Previously a Subject Leader and Science SLE with bags of experience with all things KS4 and A level Biology.
I am currently teaching and creating resources for:
OCR A Level Biology,
AQA Trilogy, Synergy and Triple
Edexcel iGCSE coming soon
KS3 ( looking at the AQA 2 year course) including Biomimicry
If there is anything specific that you would like, please send me a message.
Previously a Subject Leader and Science SLE with bags of experience with all things KS4 and A level Biology.
I am currently teaching and creating resources for:
OCR A Level Biology,
AQA Trilogy, Synergy and Triple
Edexcel iGCSE coming soon
KS3 ( looking at the AQA 2 year course) including Biomimicry
If there is anything specific that you would like, please send me a message.
Made using the OCR A Level Biology specification
Cell cycle
Mitosis
PAG 1 Mitosis - preparing slides to view mitosis and scientific drawing skills
Meiosis
Specialised cells
Tissues and organs
Stem cells
Stem cells and medicine
Revision using QR codes to access exam Qs via Study mind
Lots of other lessons, revision and bundles available!
Approximately 11 lessons depending on ability and time constraints. All referenced to the OCR A level specification and with objectives and summary questions for each lesson.
Plant responses to the environment
Controlling plant growth
Investigating tropisms
Commercial uses of plant hormones
Mammalian nervous system
The brain
Reflex actions
Coordinating responses
Controlling heart rate
Muscles
Muscle contraction
For the new OCR Biology course.
A power point containing 7 lessons depending on your pace.
The second power point is a hand out that I give to my students with all the diagrams and some useful questions.
My teaching order is:
1. Habitats and intro to sampling
2. Sampling
3. Species richness, evenness and Simpson’s index
4. Genetic diversity
5. Factors affecting biodiversity
6. Importance of maintaining biodiversity
7. Conservation agreements
For the OCR A level biology specification.
I have included the handout (88 pages)I give students for you to adapt if you wish, this has lots of summary questions, exam questions and lined paper in the back to allow for flexibility. It is suitable to print as an A4 booklet.
The lessons are in one power point, divided into sections. A lot of consideration has gone into the clear diagrams, animations, linking to other parts of the specification and morph transitions to give a slick presentation
Lessons include:
Excretion - including lots of recap of previous topics
The liver
Ornithine cycle and deamination
Detoxification
The kidney
The nephron
osmoregulation
Kidney dissection and histology
Kidney failure
Medical diagnosis
revision - revision grid, specifically recorded podcast and revision activity sheet
I study mind questions sets with QR codes to question papers and mark schemes
I hope you find this useful and I really value your feedback - more module 5 on the way
For the OCR A level biology specification.
I have included the handout (56 pages)
I give to students as a printed A4 booklet but you may adapt as you wish, this has lots of summary questions, exam questions and lined paper in the back to allow for flexibility.
The lessons are in one power point, divided into sections for each lesson. A lot of consideration has gone into the clear diagrams, animations, linking to other parts of the specification and morph transitions to give a slick presentation.
Lessons include:
Sensory receptors including the Pacinian corpuscle
Types of neurone
Generation of the resting potential
Generating an action potential
Refractory period
Synapses
Neurotransmitters and drugs
Revision - revision grid, glossary and study mind questions sets with QR codes to question papers and mark schemes
I hope you find this useful and I really value your feedback - more module 5 available and more on the way
Module 4 Revision grids. 9 x A4 pages in total
4.1.1 x4
4.2.1 x2
4.2.2 x3
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
These lessons are suitable for Trilogy Biology.
A power point including 7 lessons and includes a student booklet with all resources needed. There are 4 lined pages at the back to allow for flexibility.
Photosynthesis
2-3. RPA Photosynthesis investigation and inverse square law
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Metabolic rate
Summary using quick questions and podcast activity
Lots more lessons available, all AQA biology units as well as revision grids for mock and exam preparation.
A huge amount of effort has gone into these resources and your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Module 6 Biology Revision grids. 17 A4 pages in total, I recommend an hour per page to my students
Made based on the specification with revision activities to complete, calculation tasks, PAG tasks, QR codes to Seneca tasks, QR codes for OCR Multiple Choice Questions and QR codes to recommended YouTube clips.
5.1.1 x1
5.1.2 x3
5.1.3 x2
5.1.4 x2
5.1.5 x4
5.2.1 x2
5.2.2 x3
Please note this does not yet have answers, it is set up as an independent study task to do alongside class notes and text book
For the new spec OCR Biology A 6.1.2 Patterns of Inheritance
Fast recall and some diagrams from CGP / Pearson
I usually print the handout ppt as a colour booklet for students to annotate
The power point contains 13-14 lessons depending on your pace and activities
1.Environmental and genetic factors
2. Recap meiosis
3. Monogenetic, co-dominance, dihybrid crosses
4.Multiple alleles and practice Qs
5. Sex linkage, autosomal genes and epistasis
6.Summary
7.Chi-squared
8.Factors affecting evolution - types of selection
9.Genetic drift, Bottlenecks and Founder effect
10.H-W Principle
11.Speciation
12. Artificial selection
13. Revision (Past paper questions from legacy papers)
Separate revision grids that follow the spec are also available to buy with QR codes with OCR MCQs, Seneca tasks and you tube clips
This resource is 9 A4 pages of revision activities for Module 3
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
I have also included all sheets in one document that I use to print off as a booklet.
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
Module 2 Foundations in Biology Revision grids. 16 A4 pages in total, I recommend an hour per page to my students
Made based on the specification with revision activities to complete, calculation tasks, PAG tasks, QR codes to Seneca tasks, QR codes for OCR Mutliple Choice Questions and QR codes to recommended YouTube clips.
2.1.1 x4
2.1.2 x4
2.1.3 x2
2.1.4 x2
2.1.5 x2
2.1.6 x2
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
Please note this does not yet have answers available but they are inthe pipeline! It has been set up as an independent study task.
Made using the new OCR Biology A specification.
Roughly 9-10 lessons depending on your pace and practical activities you include
All referenced to the spec and past exam questions included.
1. Transport systems (includes estimating the size of RBCs practical)
2. Circulatory systems
3. Structure of blood vessels
4. Formation of tissue fluid
5. Structure of the heart - including 3D model and morph transitions
6.\ Heart dissection PAG
7. The cardiac cycle
8. Initiation of a heartbeat
9. ECGs
10. Oxygen dissociation curves
11. Transporting carbon dioxide
Made using the new OCR Biology A specification.
Roughly 6-7 lessons depending on your pace and practical activities you include
All referenced to the spec
Features of an exchange surface
Mammalian Gas Exchange
Ventilation
Spirometers
Fish Gills
Insects
This resource is 16 A4 pages of revision activities for Module 2
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
I have also included all documents in one long one so you can print as a booklet.
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
Made for the OCR A level Biology course including some hand drawn diagrams, custom animations using morph transitions. There are specification links scattered throughout.
PAG instructions taken from the OCR website for the practical lessons PAG group 4 - please note you do not have to complete all of these. I like to do two of them during this topic
My resources are kept within one long power point, split into sections for lessons. This is to allow for flexibility in teaching but also means you can flip back and forth to link parts of the topic together with ease during the lessons - 2.1.4 is 175 slides!
Includes a 48 page handout that can be printed as a booklet with diagrams, questions, glossary and a few spare pages to allow for flexibility
1a The role of enzymes
1b Mechanisms of enzyme action
2. Factors affecting enzyme activity pH, Temperature and Q10
3. Factors affecting enzyme activity enzyme and substrate concentration
4a,b+c Enzyme investigation PAG 4.1 key skills serial dilution and standard deviation
5a+b Enzyme investigation PAG 4.2 key skills serial dilution
6a,b+c Enzyme investigation PAG 4.3 key skills planning
7 PAG style questions
8. Coenzymes, cofactors and prosthetic groups
9. The effects of inhibitors
10. the effect of drugs and poisons
11. Revision - exam questions and podcast activity
I huge amount of work has gone into my resources with some hand drawn and custom animations. Your feedback is really valued.
Module 6 Biology Revision grids. 18 A4 pages in total, I recommend an hour per page to my students
Made based on the specification with revision activities to complete, calculation tasks, PAG tasks, QR codes to Seneca tasks, QR codes for OCR Multiple Choice Questions and QR codes to recommended YouTube clips.
6.1.1 x2
6.1.2 x4
6.1.3 x3
6.2.1 x3
6.3.1 x3
6.3.2 x3
Please note this does not have answers, it is set up as an independent study task.
This resources contains a power point and student booklet.
Cell surface membranes
Diffusion with animations
Rate of diffusion and surface area
Active transport
5-7 Beetroot practical - colorimeters and serial dilutions
Osmosis
9-10 Osmosis with potatoes
Model cells application
Revision - with QR codes to exam questions
Created using the Edexcel International GCSE Biology specification.
This resource contains 1 slide of activities, tailored to the specification.
This is a free sample and other topics have paper 2 distinguished by using light grey boxes and practical and maths skills indicated by icons in the corner.
Top ways to use this resource:
Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching
Set as homework
Revision lessons for tests and exams
Print off on card to create active recall flashcards
Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning.