I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 20 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 3 of the IGCSE CIE course on movement in and out of cells.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
A GCSE revision pack focusing on simplifying indices, containing 2 worksheets and a homework sheet. Worksheets are clearly differentiated using a bronze, silver and gold system, which is great for building students’ confidence in their ability.
Produced in collaboration with a subject lead for Maths, each worksheet is clearly laid out and with space for the student’s response. The worksheets are aimed at those students sitting the GCSE maths higher tier paper.
Subtopics covered by the indices worksheets include:
Law of indices
Negative and fractional indices
All worksheets are accompanied with an answer sheet. The answer sheets make it easy for self or peer marking to take place in the classroom too.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 9 of the IGCSE CIE course on Transport in Animals.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 17 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Inheritance.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 18 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Variation and selection.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This pack contains two crosswords focusing on the plant and animal response topics. The content is primarily targeted at the OCR A Biology specification.
The crosswords are designed to enable students to become more familiar with key terminology and definitions.
Possible use of the crosswords could be as a baseline assessment at the start of the topic or as a plenary at the end of teaching the topics.
This is also a nice homework task for students to complete.
Answers to both crosswords are provided for the teacher.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 15 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Drugs.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 13 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Excretion.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This pack contains two crosswords focusing on the Neuronal Communication topic. The content is primarily targeted at the OCR A Biology specification.
The first crossword covers receptors, neurones and action potentials. The second crossword targets the mechanism of synaptic transmission.
The crosswords are designed to enable students to become more familiar with key terminology and definitions.
Possible use of the crosswords could be as a baseline assessment at the start of the topic or as a plenary or revision activity at the end of teaching the topic.
This is also a nice homework task for students to complete and easy to mark!
Answers to both crosswords are provided for the teacher.
This pack contains two crosswords, focusing on plant tissues, translocation and transpiration. The crosswords are designed to help students become more familiar with key terminology and definitions. This is an area students often struggle with due to confusion between similar terms. Completing the crosswords will help improve students' confidence with the many terms and meanings, associated with this area of the Biology syllabus.
Possible use could be as a plenary to the topic and/or set as a homework task.
Answers are provided for both crosswords for the teacher.
A pack of three pupil-led activities designed to engage learners in the classroom whilst studying the respiratory system topic.
Activity 1 - Card sort on breathing and lung structure.
You could either print this on paper and then cut/guillotine so that pupils could then order them in the correct sequence and glue into their classbook.
Or alternatively print onto card or laminate if on paper to create a resource that can be used again and again.
Activity 2 - Card sort on the mechanism of breathing.
There is a differentiated version of this activity with the higher tier version featuring the internal and external intercostal muscles.
Activity 3 - Loop game on the topic of the respiratory system and respiration. There is a differentiated version of this activity with the higher tier version featuring the internal and external intercostal muscles.
The idea of this activity is that the pupils have to pay close attention to the question being read out as they may have the correct answer to the question. Pupils seem to really enjoy this activity and it not only helps their learning but is fun too. Either print on card or laminate if on paper to make a reusable resource for the classroom.
These activities would be useful as a plenary at the end of the topic or as part of a revision lesson.
Activities such as these are praised in observed lessons as the activity is pupil-led rather than teacher-led; great for when being inspected :)
A pack of two pupil-led activities designed to engage learners in the classroom whilst studying the topic of circulation.
Activity 1 - Card sort on the sequence of blood flow through the heart.
You could either print this on paper and then cut/guillotine so that pupils could then order them in the correct sequence and glue into their classbook.
Or alternatively print onto card or laminate if on paper to create a resource that can be used again and again.
Activity 2 - Loop game on the topic of circulation.
The idea of this activity is that the pupils have to pay close attention to the question being read out as they may have the correct answer to the question. Pupils seem to really enjoy this activity and it not only helps their learning but is fun too. Either print on card or laminate if on paper to make a reusable resource for the classroom.
Both of these activities would be useful as a plenary at the end of the topic or as part of a revision lesson.
These activities are praised in observed lessons as the activity is pupil-led rather than teacher-led; especially of importance if being inspected :)
An activity for Year 1 pupils to complete when learning about parts of the body during the 'Animals' topic.
Pupils have to match up the parts of the body with the pictures provided.
The worksheets are designed to be visually engaging for the pupils and there is a clear instruction sheet included for the teacher.
A pack of 5 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets for primary school pupils, aimed at building confidence when showing the time.
Each worksheet is entitled ‘What time is it Mr Wolf?’ and features a cute wolf character to appeal to younger pupils. The wolf character can be coloured in for those pupils who complete the sheet early. There are 12 problems to answer on each sheet.
The worksheet includes the following:
1.) On the hour
2.) Half past the hour
3.) Quarter past the hour
4.) Quarter to the hour
5.) A mixture of all of the above
The worksheets could be used in the classroom for teaching and/or assessment or alternatively set as a homework task.
A pack of 5 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets for primary school pupils, aimed at building confidence when telling the time.
Each worksheet is entitled ‘What time is it Mr Wolf?’ and features a cute wolf character to appeal to younger pupils. The wolf character can be coloured in for those pupils who complete the sheet early. There are 12 problems to answer on each sheet.
The worksheet includes the following:
1.) On the hour
2.) Half past the hour
3.) Quarter past the hour
4.) Quarter to the hour
5.) A mixture of all of the above
The worksheets could be used in the classroom for teaching and/or assessment or alternatively set as a homework task.
This pack contains two crosswords, focusing on cell biology and biochemistry. The crosswords are designed to help students to become more familiar with key terminology and definitions. This is an area students often struggle with due to confusion between similar terms. Completing the crosswords will help improve students' confidence with the many terms and meanings, associated with this area of the GCSE Biology syllabus.
Possible use could be as a plenary to the topic and/or set as a homework task.
Answers are provided for both crosswords for the teacher.
A pack of two pupil-led activities designed to engage learners in the classroom whilst studying the topic of digestion.
Activity 1 - Card sort on the sequence of digestion.
You could either print this on paper and then cut/guillotine so that pupils could then order them in the correct sequence and glue into their classbook.
Or alternatively print onto card or laminate if on paper to create a resource that can be used again and again.
Activity 2 - Loop game on the topic of digestion.
The idea of this activity is that the pupils have to pay close attention to the question being read out as they may have the correct answer to the question. Pupils seem to really enjoy this activity and it not only helps their learning but is fun too. Either print on card or laminate if on paper to make a reusable resource for the classroom.
Both of these activities would be useful as a plenary at the end of the topic or as part of a revision lesson.
These activities are praised in observed lessons as the activity is pupil-led rather than teacher-led; especially of importance if being inspected :)
This worksheet bundle will help develop pupils’ chemical equation balancing and calculating relative molecular mass skills in GCSE Chemistry and is suitable for all exam boards.
There are 9 problems to solve on each worksheet, which get progressively harder.
Answers are provided additionally for the teacher, or for peer assessment.
This worksheets would make a great assessment task, either as a starter activity, plenary, homework activity or could be used as a revision sheet.
A game of 3 in a row, for practising 2 digit addition and subtraction and making maths fun, with a competitive edge. Great for improving and building pupils’ confidence when using mental arithmetic.
The game comes with 30 addition and 30 subtraction question cards. The two packs can either be played separately or together to give pupils a mix of addition and subtraction questions.
It also comes with 4 pre-prepared ‘3 in a row’ cards to be photocopied.
A detailed instruction sheet is provided on how to use the resource and play the game.
For optimal use, durability and longevity please laminate the question cards and pre-prepared ‘3 in a row’ cards before cutting up (a guillotine is the fastest way to do this). OHP pens can be used to write on the laminated ‘3 in a row’ cards and cleaned off with alcohol for reuse if counters are not available for marking off numbers.