I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
This resource features two multiple-choice packs, each pack contains 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 2 of the IGCSE CIE course on organisation of the organisms and the two subtopics are:
Cell structure and organisation
Size of specimens
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
A colour poster covering the different types of neurone and how they are organised in a reflex arc.
The posters are great for display around the classroom or to give to the students for revision.
The posters have been provided in an A3 and A4 format to allow for printing in either size.
A colour poster covering the structure and function of the kidney.
The posters are great for display around the classroom or to give to the students for revision.
The posters have been provided in an A3 and A4 format to allow for printing in either size.
This pack contains two crosswords, focusing on the carbon and nitrogen cycle. The crosswords are designed to help students to become more familiar with key terminology and definitions. This is an area students often struggle with due to confusion between similar terms. Completing the crosswords will help improve students’ confidence with the many terms and meanings, associated with this area of the GCSE Biology syllabus.
Possible use could be as a plenary to the topic and/or set as a homework task.
Answers are provided for both crosswords for the teacher.
This bundle includes a number of pupil-led activities which are great for revision or assessing your students’ prior understanding of a topic.
There are two main types of activity included in this bundle: card sorts and loop games.
A video that covers the Carbon cycle and is designed to be visually appealing for students (with accompanying audio). There is an accompanying worksheet available for pupils to complete on this topic (please see my other resources for download)
These sheets provide a useful structure for students when investigating the Vitamin C content of different fruit juices.
When carrying out this investigation with Year 9 students we used 0.5ml of DCPIP in a boiling tube with 0.5ml of the fruit juice added at a time, until decolourisation occurred. We had a cut-off point of half way up the boiling tube in case the juice being investigated was particularly low in Vitamin C.
A worksheet featuring key questions for pupils to answer about the coronavirus. ** Answers now included**
This could be used in a biology lesson as part of the topic on infectious diseases or even during a PSHE lesson, as many pupils are interested in this topic and want to know more.
Research could be carried out using the internet, there are plenty of excellent websites, such as the BBC and the WHO, where the answers to the questions can be sought.
A visual summary of the 4 main biochemical/food tests for students to complete.
Tests covered are for starch, reducing sugar, protein and lipids. Answers are provided for the teacher.
An A4 poster of the Carbon Cycle for GCSE Biology students to label and learn the key parts of the carbon cycle. This is a free taster of one of the worksheet/posters available from a premium resource I have available for sale on the Carbon Cycle (link below). I have included the answer sheet too for the teacher. If you like my resources please do leave a review, thank you :)
The Biology CIE IGCSE Classification and Cell Biology Multiple Choice Pack has forty multiple choice questions covering the following topics from the specification:
1 Characteristics and classification of living organsims
2 Organisation of living organisms
3 Movement into and out of cells
Uses of the Question Pack:
As a class exercise: students work through the question pack as individuals or in small groups with a competitive timed element and see which individual/team can get the most correct in the time allocated - this works well during revision sessions.
As a homework task for students to complete - there is an student answer document provided for students to write their answers into for marking.
As a formative assessment to identify topics covered by the questions that students may need to revisit.
As a summative assessment at the end of teaching the topics covered by the questions.
Or another way I have used the packs is to print off several copies and place in a labelled document wallet. During general exam preparation sessions, these are provided alongside other topic MCQ packs (I will be adding more topic packs soon as a bundle). Students can pick and choose which topic packs to attempt, but they don’t write on the question paper so it can be reused. Answers can be recorded in a printed copy of the student answer table. You can also print off a few of the mark schemes for pupils, and place in the folder too, so they can mark their own answers or peer mark.
There is two formats provided for the answers:
A table of correct answers which can be displayed or printed with all answers shown at the same time.
A PDF copy of the questions, marked up with the correct answers, this is great for displaying on an interactive board for discussion of the questions and their answers
This is a free sample of the first worksheet from the osmosis investigation worksheet pack. If you would like to find out more or download the complete pack, please click on the below link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-biology-osmosis-investigation-12256171
This resource features two multiple-choice packs, each pack contains 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 16 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Reproduction and the two subtopics are:
Plant reproduction
Human reproduction
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 18 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Variation and selection.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 15 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Drugs.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This is a 40 mark/40 minute assessment featuring 10 multiple choice questions (paper 2) and 30 marks of structured questions (paper 4) to give students practice of both styles of question.
A mark scheme is included for the assessment.
This resource is a multiple-choice question pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 7 of the IGCSE CIE course on Human Nutrition.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This pack contains two crosswords, focusing on the structure of cell membranes and transport across membranes. The crosswords are designed to help students to become more familiar with key terminology and definitions. This is an area students often struggle with due to confusion between similar terms. Completing the crosswords will help improve students' confidence with the many terms and meanings, associated with this core area of the Biology syllabus.
Possible use could be as a plenary to the topic and/or set as a homework task.
Answers are provided for both crosswords for the teacher.
This pack contains two crosswords, focusing on the structure of DNA and RNA and Protein Synthesis. The crosswords are designed to help students to become more familiar with key terminology and definitions. This is an area students often struggle with due to confusion between similar terms. Completing the crosswords will help improve students' confidence with the many terms and meanings associated with these core areas of the Biology syllabus.
Possible use could be as a plenary to the topic and/or set as a homework task.
Answers are provided for both crosswords for the teacher.