A full set of lessons on penguin huddling to develop student investigation skills for STEM

A lesson on the regulation of transcription and translation, also has some revision materials on the process of transcription and translation. Links and resources are within the powerpoint.

Full lesson on antibiotics, how they were developed and how they work. Practical instructions in the notes on slide 9

A powerpoint with a full set of lessons for a pre-GCSE unit preparing year 9 students for GCSE. Recapping content from KS3 and overlapping with GCSE content. Contains all the tasks and worksheets as slides at the end of each lesson slide sequence. Links to experiments and videos etc within the PPT. Lesson order: What do we mean by health and disease- communicable and non-communicable disease- how are diseases spread (agar, UV, body defences) How do our bodies defend against disease and how can we protect against the spread of disease? 3-5 Communicable diseases-project work (HIV, ebola, malaria etc) 1 lesson into plus 2 lessons project 6-8 Non-communicable diseases- project work 1 lesson into plus 2 lessons project 9. Impacts of lifestyle on non-communicable diseases (e.g. alcohol on liver disease, diet and heart disease and smoking on lung cancer/ diseases 10. Diet, nutrition and exercise – BMI 11. Obesity and malnutrition 12. Nervous system and Nervous system diseases 13. Endocrine system and Endocrine disease 14. Intro to genetics and Genetic diseases

KS3 lesson on balanced diet- all activities are within the powerpoint

Full lesson on the structure of skeletal muscle

Full lesson and accompanying long answer exam Q about meiosis and non-disjunction.

Full lesson on the defence systems in the body to protect against infection. includes the first line of defence (physical barriers), second line of defence (phagocytosis) and the third line of defence (antibodies). All activities and links are within the PPT.

Full lesson on blood vessels

A full lesson on puberty and the biological changes

A task aimed at developing extended writing in science. Based on old GCSE 6 mark style questions. Writing frames and markscheme are within the powerpoint. "Describe and explain how some of the adaptations of plant leaves protect them from herbivores."

Full set of lessons for a plants SOW aimed at KS3 or a KS3/4 transition unit. All resources are within the PowerPoint and there are links to the practical activities. Lesson order: Plant and leaf structure- flower dissection Photosynthesis and chlorophyll extr Photosynthesis investigation (2 lessons) Roots, root hair cells and the xylem Growing your own food- planting beans project (bring in beans and buy bamboo sticks) Osmosis in plant cells- potato investigation (2 lessons) The role of osmosis in the uptake of water and active transport in the uptake of mineral ions by plant roots Stomata- nail varnish practical-Transpiration and the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in a leaf.

A lesson and accompanying task about the retina, particularly how rods and cones work.

A powerpoint covering a few lessons on osmoregulation, looks at: 1. the structure of the nephron 2. role of the nephron in osmoregulation 3. role of ADH in osmoregulation

A series of lessons on the control of blood glucose levels and diabetes. All resources, videos and activities are within the Powerpoint.

Full lesson on menstruation

Full lesson on what immunity is and how vaccines work. Activities that look into immunity, vaccines and protection against specific diseases are contained within the PPT.

A full lesson revising the cardiac cycle (from year 1) and the control of the cardiac cycle, with details of the role of chemoreceptors and pressure receptors.

A set of full lessons on the absorbance of nappies, looking at developing investigation skills.

Plant growth factors lesson