Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Conduction. In this lesson pupils will describe how energy is transferred between particles by conduction. They will explain how and why insulators are used to reduce energy transfer by conduction. 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 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion Exercise -Order the Steps -Comprehension task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Convection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12805817 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 Microscopes. In this lesson pupils will name the parts of a microscope, describe the procedure for preparing and viewing microscope slides and use the formula for magnification calculations. 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 -Numeracy Task -Extension numeracy task -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -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 Specialised Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829988 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 4 ~ GCSE ~ complete revision package for AQA topic 1 (cell biology and exchange surfaces). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests, as exam preparation or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. There is enough content to split across more than one lesson. In this lesson students will revise: -Cell structure -Microscopy -Differentiation and specialised cells -Stem cells -Mitosis -Binary fission and culturing bacteria -Diffusion, osmosis and active transport -Exchange surfaces -Differentiated worksheet package for homework and practice -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829058 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Monoclonal Antibodies. In this lesson pupils will state what a monoclonal antibody is, explain how they are made and describe some uses for monoclonal antibodies. 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: monoclonal antibodies, B-lymphocytes, hybridoma and clones) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercises -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 Plant Diseases and Defenses https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949241

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ first in a two-part lesson on Photosynthesis. In this lesson pupils will recap the prior knowledge for this topic including the cell and tissue structures involved. They will write the word and symbol equations for photosynthesis and explain how plants use the glucose produced by photosynthesis. 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. Note: factors affecting photosynthesis and measuring photosynthesis are a separate lesson and not included in this one. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: photosynthesis, chloroplasts, chlorophyll, endothermic and glucose) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Rate of Photosynthesis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12954106

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on digestive enzymes 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 the Respiratory System: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/respiratory-system-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12337350 Content Covered: Overview of the digestive system Proteases, lipases and carbohydrases Bile Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Digestive Enzymes Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903171

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on gas exchange for A-Level biology for teaching and revision. Key points from GCSE are recapped in the presentation. Content Covered: Gas exchange in humans Inspiration and expiration Gas exchange in fish Gas exchange in insects Gas exchange in plants Xerophytes 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 atoms. In this lesson students will learn how to state what an atom is, explain how one atom is different from many atoms together and relate what they have learned about particle theory and elements to atoms. 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 -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Hand out sheet -Numeracy task relating atoms to previous topics -Recall questions relating atoms to previous topics -Answer slides included -Next lesson Compounds https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682808 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on fertilisation and implantation. In this lesson students will learn how to explain the process of how sexual intercourse occurs, describe how gametes are able to perform their function and to describe the process of fertilisation and implantation. 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: fertilisation, ejaculation, gametes, implantation and cilia) -Putting the stages of sexual intercourse in order -Multiple choice consolidation task -Draw and Label the diagram (fertilisation and embryo division) -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson fetus development https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977275 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on sound. In this lesson students will explain how sound travels, discuss the different states of matter that sound can travel through and compare the speeds of sound and light. 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: medium, vacuum, superpose, rarefaction and compression) -Comprehension questions -Numeracy questions -True or false discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Loudness https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979847 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on waves. In this lesson students will describe the different types of waves and their features, explain what happens when waves meet a barrier (reflection) and describe what happens when waves interact with each other (superpose). 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: wave, oscillations and vibrations, amplitude, frequency and wavelength) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension task -Note taking task -True or false discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Sound https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979839 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 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on extracting metals. In this lesson students will explain how ores are obtained, calculate the amount of metal in ores and use the reactivity series to make predictions about metal extraction from ores. 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) -Task boxes -Numeracy task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Ceramics https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12982565 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on evaporation and distillation. In this lesson students will explain how evaporation can be used to separate substances, explain how distillation works and identify the correct method for separating different types of mixture. 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: distillation, crystal and condenser) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson chromatography https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12789200 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free introductory lesson on Homeostasis. In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by homeostasis, give examples of internal conditions which our bodies need to keep constant and describe negative feedback loops. 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: homeostasis, negative feedback, receptor, effector and co-ordination centre) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Nervous System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the eye 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 Body Temperature: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362801 Content Covered: Parts of the eye The iris reflex Accommodation (near and distant objects) Short- and long-sightedness Convex and concave lenses Other methods of vision correction Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo