'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
This resource is a new lesson and activities covering the blood vessels content in the new 2015 OCR AS Biology specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill out throughout the lesson
3: An information hunt
4: A model activity
5: A group presentation activity
6: Activities that can be used for homework
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the liver & excretion content in the 2015 OCR A level Biology specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A student sheet
3: A literacy game on excretion starter
4: A metabolism group activity
5: A card sort
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This resource is a bundle of 4 GCSE Biology paper 1 work-booklets that will help enable students to revise the 4 sections in the first Biology paper. The workbooks in this resource cover:
1: Cells
2: Biological Organisation
3: Bioenergetics
4: Infection & Response
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This resource is a set of 10 revision flash cards for students to fill out to help them revise the cells content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification.
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This resource is a bundle of 13 GCSE Science paper 1 work-booklets that will help enable students to revise the 13 sections in the first Science paper. The workbooks in this resource cover:
1: Cells
2: Biological Organisation
3: Bioenergetics
4: Infection & Response
5: Atomic structure
6: Electricity
7: Energy
8: Particle model of matter
9: Atomic structure & periodic table
10: Bonding, structure & the properties of matter
11: Chemical change
12: Energy change
13: Quantitative chemistry
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This resource is a set of 24 revision flash cards for students to fill out to help them revise the Biological Organisation content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification
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This resource is a lesson with activities introducing students to the concept of enzymes. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students trough the lesson
2: An information hunt activity
3: A card sort activity
4: A 6 mark question mark scheme construction task
5: A enzyme literacy activity
6: A denaturing enzymes SPAG activity
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the nerves & reflexes content of the GCSE Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A student summary sheet
2: A power point to lead students through the lesson
3: A snakes & ladders starter game
4: A reflex action question to mark
5: A synapse modelling activity
6: A 6 mark plenary question
7: A nerve cell information hunt
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the enzymes in digestion content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A student sheet that they can fill in about enzymes in digestion
4: Activities on different types of enzymes
5: Assessment activity dice games
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: Videos going through how to model enzymes in digestion
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This resource is a set of flash cards to help students revise the biological molecules content in the OCR A Level Biology specification. Each card gives help on what students need to include.
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Set of 3 lessons covering all the points in the new AQA 2016 GCSE Science specification, The Effect of Lifestyle on Some Non-communicatable Diseases section. This resource is designed to be taught over at least 3 lessons and includes activities for students to work through in pairs and groups as well as lots of opportunities for AFL.
A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2016 GCSE Science specification, enzymes in digestion section. This resource is designed to be taught in 3 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: An overall lesson plan
2: 3 power points leading students through the lesson
3: 6 mark construction question on enzymes
4: An information hunt activity
5: Lock & key card sort activity
6: Activity of enzymes graph activity
7: Enzymes & collision theory card sort
8: 6 mark question of factors affecting enzymes
9: Digestive system card sort activity
10: Enzymes in digestion circus activity with mock exam questions built in
11: The role of enzymes in digestion 6 mark question
Set of 2 lessons covering all the points in the new AQA 2016 GCSE Science specification on CHD. There are separate lessons on artificial treatments & drug treatments. All 2 lessons include activities for students to work through and there are lots of opportunities for AFL.
This resource is a lesson and activities covering the blood, tissue fluid & lymph content of the new 2015 OCR AS Biology specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A student sheet
3: A blood parts activity
4: A forming tissue fluid model / class activity
5: A micro teaching (group presentation) plenary activity
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This resource is a lesson and activities on the maintenance of a resting potential content in the new 2015 OCR A2 Biology specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A student sheet which can be used throughout the lesson
3: A build a axon membrane activity
4: A literacy questioning activity
5 A micro teaching plenary activity
6: A homework activity
7: A key information literacy activity
8: A starter game
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource has been a complete labour of love and is a series of resources to go into an interactive notebook covering the nerves & co-ordination content in the AQA & OCR A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
An instruction video cut into 3 sections due to file size restrictions
Interactive notebook activities covering the following sections
1: Maintaining a resting potential
2: Action potentials
3: Synapses
4: Action potential propagation
5: Neuromuscular junctions
6: The sliding filament model
This resource also includes 3 summary information sheets which can also be used with students.
If you choose to buy this resource it’s a lot of fun to use and my students got lots out of it, however, if you need any extra information or help please get in contact and only give it a go after watching the correct section in the instructional video.
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This resource is a A Level Biology, neuronal communication revision workbook that will help enable students to revise this topic and has been written to cover all of the key points in the A Level Biology 2015 specification in this section. The main areas covered in this work booklet are:
Nerves & neurones
Generator potential
Resting potentials
Action potentials
Propagation of an action potential
Synapses
Structure of the nervous system
The brain
Reflexes
Muscles
Sliding filament model
Within the booklet are a range of different activities for students to work through to help them remember the content.
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This resource is an A Level Biology lesson on the 5 kingdoms. This resource includes
1: A power point leading students through the lesson
2: A 5 kingdoms micro-teaching starter activity
3: A table for students to fill in on the 5 kingdoms
4: A literacy activity
5: A student sheet that students can fill out during the lesson
6: A set of notes for students to use
7: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
8: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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