Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Specialised Cells. In this lesson pupils will describe how specialised cells are adapted to their functions and explain how and when cells differentiate. 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. -Next lesson Stem Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830214 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Circulatory System. In this lesson pupils will identify arteries and veins and describe their features, calculate the rate of blood flow and name the parts of the heart. 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) -Artery or Vein? -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Numeracy 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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Blood https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12867496

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on acids and alkalis. In this lesson students will learn about the properties of acids and alkalis, give some examples of common household acids and alkalis and explain the differences between dilute and concentrated solutions. Note: the Activate course which these lessons follow is unusually difficult for year 7 for this topic. We suggest using the mid-ability version of the comprehension questions in the last activity. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: acid, alkali, solute, solution, solvent and corrosive) -Task boxes -Consolidation exercise -True or false discussion exercise -Next lesson Indicators https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12707120 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Physics P1b (Sound). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from the previous unit (forces) Transverse and longitudinal waves Features of a wave Reflection and superposition Amplitude/loudness and frequency/pitch Infrasound and ultrasound Ear anatomy and hearing Ultrasound scans and sonar Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12979803 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Energy Change. In this lesson pupils will list some different types of energy stores and explain how energy can be transferred between the different stores. They will also be introduced to wasting and saving energy and energy conservation. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: dissipated, thermal energy, kinetic energy, chemical potential energy, gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension task -Note taking activity on power generation from fuel -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Energy and Temperature https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982988 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on biodiversity and waste management for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Decay and Biogas (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12646900) Content Covered: -Biodiversity meaning and importance -Recap of interdependence -Effect of human activity on biodiversity -Population increase -Air pollution -Land pollution -Water pollution 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 indicators and pH. In this lesson students will learn how to use the pH scale to measure acidity and alkalinity, to describe how indicators can be used to measure how acidic or alkaline a solution is and to name some different types of indicators. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: indicator, neutral, pH scale, Universal Indicator, red litmus paper and blue litmus paper) -Task boxes -Double-sided handout sheet task -Consolidation questions -Next lesson Neutralisation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12710923 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Earth. In this lesson students will explain day and night and learn why the seasons change throughout the year. 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: axis, pole, equator, season and constellation) -Task boxes -Comprehension and recall task -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Moon https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12757853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on thermal decomposition. In this lesson students will learn what a thermal decomposition reaction is, predict the products of thermal decomposition reactions and identify thermal decomposition reactions from word equations. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: thermal, decomposition, thermal decomposition, limewater test and metal carbonate) -Task boxes -Consolidation exercise -Numeracy task -Next lesson Conservation of Mass https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979638 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the role of bacteria and enzymes in digestion. In this lesson students will learn about what an enzyme is and why they are needed for digestion. They will also discuss the role of bacteria in digestion. 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 (immune system, enzyme, digestive juices, catalyst and bile) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Drugs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762660 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on natural selection. In this lesson students will describe the process of natural selection and explain how it leads to the evolution of species over time. 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: fitness, evolution, natural selection, artificial selection and fossil) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Extinction https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12981439 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Genetic Engineering. In this lesson pupils will give examples of uses for genetic engineering, describe the process and compare genetic engineering to selective breeding. 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 (genetic engineering, foreign gene, insecticide and herbicide) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Cloning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824313 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ introductory lesson on the topic of Pressure on Solids. In this lesson pupils will describe what pressure is and calculate pressure from area and force. They will also refresh the difference between mass and weight from year 7. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: mass, weight, pressure, reaction force and area) -Task boxes -Numeracy task -Discussion exercise -Practice pressure calculations -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Turning Forces https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12819308 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Selective Breeding. In this lesson pupils will describe how crops, pets and livestock can be changed over time through selective breeding. They will understand the advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding. 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) -Discussion -Keywords (selective breeding, natural selection, generation, variation, disease resistance) -Order the steps -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~ introductory lesson on the Nervous system. In this lesson pupils will describe different parts of the nervous system, explain how synapses connect neurons and explain response co-ordination from stimulus to response. 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. There is a free revision lesson for the Reaction Times Required Practical available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12963365 This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Identification task Extension 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 Reflexes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12967732 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on exchanging substances in biology 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. Leads on to Active Transport: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/active-transport-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12335738 Content Covered: Surface area to volume ratio Gas exchange in the lungs Nutrient uptake in the small intestine Gas exchange in leaves Gas exchange in gills Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Exchanging substances lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12832416

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on pyramids of biomass and biomass transfer for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Why food chains are short -Loss of biomass between trophic levels -Loss of energy between trophic levels -Pyramids of biomass and pyramids of numbers -Calculating biomass loss between levels -Calculating efficiency of biomass transfer between levels -Drawing pyramids of biomass to scale Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Biomass Lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857063