I am a secondary school science teacher, and I also teach Alevel Biology. I have had a passion for adapting and creating my own resources since my teacher training and having used TES to dig me out of that stressful 'I'm teaching something new tomorrow but haven't got any good resources!' panic I decided to share the resources I have lovingly made and adapted.
Most of my resources are geared towards low ability groups as that's what I have the most experience teaching.
I am a secondary school science teacher, and I also teach Alevel Biology. I have had a passion for adapting and creating my own resources since my teacher training and having used TES to dig me out of that stressful 'I'm teaching something new tomorrow but haven't got any good resources!' panic I decided to share the resources I have lovingly made and adapted.
Most of my resources are geared towards low ability groups as that's what I have the most experience teaching.
A full lesson resource designed for a low ability class. Resource includes full 39 slide dyslexia friendly powerpoint presentation, with group discussion opportunities, prior-knowledge AFL, worksheets, fill in the gaps, quick quiz, tasks.
2 x worksheets (1 follows ppt. the second is a 6 mark questions)
1 x key word matching activity
exam questions (easy and medium) with answers
Covers:
what photosynthesis is
word and symbol equations
where photosynthesis happens
what is needed for photosynthesis
adaptations of the leaf
**Last lesson of 3 on heat transfer, to come after convection and conduction lessons.
KS3 lesson I used with a low / mid ability year 8 class on radiation. Can be adapted for higher ability. Comes with 2 summary worksheets in different formats - fill in the gaps with words provided and without words, and a match up.
-thinking starter or recap convection starter
video to introduce radiation
examples of radiation with pictures
quick quiz AFl
followed by summary worksheets with animated answers on the powerpoint
summary quiz plenary
Videos also linked in the powerpoint.
Complete lesson for the light intensity required practical. Powerpoint has lots of help writing variables, method, conclusions and evaluations. Has sample results incase prac. doesn’t work as can be abit slow. Should be done over 2 lessons as is quite long to fit into 1 hour.
Includes:
29 slide ppt.
required practical worksheet
homework questions (graph drawing)
homework challenge questions
6 mark question
A project I edited and used with my year 7’s. I set it as an independent learning project, giving them task deadlines each lesson. Covers:
planet order in the solar system
researching facts about planets
planet factfiles / posters
build a model of a planet
comets, asteroids, meteorites etc
days and night
seasons
7 life processes
aliens!
Opportunities for creativity, in the model making, designing aliens and making meteorlogy reports; for researching and always - LEARNING!
This is a help sheet I have edited and added to to give to my BTEC students when doing their UNIT 2 coursework, assignment C. Chromatography of Chlorophyll
It breaks down each section of the report and gives them headings for help with formatting and then prompt questions to indicate what they need to write for each section.
At the end it also shows what is needed for distinction, merit and pass for the assignment.
Heading 1 This AQA GCSE lesson is designed for the new 9-1 specification, for the last lesson of the B4 Bioenergetics unit, on Metabolism and the Liver. The resources offers a full 25 slide dyslexia friendly powerpoint with activities, fill in the gaps and AFL quizzes; with opportunity for stretch and challenge.
Metabolism is the sum of all of the reactions in the body; the lesson goes through definitions of metabolic reactions, examples of metabolic reactions, the role of the liver in oxygen debt and then the functions of the liver.
I used this lesson with a low ability year 10 class and they found it really easy to follow. The worksheet is structured so that it follows all of the activities on the powerpoint. Dyslexia friendly resources, fill in the gaps and quick fire AFL quiz questions allow for universal offer for all pupils.
This bundle includes all 9 lessons of the B4 Bioenergetics topic for AQA New specification GCSE 9-1, for trilogy science at foundation level.
The lessons were made and used with a mid-low ability class, but can be adapted for the higher foundation students, or even for the higher trilogy paper as the content is much the same, just check with the specification what the extra content is they need to know. Most of the past paper questions are aimed at foundation, with a few higher ones for challenge.
Topic includes lessons on:
Photosynthesis introduction
The leaf and photosynthesis
3 & 4. Required photosynthesis practical
Maximising photosynthesis and limiting factors
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Effects of exercise
Metabolism and the liver
All lessons will include a dyslexia friendly powerpoint, differentiated lesson resources, opportunities for AFL, bell task, starter, plenary and occasional homework opportunities. There are options (usually every lesson) for self or peer assessment.
This bundle includes the required practical on photosynthesis, with sample results (as the practical itself is very uninspiring and slow to work; sample results may be useful if your class doesn’t collect any that can be analysed).
Individually, the bundle of lessons come to a total price of £23.50 but if you buy as a bundle they’re only £18!
Suitable for the new AQA GCSE specification 9-1.
This is a lesson I created for a bottom set year 10 class for the first lesson of the B6 Inheritance, variation and evolution module. It challenges students by aiming for the higher grade lesson objectives but scaffolds students throughout the lesson to achieve this. Start of the lesson is teacher-led, giving students information which there is a worksheet for them to follow at the same time. AFL as going through this. Pupil-led activity forms second half of the lesson: stations with questions for pupils to work through at their own pace. I give pupils the choice of which order they complete the stations so there is some element of choice. There is a worksheet with the station questions on if there are any pupils that aren’t completing the station work. Various mini-quiz plenaries. Could miss out exam questions / stations (whatever you choose) if time is limited, as both cover similar knowledge bases.
Lesson covers types of reproduction (sexual and asexual) and the advantages and disadvantages of both. There is also a section on cloning at the end for opportunity of extending pupils.
Low / mid / high ability PPQ exam questions (a mixture of ones I’ve made and taken off past exam papers) on enzyme function and digestive enzymes.
All worksheets have answers.
Supplement to NEW AQA B2.3 Enzymes lesson (whole) resource
Whole lesson for B2.2 - food tests required practical. Starter activity recapping digestive organs, discussion of the chemistry of food (carbohydrates, proteins and lipids) and then students complete a KABOODLE AQA required practical. Sheets included (edited from Kerboodle) and sample results table. PPQ Exam question used as homework but could also be plenary.
A whole lesson for low ability trilogy higher but can also be adapted for higher ability or foundation.
INcludes:
24 slide dsylexia friendly powerpoint
card sort
worksheet
Covers:
adaptations of the leaf
cross-section of the leaf
names of the parts of a leaf
functions of each part of a leaf
Full lesson for the new AQA spec (updated lesson 2020) on Aerobic respiration, used with mid-ability year 10 class. Resource includes powerpoint, with equations, AFL pop quiz, questions; worksheet on germinating pea experiment (often comes up as an exam question) and a fairly easy exam question with mark scheme.
An independent project I created for my year 8 groups, based on the topic they should have been learning in school but turned the lessons into a project to make it easier for them to work independently on a project.
Project is centered around how we see rainbows, and covers the following topics:
What is light?
Luminous vs non-luminous objects
The electromagnetic spectrum
What is a rainbow? When do they form?
The eye
Light ray diagrams
Reflection
Refraction
Why do we only see rainbows as a semi-circle?
Research into how, and whether or not, a rainbow could be seen as a full circle
Investigation into the visible light spectrum
At the end of the powerpoint, there is opportunity for pupils to plan an investigation, using prisms if in school or other objects they can find (eg. cds etc) that would create a rainbow spectrum. Slides include information on planning, recording and analysing. Designed to be set over a period of a few weeks, but could be split into a few lessons if desired.
A complete lesson resource for lesson 8 of the B4 Bioenergetics topic for AQA GCSE combined science; response to and effects of exercise.
Resourse includes:
powerpoint
practical help
worksheets
PPQs and mark schemes
This lesson was used for a low ability year 10 group and covers harder topics broken down like oxygen debt and glycogen stores. There is a practical activity also included, along with past paper questions and mark schemes.
A resource I created for a few non-english speaking / very low english speaking ability in my lower ability year 10 class. We were studying ‘Helping the heart’ and I made a match up worksheet with both the english words, pictures and the bulgarian translations on to make it easier for them to understand the content, and complete a worksheet.
A complete ready-to-go lesson designed for a low ability class, but could be adapted for higher ability.
Includes:
powerpoint
video links
student printout with fill in the gaps information
past paper questions with LOR opportunity
Covers:
limiting factors (temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity)
maximising photosynthesis through the use of greenhouses
A glossary of the key words of the NEW topic B2 Organisation in animals and plants for EAL Bulgarian students. Includes english - bulgarian translation of all key words in topic and an english definition, with space for them to fill in the bulgarian definition themselves.
This is the 1st lesson of the new AQA GCSE (9-1) B6 Inheritance, variation and evolution module. The worksheets accompany the powerpoint, which includes introductory information about sexual and asexual reproduction and advantages and disadvantages of both. There are opportunities for AFL (the comparison table), class discussions and extension. The powerpoint also includes information and questions on Cloning (for separates / higher tier). Multiple plenary activities at the end of the lesson.
Resource designed for OCR BIOLOGYA ALEVEL Module 2 foundations in biology - biological molecules: sugars. Resource includes 35 slide powerpoint with videos, AFL, structure of glucose molecules and recapping inorganic ions.
