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I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".

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I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
Journey around the body (1): from O2 to CO2 - Card sort (KS3/4)
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Journey around the body (1): from O2 to CO2 - Card sort (KS3/4)

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Card sort following an oxygen / carbon dioxide molecule around the body through respiratory system, heart and blood vessels, muscle, respiration, and back. Fun revision - Great for revising and putting together different topics (lungs, heart, respiration). Students arrange cards in the correct order. 32 cards per set. includes solution and jumbled up student version Print, laminate, chop up, play!
SNAB Biology Topic 2 - Whole Topic Tarsia (KS5)
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SNAB Biology Topic 2 - Whole Topic Tarsia (KS5)

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giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic 32 cards with 40 pairs to match up print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3) Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 2 - Genes and Health
SNAB Biology Topic 3 - Whole Topic Tarsia (KS5)
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SNAB Biology Topic 3 - Whole Topic Tarsia (KS5)

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giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic 32 cards with 40 pairs to match up print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3) Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 3 Voice of the Genome
Muscle contraction - Tarsia (KS5)
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Muscle contraction - Tarsia (KS5)

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Tarsia on keywords and images on muscle fibres, myofibrils, myocytes, actin, myosin, sarcomere, steps of muscle contraction Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 30 names and symbols 24 cards per set. Print on A3 for larger triangles. Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 7 (Run for your life) but also suitable for other exam boards.
DNA Replication - Tarsia (KS4/5)
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DNA Replication - Tarsia (KS4/5)

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Tarsia puzzle on DNA replication great as starter / plenary or revision activity 30 keywords, descriptions, or images to match up 24 cards per set. Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Mitosis - Flip Book (KS4/5)
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Mitosis - Flip Book (KS4/5)

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30 cards to make a mitosis flip book. see video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gGoA-HRiX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Variation 1 (with chromosomes): Students colour in homologous chromatin /chromosomes in different colours on each card, then chop up cards and bind together eg. with a bulldog clip. Variation 2 (withouth chromosomes): Students draw chromosomes on each card themselves.
Classification - Bingo (KS2/3)
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Classification - Bingo (KS2/3)

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fun starter or revision activity to review keywords and images on classification (5 kingdoms, vertebrates, invertebrates) 28 different bingo cards (with 9 symbols each) and 1 call sheet with all 36 symbols print out, cut up Bingo cards, play! and please check out my other Bingo cards, too!
Edexcel SNAB Biology Topics 1-8 - Keywords (KS5)
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Edexcel SNAB Biology Topics 1-8 - Keywords (KS5)

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100-150 Keyword cards for each of Topics 1-8 excellent revision activity to review keywords, definitions. We use these cards for an Articulate like game (students explain as many keywords as they can in 30 sec, others guess) print out, laminate, cut up, use! Salters-Nuffield A2 Biology Edexcel
Genetic Engineering - Loop Game (KS4)
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Genetic Engineering - Loop Game (KS4)

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Loop Game on steps of genetic engineering of insulin. Covers important keywords including plasmid, restriction enzyme, ligase, recombinant DNA, transgenic animal, etc… 21 cards per set Print, laminate, chop up, play!
Ecology - Board Game (KS3/4)
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Ecology - Board Game (KS3/4)

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A fun activity for 2-5 players to review / consolidate the Ecology topic (keywords, food chains and webs, pyramid of numbers and biomass, energy transfer and loss, etc) Includes A3 game board, 60 Question cards etc Takes about 15-25 min to play.
The Kidneys - 15x Activities and Games Bundle (KS4)
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The Kidneys - 15x Activities and Games Bundle (KS4)

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Bundle with 15x Worksheets, Powerpoint and starter/plenary or revision activities on different aspects of the kidneys topic (including kidney structure, production of urine in nephrons, ADH, etc) 1x Lesson (worksheet and powerpoint) on kidney structure 1x Lesson (worksheet and powerpoint) on kidney function (urine production in nephron) 4x Loop Games (whole kidney topic, structure of kidneys, urine production, ADH & osmoregulation) 1x Board Game (whole kidney topic) 2x Crosswords (structure of kidneys, function of kidneys) 2x Card Sorts (from water to urine, from protein to urine) 1x Kidney jigsaw puzzle (kidneys, urinary system, nephron) 1x Kidney structure and function Tarsia
Human Reproduction - Crossword (KS3)
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Human Reproduction - Crossword (KS3)

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Crossword on types of human reproduction including male and female reproductive systems, gametes, fertilisation, pregnancy, placenta, birth) 24 clues includes solutions and anagram fun starter, plenary or revision activity
SNAB Biology Topic 3 - 16x Mini-tests
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SNAB Biology Topic 3 - 16x Mini-tests

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16x quick (10 min) starter / assessment activities with around 10-15 questions/marks to test vocabulary and knowledge of different aspects of SNAB Topic 3 Voice of the Genome Each test includes feedback boxes and a mark scheme. • Eukaryotic cells • Prokaryotic cells • Secretory pathway • Meiosis • Linkage • Gametes • Fertilisation • Mitosis and Cell Cycle • Mitotic Index • Stem Cells • Differentiation • Levels of organisation • Polygenic inheritance • Multifactorial traits • Epigenetics • Cancer Designed for Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel Topic 3
Mitotic Index - Mini-test (KS5)
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Mitotic Index - Mini-test (KS5)

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A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 6 questions (13 marks) to test vocabulary and understanding of mitosis and calculation of mitotic index. Includes feedback box and Mark scheme. Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards
Control of Gene Expression - Loop Game (KS5)
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Control of Gene Expression - Loop Game (KS5)

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Loop Game on the control of differential gene expression through transcriptional activator and repressor proteins, epigenetic tags (DNA methylation, histone modification) 28 cards per set Great as starter, plenary or revision activity. designed for Edexcel SNAB Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards
Digestive system - Tarsia (KS3/4)
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Digestive system - Tarsia (KS3/4)

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Tarsia puzzle on the digestive system Great as starter/plenary or revision activity 24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up) Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Blood vessels - Tarsia (KS4/5)
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Blood vessels - Tarsia (KS4/5)

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Tarsia game on the different types of blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), their structure and function 24 cards per set (with 30 names and structures to match up) Print ( A3 for larger triangles), cut up triangles, play great as starter / plenary or revision activity