Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. Email febolearning@gmail.com
Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. Email febolearning@gmail.com
Presentation and practical handout for observing onion cells under a light microscope for teaching and revision. A step by step visual guide for all abilities. Can be used as a distance based learning tool during local covid lockdown and in classes where practicals are on-hold due to coronavirus. Can be used with Microscopy Slides and Worksheet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12332237
Content covered:
Light microscope parts
Slide preparation
Using a microscope
Drawing and labeling observations
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Microscopy lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829559
Powerpoint and worksheet on contraception for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Next topic Infertility: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366752
Content Covered:
Puberty
Menstrual cycle overview
Hormone control of the menstrual cycle (FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone)
Please note that this only covers the science and is not intended as a PSHE resource.
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Flower Structure
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Learning Objectives
Identify the male and female parts of a flower
Describe the function of different parts of a flower
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Label Parts of a Flower Sheet (optional)
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Pollination and Fertilisation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13083833
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on diffusion and osmosis for teaching and revision. Includes a visual guide to the required practical. 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. Leads on to Exchange Surfaces: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/exchanging-surfaces-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12332716
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PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on control of blood glucose and diabetes 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. Next topic The Kidneys: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12364592
Content Covered:
Recap of carbohydrate digestion
Insulin and glucagon
Regulation of high and low blood sugar
Type I and II diabetes
Insulin therapy
Disease management through diet and exercise
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Plant Growth.
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Learning Objectives
Describe what plants need (light, water, air, minerals and room to grow)
Explain why plants need these things and how they get them
Discuss what will happen if a plant does not get enough of these things
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Water Transport in Plants https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13082724
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on communicable disease for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Immunity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/immunity-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12347551
Content Covered:
Pathogen spreading and containment
Viruses, bacteria, fungi and protists
Measles, HIV and tobacco mosaic virus
Rose black spot
Malaria
Salmonella and gonorrhoea
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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NEW! Free lessons on communicable disease for GCSE Biology.
*Pathogens https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12910846
Spread and Prevention https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12922886
*Communicable Disease Examples https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12943788
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Parts of a Plant.
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Learning Objectives
Identify the four main parts of a plant (flowers, leaves, stem and roots)
Say which job each part of the plant does and describe the features that help it to do it
Define the keywords: reproduction, nutrition and support
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Lesson Includes
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD
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Next lesson Plant Growth https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081119
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.
Discussion exercise and worksheet on health and disease for teaching and revision. See notes in the PowerPoint presentation. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Disease Risk Factors: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/disease-risk-factors-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12343042
Content Covered:
Communicable vs non communicable diseases
Disease interactions
Pathogen types
Other factors which can affect health
Human costs vs financial costs
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Health and disease lessons https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12873200
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cardiovascular disease for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Cancer: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cancer-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12343787
Content Covered:
Heart failure and heart attack
Coronary artery disease
Stents and statins
Pacemakers
Valve replacement
Artificial hearts
Artificial blood
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Two-part lesson on cardiovascular disease https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869212 and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12870772
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on kidneys and dialysis 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. Check my shop for other courses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo
Content Covered:
Urine production in the kidneys
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
Negative feedback control of blood water content
Dialysis machines
Kidney transplant
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on immunity for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Drugs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/drugs-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12356469
Content Covered:
Outer body defenses
Phagocytosis
Antibodies and antigens
Immunity
Vaccination
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Free lessons on immunity.
The Immune System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945455
Vaccination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945573
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cancer for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. All parts of the syllabus directly relating to disease will be made available for free from my shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo
Content Covered:
Benign and malignant tumours
Secondary tumours
Cancer risk factors
Related topic DNA https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12372361
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Cancer lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12902474
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on binary fission of bacteria and other prokaryotic cells 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. Next topic Cell Organisation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12321911
Content Covered:
-Prokaryotic cell division
-Mean division time calculations
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Binary fission lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12831346
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Transpiration and Translocation. In this lesson pupils will describe the process of transpiration and explain how the xylem and phloem are adapted to their function. 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)
-Handout sheet task
-Task boxes
-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.
-Next lesson Transpiration Rate https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12864561
Discussion exercise and worksheet on risk factors and non-communicable diseases for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Cardiovascular Disease: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12344623
Content Covered:
Types of risk factor
Asbestos
Global, national and local risk factors
Direct and indirect causes of disease
Identifying risk factors by correlation
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Health and disease lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12873200
Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on nutrients. In this lesson students will learn about the components of a healthy diet.
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: nutrition, diet, carbohydrates, lipids and faeces)
-Handout sheet
-Task boxes
-Comprehension task
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Food Tests https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12761339
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Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Reaction Time Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will learn a method for measuring reaction time, explain the different variables in this experiment and interpret data from the experiment. 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)
-Order the steps
-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.
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Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Antibiotic Resistance. In this lesson, students will describe how antibiotic resistant bacterial strains arise, explain why antibiotic resistance is becoming more common and revise how to test for antibiotic resistance by culturing microorganisms. 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 (vocabulary: antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, strain and superbugs)
Task boxes
Order the steps
Discussion exercise
Comprehension questions
Handout sheet task
Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment
Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on X and Y Chromosomes. In this lesson, students will discuss the pros and cons of embryo screening, use genetic diagrams to calculate the odds of inheriting conditions from dominant and recessive alleles and read family trees to show how characteristics are inherited. 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
Task boxes
Comprehension questions polydactyly (dominant)
Comprehension questions cystic fibrosis (recessive)
Discussion exercise
Handout sheet task with extension
Long-answer questions
Includes assessment for learning (AFL). 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. It does assume that students have some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). For the extension to the handout task they will need to have some understanding of drug development (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.