This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson looks at gas exchange in the gills, the structure of the gills, ram ventilation and the adaptations of the gills. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A lesson hook A demo (fish head dissection) Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson is an overview of the three types of cell transport, and uses movement of substances across a root hair cell as a specific example. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus, Biology. This lesson teaches students how to calculate surface area to volume ratio in simple steps, then links this to exchange surfaces / the size of organisms. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Retrieval practice Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Guided ‘worked examples’ (teacher models) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecology”. This lesson focuses on the different types of adaptation (structural, physiological, behavioural), specifically in animals. This lesson resource includes: 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Lesson hook - spot the camouflaged animal Introduction slides on the different types of adaptation, with examples (reduced cognitive load, dual coding) Written checkpoint - students match the types of adaptation to their definitions (answer slide included) Hand signals multiple choice quiz Embedded YouTube video with written task Reading task on adaptations of polar bears Comprehension task - students identify structural, physiological and behavioural adaptations in polar bears from the text Guided 6-mark exam question Written plenary with answer slide

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson covers interdependence in communities, stable communities and competition. This full 1-hour lesson resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter An embedded YouTube video as a lesson hook Introduction slides on interdependence (reduced cognitive load, dual coding) Teacher model slides on interdependence in food webs A ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’ hand signals quiz, with answers An exam question for students to practice, with answer slides Introduction slides on competition, with pictures An embedded YouTube video on competition in plants A written recall task with answer slides on competition A guided ‘turn and talk’ A written exam question on competition, with answer slides Introduction slides on stable communities Exam question with answer slides on stable communities Plenary - written exam question

A full 1 hour PowerPoint lesson on the structure of mammalian muscle, as well as the process of muscle contraction. This lesson contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice task on the types of muscle Direct instruction slides, dual coding with reduced cognitive load Guided class discussions Frequent checks for understanding Guided independent tasks with answer slides Embedded exam questions with answer slides A 10-question plenary quiz (either written or whiteboard), with answer slides

This is a full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology syllabus. This lesson covers the definition of a species, and the theory of speciation. This lesson PowerPoint contains: A “5-in-5” retrieval-style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) An embedded youtube video on speciation Guided class discussions Regular checks for understanding (hand signals, true/false quizzes etc.) A guided teacher model of the theory of speciation An independent task for students (cut and stick flow chart / story board on speciation) An exam question with mark scheme included Worksheets included for the flow chart and exam question.

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a low ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This is a theory lesson, so suitable for teaching random sampling with quadrats in the winter months! This lesson focuses on the method of systematic sampling using transect lines. This resource includes: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (recalling method for random sampling) Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher model slides (examples) An animated teacher model, helping students to visualise the method Guided class discussions Multiple choice hand signals quiz ‘Fill in the blanks’ closed task with answer slide Exam questions, with optional scaffolds, and answer slides Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This is a theory lesson that focuses on the effects of temperature and pH on enzyme activity. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice hand signals quiz, focusing on identifying enzymes, the active site, substrate and product Teacher input slides - story tellling “Goldlilocks and the three enzymes” to introduce the effect of temperature on enzymes A guided class discussion Student deliberate practice slides - explaining the graph on temperature and enzyme action, with optional scaffold slide, and answer slide Teacher input slides on pH and enzymes (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Written multiple choice quiz Student independent task, three levels of challenge Answer slide Written plenary (exam question, with key word bank), and answer slide

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This resource focuses on the human digestive system, specifically labelling the organs in the digestive system and describing the function of each organ in the digestive system. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook A retrieval practice - can students draw the organs in the correct place on the human body outline? Teacher input slides - location of organs in digestive system Check for understanding slides - cold call Deliberate practice slide on labeling digestive system (worksheet include), with answer slide Teacher input slides - function of organs Multiple choice hand signals quizzes Deliberate Practice slide - students match the function to the organ, with answer slides Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson focuses on levels of organisation in an ecosystem. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A turn and talk task, with answer slide Introduction slides on levels of organisation (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Checkpoints - Short written tasks in book to maintain engagement Hand signal quizzes to check understanding (with answer slides) Written task - matching key vocab to definitions (with answer slides) Class discussion - link to levels of organisation in an organism Embedded YouTube video from Amoeba sisters Whiteboard quiz, with answer slides Written plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a low ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This is a theory lesson, so suitable for teaching random sampling with quadrats in the winter months! This lesson focuses on the method of random sampling, as well as the calculations. This resource includes: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A careers link (ecological consultant) Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load An embedded video An animated teacher model, helping students to visualise the method Model results A teacher model on calculating a mean / estimations, with answer slides Exam question on random sampling method, with optional scaffold, and answer slide Exam questions on calculations, with answer slides Written plenary

A knowledge organiser designed for a year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science topic on digestion and enzymes. This knowledge organiser contains: Diagram of the human digestive system Function of each digestive organ Model for enzyme action Lock and key theory for enzyme action Effect of temperature on enzymes (graph and explanations) Effect of pH on enzymes (graph and explanations) Digestive enzymes (amylase, protease, lipase) with diagrams Food tests (iodine, Benedict’s, Biuret, Sudan III)

This is a 1 hour lesson resource designed for a lower ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science Biology topic ‘Homeostasis’. This lesson focuses on the structure of the nervous system: Nerves vs. neurones The function of a neurone Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system Labelling a neurone Stimulus, receptor, effector, response My lesson resources are always designed to contain the following: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This resource focuses on introducing enzymes, specifically on the action of enzymes and lock and key theory. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook An introduction task on what an enzyme is Teacher input slides on enzyme action (active site, substrate, product) Multiple choice hand signal quizzes Student independent task, drawing and labelling enzyme-substrate complex (with answer slide) Teacher model slides, naming the enzyme, substrate and product Student independent task naming enzyme, substrates and products (with answer slide) Guided class discussion about locks and keys, how they work Teacher input slides on the lock and key theory, with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Guided class discussion, applying lock and key theory as to why protease can’t be used to break down starch Student independent practice on lock and key theory (with optional scaffold, and answer slide) Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This is a practical lesson on conducting food tests. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - linking to real word applications A health and safety / risk assessment slide A results table Practical instruction slides to print, for carousel practical Model answer slide Checkpoint - short exam questions to go through as a class, with answers Multiple choice hand signal quizzes Deliberate Practice - extended response exam question, with answer slide Written plenary with answer slide

From topic 2.1.4 Enzymes, spec point: c) the effects of pH, temperature, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on enzyme activity My lesson resources always contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

From topic 2.1.4 Enzymes, spec points: a) the role of enzymes in catalysing reactions that affect metabolism at a cellular and whole organism level b) the role of enzymes in catalysing both intracellular and extracellular reactions, with catalase and amylase as examples My lesson resources always contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

From topic 2.1.4 Enzymes, spec point: c) The mechanism of enzyme action. To include the tertiary structure, specificity, active site, lock and key hypothesis, induced-fit hypothesis, enzyme-substrate complex, enzymeproduct complex, product formation and lowering of activation energy. My lesson resources always contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This is a 1 hour lesson resource designed for a lower ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science Biology topic ‘Homeostasis’. This lesson focuses on reflex arcs, and neurotransmitter release at synapses. My lesson resources always contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task