Outstanding resources available
-AQA chemistry, biology and physics lessons.
-Differentiated science worksheets compatible with all exam boards.
-Brilliant splat AfL powerpoints.
-Engaging 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' themed AfL science quizzes.
Outstanding resources available
-AQA chemistry, biology and physics lessons.
-Differentiated science worksheets compatible with all exam boards.
-Brilliant splat AfL powerpoints.
-Engaging 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' themed AfL science quizzes.
Complete set of revision mat worksheets which covers the AQA B1 4.1 unit. Includes the following content:
-4.1.1 Cell structure
4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells
4.1.1.3 Cell specialisation
4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation
4.1.1.5 Microscopy
4.1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms (biology only)
-4.1.2 Cell division
4.1.2.1 Chromosomes
4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle
4.1.2.3 Stem cells
-4.1.3 Transport in cells
4.1.3.1 Diffusion
4.1.3.2 Osmosis
4.1.3.3 Active transport
Required practical activity 1
Required practical activity 2
Required practical activity 3
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Complete set of 5 revision mat worksheets which covers the AQA B1 4.2 unit. Includes the following content:
-4.2.1 Principles of organisation
-4.2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems
4.2.2.1 The human digestive system
4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels
4.2.2.3 Blood
4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease
4.2.2.5 Health issues
4.2.2.6 The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases
4.2.2.7 Cancer
-4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
4.2.3.1 Plant tissues
4.2.3.2 Plant organ system
Required practical activity 4
Required practical activity 5
Knowledge organiser #Knowledge map # Mind map
Three excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to describe how the pancreas, liver, insulin and glucagon interact to control blood sugar (glucose levels). Links in well with homeostasis and diabetes.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability (from SEN to high ability).
Excellent for visual learners.
Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Match the keywords starter to ease pupils into the topic.
-Good video on how to adopt aseptic techniques whilst doing the practical.
-Brilliant risk assessment task for pupils to complete.
-Well structured equipment list and method for pupils to follow during the practical.
-Literacy task where pupils have to use keywords and create their own method for growing microbes.
-Model answer for pupils to peer assess each others work.
-Self assessment opportunities.
-Thought provoking questions on health and safety and how to prevent contamination of bacteria (focusing on sterilising equipment, temperature for growing bacteria and aseptic techniques).
-Key facts which are part of the new spec.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Starter which recaps the basics of DNA to ease pupils into the topic.
-Engaging video on how to use punnet squares. Good for visual learners.
-Example questions on how to use punnet squares.
-Engaging tasks where pupils use punnet squares to determine the phenotype, genotype and probability of outcomes of potential offspring.
-Punnet square tasks focusing on cystic fibrosis, polydactyl and sex determination.
-Numerous self and peer assessment opportunities.
-Model answers for pupils to refer back to.
-Brilliant and well structured task where pupils match key terms, such as recessive and dominant, to their definitions.
-Informative and engaging video on embryo screening.
-Well structured evaluation task based on embryo screening.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Complete set of 3 revision mat worksheets which covers the AQA B1 4.3
unit. Includes the following content:
-4.3.1 Communicable diseases
4.3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases
4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
4.3.1.3 Bacterial diseases
4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
4.3.1.7 Vaccination
4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers
4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
-4.3.2 Monoclonal antibodies
4.3.2.1 Producing monoclonal antibodies
4.3.2.2 Uses of monoclonal antibodies
-4.3.3 Plant Disease
4.3.3.1 Detection and identification of plant diseases
4.3.3.2 Plant defence responses
Knowledge organiser #Knowledge map # Mind map
Outstanding lesson on how materials are cycled. Includes:
-Fun match the keywords starter.
-Plenty of peer and self assessment tasks.
-Challenging word equations and symbol equations activity.
-Good visual video on the carbon cycle.
-Stimulating task where pupils identify and label a carbon cycle diagram.
-Table activity to consolidate the carbon cycle
-Pupil led task for explaining how decomposition happens.
-Interesting videos on decomposition.
-Challenging 6 mark exam question.
-Exciting noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Match the keywords starter to ease pupils into the topic.
-Very easy to understand videos on the immune system, white blood cells and vaccines.
-Engaging introduction task on how the nose, trachea, skin and stomach protect humans from pathogens.
-Plenty of model answers for pupils to peer and self assess.
-Literacy task where pupils extract information regarding pathogens, from a text, to answer questions.
-Fun keywords activity where students describe how phagocytes function.
-Fill in the blanks task on the function of lymphocytes and antibodies.
-Great literacy task on the function of anti-toxins, with emphasis on SPaG.
-Engaging comic strip task on the function of vaccines.
-Well structured evaluation task on the use of vaccines.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Stimulating lesson including:
-Interesting and thought-provoking starter.
-Engaging activity for labelling an animal, plant and bacterial cell.
-Very well structured task where pupils match organelles to their function.
-Excellent specialised cells task.
-Differentiated task where pupils research the function of specialised cells.
-Challenging task where pupils need to explain adaptations of specialised cells.
-Literacy task on differentiation and stem cells
-Fantastic noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Match the keywords starter to ease pupils into the topic
-Engaging video describing Darwin and Lamarck's theories on evolution
-Fun flowchart activity where pupils describe how a swordfish sword gets longer according to Darwin and Lamarck (with emphasis on keywords such as mutation and variation)
-Model answers for pupils to peer and self assess
-Think, pair, share task where pupils explain why Darwin's theory was initially rejected
-Stimulating mini whiteboard task recapping natural selection
-Descriptive video on speciation
-Brilliant literacy task where pupils correct a paragraph on speciation (with emphasis on SPaG)
-Fantastic noughts and crosses plenary
-A very interesting HW task for pupils to gain insight outside of the curriculum
Three excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to label the different parts of the respiratory system and the lungs.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability.
Excellent for visual learners.
Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Three excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to describe the process of photosynthsis.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability (from SEN to high ability).
Excellent for visual learners.
Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
-The words MOVE in this splat game!!! Making it a more interactive and challenging game.
-Very engaging game on food chains, food webs, pyramid of numbers and pyramid of biomass.
-Excellent AfL resource which can be used with rulers, mini whiteboards or as an in-class test.
-Very versatile. Pupils can be tested individually or as teams.
-Can be used as a starter, main, or plenary.
-Links in well with topics related to ecology and predator-prey cycles.
-Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
-The words MOVE in this splat game!!! Making it a more interactive and challenging game.
-Very engaging game on the eye, vision and lenses.
-Excellent AfL resource which can be used with rulers, mini whiteboards or as an in-class test.
-Very versatile. Pupils can be tested individually or as teams.
-Can be used as a starter, main, or plenary.
-Links in well with topics related to ray diagrams and light.
-Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
-The words MOVE in this splat game!!! Making it a more interactive and challenging game.
-Very engaging game on antibiotic resistance and natural selection.
-Excellent AfL resource which can be used with rulers, mini whiteboards or as an in-class test.
-Very versatile. Pupils can be tested individually or as teams.
-Can be used as a starter, main, or plenary.
-Links in well with topics related to evolution, pathogens, bacteria and white blood cells.
-Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Match the keywords starter to ease pupils into the topic.
-Engaging video comparing a light and electron microscope.
-Questions on microscopy which stimulate thinking.
-Numeracy activity where pupils convert units such as metres, centremetres, millimetres, micrometres and nanometres.
-Numerous self and peer assessment opportunities with answers for each activity.
-Fun practical where pupils prepare a slide containing onion cells and observe it under a microscope.
-Stimulating task where pupils label the organelles they can see under the microscope.
-Brilliant maths in science task which requires students to use the equation magnification = image size / object size to calculate relevant answers.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Starter task where pupils identify the parts of the digestive system on a worksheet.
-Fun and humorous animation on digestion.
-Research task where pupils describe the function of each organ in the digestive system.
-Extension questions for high ability pupils.
-Model answers for pupils to self and peer assess.
-Differentiated task for lower ability pupils where they match the organs to their function.
-Descriptive and informative videos on the function of digestive enzymes and bile.
-Literacy task where pupils extract information from a text to answer questions on enzymes, the lock and key theory and proteins.
-Well structured table activity where pupils research the function of amylase, lipase, protease, bile and hydrochloric acid.
-Very engaging role play activity.
-Challenging exam questions with emphasis on extended writing.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-A Very exciting physical starter to get pupils engaged with the lesson.
-A well structured table activity for pupils to state the function of sense organs.
-Numerous peer and self assessment opportunities.
-Recap of B1 where pupils label the parts of an animal cell in order to help them label the parts of a nerve cell.
-Diagram based task where pupils label the parts of the nervous system.
-Well explained video on how the reflex are works - very good for Visual learners.
-Keywords task where pupils match key terms to their definitions.
-Literacy task where students have to create a paragraph explaining how the reflex arc responds to a gun shot.
-Model answers for pupils to refer back to.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Visual starter where pupils have to label a diagram which consists of a cell, gene, nucleus, chromosome and DNA.
-A recap of sexual and asexual reproduction.
-Engaging videos on reproduction, adult cell cloning, embryo transplant, tissue culture and plant cuttings - good for visual learners.
-Thought-provoking, match the keywords activity, with an extension.
-Model answers for pupils to self and peer assess.
-Literacy task where pupils use keywords to create a paragraph on plant cuttings and tissue culture.
-Engaging tasks where students create a comic strip and a flow chart on adult cell cloning and embryo transplant.
-Research task which requires answering evaluation questions on cloning.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
-Very engaging quiz on aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
-Excellent AfL resource which can be used with ABCD cards, mini whiteboards or as an in-class test.
-Very versatile. Pupils can be tested individually or as teams.
-Links in well with topics related to human body, digestion, homeostasis, the heart and the respiratory system.
-Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).