A variety of Biology KS3 and KS4 Practicals

A variety of KS3 and KS4 biology practicals. Many of which are required practicals for the AQA spec. For each practical there is technicians notes which contains everything you need to set up the practical and the method, a colourful student sheet with a simplified method to help students carry out the practical (this can be printed off and laminated for students or put on the board) and anything else needed to carry out the practical.

. Agar Jelly Cube Diffusion
. Food Tests
. Investigating the effect of pH on the enzyme Amylase
. Investigating the effect of temperature on Milk Decay
. Microbiology- Testing the effectiveness of antiseptics on bacteria
. Model blood making-
. Osmosis in Potatos
. Photosynthesis in pondweed
. Reebop making- get students to make a baby marshmallow reebop to help teach meiosis and genetic inheritance
. Preparing an onion slide for microscope viewing
. Viewing the stomata of a leaf under a microscope
. DNA Kiwi- extracting the DNA from a kiwi

Risk Assessments need to be carried out before each activity