Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Risk Factors for Communicable Disease. In this lesson pupils will state what a risk factor is, give some examples of risk factors for disease and look at how correlation can be used to identify risk factors. 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 -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Smoking while pregnant -Numeracy task (correlation) -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 Cancer https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12902474

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Health and Disease. In this lesson pupils will state the difference between communicable and non-communicable disease, explain how different types of disease can interact and discuss factors which affect health and the cost of ill health. 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 -Comprehension questions -Other factors which affect health -Sorting task -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 Risk factors https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12877772

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ second of a two part lesson on Cardiovascular Disease. Part 1 is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869212. In this lesson pupils will compare heart transplants with artificial hearts, describe valves, pacemakers and artificial blood and explain the difference between heart failure and a heart attack. 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) -Handout sheet task -Artificial blood walk through -Artificial hearts walk through -Task boxes -Guided long answer question writing -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 health and disease https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/health-and-disease-lesson-gcse-biology-12873200

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ first of a two part lesson on Cardiovascular Disease. The second part is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12870772. In this lesson pupils will state what cardiovascular disease and coronary heard disease are, explain how stents and statins can be used to treat CHD and compare stents to statins for the treatment of heart disease. 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 -Handout sheet task -Statins walk through -Advantage or disadvantage sorting task -Guided long answer question writing -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 cardiovascular disease part 2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-lesson-2-gcse-biology-12870772

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Circulatory System. In this lesson pupils will identify arteries and veins and describe their features, calculate the rate of blood flow and name the parts of the heart. 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) -Artery or Vein? -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Numeracy task -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 Blood https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13177999

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Lungs. In this lesson pupils will name the parts of the respiratory system, explain how the alveoli are adapted for gas exchange and calculate breathing rate. 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 -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Numeracy task -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 Circulatory System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12866975

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Food Tests Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will describe an experiment to investigate the nutrient content of different foods. 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 -Handout sheet task -Recall 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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Enzymes and Digestion Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903171

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Transpiration Rate and a theory lesson on Measuring Transpiration Rate (Potometers). In these lessons pupils will explain how different factors affect transpiration rate and describe how to use a potometer to measure the rate of transpiration. 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. Lesson 1 Includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Task boxes -Transpiration rate walkthrough -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise Lesson 2 Includes: -Starter task -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Rate calculations (numeracy task 1) -Discrete data (numeracy task 2) -Continuous data (numeracy task 3) -Graph drawing (numeracy task 4) -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 Revision Plants https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903755

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Plant Cell Organisation. In this lesson pupils will describe some more examples of specialised plant cells and how they are organised in a leaf. They will also give reasons why the cells are arranged in this way. 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 -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Discussion 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 Transpiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/transpiration-and-translocation-lesson-gcse-biology-13177992

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 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Competition. In this lesson pupils will list some resources which animals compete for and explain the difference between structural, behavioral and functional adaptations. 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 -Structural, behavioral or functional? -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 Abiotic and Biotic Factors https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983809 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Biotechnology. In this lesson pupils will describe what mycoprotein is, explain in more detail how bacteria can be genetically engineered to produce human insulin and discuss genetic modification of crops. 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 -Note taking exercise -Order the steps -Walk through exercise -Handout sheet -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. -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12858914 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Pyramids of Biomass and Biomass Transfer. In this lesson pupils will explain why there is less biomass further up the food chain, draw pyramids of biomass to the correct scale and explain why pyramids of numbers and pyramids of biomass can look different. 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 -Numeracy questions -Drawing a pyramid of biomass to scale -Note taking slide -Discussion 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 Food Security and Farming https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12984074 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Deforestation and Land Use. In this lesson pupils will give some examples of different types of land use and explain the consequences of deforestation. 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 -Discussion exercise -Task boxes -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 Biomass https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857063 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Global Warming. In this lesson pupils will state the major greenhouse gases and where they come from, explain why greenhouse gases cause climate change and describe the effects of climate change. 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) -Discussion exercise -Task boxes -Order the steps -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Protecting Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983978 https://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 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Enzymes. In this lesson pupils will describe what an enzyme is, explain the lock and key mechanism and describe how different factors affect the rate of enzyme activity. 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 -Handout sheet task -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Enzymes and Digestive Enzymes (with required practical) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13178041

Key stage 4 ~ GCSE ~ complete revision package for AQA topic 1 (cell biology and exchange surfaces). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests, as exam preparation or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. There is enough content to split across more than one lesson. In this lesson students will revise: -Cell structure -Microscopy -Differentiation and specialised cells -Stem cells -Mitosis -Binary fission and culturing bacteria -Diffusion, osmosis and active transport -Exchange surfaces -Differentiated worksheet package for homework and practice -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829058 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo