Everything you need to deliver a unit of nutrition for Year 8. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7 and 9, and for a distance learning approach.
The topic is divided in 8 parts:
Nutrients: lesson + mini plenary based on 5 questions.
Balanced diet: small discussion + lesson on nutritional deficiencies + plenary based on short research project.
Digestion and absorption: lesson + mini plenary based on an exit ticket
The human digestive system: labelling activity + mini plenary
Teeth: labelling activity + structure of a tooth + dental hygiene
Enzymes: lesson + plenary based on activities with differentiation.
End of unit questions: 3 activities
Revision: 35 minutes of revision activities + slides to check the proper answers. It can be used as a revision or assessment
Coincides with Cambridge Checkpoint textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW.
There are two documents with the relevant images for printing.
There is a revision worksheet with the main learning objectives.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
I am currently using these slides to deliver the unit about drugs in Yr11. It is based on videos.
The topic is divided in:
• What is a drug?.
• Medicinal drugs: antibiotics.
• Misuse of drugs: heroin, alcohol and tobacco
• Smoking and lung cancer correlation
• Revision questions
The presentation follows Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book Jones and Jones Third edition, but it is editable to meet your needs.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt or you would like me to share some assessments.
Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
I designed these 4 worksheets to help my GCSE students in their revision for the unit of human reproduction.
The worksheets contain blank diagrams for them to fully label the structures and add the functions to encourage active learning and reinforce their knowledge.
It includes:
Female and male reproductive system.
2 The menstrual cycle.
Pregnancy to label placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic sac amd fluid
Gametes.
The editable version is also included so you can easily add or remove items according to your needs.
Everything you need to deliver seven plant practical activities. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7, 8 and 9. Some would also be suitable in year 10. The slides for each activity include the apparatus needed, method, results and conclusion. They can also be performed as demonstrations and most of them can be used in distance learning.
What happens to plants in the absence of light? – This practical can be done in the lab or sent to do it at home in a distance learning approach as little material is needed. It can also be shown as a demonstration.
Leaves under the microscope
Roots for food: web exploring activity that can be easily performed in distance learning.
Seeds feeling gravity: lab activity although it is simple enough to be performed in distance learning.
Transport of water in celery: 2 lab activities included. It could be performed at home with food colouring.
Investigating different colours of light in photosynthesis – theoretically. Can be done in distance learning. All the information given for student to work out on their own the apparatus, risks, results and conclusion.
Check the slides’ notes for some extra info about the activity. Some coincide with Cambridge Science textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW. All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Please, contact me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated!
Everything you need to deliver the unit “animal transport” for GCSE Biology in power point slides (more than 50 slides with easy navigation). It follows Cambridge syllabus (0610/0970) for 2023-2025 and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones Third edition, but it is easily adaptable to others. Learning objectives are included and also added to relevant slides.
The topic is divided in 4 parts:
Circulatory system
Heart structure
Blood vessels: structure and function
Blood components: structure and function
**Progress check: **some slides contain revision activities for the different parts of the topic.
End of unit questions: slides at the end offer revision activities.
Targets: I have included a separate file with the targets. I give it to my students so that they can use it as checklist.
The slides have been prepared in power point . All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website, power point or mines. The power point is very easy to navigate for students to be able to use it for revision.
I use this resource to teach the basics for paper 5 for 9700 Biology A Level. I teach this over 3 full hour lessons or a bit more. It includes:
Lesson 1 (slides 1-10): students learn how to plan an investigation.
Lesson 2 (slides 11-24): students learn about independent, dependent and controlled variables, describing the steps in an investigation, assessing risks and start the basic math skills for evaluating data by using statistics to include mean, range, interval…
Lesson 3 (slides 25-end): more statistics to include standard deviation, standard error and confidence intervals, error bars, t-test and tips to best evaluate their evidence and state a relevant conclusion.
The slides include some activities so that students can practice these skills.
I hope you find it useful.
Everything you need to deliver the unit “plant nutrition” for GCSE Biology in power point slides (more than 40slides). It follows Cambridge syllabus (0610/0970) and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones Third edition, but it is easily adaptable to others. The topic is divided in 3 parts:
Making carbohydrates using light energy
Leaves: structure and adaptations
Factors affecting photosynthesis: including many slides to explain relevant experiments and limiting factors
Progress check: some slides contain revision activities for the different parts of the topic.
The slides have been prepared in power point . All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website or shapes. The power point is very easy to navigate for students to be able to use it for revision.
The objective of this activity is to introduce students to science while fostering team collaboration and getting to know each other.
Divide the group and give them the science-themed question cards, students will work together in groups to answer questions and share their responses, simultaneously introducing themselves to their peers and teacher.
The resources include the power point presentation I follow on my first day of Science so that I set expectations for they year and an icebreaker activity.
All resources are editable for you to add or remove items and customise it for your needs.
Everything you need to deliver the unit “Variation and selection” for GCSE Biology in power point slides with easy navigation. It follows Cambridge syllabus (0610/0970) for 2023-2025 and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones, but it is easily adaptable to others. A Checklist slide is included for students to use for their revision and learning objectives are given as a starter for the subtopics covered. These slides allow me to teach this unit in 3 lessons of 1h each.
Key Features:
Variation
Selection
Natural selection
Selective breeding
A second presentation also included with blanks for students to fill it in.
If you buy this presentation and you find it useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
These slides can be used to teach the unit of “Excretion and homeostasis” following the CIE Cambridge syllabus for 0610/0970/0654/0973 Biology for 2023-2025 and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones, but it is easily adaptable to others. I usually teach the content to my students in 3 hours.
Key Features:
Checklist slide
Excretion: urea formation and kidneys
Homeostasis and negative feedback: outline
Control of blood glucose concentration
Control of body temperature.
Also included: Student version with half-blank slides for students to fill it in.
If you buy this presentation and you find it useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
Unlock the potential of your students with this comprehensive teacher resource tailored for the CIE Biology Core syllabus (0654/0973).
You will find a power point presentation, dynamic an easy-to-navigate with 148 slides:
It covers every essential topic outlined in the Biology Core syllabus. From cellular biology to ecological systems.
Past paper Practice: multiple-choice questions and structured exercises. Ample opportunities to solidify students understanding and sharpen their skills in preparation for assessments.
Focused Learning Objectives: Stay on track and keep your students motivated with clearly outlined learning objectives at the end of each topic. Use them as a roadmap for revision or as a handy checklist to ensure no concept is left unexplored.
I have included a booklet (word doc) with blanks for students to fill in as they follow along.
**Teacher-Tested: I am currently using these slides and booklet in my lessons to help my students with their official exams.
If you buy these resources and you find them useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
This is a resource I created for my year 9s so that I can guide them during a couple of lessons through the creation of a mind map to collect the most important information to understand how the rates of reaction are affected by different variables.
This resource includes:
the power point that slowly creates the mind map,
the full mind map in the last slides
two printable versions (complete and with blanks for them to fill the gaps)
Everything you need to deliver 6 Biology practical activities in the lab. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7, 8 and 9. Some would also be suitable in GCSE. The slides for each activity include the apparatus needed, method, results and conclusion/evaluation. I have been using these 6 activities in KS3 for several years now and they work very well, they are one hour long approximately. They can also be performed as demonstrations.
Heart and lung dissection
Burning Candles
Measuring cardiac output - this practical does not require a lab and could also be conducted in an online lesson.
Respiration in Yeast
Proper use of the microscope.
Growing bacteria: this is one of my favourites because they enjoy it a lot.
Check the slides’ notes for some extra info.
Coincides with Exploring Science textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW.
Technician notes and basic risk assessment are included for all practical activities in an excel document.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Concise notes to summarise the first 10 units for Biology GCSE following the CIE 0970 syllabus.
You will find an editable power point and the printable version in pdf.
Everything you need to deliver the unit of elements, compounds and periodic table in year 8. Easily adaptable for Year 7 and 9. Each part include learning objectives.
The topic is divided in 7 parts:
Atoms: lesson with video + slides with fill in the gaps activity
Atoms and elements: chemical symbols + elements in the crust + is water an element? It includes a plenary: element research guidelines.
The periodic table: lesson + mini plenary questions + metals refresh
Compounds: fill a table with examples
Formulae: simple rules + examples + hydroxides + exit ticket plenary.
End of unit questions: 5 activities
Revision: 35 minutes of revision activities + slides to check the proper answers. It can be used as a revision or assessment
Coincides with Cambridge Checkpoint textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW.
There are 3 more files:
• Word document for the exit ticket based on an Instagram post
• Power point with the unit targets for students to revise
• Extra power point with some of the old practical activities I used over the years.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Engage and Inspire with Science Bookmarks!
Introduce your students to a world of science with these bookmarks. Perfect for early finishers, rewards, and special school days, these bookmarks are a versatile tool for any classroom.
It includes 15 unique designs, featuring different science topics. Use them to spark curiosity, encourage reading, or simply as a fun and educational reward.
I hope your students have fun with them!
These slides can be used to teach the part of excretion following the CIE Cambridge syllabus for 0610 Biology but it can easily be adapted to others.
It includes a slide for dialysis and kidney transplant from 2022 syllabus.
It also has some short activities at the end. I hope it is helpful.
Booklet that combines the most important skills required for AS Biology students. Three crucial areas included:
Serial and simple dilutions
Graphs practice
The theory behind the practicals
You will find a compilation of activities for students to fill that also includes some math skills and planning investigations so that they have in this booklet everything they need for their official exams (except plan diagrams).
I use this booklet in combination with the “Dilutions for AS Biology” power point so that I can explain the method before they complete the activities.
No answers included.
This power point contains the Biology questions for Biology GCSE 0654 Cambridge syllabus (winter 2017). It also has the answers and the marks awarded. It is a great revision tool for students in the classroom or as online learning activity.