Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 3 - exams 2018) – Ecology (4.7)
All lessons to cover the SEPARATE Biology course of topic 7 (paper 2, topic 3) – Ecology (4.7), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.7.1.1 - Communities (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Abiotic factors(B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.3 - Biotic factors (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.4 – Adaptations (B7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles) (B7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) (B7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled (B7.5 lesson)
4.7.2.3 - Decomposition (Biology only) (B7.6 Lesson)
Required practical 10 - Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of decay of fresh milk by measuring pH change
4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.2.4 - Impact of environmental change (Biology only) (B7.8 lesson)
4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.3 - Land use (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - Deforestation (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.5 - Global warming (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.4.1 - Trophic levels (Biology only) (B7.10 lesson)
4.7.4.2 - Pyramids of biomass (Biology only) (B7.10 lesson)
4.7.4.3 - Transfer of biomass (Biology only) (B7.10 lesson)
4.7.5.1 - Factors affecting food security (Biology only) (B7.11 lesson)
4.7.5.2 - Farming techniques (Biology only) (B7.11 lesson)
4.7.5.3 - Sustainable fisheries (Biology only) (B7.11 lesson)
4.7.5.4 - Role of biotechnology (Biology only) (B7.11 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £33.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.11 -Food production (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.7.5.1 - Factors affecting food security
4.7.5.2 - Farming techniques
4.7.5.3 - Sustainable fisheries
4.7.5.4 - Role of biotechnology
A fully resourced lesson covering the food production section for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on all factors affecting food security, farming techniques, sustainable fisheries and the role of biotechnology covered in the specification. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.10 - Trophic levels, biomass pyramids and transfers (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.7.4.1 - Trophic levels
4.7.4.2 - Pyramids of biomass
4.7.4.3 - Transfer of biomass
A fully resourced lesson covering the trophic levels in an ecosystem section for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on all aspects of trophic levels, pyramids of biomass and the transfers of biomass. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.8 - Impact of environmental change (TRIPLE ONLY + HT ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.4 - Impact of environmental change (Biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering how environmental changes impact on the distribution of species for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on all aspects of the impact of change covered in the specification. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.6 - Decomposition (TRIPLE ONLY) and required practical
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.3 - Decomposition (Biology only)
Required practical 10 - Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of decay of fresh milk by measuring pH change
A fully resourced lesson covering decomposition and the factors that affect the rate of decomposition for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on all aspects of decomposition covered in the specification. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 2 - exams 2018) – Inheritance, variation + evolution (4.6)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY and TRIPLE lessons of topic 6 (paper 2, topic 2) – Inheritance, variation + evolution (4.6), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.6.1.1 - sexual and asexual reproduction (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.3 - Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Meiosis (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.4 - DNA and the genome (B6.2 lesson)
4.6.1.5 - DNA Structure (bioloy only) (B6.3 lesson)
4.6.1.6 - Genetic inheritance (B6.4 lesson)
4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.1.8 - Sex determination (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Variation (B6.6 lesson)
4.6.2.2 - Evolution (B6.7 lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Selective breeding (B6.8 lesson)
4.6.2.4 - Genetic engineering (B6.8 lesson)
4.6.2.5 - Cloning (biology only) (B6.9 lesson)
4.6.3.1 - Theory of evolution (biology only) (B6.10 lesson)
4.6.3.2 - Speciation (biology only) (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.3.3 - The understanding of genetics (biology only) (B6.12 lesson)
4.6.3.4 - Evidence for evolution (B6.13 lesson)
4.6.3.5 - Fossils (B6.13 lesson)
4.6.3.6 - Extinction (B6.13 lesson)
4.6.3.7 - Resistant bacteria (B6.14 lesson)
4.6.4.1 - classification of living organisms (B6.15 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £45.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.14 - Speciation(TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.3.2 - Speciation (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering the theory of speciation for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on the work of Wallace and the development of the theory of speciation. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.15 - Understanding genetics (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.3.3 - the understanding of genetics (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering Mendel’s experiments to understand genetics for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on the experiments carried out and the timeline of discoveries that led to the gene theory being developed. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.13 - Theory of evolution (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.3.1 - Theory of evolution (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering the theory of evolution for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on both Lamarck and Darwin’s theories of evolution and reasons why Darwin’s theory was only gradually accepted. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.12 - Cloning (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.5 - Cloning (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering cloning for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on cloning both plants and animals from cuttings, tissue culture, embryo cloning and adult cell cloning. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA B6.4 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) – DNA Structure (TRIPLE ONLY)
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.4 – DNA Structure
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.2 - Evolution
A fully resourced lesson about the structure of DNA to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution), this is a Biology only lesson.
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
This is a revision power point to be used when revising the content of AQA Biology paper 2 - it covers the key areas of the trilogy/combined course. The activities/questions/information slides covering the areas of paper 2 that tend to be most difficult for students and could be used over a number of revision lessons to prepare your students for their exams.
The power point includes:
An overview of all topics on paper 2 biology
Recap of the required practical activities
Slides to recap the importance of data and how to ensure data is reliable, reproducible and repeatable
Information slides to quickly recap areas of paper 2
Differentiated activities that ask students to apply their knowledge of the different topics. More difficult questions are there to ask students to apply their knowledge to unfamiliar situations. Stretch activities for the more able.
One mark questions to quickly recap topics and establish what topics need to be revisited more thoroughly than others.
The topic areas that are covered on this revision power point are :
The nervous system
Hormones
negative feedback
Menstrual cycle
treating infertility
contraception
meiosis
DNA
Inheritance
Genetic cross
Variation
The human genome project
Classification
selective breeding
genetic modification
Ecology
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec
Entire resources to cover all of the trilogy/combined content in paper 2 of the new GCSE specifications.
All trilogy/combined lessons for all 3 topics, including any worksheets, practical order information to support in teaching these topics.
Lessons cover the combined ‘trilogy’ science route lessons
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
Specification points covered are:
Paper 2 Topic 1 (4.5 - homeostasis and response)
4.5.1 - Homeostasis (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.3.2 - Control of blood glucose concentration (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.2.1 - Structure and function (B5.2 lesson)
Required practical 7 - plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time (B5.2 lesson)
4.5.3.1 - Human endocrine system (B5.6 lesson)
4.5.3.4 - Hormones in human reproduction (B5.10 lesson)
4.5.3.5 - Contraception (B5.11 lesson)
4.5.3.6 - The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only) (B5.12 lesson)
4.5.3.7 - Negative feedback (HT only) (B5.13 lesson)
Paper 2 topic 2 (4.6 - Inheritance, variation and evolution)
4.6.1.1 - sexual and asexual reproduction (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Meiosis (B6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.4 - DNA and the genome (B6.3 lesson)
4.6.1.6 - Genetic inheritance (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders (B6.6 lesson)
4.6.1.8 - Sex determination (B6.5 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Variation (B6.9 lesson)
4.6.2.2 - Evolution (B6.10 lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Selective breeding (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.2.4 - Genetic engineering (B6.11 lesson)
4.6.3.4 - Evidence for evolution (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.5 - Fossils (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.6 - Extinction (B6.16 lesson)
4.6.3.7 - Resistant bacteria (B6.17 lesson)
4.6.4.1 - classification of living organisms (B6.18 lesson)
Paper 2 topic 3 (4.7 - Ecology
4.7.1.1 - Communities (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Abiotic factors(B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.3 - Biotic factors (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.4 – Adaptations (B7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles) (B7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) (B7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled (B7.5 lesson)
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.3 - Land use (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - Deforestation (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.5 - Global warming (B7.9 lesson)
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 1 - exams 2018) – Homeostasis and response (4.5)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 5 (paper 2, topic 1) – Homeostasis and response, from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.5.1 - Homeostasis (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.3.2 - Control of blood glucose concentration (B5.1 lesson)
4.5.2.1 - Structure and function (B5.2 lesson)
Required practical 7 - plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time (B5.2 lesson)
4.5.3.1 - Human endocrine system (B5.6 lesson)
4.5.3.4 - Hormones in human reproduction (B5.10 lesson)
4.5.3.5 - Contraception (B5.11 lesson)
4.5.3.6 - The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only) (B5.12 lesson)
4.5.3.7 - Negative feedback (HT only) (B5.13 lesson)
AQA Biology New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 3 - exams 2018) – Ecology (4.7)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 7 (paper 2, topic 3) – Ecology (4.7), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.7.1.1 - Communities (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Abiotic factors(B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.3 - Biotic factors (B7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.4 – Adaptations (B7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles) (B7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) (B7.4 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled (B7.5 lesson)
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson)
4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.3 - Land use (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - Deforestation (B7.9 lesson)
4.7.3.5 - Global warming (B7.9 lesson)
To buy all of these lessons separately from my shop would cost £21.
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.9 - Waste management, global warming and deforestation
Specification points covered =
4.7.3.2 - Waste management
4.7.3.3 - Land use
4.7.3.4 - Deforestation
4.7.3.5 - Global warming
A fully resourced lesson about Waste management, global warming and deforestation to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.7 -Biodiversity and maintaining it
Specification points covered =
4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity
4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity
A fully resourced lesson about Biodiversity and maintaining it to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.5 - How materials are cycled
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled
A fully resourced lesson about cycling materials (carbon cycle, water cycle and the role of microorganisms in this process) to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.4 -Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes)
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.1- Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes)
A fully resourced lesson about levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes) to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Ecology)
Lesson: B7.3 -Levels of organisation (predator - prey cycles)
Specification points covered =
4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles)
A fully resourced lesson about levels of organisation in particular predator-prey cycles to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B7 (Paper 2, Topic 3 - Ecology).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
