A science teacher since 2008 and exam board assessor (GCSE & Alevel) I bring all my experience together to create fun educational resources that can be easily taught to any class. My resources are designed to teach content, build understanding and increase exam skills. There are many differentiated resources within the complete lessons and revision sets.
A science teacher since 2008 and exam board assessor (GCSE & Alevel) I bring all my experience together to create fun educational resources that can be easily taught to any class. My resources are designed to teach content, build understanding and increase exam skills. There are many differentiated resources within the complete lessons and revision sets.
Photosynthesis
10 question and answer cards on AQA sppecification 4.4.1 Photosynthesis higher tier content, ready to copy, cut and use.
The questions challenge students to recall prior learning, and to apply this knowledge to describe and explain style challenge.
This pack (b) contains higher tier content to use alone or add onto the main pack (a).
Also available as a bundle
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
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Photosynthesis activity - Unit 4 Bioenergetics.
12 ready to copy, cut and use question & answer cards!
Can be used in a variety of ways, great for a quick recap activity, starter, plenary or revision lesson.
Includes content from Unit 4 Bioenergetics - Photosynthesis.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Revision lesson for AQA A level Protein synthesis.
A brief summary of the lesson content:
Concise learning objectives
Keyword class warm up activities (designed to build confidence and ease any pre exam nerves)
Complete challenges on transcription (independent questions).
Paired challenge linking to splicing of pre-mRNA to create mRNA.
Reflect on understanding of tRNA.
Longer exam style questions on translation.
Final question gives time for paired discussion to share ideas before asking students to write in detail about translation.
Includes:
27 slide PowerPoint
2 worksheets (on Word so editable)
Detailed answers to all tasks on PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint is designed to fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged, with the level of challenge building towards the end of the presentation.
I hope you find this lesson to be quite easy to deliver, you can simply click through, and flow through the content.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
OCR specification B1.4f explain the interaction of factors in limiting the rate of photosynthesis.
Complete lesson ready to use, just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Lesson contains:
Concise learning objectives - referred to through the lesson to check learning has occurred.
Describe factors effecting the rate of reaction.
Describe and explain limiting factors.
Includes detailed answers to all tasks.
Teaching time approx 1hour.
The PowerPoint is fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format. There is also a worksheet for independent work (graph paper is needed).
Students will learn new content and will have opportunity to practise exam and data analysis skills as per the specification.
Fully resourced with 1 worksheet and a 23 slide PowerPoint.
If you are looking for more resources to teach and revise this unit check out my shop or click [photosynthesis revision]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970397)
I aim to make my lessons really easy to deliver, just click through to each task.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could leave a positive review!
Plant adaptations & plant extremophiles. Complete lesson to teach the plant based part of AQA specification 4.7.1.4 Adaptations.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow PowerPoint:
• all answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
• helpful notes present on some slides to support non-specialists or first-time teachers of this topic.
• Differentiated resources - alternate versions of task 2 available to support lower ability students.
Worksheet on Word:
• The worksheet allow students to develop understanding of extremophiles.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
Summary of main points of lesson:
Concise learning objectives.
Recap the basic structure of a plant.
Beautiful photos demonstrate to students some of the variety within the plant kingdom.
Fun task: Identify and explain the different adaptations plants have for defence (using 3 common examples from the British countryside). This leads into a written exam style question task (with answers for self/peer assessment).
Fun class keyword activity.
Paired discussion activity leading to short written task.
Pollination task - exam style thinking and question task.
Demonstration of seed dispersal adaptations (both wind and animal).
Introduction of extremophiles.
Final task: Worksheet based comprehension task using a specific extremophile.
Includes:
26 slide PowerPoint
1 worksheet (on Word so editable)
Detailed answers to all tasks on PowerPoint.
I also found a great video ‘Bang goes the theory’ explaining how nettle stings work, its brilliant and fits in well after slide 10. I haven’t included it due to copyright laws but would encourage you to google it (BBC One Bang goes the theory, How do stinging nettles sting?)!
The PowerPoint is fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged.
I hope you find this lesson to be quite easy to deliver, you can simply click through, and flow through the content.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
Rate of transpiration - transport in plants. AQA specification 4.2.3.1 Plant tissues, 4.2.3.2 Plant organ system.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow engaging PowerPoint:
• all answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
• helpful notes present on some slides to support non-specialists or first-time teachers of this topic.
• This lesson includes details of using a potometer.
Mathematical skills MS 4a&c. Draw a graph from a set of data, then interpret the graph through exam style questions.
Worksheets on Word:
• Each of the worksheets has a strong focus on keywords and essential skills, they therefore allow students to develop their exam technique.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
As an experienced exam assessor, a key theme to all my lessons is to encourage students to practise essential exam skills with many helpful tips and practise questions scattered through each unit of work.
Follow this link for a free revision guide on this subject Q&A
Follow this link for the first lesson in this series on Transpiration
Transpiration - transport in plants. AQA specification 4.2.3.1 Plant tissues, 4.2.3.2 Plant organ system (transpiration content only).
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow PowerPoint:
• all answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
• helpful notes present on some slides to support non-specialists or first-time teachers of this topic.
• This lesson includes a microscope practical, I have included a series of slides which contain photos of the practical you can use to show students exactly what to do to complete the practical work or they can be used instead of the practical itself
Worksheets on Word:
• Each of the worksheets has a strong focus on language and therefore allow students to develop their understanding of keywords.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
As an experienced exam assessor, a key theme to all my lessons is to encourage students to practise essential exam skills with many helpful tips and practise questions scattered through each unit of work.
Follow this link for a free revision guide on this subject Q&A cards
Perfect for last minute revision class!
Paper 2 Revision lesson – Biology content taken from specification sections
4.5 Homeostasis and response
4.6 Inheritance, variation and evolution
4.7 Ecology
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
A brief summary of the lesson content:
Warm up homeostasis challenge
‘Say what you see’ temperature/enzyme related activity.
Keyword quiz – practise understanding of essential nervous sytem words
*Biology only - Fun brain activity and questions & worksheet *
Biology only - The eye, naming the parts activity and exam style question & answer
Family tree - inheritance activity - challenge students to develop understanding of a recessive genetic disorder. Includes punnett sqaure activty and exam style question & answer.
Ecology section starts with a ‘Spot the abiotic factor’ visual paired challenge.
Final activities are exam style questions on interdependence and effect of biotic factors on communities.
Includes:
58 slide PowerPoint
1 worksheet (on Word so editable)
Detailed answers to all tasks on PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint is fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format. There is also a worksheet to scaffold the classwork.
I hope you find this lesson to be quite easy to deliver, you can simply click through, and flow through the content.
My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could leave a positive review!
Required practical - Measure the population size of a common species in a habitat. Use sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor on the distribution of this species. AQA specification 4.7.2.1 Levels of organisation.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow PowerPoint:
• all answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
Worksheets on Word:
• One worksheet highlighting key concepts in sampling and maths skills.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
This lesson specifically teaches ‘Key opportunities for skills development’ taken from the AQA specification.
WS 2.3 – apply a range of techniques, including the use of transects and quadrats, and the measurement of an abiotic factor. (in theory)
MS 1d, 3a – estimates of population size based on sampling.
MS 2d – understand principles of sampling.
MS 4c – plot and draw appropriate graphs selecting appropriate scales for the axes.
This lesson is not supposed to be a replacement for the required practical but works equally well hand in hand with it as a follow up to support you to be able to cover all the necessary content with your students. A key theme to all my lessons is to encourage students to practise essential exam skills with many helpful tips scattered through each unit of work.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
Revision lesson – Biology content from GCSE specification sections 4.1 Cell Biology and 4.2 Organisation.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
A brief summary of the lesson content:
Warm up with maths skills question (practise common calculations mean and percentage change).
Keyword quiz – practise using essential biological keywords from unit 1 cell biology.
Recap the heart & coronary arteries (typically a challenging feature for students) and blood vessels - 4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels.
Create a mini mind map - 4.1.2 Cell division independent task.
Complete exam style question using mind map for support in needed.
Final task is an exam style question on osmosis – again this is a concept students struggle to explain well 4.1.3.2 Osmosis.
Includes:
29 slide PowerPoint
1 worksheet (on Word so editable)
Detailed answers to all tasks on PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint is fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format. There is also a worksheet to scaffold the classwork.
I hope you find this lesson to be quite easy to deliver, you can simply click through, and flow through the content.
My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could leave a positive review!
Photosynthesis complete lesson
Lesson 2 of 3 teaches AQA specification 4.4.1.1 Photosynthetic reaction 4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis.
Complete lesson teaches the uses of glucose in plants with fun tasks and links to prior learning from Unit 4.2.2.1 Food Tests.
22 slide PowerPoint
Worksheet
A brief summary of the lesson content:
Recap eukaryote cell structure.
Using a range of engaging activities students discover the 5 uses of glucose, learning keywords along the way, different style of activity for each use.
Food tests (Required practical 4) are recapped in fun ‘say what you see’ & ‘find the word’ speed rounds - completely linked to the learning objectives.
Exam question practise questions finish this lesson (with extension question for higher tier students) this builds on the previous exam technique advice in lesson 1 and allows both students to self assess and you to monitor progress.
The PowerPoint is fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged. There is also a worksheet to scaffold the classwork.
This is lesson 2 of 3 in the AQA Bioenergetics - PHOTOSYNTHESIS unit.
Contains detailed content from AQA spec point 3.8.4.1 Recombinant DNA technology focusing on the process for In vitro gene cloning using the polymerase chain reaction (this is lesson 3 in my AQA Recombinant DNA technology unit). This resource contains a detailed, interactive PowerPoint with a range of engaging activities, quizzes, keyword focus, for your students to enjoy. The lesson is fully resources with 2 worksheets and final exam style questions to summaries and monitor learning.
Answers to all tasks are included, this resource is also available as part of a bundle.
The lesson is self-explanatory in that you can simply click through, and it flows through the content. My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
This fun and informative complete lesson covers all content from AQA specification content on ‘anaerobic respiration and effect of exercise’.
Using a detailed and engaging PowerPoint the students work their way through the content with a range of whole class quizzes, paired and individual activities. The range of challenges encourage students to learn new key words, practice their ability to balance an equation and recall chemical formula. The lesson structure challenges students to apply their new knowledge to exam style questions whilst also giving them expert exam tips.
Included in the PowerPoint & worksheet are the following activities:
Discover the meaning of anaerobic.
Describe the anaerobic respiration equation.
Describe oxygen debt.
Explain the role of the liver (HT) in metabolism of lactic acid.
Final activity further application of lesson & exam style questions.
You should find the lesson is self-explanatory in that you can simply click through, and it flows through the content. My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
This fun and informative complete lesson covers all content from AQA specification 3.8.4.3 Genetic fingerprinting.
Using a detailed and engaging PowerPoint the students work their way through the content with a range of whole class quizzes, paired and individual activities. The lesson is well structured and uses real life examples of genetic diseases to enhance the learning of the students. Learning starts with an explanation of VNTRs, moves on to the process of genetic fingerprinting and gel electrophoresis, finishing on the uses of DNA fingerprinting. Worksheets are included for students to complete (all answers are present on the PowerPoint or page 2 of the worksheet) with a variety of activities such as keyword recall, individual challenges and answering exam style questions.
The lesson is self-explanatory in that you can simply click through, and it flows through the content. My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
AQA specification 4.4.1.2 Rate of photosynthesis.
Complete lesson ready to use, just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Lesson contains:
Concise learning objectives - referred to through the lesson to check learning has occurred.
Describe factors effecting the rate of reaction.
Describe and explain limiting factors.
Includes detailed answers to all tasks.
Teaching time approx 1hour.
The PowerPoint is fun and interactive with a range of tasks to keep students engaged following the traditional starter, main, plenary format. There is also a worksheet for independent work (graph paper is needed).
Students will learn new content and will have opportunity to practise exam and data analysis skills as per the specification.
Fully resourced with 1 worksheet and a 23 slide PowerPoint.
If you are looking for more resources to teach and revise this unit check out my shop or click [photosynthesis revision]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970397)
I aim to make my lessons really easy to deliver, just click through to each task.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could leave a positive review!
This fun and informative complete lesson covers all content from AQA specification 3.8.4.2 “Differences in DNA between individuals of the same species can be exploited for identification and diagnosis of heritable conditions”.
Using a detailed and engaging PowerPoint the students work their way through the content with a range of whole class quizzes, paired and individual activities. The lesson is well structured and uses real life examples of genetic diseases to enhance the learning of the students. Learning starts with DNA probes, moves on to genetic screening and personalised medicine, finishing on genetic counselling. Worksheets are included as PDFs for students to complete (all answers are present on the PowerPoint) with a variety of activities such as labelling diagrams and answering exam style questions.
The lesson is self-explanatory in that you can simply click through, and it flows through the content. My students have really enjoyed all the lessons in this unit so far, so I hope yours do too!
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
In vivo cloning - complete lesson.
AQA A level Biology: 3.8.4.1 Recombinant DNA technology (part 2).
This is a complete lesson (second in series of 5) following AQA A Level Biology specification section “3.8.4 Gene technologies allow the study and alteration of gene function allowing a better understanding of organism function and the design of new industrial and medical processes”.
This resource covers the specification points on “In vivo cloning” from 3.8.4.1 Recombinant DNA technology.
The resource contains:
an interactive PowerPoint (47 slides)
2 worksheets
The PowerPoint contains the answers to all tasks.
This is aimed to be an easy to use resource, very straight forward with all answers to all questions (including exam style practice questions). Lots of opportunity to reinforce prior learning through a range of fun quizzes, team competitions and individual work.
This lesson will teach your students both content and skill enabling to perform well in their A level.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!
Ready to print, 20 double sided Q&A cards covering a range of questions from GCSE AQA Biology & Combined Science - Biology unit 2 Principles of organisation, circulation, lungs, non-communicable disease & cancer.
Print packs for students (or they can self print) for handy starter, plenary, revision sessions.
Digestion - Unit 2 organisation AQA.
Included are 20 double sided Q&A cards.
Ready to print, double sided revision cards covering a range of questions from GCSE AQA Biology & Combined Science - Biology unit 2 Principles of organisation, The human digestive system and enzymes.
There are 20 double sided cards (question & answer on either side) in the set plus 4 blanks to encourage students to also write their own.
Inverse square law and light intensity in the context of photosynthesis.
AQA specification 4.1.2 understand and use inverse proportion – the
inverse square law and light intensity in the context of photosynthesis.
Complete lesson ready to use just download, print and go!
Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow 22 slide PowerPoint:
• Learning objectives stated
All answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
• Warm up with basic maths skills practise.
Clear explanations to make concepts easy to understand.
Maths & graph skill worksheet
Differentiated exam style questions.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
This lesson specifically teaches/recaps the following ‘Key opportunities for skills development’ taken from the AQA specification:
MS 3a, 3d (HT) – understand and use inverse proportion: the inverse square law and light intensity in the context of photosynthesis.
If you have any questions about this, or any of my resources, please message me at: shropshiresciencetutor@gmail.com
One last thing, if you use and enjoy my resource, I’d be grateful if you could please try to leave a positive review!