolism
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GCSE Biology - Enzymes & Metabolism

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A full lesson for teachers or revision resoruce for learners in GCSE Biology This carefully presented and detailed powerpoint includes all content required by AQA, practise exam questions with answers and a summary page of all the main revision points. All teaching points are well explained and supporting diagrams are included to bring everything to life! A workbook that follows the powerpoint and is designed to take 10-15 minutes is included in this download. How to use this resource: use the powerpoint in lessons to teach and explain tricky concepts. It will guide you step by step through each topic. Then, work through the exam questions with students as a class before giving them the worksheet to complete. Lesson includes: What are enzymes? Active site, subtrate, complimentarity etc. Lock and Key Hypothesis & The Induced Fit Hypothesis Factors affecting the rate of enzyme activity e.g. temperature and pH How to interpret graphs relating to enzyme activity How enzymes denature Practise questions Summary slide
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 - The Carbon & Water Cycles
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GCSE Biology - The Carbon & Water Cycles

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Carbon & Water 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: Cycles in Biology (the role of autotrophs, decomposers and detrivores, the cycling of nutrients) The Water Cycle (evaporation & precipitation) The importance of the water cycle The carbon cyle (photosynthesis, respiration & combustion) The future of the carbon cycle (how humans are upsetting the balance by releasing more CO2) Exam Practise
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 - Global Warming and Maintaining Biodiversity
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GCSE Biology - Global Warming and Maintaining Biodiversity

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Global Warming and Maintaining Biodiversity 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: Greenhouse Gases Concept of Global Warming & Cliamte Change Human impact on greenhoue gas emissions Why climate change is a complex topic to study Biological Consequences of Global Warming (loss of habitat, changes in distribution, changes in migration, reduced biodiversity, changes in weather) Ways to maintain biodiversity in the face of change (breeding programmes, protection of rare habitats, reintroduction of hedgerows, reduction of deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions, recycling resources rather than dumping waste in landfill) Exam pracise questions
GCSE Biology - Quadrats & Transects
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GCSE Biology - Quadrats & Transects

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Quadrats & Transects 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: Measuring abundance and distribution Quadrats (how to use them, having large sample size & random samples) Calculating mean, median, range and mode Transects (when to use them, line & belt transects) Calculating areas to workout abundance (worked examples) The impact of change (effect of change in temperature, water and atmospheric gases) 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 - Intro to Ecology
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GCSE Biology - Intro to Ecology

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Intro to Ecology (Communities, Competition and Biotic & Abiotic Factors) 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 Ecology Key Terms Ecosystems, Communities and Competition What is interdependence? Stable communities Abiotic and Biotic Factors Food webs 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 Biology - Adaptations
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GCSE Biology - Adaptations

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Adaptations 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: Types of Adaptations (Structural, behavioural & functional) Adaptations in animals (Polar bear, artic fox, camels) Adaptations in plants (Marram grass, cactus) Extremophiles (Bacteria in deep sea vents and other examples) 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 - Ada 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 Biology - Communicable Diseases
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GCSE Biology - Communicable Diseases

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Communicable Diseases 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: Different types of pathogens How diseases are spread and prevented Viral Diseases (HIV, Measels & TMV) Bacterial Diseases (Salmonella & Gonorrhoea) Funal Diseases (Rose Black Spot) Protist Diseases (Malaria) Exam Practise 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 - 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 - Monoclonal Antibodies
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GCSE Biology - Monoclonal Antibodies

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Monoclonal Antibodies 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: Monoclonal Antibodies & how they are produced Uses of Monoclonal Antibodies * Pregnancy testing * Lab / research * Treating Disease Advantages and Disadvantages of Monoclonal Antibodies 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 Immune System
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GCSE Biology - The Immune System

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Immune System 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 immune system? Non-specific defences (skin, respiratory system and digestive system) Antigens and Antibodies White blood cells Lines of specific defence - phagocytosis, antibodies and antitoxins 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 - Vaccines
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GCSE Biology - Vaccines

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Vaccines 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 vaccines work Passive vs Active Immunity Herd Immunity Worldwide vaccination programmes & Covid-19 Advantages and Disadvantages of vaccines 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