Self-assessment maths and statistics skills booklet aimed at helping those students who do not do A-level Maths/Chemistry/Physics and lack confidence with the maths requirement.
Full mark scheme included (full solutions, not just the final answer).
Contains 63 marks worth of questions involving:
percentage change
graph drawing
dilution calculations
ratios
uncertainties
logarithms
bacterial division calculations
standard form
magnification
rate of reaction
unit conversions
significant figures
chi-squared
Student’s t-test
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Index of diversity
Relevant for all exam boards with the exception of the index of diversity question, which uses the AQA/Edexcel equation as opposed to the slightly different equation used for OCR.
Visually appealing worksheets covering the processes of transcription and translation. Relevant to all A-level Biology exam boards.
Useful as a revision / homework exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memory triggers.
Includes 2 worksheets covering:
Transcription
Translation
For each worksheet, differentiated versions are included:
A version containing just the diagram, for more confident students to annotate themselves.
A scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions with answers are also included.
Pacinian corpusle and photoreceptor (AQA Section 6, Receptors) summary worksheets for A-level Biology.
Since introducing these visual summary worksheets, I have seen improvements across all abilities.
Includes differentiated versions of each worksheet (one scaffolded ‘fill in the blank’ style worksheet, and one with blank answer spaces).
Full answer sheets are included, which could also be used as a handout.
Encourage students to add colour to the worksheets to aid formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available for:
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Protein synthesis
Inheritance
Epigenetics
Carbon dioxide transport
Tissue fluid formation
The Kidney
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
395 questions and answers covering section 5-8 of the AQA A-level specification.
Great for self-assessment.
Section 1-4 questions also available, or both sets available as a bundle.
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
Spaced repetition is so important…and even if you’re about to start Year 13, it’s not too late to start using this technique!
Grab this bundle which includes a pre-planned spaced repetition timetable for September-May of Year 13 (2024-2025) & a weekly revision timetable (choice of colours) to help you timetable your repetitions.
Using a variety of different revision methods is key to spaced repetition, so the revision flashcards in this bundle are fantastic to quickly test your knowledge during one of your repetitions! Last but not least, my hugely popular required practical revision sheets are also included!
Ultimate revision bundle for anyone studying AQA A-level Biology.
Includes:
800 flashcards covering sections 1-8 of the AQA A-level Biology specification plus key practical skills.
Required practical revision sheets covering all 12 required practicals.
Spaced repetition timetable for September-May of Year 13 2024-2025.
Printable weekly revision timetable.
SAVE OVER 45% compared to purchasing these items individually.
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
I designed this 12-page A4 workbook of exam-style questions to help my students consolidate the Biological Molecules topic. Written with the AQA specification in mind, but suitable for other exam boards. Covers all the key content for Section 1 of the AQA A-level Biology specification.
I tend to give this to students to guide their revision, but it would also be a really useful activity for cover lessons.
A fully completed version of the workbook with model answers is included.
6-week spaced repetition timetable for the summer holidays in between Year 12 and Year 13.
Year 12 not quite gone to plan?
Or just want to hit the ground running in Year 13?
This 6-week timetable will help you complete 4 repetitions of each topic from Year 12 (Sections 1 -4 of the AQA specification).
Available as a bundle with AQA AS Biology Flashcards & required practical revision sheets to really help you get to grips with the Year 12 content.
If you find yourself needing to cover a KS3 chemistry lesson, this bundle of no-prep activities will keep your class engaged in your absence. All your class will need is access to a periodic table, access to the internet (only for 1 of the worksheets) and a print-out of the desired activities.
What’s included?
A student-information sheet on the periodic table with a worksheet to complete (includes an extension task).
A ‘research an element’ worksheet. Either let students pick their own element or who ever is covering the lesson could use a random-word generator to assign each student a different element (students will need access to the internet for this activity).
A ‘mystery element’ quiz worksheet - solve the periodic table-based clues to find the mystery element.
A 10-question powerpoint periodic table quiz. Divide the class into pairs / small groups. Who can name an element named after a planet? Who knows an element which is magnetic? Any idea which country is named after silver?? (please note - in order to avoid formatting issues, the powerpoint slides are NOT editable)
All of these activities are suitable for a cover lesson as full answers are included.
Activities can be mixed and matched based on lesson length / class ability / prior knowledge of this topic.
Summary / consolidation worksheets for AQA GCSE Physics (triple) Topic 7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism.
6 worksheets with covering:
Permanent and induced magnets
Electromagnetism
The motor effect
The generator effect (covered across 2 worksheets)
Transformers
Completed versions of all worksheets are also included, which could be used as handouts if you find yourself short of time.
Great for revision prior to an end-of-topic test or could be used for cover work.
Since introducing this style of worksheet with my students, I have seen improvements across all abilities.
The worksheets are black and white to allow students to highlight and add colour, which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
I’d really appreciate a positive review if you find these worksheets helpful. Equally if you spot an error or have a suggestion which would improve the worksheets, please do let me know and I will make the alteration(s) and upload updated versions. Thank you!
*Now updated with improved fonts and new-style answer sheet!
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Download includes fully completed version of each worksheet that can be used as a handout if you’re short of time.
Scaffolded versions of each worksheet are included plus blank versions (where appropriate) for more confident students.
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly!
6 task stations designed as a consolidation/revision lesson for A-level Biology Photosynthesis (with an optional 7th task for AQA)
Task 1: Sort (fill in the gaps and then order the steps of the light-dependent reaction).
Task 2: Describe (6 mark question on the light-independent reaction)
Task 3: State (10 x 1 mark ‘state’ the answer questions)
Task 4: Investigate (4 part question on the DCPIP practical)
Task 5: Calculate (percentage change & ratios)
Task 6: Synoptic (4 part task linking photosynthesis, protein structure & enzymes)
Optional Task 7: Essay (choose 1 essay from a choice of 3 and write a suitable paragraph on photosynthesis that could be included in the chosen essay).
What does this resource include?
PDF containing all 7 tasks
full mark scheme for tasks 1-6 (please note there is no mark scheme included for the essay task)
student answer sheets
Spaced repetition is so important…and even if you’re about to start Year 13, it’s not too late to start using this technique!
Grab this bundle which includes a pre-planned spaced repetition timetable for September-May of Year 13 (2024-2025) & a weekly revision timetable (choice of colours) to help you timetable your repetitions.
Using a variety of different revision methods is key to spaced repetition, so the revision flashcards in this bundle are fantastic to quickly test your knowledge during one of your repetitions! Last but not least, my hugely popular required practical revision sheets are also included!
Ultimate resource bundle for anyone revising OCR ‘A’ A-level Biology.
Includes:
1000 flashcards covering Modules 1-6
PAG revision sheets
Year 13 Spaced Repetition Timetable
Printable weekly revision timetable
The flashcards have been written based on past mark schemes to help students use the correct key terms in their answers.
PAG revision sheets cover:
PAG 1: microscopy - root tip squash
PAG 2: dissection (general practical skills/questions relevant to any dissection)
PAG 3: sampling techniques
PAG 4: rates of enzyme-controlled reactions (covers general questions on e.g. initial rate of reaction, DOES NOT cover specific enzyme practicals due to their being so many different variations).
PAG 5: 3 different practical sheets included (factors affecting membrane permeability, determining glucose concentration & potometers).
PAG 6: 2 different sheets included (electrophoresis & using chromatography to investigate plant pigments [paper chromatography method, not TLC].
PAG 7: Microbial techniques, 2 different sheets included (effect of antibiotics on bacterial growth & dilution plating to determine microbial density)
PAG 8: Calibration curve to investigate water potential
PAG 9: Qualitative tests for biological molecules
PAG 10: Data logger & computer modelling (methods not included for this PAG, just key points from previous mark schemes).
PAG 11: two sheets included (effect of exercise on heart rate & heart rate changes in Daphnia).
PAG 12: research skills (rate of respiration example used - also includes common questions on respirometers).
**SAVE OVER 45% compared to purchasing each resource separately.
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
Scaffolded worksheet suitable for KS3 or GCSE (2 versions included, one for exam boards who don’t need to know that Group 2 are also known as the alkaline earth metals, and another version for those that do).
Fully completed, colour version is included.
Great task for a cover lesson.
Label and colour each section of the periodic table. Extension task - fill in the symbols for the first 20 elements.
BONUS - also includes a full periodic table colouring sheet for early finishers.
10 consolidation tasks/activities covering AS Biology content. Perfect for a revision lesson or a fun end-of-term activity.
Add a competitive element by using alongside one of my ‘fun team game ideas’ and give the winning team a small prize.
Activities are based on topics common to all exam boards (to the best of my knowledge).
Full answers and team answer sheets included.
More secondary science tasks coming soon!
Logarithm and order of magnitude worksheet for A-level Biology.
Part of a growing bundle of worksheets aimed at improving maths skill confidence for A-level Biologists.
Includes questions requiring the log10 / 10^x button and reading values from logarithmic graph paper.
30 marks in total.
Includes full mark scheme.
Great for a homework exercise to assess student’s abilities or for students to use for self-assessment.
Other maths worksheets available include:
Mixed maths/statistics question assessment booklet
Serial dilution calculation worksheet
Percentage change calculation worksheet
Hardy-Weinberg calculation worksheet
Revision note templates covering Section 3 (Organisms exchange substances with their environment) of the AQA AS Biology specification.
Help your students develop efficient note-taking skills, which will stand them in good stead for university.
Revision pages cover gas exchange, digestion & absorption, mass transport in animals and mass transport in plants.
What’s included?
16 pages of blank A4 pages with questions/headings/diagrams to help students complete structured, concise revision notes.
Completed versions of all pages (useful for teachers new to teaching the AQA specification or for students who have missed several lessons).
There is space at the bottom of each page for students to summarise key points or make a note of important key phrases or definitions.
These could be used throughout the teaching of each topic, or students could complete the notes in preparation for end-of-topic tests.
Hardy-Weinberg calculation worksheet for A-level Biology.
Part of a growing bundle of worksheets aimed at improving maths skill confidence for A-level Biologists.
21 marks in total.
Great for a homework exercise to assess student’s abilities or for student’s to use for self-assessment. Includes full mark scheme.
Mixed maths/statistics question assessment booklet also available, along with a serial dilution calculation worksheet and percentage change calculation worksheet.
Organise revision with this bubble mindmap template (8 colour choices included: grey, pale pink, yellow, turquoise, red, green, blue & orange).
Conventional mindmaps are not for everyone, they can easily look very messy and students often just write their entire notes in very small writing to fit everything onto one page. The advantage of bubble mindmaps is that there are a limited number of bubbles to fit the key points in, so it really forces students to think about what information is actually the most important.
Useful for all age groups, from KS3 to GCSE and A-level.
6-week spaced repetition timetable for the summer holidays in between Year 12 and Year 13.
Year 12 not quite gone to plan?
Or just want to hit the ground running in Year 13?
This 6-week timetable will help you complete 4 repetitions of each topic from Year 12 (Modules 2-4 of the OCR A specification).
Available as a bundle with OCR AS Biology Flashcards & PAG revision sheets to really help you get to grips with the Year 12 content.
Revision questions and answers covering topic 1 of the AQA GCSE Biology Specification (suitable for both Triple and Combined Science students).
Questions & answers covering the entire AQA GCSE Biology Specification are available in my TES shop.
Concise
Includes diagrams
Mapped to the specification
Model answers based on extensive past paper analysis
Clear question & answer format to encourage active learning
Includes 6-mark exam-style required practical method questions, where relevant
Columns to mark each individual question as red, amber or green based on current understanding.
Triple only / higher tier only content is NOT on a grey background to distinguish it, all questions and answers are on a white background to allow students to highlight/add colour should they wish.
Designed to promote spaced repetition of topics throughout the GCSE teaching. Rather than revision notes, which encourage passive learning (because most students just read through them or copy them out), these questions and answers are designed to encourage active learning.
Triple and Higher Tier only content is marked, so these questions are suitable for all candidates.