'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
This resource is a lesson and activities covering the reflexes content in the AQA 2015 Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
3: A synapse function starter
4: 2 exam style questions
5: A spag activity
6: A reflex model activity
7: A types of reflex group activity
8: A 6 mark assessment question
9: A flipped learning information slide
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This resource is a series of summary sheets covering the biological molecules content in A Level Biology specification. These sheets can be used during revision in lessons, as prompts in lessons or can be sent to students as flipped learning activities. The areas covered in this resource are:
1: Water
2: Amino acids
3: Types of protein
4: Protein structure
5: DNA replication
6: Nucleotides
7: Dissacharides
8: Cellulose
9: Starch
10: Lipids
11: Triglycerides
12: Glycogen
13: ATP
14: Transcription
15: Translation
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the carbon cycle content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A key information sheet for students to use
4: A model activity which can be potentially be used
5: A series of key questions to ask students
6: A presentation activity
7: A 6 mark assessment question
8: A key information slide that can be used for flipped learning
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the water cycle content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A information summary activity
4: A water cycle diagram activity
5: A group presentation activity
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A homework task
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the transport systems in plants content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill in
3: An information hunt starter activity
4: A key information sheet
5: Transpirations & translocation activities
6: A vascular tissue activity
7: A group discussion activity
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the role of biotechnology in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: An activity sheet for students to work through
3: A key information starter game
4: A food security recall activity
5: A bio-fermenter model activity
6: A group presentation activity
7: A use of genetic engineering in food production discussion
8: A 6 mark assessment question
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill out
3: A key information starter game
4: A haemoglobin modelling activity
5: Oxygen dissociation curve activities
6: A transport of carbon dioxide information activity
7: A group presentation activity
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the translocation in plants content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
3: A key information starter game
4: A key information literacy activity
5: A translocation model activity
6: A group presentation activity
7: A series of short assessment questions
8: A slide that can be used for flipped learning
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the understanding genetics content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A what Mendel discovered activity
4: A punnet (genetic) square activity
5: A discovery of the genome activity
6: A group presentation activity
7: A genetic tree activity
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering plant adaptations to water availability content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill in during the lesson
3: A key information starter game
4: An adaptation to low water activity
5: An adaptation to living in water activity
6: A key information analysis activity
7: A group presentation activity
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering plant pathogens and disease content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill in during the lesson
3: Activities on Ring Rot, Potato Blight, TMV and Black Sigatoka
4: A Key information started game
5: A key information annotation activity
6: A question looking at how plant disease affects food security
7: A group discussion activity
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the immune system content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A 6 mark question starter activity
3: A natural defenses information hunt
4: A natural barriers dice game
5: A phagocytosis literacy activity
6: An immune system dice game
7: A producing antibodies stop motion activity
8: A 6 mark assessment question
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the vaccination content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A history of vaccines starter activity
3: A vaccination spag activity
4: A key information dice game
5: A pair activity on heard immunity
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
7: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the effect of exercise content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resources includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: An oxygen debt activity
4: A recovering from exercise activity
5: A mini project task
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the structure of chloroplasts content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A key information highlight then summarize activity
4: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
5: Examples of models students can make during the lesson
6: A set of notes for students to use
7: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
8: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the biotic and abiotic factors content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A question sheet for students to work through
4: A 6 mark assessment question
5: A set of notes for students to use
6: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
7: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering disease transmission in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A key information annotation activity
4: 3 questions on disease transmission
5: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
6: A discussion activity
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the health issues content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: An alcohol problems starter game
3: A risk factors activity
4: A dangers of smoking activity
5: A dangers of alcohol discussion activity
6: A type 2 diabetes 6 mark question
7: A student sheet for them to work through on the dangers of alcohol
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
11: A potential effects of alcohol on the body demo
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the bacterial disease content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A how bacteria spreads key information activity
4: A key information dice game
5: A set of notes for students to use
6: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
7: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the inherited conditions content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information activity
3: A dice game for AFL
4: A 6 mark question analysis activity
5: Information on different inherited conditions
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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