Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the development of a fetus. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the structures found in the uterus during pregnancy and explain what happens during gestation and birth. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: reproduction, egg cell, sperm cell and urethra) -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Putting the stages of labour into order -Recall questions for the unit so far -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson The Menstrual Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977268 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the ear and hearing. In this lesson students will learn how to identify some parts of the ear and describe their functions. They will explain how a microphone works, how loudness is measures and how your hearing can be damaged. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: hertz, kilohertz, amplify, outer ear, middle ear and inner ear) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension task on measuring loudness -Discussion exercise on microphones -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Echoes and Ultrasound https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 full lesson on the topic of Genetics. In this lesson pupils will describe dominant and recessive alleles of genes and use a Punnett square to show what happens in a genetic cross. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: gene, characteristic, alleles, dominant, recessive and expressed) -Task boxes -Handout task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Genetic Engineering https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983206 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Water Cycle. In this lesson pupils will describe the water cycle and learn water cycle keywords. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: water cycle, evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation) -Task boxes -Note taking exercise -Higher ability task with questions linking this topic to previous topics -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Carbon Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983967 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on mitosis for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Binary Fission: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/binary-fission-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12318380 Content Covered: Chromosomes The cell cycle Mitosis Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Mitosis lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830872

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the respiratory system for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Circulatory System: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/circulatory-system-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12340179 Content Covered: Thorax anatomy (lungs, diaphragm, bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli) Gas exchange in the body Calculating breathing rate Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Lungs lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12866802

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on plant diseases and defences for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Related topic Photosynthesis: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12359219 Content Covered: Symptoms of plant diseases Diagnosing plant diseases Barrier, mechanical and chemical defences Mineral deficiencies Pests Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. New! Lessons on Plant Disease for GCSE Biology Plant disease and defences: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949241 Revision lesson topics 1-4 Rose black Spot Case Study: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12953529

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on specialised cells. In this lesson students will learn how to explain why we need specialised cells and to describe examples of specialised plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: specialised cell, neuron, haemoglobin, cell surface area and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file completion) -Draw and label -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. -Next lesson Movement of Substances https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650646 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on decay and biogas for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Decomposers and scavengers -Fertiliser production -Rate of decay -The effect of water availability, temperature, oxygen availability and decay organisms on rate of decomposition -Examples of biomes and their impact on decomposition -Aerobic and anaerobic decay -Methane as a biofuel -Generators (aka fermenters or digestors) -Batch biogas generators and continuous biogas generators -Inlets and outlets Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on movement of joints. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous topics) -Group reading task -Keywords task -Task boxes -Discussion task -Practical task (optional) -Numeracy task (alternative to the practical) -Note taking task -Next lesson Muscles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653363 All tasks have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on eyes and cameras. In this lesson students will describe how the eye works, identify some parts of the eye and explain how a simple pinhole camera forms an image. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: photoreceptors, rods, cones, photosensitive and inverted) -Handout sheet task -Order the steps (vision) -Recall questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Colour https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12750804 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chemosynthesis. In this lesson students will learn about the similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis and discuss where chemosynthetic organisms can be found and why. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: chemosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic, mutualistic, hydrothermal vent and deep sea vent) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766139 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ Complete lesson on the work of Charles Darwin. In this lesson pupils will describe the evidence Darwin gathered to develop his theory of natural selection, give examples of evidence to support Darwin’s theory and explain the peer review process using his work with Alfred Wallace as an example. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Who? What? Where? -Task boxes -Comprehension questions (Darwin’s finch studies) -Peer review questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Preventing Extinction https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826158 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Stem Cells. In this lesson pupils will describe what a stem cell is, explain some uses for stem cells and discuss the ethics of stem cell use. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Debate exercise -Comprehension questions -Plant stem cells walkthrough exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Mitosis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830872 Resources are available to accompany this lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Enzymes. In this lesson pupils will describe what an enzyme is, explain the lock and key mechanism and describe how different factors affect the rate of enzyme activity. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Enzymes required practical revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12844622 -Digestive Enzymes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903171

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Plant Cell Organisation. In this lesson pupils will describe some more examples of specialised plant cells and how they are organised in a leaf. They will also give reasons why the cells are arranged in this way. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Transpiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863543

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on deforestation, land use and protecting ecosystems for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Uses for land -Deforestation meaning -Loss of biodiversity from deforestation and draining peat bogs -Release of carbon from deforestation and draining peat bogs -Habitat protection -Waste reduction -Preventing global warming -Breeding programmes -Economic cost of protecting biodiversity -Biodiversity and food security Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Deforestation and land use lesson GCSE biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12856543

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the water cycle for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Evaporation and transpiration -Condensation and cloud formation -Precipitation -Overview of the water cycle Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ two-part lesson on Food Chains and Webs. Lesson 1 In this lesson students will learn about the difference between food chains and food webs, calculate approximate energy transfer at each step in the food chain and explain why most food chains are short. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: food chain, food web, predator, prey and energy transfer) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Numeracy task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment Lesson 2 In this lesson students will describe the relationship between the populations of producers and consumers. They will discuss the interdependence of organisms in food webs and explain the bioaccumulation of toxins. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, interdependence, insecticide and bioaccumulation) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Recall Questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768066 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on adapting to change. In this lesson students will describe how organisms adapt to the changing seasons, discuss predator-prey cycles and describe how competition can lead to adaptation. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: deciduous, coniferous, migration and hibernation) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Variation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770016 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo