Content is for the NEW AQA A-level biology specification. AQA Year 12 Biology - Section 4. Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms - Topic: Genetic Diversity - Lesson 9.1 Gene Mutation. This lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation includes all the student led activities (all in one file!) required to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe gene mutations 2) Explain how deletion and substitution of bases result in different amino acid sequences in polypeptides 3) Explain why some mutations do not result in a changed amino acid sequence 4) Describe what chromosome mutations are The lesson includes: integrated progress checks and integrated answers in the PowerPoint; there are information slides with keywords for learning identified clearly; activity questions with differentiation - answers included for peer or self-assessment; exam questions (in a printable format) with integrated answers in the PowerPoint.

This lesson plan in presentation form is suitable for higher level groups (some activities could be omitted to suit a low ability set) to achieve the following objectives: 1) state the word equation for photosynthesis - starter: list as many words to do with photosynthesis; extension - produce a description of photosynthesis from the key words 2) explain the process of photosynthesis - gap fill exercise with word bank included (answers provided in the powerpoint); two homework ideas: ideas to support the claim "photosynthesis is essential for life", anatomy of a plant - identify where the reactants and products of photosynthesis occur in the plant. 3) use appropriate methods during practical work - method sheet included (Testing a leaf for starch Practical sheet - final.doc); practical equipment and set up explained, questions on the practical given for pupils to complete - extension questions included.

Are you looking for some fun practicals to do with your Year 7 and Year 8 science classes? This set of ten KS3 biology practicals will keep them entertained for weeks! Some of the practicals are more suited to a bottom set and others require the students to design their own investigation before carrying it out. The diffusion practical (among others) can be extended to GCSE students by simply introducing surface area:volume calculations/rates of diffusion estimations. All practicals have a place within the KS3 biology curriculum and will support student learning going into the GCSE biology science courses. Most practicals require easily accessible equipment that is not outside of the normal requisition list that you might give your science technicians. Phenolphthalein, cambomba (or elodea) and woodlice are probably the most exotic of materials to source and will have to be ordered in advance. Collection of some materials (e.g. plastic bottles to make spirometers) can be outsourced to your students who I am sure wouldn’t mind bringing in their own from home! Have fun with it!

This lesson content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all of the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: Describe what medicines are and how some of them work - Starter: cartoon of patient and doctor to stimulate discussion about how we can’t fix all disease as easily as using photoshop or you may choose to hit the Youtube link to a video to stimulate enthusiasm for the topic in your learners; Main activity: Doctor, doctor game (6 x Patient cards and 5 x Action cards per pair - ready for printing). Explain that painkillers and other medicines treat disease symptoms but do not kill pathogens - Activity 2: follow-up differentiated questions based on the decisions made during the game (answers are conveniently provided in the PowerPoint for peer or self-assessment); Activity 3: sorting task on antibiotics and painkillers (answers provided) help box with hints and tips for lower ability students and an extension/challenge ideas box. Evaluate the ways in which antibiotics can and cannot be used - Activity 4: passage on antibiotic resistance with word bank (answers included in the PowerPoint) this is for lower ability students. This same learning objective is also acheived in answering the challenge questions provided in Activity 2.

Section 2. Cells. 3.2 The Electron Microscope Year 12 AQA Biology This lesson plan/presentation provides you with a high quality lesson that includes all the necessary activities and resources for the following learning objectives: 1) Explain how electron microscopes work - engaging starter activity where pupils are shown a series of images and they must decide if each image is taken using a light or electron microscope. Extension is to identify what the micrograph is - answers provided in the presentation. 2) Explain the differences between a transmission electron microscope and a scanning electron microscope - information slides are provided on the early microscopes of Leeuwenhoek and Hooke and what are compound microscopes - activity to label the Compound microscope - the labelling diagram is prepared for you as a hidden slide - just print! Answers provided in the powerpoint for peer or self review (AfL). 3) Describe the limitation of the transmission and the scanning electron microscopes - pupils are given an information sheets spread around the room on the compound microscope, transmission and scanning electron microscopes (hidden slides - just print!) and hunt the answers to complete their table on comparing each type of microscope. Answers provided in presentation. The lesson finishes with a self-evaluation where pupils can reflect on their learning objectives and identify their corresponding level.

This Powerpoint presentation provides a student activities interspersed by information slides to keep learning active. It provides a complete lesson for the delivery of the following graded lesson objectives: Describe the factors that determine population size Explain the impact of limiting factors on carrying capacity and final population size Compare how r- and k-Strategists are adapted to reach carrying capacity Students are then able to use the the graded lesson objectives provided to reflect on their learning at the end of the lesson. This resource is sold as a single lesson and provides an example of the content and quality of my resources for GCSE and A Level biology, many of which are sold as a much larger series of lessons.

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: Describe how hormones can be used to treat infertility (higher tier only) - starter task to watch video and answer the corresponding questions - challenge question for differentiation included (answers included); what is infertility? information slide; what is IVF? information slide; sorting task on advantages/disadvantages of IVF (sheet for printing for pupils to fill out, integrated answers included); Interpret data on IVF birth rates - differentiated worksheet on analysing data of multiple births and IVF (integrated answers included); gap-fill plenary task (sheet for printing for pupils to fill out, integrated answers); alternative plenary task to order the stages in the IVF process (sheet for printing with challenge and extension questions, integrated answers); homework/exam practise - exam questions on fertility treatments (integrated answers).

GCSE biology Grade 1-9 AQA specification. This resource provides all the material you need to teach these three lessons. Resources are all contained within one file however for those that prefer to print from single files I have included the practise exam questions as a separate file too. It covers the following learning objectives (1-3) including speciation* and the activities associated with each objective are described. *Note speciation is for Triple Biology students only - Biology only. Recall Wallace’s ideas and how they influenced Darwin (aiming for grade 4): Starter - Finish the sentences to recap lesson of fossils - mark scheme included for peer/self-assessment Discussion - Information slides on Darwin and Wallace Discussion - Information slides on what the fossil record shows Task - Identify the true and false statements about fossils Optional plenary task - Self-assessment questions Explain how organisms become extinct and describe how mass extinction can occur (aiming for grade 6): Discussion - Information slides about organisms that cause extinction and how mass extinctions occur Activity - link to movie trailer for Deep Impact Discussion - information slides and animations on the effects of meteorite strike Summary Questions - Think, pair, share and summarise responses Exam Questions - mark scheme included Optional plenary task - Self-assessment questions Explain how species arise and the importance of isolation* (aiming for grade 8) *Biology only: Video - link to trailer for Disney film Up Video - Discussion of table-top maintain and link to video on The history of Venezuela’s ancient Tepuis Discussion - information slides to describe and discuss the process of speciation and the importance of isolation Task - long answer QWC exam question - mark scheme included Optional plenary - link to clip from the Might Boosh ‘Isolation’ and task to adapt lyrics (included) to describe how a new species is generated. Your feedback on this resource would be gratefully received.

This series of PowerPoint presentations covers the chapter Manipulating Genomes. There are a total of 150 slides partitioned into individual lessons with identifiable learning objectives. It has everything you need to deliver the entire lesson series and is written for the NEW OCR A-level specification with vast overlap between the AQA specification. It includes accurate and high quality information slides and a vast range of engaging pupil activities (with answers!) for the following topics within the chapter on Manipulating Genomes: DNA sequencing: Sanger sequencing; Pyrosequencing; Bioinformatics Applications of gene sequencing: Human genome; Comparisons between or within species; Synthetic biology; Bioethics DNA profiling: Polymorphisms; STRs; VNTRs; Applications of DNA profiling Polymerase Chain Reaction: Principles; Process; Applications Electrophoresis; Principles; Process; - interactive digital learning tools employed Genetic Engineering: Techniques; Applications Issues relating to genetic manipulation Gene therapy

This 45-slide PowerPoint includes all the activities (in one file) required to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the stimuli that plants respond to 2) Describe plant growth factors such as IAA 3) Explain phototropism in flowering plants 4) Explain gravitropism in flowering plants All answers to the activities are included and fully integrated into the PowerPoint.

Twenty five slides (two complete lessons) of fun and engaging activities with integrated answers compiled for the NEW GCSE Biology specification. Aligned to the AQA exam board. Prepared with differentiated activities to achieve the following learning objectives: Bacteria multiply by simple cell division - starter video of bacterial division and discussion; video on different microorganisms - identify as many as you can! How to grow (at lower temperatures) and use uncontaminated cultures of bacteria - sterile technique (aseptic technique) information slides; extended writing task to describe the process using the diagrams and video information - scaffolding with identified key words/terms to include; storage of plates information and brief writing task; linking activity on culture mediums; ordering task of the steps involved in growing microorganisms in the lab. Calculate the number of bacteria in a population - enumeration of bacteria information slide and worked example to try followed by differentiated questions to calculate bacterial populations with fully integrated answers. The effect of disinfectants and antibiotics on bacterial growth - the great microbiology quiz activity; plenary linking terms to their roles in preventing bacterial growth.

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology only (TRIPLE GCSE) specification. This GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation may take up to two lessons to complete and contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: Recall that plants produce hormones to coordinate and control growth, and responses to light and gravity - watch video then answer corresponding questions (integrated answers included); information on tropisms; mini-plenary discussion activity; worksheet on plant hormones and tropisms (integrated answers included). Describe how unequal distributions of auxins cause unequal growth rates in plant shoots and roots - information on auxins; mini plenary - gap fill activity (integrated answers); worksheet as above. Required practical - the effect of light and gravity on the growth of germinating seedlings – Planning and Results sheet (integrated answers included in the PowerPoint); – Analysis and Interpretation of Results sheet (integrated answers included); information slides on how to set up the practical; an example of the expected results is modelled through use of a photograph. AfL: mini plenaries and activities throughout this lesson make it pupil-led. Answers are included for peer or self-assessment of each and every task. I have now included some of the activities as separate worksheets in pdf form so you can easily print from separate files. The mark schemes are also embedded into the PowerPoint presentation for easy peer or self-assessment by students.

This resource provides you with two lessons of material to enable your students to achieve the following learning objectives: Recall the different types of pathogen that can cause communicable diseases in animals (Grade C) Describe the means of transmission of animal- and plant-communicable pathogens (Grade B) Discuss the factors that affect transmission (Grade A) The material in the PowerPoint presentation and the accompanying resources is written for the OCR specification Biology A course. There are many different activities including a quiz; creating pathogen profile cards; card sort to link the pathogen, disease and symptoms; matching photos of social scenes with disease; a worksheet on the transmission of malaria (including mark scheme); name that pathogen plenary task; homework suggestions; extension tasks and exam questions.

This resource contains all the material you need to deliver the following two lessons: 5.1 Animal defences against disease (primary non-specific defence) 5.2 Phagocytosis (secondary non-specific defence) Provided is a variety of activities, designed for either the OCR or AQA A-level specifications, to achieve the following learning objectives: Recall the main defence mechanisms of the body (Grade C) Describe how neutrophils phagocytose pathogens (Grade B) Evaluate how antigenic variation affects the body’s response to infection (Grade A) All the answers/mark shemes are integrated within the PowerPoint but in addition I have provided some of the activities (and mark schemes) as separate files for ease of printing if you prefer to print from .pdf files rather than .ppt files. I am sure it will save you loads of time (because it took me a crazy amount of time to create it) and I welcome your feedback on this resource!

Section 1. Biological molecules. 1.4 Starch, glycogen and cellulose Year 12 AQA Biology This lesson plan/presentation provides you with a high quality lesson that includes all the necessary activities and resources for the following learning objectives: 1) Explain how a-glucose is linked together in starch and glycogen - engaging starter WHO AM I? activity where pupils are shown images of starch, glycogen and cellulose and given clues/descriptions and they must identify each image from the clues. Clues are listed in the notes of the first slide - answers provided. 2) Compare this to the different structure in the polymer of b-glucose in cellulose - information slides are provided on starch, glycogen and cellulose - activity to complete the table by filling it in whilst being presented with the information - there are periodic checks where pupils correct their work from the answers in the powerpoint. Table is prepared for you as a hidden slide - just print! Answers provided in the powerpoint for peer or self review (AfL). Additional summary task: identify the diasaccharide/polysaccharide produced from each monosaccharide - pupils fill in the gaps. 3) Link how the structure of the different polymers are linked to their function in organisms - Exam Question sheet provided in word document. Exam questions are also provided in the powerpoint - pupils can self or peer review answers from the powerpoint. The lesson finishes with a self-evaluation where pupils can reflect on their learning objectives and identify their corresponding level.

Lesson plan and activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells - starter: guess the organelle from a series of images that make up each syllable 2) Explain the structure and function of all the different organelles that form the eukaryotic cell ultrastructure - label ultracellular structures of an animal; table of structures and functions with core and extension questions where pupils read about one organelle then teach each other; making cells using plasticine; group essay/challenge with 10-mark QWC exam question - mark scheme included 3) Summarise the differences in ultrastructure between plant, animal, fungi and algae cells - homework task to create a table to compare the similarities and differences in the organelles and structures found in plant, animal, algae and fungi Finishes with a pupil self evaluation task where they reflect on their learning objectives and identify their corresponding grade.

Lesson Plan (PowerPoint) and activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe how root hair cells are adapted to take up water by osmosis 2) Define osmosis 3) Describe how water, glucose and mineral salts are transported through a plant 4) Explain how the loss of water vapour from the leaves drives transpiration Differentiated tasks included. Exam question included in word doc however formatting may be preferred by just printing the PowerPoint slide.