This bundle of 7 lessons covers all of the content in the sub-topic B3.2 (Coordination and control - the endocrine system) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Describe hormonal coordination by the human endocrine system Explain the roles of adrenaline and thyroxine in the body Describe the role of hormones in human reproduction (the menstrual cycle) The hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception Explain the use of hormones to treat infertility All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

All of the 8 lessons which are included in this bundle have been designed to engage and motivate the students whilst ensuring that the content of topic 2.5 (Response and regulation) of the WJEC GCSE Biology specification is covered in detail. They have been written to contain a wide range of activities which include understanding and prior knowledge checks to allow students to assess their progress as well as quick tasks and quiz competitions so key terms and values can be introduced in a fun and memorable way.

Each of the 8 lessons in this bundle have been written to include a wide range of activities that will engage and motivate the students whilst giving them regular oppotunities to assess their understanding of the current topic as well as checking on their knowledge of any previously linked topics. Each lesson has been written for students studying the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science course and the following specification points are covered by the lessons in this bundle: 7.1: Endocrine glands and the hormones they secrete 7.3: The control of metabolic rate by thyroxine as an example of negative feedback 7.4 & 7.5: The stages and the interactions of the hormones in the menstrual cycle 7.6 & 7.7: Barrier and hormonal contraception, the menstrual cycle and preventing pregnancy 7.8: The use of hormones in Assisted Reproductive Technology 7.9: The importance of homeostasis 7.13 & 7.14: The control of blood glucose concentration by the release of insulin and glucagon 7.15 & 7.16: The causes and control of diabetes type I and II Each lesson contains a detailed and engaging PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets, most of which are differentiated to enable students of different abilities to access the work.

Each of the 10 lessons in this bundle have been written to include a wide range of activities that will engage and motivate the students whilst giving them regular oppotunities to assess their understanding of the current topic as well as checking on their knowledge of any previously linked topics. Each lesson has been written for students studying the Edexcel GCSE Biology course and the following specification points in topic 7 are covered by the lessons in this bundle: 7.1: Endocrine glands and the hormones they secrete 7.3: The control of metabolic rate by thyroxine as an example of negative feedback 7.4 & 7.5: The stages and the interactions of the hormones in the menstrual cycle 7.6 & 7.7: Barrier and hormonal contraception, the menstrual cycle and preventing pregnancy 7.8: The use of hormones in Assisted Reproductive Technology 7.9 & 7.10: The importance of homeostasis, including thermoregulation and osmoregulation 7.11 & 7.12: Thermoregulation 7.13 & 7.14: The control of blood glucose concentration by the release of insulin and glucagon 7.15 & 7.16: The causes and control of diabetes type I and II 7.19, 7.20, 7.21 & 7.22: The function of the kidney, the treatments for kidney failure and the formation of urea Each lesson contains a detailed and engaging PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets, most of which are differentiated to enable students of different abilities to access the work.

This lesson bundle contains 10 lessons which have been designed to cover the Pearson Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters Nuffield) specification points which focus on the structure and function of the biological molecules, including water, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The lesson PowerPoints are highly detailed, and along with their accompanying worksheets, they have been planned at length to contain a wide range of engaging tasks which cover the following A-level Biology content that’s found in topics 1, 2 and 4 of the course: 1.2: Understand the importance of water as a solvent in transport, including its dipole nature 1.12 (i): Know the difference between monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides, including glycogen and starch (amylose and amylopectin) 1.12 (ii): Be able to relate the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides to their roles in providing and storing energy 1.13: Know how monosaccharides join to form disaccharides (sucrose, lactose and maltose) and polysaccharides (glycogen and amylose) through condensation reactions forming glycosidic bonds, and how these can be split through hydrolysis reactions 1.14 (i): Know how a triglyceride is synthesised by the formation of ester bonds during condensation reactions between glycerol and three fatty acids. 1.14 (ii): Know the differences between saturated and unsaturated lipids 2.9 (i): Know the basic structure of an amino acid 2.9 (ii): Understand the formation of polypeptides and proteins (amino acid monomers linked by peptide bonds in condensation reactions) 2.9 (iii): Understand the significance of a protein’s primary structure in determining its three-dimensional structure and properties (globular and fibrous proteins and the types of bonds involved in its three-dimensional structure) 2.10 (iv): Know the molecular structure of a globular protein and a fibrous protein and understand how their structures relate to their functions (including haemoglobin and collagen) 4.9: Understand the structure and function of the polysaccharides starch and cellulose, including the role of hydrogen bonds between β-glucose molecules in the formation of cellulose microfibrils

This bundle contains 8 fully-resourced lessons which have been designed to cover the following content in topic 8 of the Edexcel International A-level Biology specification: 8.1: Know the structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurones 8.2: Understand how the nervous system of organisms can cause effectors to respond to a stimulus 8.4: Understand how a nerve impulse is conducted along an axon 8.5: Understand the role of myelination in saltatory conduction 8.6 (i): Know the structure and function of synapses in nerve impulse transmission 8.6 (ii): Understand how the pupil dilates and contracts 8.8: Understand how the nervous system of organisms can detect stimuli with reference to rods in the retina of mammals 8.10: Know that the mammalian nervous system consists of the central and peripheral nervous systems 8.13: Understand how coordination in animals is brought about through nervous and hormonal control 8.18: Understand how recombinant DNA can be produced 8.19: Understand how recombinant DNA can be inserted into other cells Each of the lessons contains a wide range of activities, which include exam-style questions, guided discussion periods and quick quiz competitions, and these will motivate the students whilst the difficult A-level content is covered If you would like to see the quality of lessons included in this bundle then download the pupil reflex, saltatory conduction and nervous and hormonal control lessons as these have been uploaded for free

This is a fully-resourced lesson bundle, where the detailed and engaging PowerPoints and accompanying worksheets have been designed to cover the details of topic 6 of the CIE International A-level Biology specification which concerns the nucleic acids and protein synthesis. All 7 of the lessons include differentiated tasks to cater for all abilities of students whilst containing the detail to push them to the next level. The following specification points are covered within these lessons: The structure of nucleotides ATP as a phosphorylated nucleotide The structure of DNA The structure of mRNA, tRNA and rRNA DNA replication Genes and polypeptides Gene mutations Sickle cell anaemia Transcription and translation Links are continually made throughout the lessons to previously-covered topics as well as to those which will be covered later in the AS course or during the second year If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons, download the semi-conservative replication and gene mutation lessons as these have been shared for free

The mathematical element of the OCR A-level Biology A specification is substantial and every year, there are a large number of exam questions that require the application of a range of mathematical skills. Therefore, a clear understanding of how and when to apply these skills is closely related to success on this course and the following calculations are covered by the 9 lessons that are included in this bundle: Using the chi-squared test to determine significance between the observed and expected results of a genetic cross Using the Hardy Weinberg principle to calculate the frequency of an allele or a genotype in a population Calculating the standard deviation to measure the spread of data Using the Student’s t-test to compare the means of two sets of data Calculating the temperature coefficient Calculating the proportion of polymorphic gene loci Using and interpreting Simpson’s index of diversity to calculate the biodiversity of a habitat Using the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient to consider the relationship of the data The use and manipulation of the magnification formula A revision lesson is also included in this bundle which acts as a fun and engaging revision of the range of calculations

This lesson bundle contains 6 lessons which have been designed to cover the Edexcel International A-level Biology specification points which focus on the structure of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and the functions of their components. The lesson PowerPoints are highly detailed, and along with the accompanying worksheets, they have been planned at length to contain a wide range of engaging tasks which cover the following A-level Biology content found in topics 2, 3 and 4 of the course: 2.2 (i): Know the structure and function of cell membranes 3.1: Know that all living organisms are made of cells, sharing some common features 3.2: Understand how the cells of multicellular organisms are organised into tissues, tissues into organs and organs into systems 3.3: Know the ultrastructure of eukaryotic cells, including nucleus, nucleolus, ribosomes, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, centrioles, lysosomes, and Golgi apparatus 3.4: Understand the role of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) and the Golgi apparatus in protein transport within cells, including their role in the formation of extracellular enzymes 3.5: Know the ultrastructure of prokaryotic cells, including cell wall, capsule, plasmid, flagellum, pili, ribosomes, mesosomes and circular DNA 3.11: Understand how mammalian gametes are specialised for their functions (including the acrosome in sperm and the zona pellucida in the egg) 4.1 (i): Know the ultrastructure of plant cells (cell walls, chloroplasts, amyloplasts, vacuole, tonoplast, plasmodesmata, pits and middle lamella) and be able to compare it with animal cells 4.1 (ii): understand the function of the structures listed in (i)

This bundle of 6 revision lessons covers the content in topics 1 - 4, 7 and 8 of the Edexcel A-level Biology (Salters Nuffield) specification that can be assessed in Paper 2 (Energy, exercise and coordination). Each of the lessons has been designed to include a range of exam questions, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions that will motivate the students whilst they evaluate their understanding of the different sub-topics. Helpful hints are given throughout the lesson to aid the students in structuring their answers and the mathematical elements of the course are constantly challenged as well. The 6 topics covered by this bundle are: Topic 1: Lifestyle, health and risk Topic 2: Genes and health Topic 3: Voice of the genome Topic 4: Biodiversity and natural resources Topic 7: Run for your life Topic 8: Grey matter

All 5 lessons in this lesson bundle are highly detailed to cover the specification points shown below that are found in AS unit 2, topic 1 of the WJEC A-level Biology specification: The classification of organisms into groups based on their evolutionary relationships The need for classification The three-domain classification system The characteristic features of the five kingdoms of living organisms The use of physical features and biochemical methods to assess the relatedness of organisms The concept of species The use of the binomial naming system Biodiversity as the variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region Biodiversity can be assessed in a habitat using Simpson’s index of diversity Biodiversity can be assessed within a species at a genetic level Biodiversity can be assessed at a molecular level using DNA fingerprinting Biodiversity has been generated through natural selection Anatomical, physiological and behavioural adaptations As well as the A-level Biology content within the slides, current understanding and prior knowledge checks in the form of exam-style questions, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions are included throughout to allow the students to assess their progress If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons included in this bundle, then download the classification, species and the binomial naming system lesson as this has been shared for free

This bundle contains 6 lesson PowerPoints and their accompanying resources, all of which have been planned at length to contain a wide variety of tasks that will engage and motivate the students whilst the detailed content of topic 2.4 of the AQA A-level Biology specification is covered. The following specification points are covered in this lesson bundle: The identification of cells including pathogens through use of the surface molecules The antigen The effect of antigen variability on disease and disease prevention The phagocytosis of pathogens and the subsequent destruction by lysozymes The response of T lymphocytes to a foreign antigen in the cellular response The role of antigen-presenting cells The role of helper T cells The response of B lymphocytes in the humoral response The definition and structure of an antibody The formation of an antigen-antibody complex and the destruction by agglutination and phagocytosis The roles of plasma cells and memory cells in the primary and secondary responses The use of vaccinations and the concept of herd immunity The differences between active and passive immunity The structure of HIV and its replication in helper T cells How HIV causes the symptoms of AIDS Why antibiotics are ineffective against viruses The use of antibodies in the ELISA test The variety of tasks include exam-style questions with detailed mark schemes, class discussion points of selected questions and quiz competitions to introduce values and terms in a memorable way If you would like to sample the quality of this lesson bundle, then download the roles of B and T lymphocytes lesson and the HIV and AIDS lesson as these have both been uploaded for free

This bundle of 7 lessons has been designed to cover the following specification points in topic 3 of A2 unit 4 of the WJEC A-level Biology specification: [a]: alleles as different forms of the same gene [b]: the principles of monohybrid Mendelian inheritance including simple crosses involving codominance [c]: the principles of dihybrid Mendelian inheritance including simple crosses involving linkage [d]: the use of the chi squared test [e]: sex linkage as illustrated by haemophilia and Duchenne muscular hypertrophy [f]: gene mutation as illustrated by sickle cell anaemia and chromosome mutations as illustrated by Down syndrome [h]: Epigenetics as the control of gene expression without changes to the DNA sequence Each of the lessons is fully-resourced and contains a wide range of tasks that will engage and motivate the students whilst covering the detailed content of this topic. Any exam questions that are found in the resources have markschemes embedded into the PowerPoint If you would like to see the quality of lessons included in this bundle, then download the alleles & monohybrid inheritance and gene mutation lessons as these have been shared for free

All 6 lessons included in this bundle have been written to cover the detailed content of topics 8.3 and 8.4 of the AQA A-level Biology specification. These topics can provide a series of problems for students so clear explanations are used throughout the lesson as well as regular understanding checks so any misconceptions are immediately addressed. The variety of tasks will maintain engagement whilst displayed mark schemes allow students to assess their answers and add detail where it is missing. The following specification points are covered: 8.3: Using genome projects 8.4.1: Recombinant DNA technology 8.4.2: Differences in DNA between individuals of the same species can be exploited 8.4.3: Genetic fingerprinting If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons first, why not download the lesson on producing DNA fragments which has been uploaded for free

This bundle of 5 lessons have been designed to cover the content of point 6.4.3 of the AQA A-level biology specification, which is titled “Control of blood water potential”. The lessons describe the structure of the glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, PCT, loop of Henle, DCT and collecting duct, and explain how these structures are related to their respective functions. Each lesson is filled with a variety of tasks which will engage the students whilst ensuring that the detailed content is delivered. There are multiple understanding and prior knowledge checks to allow the students to assess their progress against the current topic and their ability to recall relevant content from previous topics. All answers to these checks are embedded into the PowerPoint.

The biodiversity topic may not be every students’ favourite, but questions relating to this module 4 topic are very common in the OCR terminal exams, meaning it can be an area where a lot of marks are unfortunately lost. With this in mind, hours of research and planning has gone into each of the 6 lessons that are included in this bundle to ensure that the slides and accompanying worksheets contain interesting and relevant biological examples that will catch the attention of the students and ultimately increase the likelihood of the retention of the detailed A-level content. There are also regular understanding checks in the form of exam-style questions with accompanying mark schemes to allow the students to assess their progress. The following specification points in module 4.2.1 of the OCR A-level Biology A specification are covered in this bundle: How biodiversity may be considered at different levels Random sampling and non-random sampling (opportunistic, stratified, systematic) How to measure species richness and species evenness The use and interpretation of Simpson’s Index of Diversity How genetic biodiversity may be assessed, including calculations The ecological, economic and aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity In situ and ex situ methods of maintaining biodiversity International and local conservation agreements made to protects species and habitats The “reasons for maintaining biodiversity” lesson has been uploaded for free so if you download this, you will be able to recognise the quality of lesson that can be found in this bundle

The 8 lessons included in this bundle are detailed and engaging and have been filled with a variety of tasks to challenge the students on their understanding of the content of topic 8, which is titled GREY MATTER. These lessons cover the earlier specification points in this topic, focusing on the conduction of impulses through the mammalian nervous system. If you would like to view the quality of these lessons, then download the neurones, pupil dilation and nervous and hormonal control lessons as these have been uploaded for free.

All of the 8 lessons that are included in this bundle are fully-resourced and contain a wide range of tasks which cover the content of the following specification points in topic 3 of AS unit 2 as detailed in the WJEC A-level Biology specification: a: The double circulatory system of a mammal b: The mammalian circulatory system including the structure and function of the heart and blood vessels c: The cardiac cycle and the role of the SAN and Purkyne fibres h: The formation of tissue fluid and its importance as the link between blood and cells j: The absorption of water by the root k: The movement of water through the root by the apoplast, symplast and vacuolar pathways l: The structure and role of the endodermis m: The detailed structure of the xylem n: The movement of water from root to leaf including the transpiration stream and the cohesion-tension theory q: The detailed structure of the phloem If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons included in this bundle, then download the double circulatory system and xylem and phloem lessons as these have been uploaded for free

This bundle of 8 revision lessons have been designed to include a range of exam questions (with explained answers), differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to enable students to assess their understanding of the Pearson Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters Nuffield) specification content. The 8 topics that are covered in the specification are included in this bundle and are: Topic 1: Lifestyle, Health and Risk Topic 2: Genes and Health Topic 3: Voice of the Genome Topic 4: Biodiversity and natural resources Topic 5: On the wild side Topic 6: Infection, immunity and forensics Topic 7: Run for your life Topic 8: Grey matter Students will enjoy the range of activities, which provide a much needed alternative to their other revision methods, and these lessons can be used throughout the duration of the course, as an end of topic revision lesson or in the lead up to mocks or the actual A-level terminal exams

This bundle of 7 lesson presentations and associated worksheets have been designed to motivate and engage students whilst they assess their knowledge of the 7 Biology topics that are covered in the AQA Trilogy GCSE Combined Science specification. The lessons use a range of exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to cover the content in the following topics: B1 Cell Biology B2 Organisation B3 Infection and response B4 Bioenergetics B5 Homeostasis and response B6 Inheritance, variation and evolution B7 Ecology These revision lessons can be used at the end of the topic, in the lead up to the mock exams or in the lead up to the actual GCSE terminal exams