Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on specialised cells. In this lesson students will learn how to explain why we need specialised cells and to describe examples of specialised plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: specialised cell, neuron, haemoglobin, cell surface area and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file completion) -Draw and label -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. -Next lesson Movement of Substances https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650646 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Genetic Engineering. In this lesson pupils will give examples of uses for genetic engineering, describe the process and compare genetic engineering to selective breeding. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (genetic engineering, foreign gene, insecticide and herbicide) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Cloning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824313 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the menstrual cycle. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the menstrual cycle, explain what contraception is and give examples. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: periods, menstrual cycle, hormones, ovulation and contraception) -Order the steps of the menstrual cycle -Task boxes -Note copying task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Flowers and Pollination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12656944 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Decay and Biogas. In this lesson pupils will explain the factors affecting the rate of decay, describe the role of decomposers in the carbon cycle and describe how biogas is produced and how it is used. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Matching task -Comprehension questions -Note taking exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Global Warming https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12856519 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/decay-and-biogas-gcse-biology-aqa-12646900

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on The Brain is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-brain-lesson-gcse-biology-12994716 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the brain for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Content Covered: Brain structure and function Studying the brain Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on ecosystems. In this lesson students will identify niches within an ecosystem, describe how organisms coexist within an ecosystem and practice using key vocabulary. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: population, community, habitat, ecosystem, niche and coexist) -Task boxes -Consolidation questions -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768583 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2c (Adaptation and Inheritance). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Variation, competition and adaptation Continuous and discontinuous variation Inheritance Natural selection and extinction Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12769058 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on anaerobic respiration. In this lesson students will learn the word equations for anaerobic respiration in humans and yeast, explain the differences between anaerobic and aerobic respiration, discuss some uses for anaerobic respiration and explain what is meant by ‘oxygen debt.’ Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: anaerobic, fermentation, oxygen debt, lactic acid and yeast) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Sorting task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768066 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Two full lessons; one on Time of Death and one on Pathology. These lessons focus on the ecology of decomposition and testing methodology. Human remains are not featured in these lessons. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. Time of Death In this lesson pupils will describe how forensic scientists work out time of death, explain some complicating factors, look at the role of decomposition in ecosystems and factors affecting the rate of decomposition. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: decomposition, decomposers, scavengers, fungi and faeces) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Numeracy questions -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment Pathology In this lesson pupils will describe what a pathologist is, describe how dental records can be used to solve crimes and give some examples of pathology testing in hospitals to diagnose diseases. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: pathologist, post-mortem, dental, oral, aural) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828647 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1b (Structure and Function of Body Systems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from B1a (Cells) The levels of organisation in multicellular organisms Gas exchange Breathing in and out The role of the skeleton The role of joints in movement The role of muscles in movement All tasks, including the worksheet, have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652335 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Selective Breeding. In this lesson pupils will describe how crops, pets and livestock can be changed over time through selective breeding. They will understand the advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Discussion -Keywords (selective breeding, natural selection, generation, variation, disease resistance) -Order the steps -Handout task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Genetic Engineering https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983206 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ full lesson on Blood Typing. In this lesson pupils will describe what is meant by a blood group, explain why blood typing is necessary in medicine and describe the main components of blood with their function. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: plasma, platelets, blood group, antigen and blood transfusion) -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Time of Death and Pathology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983590 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ Complete lesson on DNA. In this lesson pupils will describe the structure of DNA, learn what a DNA base is and describe how scientists built on each other’s work to develop our understanding of genetic material. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Charles Darwin https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826098 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on diffusion. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how particles spread out by diffusion, explain the factors which affect how quickly diffusion happens and give some examples of diffusion. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -A group reading task (literacy) -Keywords sorting task (vocabulary: fluid, concentration, diffusion, collide and oxygen) -A task box exercise -A handout sheet task -Note taking from an experiment to show how particle size affects diffusion rate -Answer slides included -Next lesson Gas Pressure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12676255 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on flowers and pollination. In this lesson students will learn how to name the main structures of a flower, describe how flowering plants reproduce and explain the difference between wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated plants. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Discussion exercise -Keywords task (vocabulary: pollination, cross-pollination, self-pollination, pollen and ovules) -Order the steps of the menstrual cycle -Draw and label the diagram (insect vs wind pollination) -Sorting task (wind vs insect pollination -Multiple choice task (recall from this lesson) -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. Next lesson Fertilisation and Germination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12659712 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on The Eye. In this lesson pupils will identify the structures of the eye and describe what they do. They also will explain how the iris reflex responds to bright and dim light. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. Note: correcting vision defects is covered in a separate lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13025883 This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: light intensity, refract, contract and diameter). -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Discussion exercises -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that the nervous system and reflexes have already been introduced. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-eye-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12974226

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on The Endocrine System is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/endocrine-system-lesson-gcse-biology-13027931 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the endocrine system for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Related topic Adrenaline and Thyroxine: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12368302 Content Covered: Glands of the endocrine system (pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, pancreas, ovaries and testes) Hormone vs. nervous responses Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Food Webs and Trophic Levels. For mixed ability groups I suggest splitting this into two lessons. In this lesson pupils will use key vocabulary to describe food chains, explain predator prey cycles and describe the knock-on effects of changing one population of organisms in a food web. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Predator-Prey cycles exercise -Order the steps (predator-prey cycles) -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Environmental Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983955 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/food-chains-and-trophic-levels-gcse-biology-aqa-12636420