8 lessons from the communicable disease topic from the AQA GCSE Biology curriculum. Lesson titles are as follows: Pathogens and bacterial diseases (salmonella, gonorrhoea) Viral diseases (measles, AIDS, tobacco mosaic virus) Fungal diseases (athlete’s foot, rose black spot) Protist diseases (malaria) Human primary defence responses Components of blood White blood cells and the immune response Vaccinations

These lessons were designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This resource includes two PowerPoints, each one hour, guiding students through the Required Practical on osmosis in potatoes. The first PowerPoint guides students through completing the practical. The second PowerPoint is a theory-based lesson, which gets students to think about what happened and why. It also talks them through writing a conclusion, analysing their data etc.

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson is an overview of active transport, also discussing adaptations of the intestinal epithelial cells. 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 game ‘Articulate’ A written plenary task

A full one hour lesson for a Year 13 class studying A Level Biology with the OCR A syllabus. This resource comes with a full PowerPoint and three worksheets. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (labelling structures in the heart) A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (dual coding, low cognitive load) Check for understanding slides (hand signal, multiple choice questions) Teacher model talking through negative feedback loop Guided class discussions Independent practice slides (exam questions) with answer slides / mark schemes Plenary whiteboard quiz with answers

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 designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘Electrolysis’. This lesson introduces the topic ‘electrolysis’ and focuses on the process of electrolysis. This PowerPoint resource includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A recap of ionic bonding, featuring a ‘choose the word’ written task Guided class discussions Multiple choice hand signal quizzes to check for understanding, with answers Teacher models, including animations Mnemonic devices to help students remember the names of the ions and electrodes A printed diagram for students to label of an electrolysis cell A “fill in the blanks” style task for students to complete Answer slides A written plenary task, matching up key definitions from the lesson

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of aqueous solutions, with a specific focus on identifying the products formed at each electrode. This PowerPoint includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice task recapping the reactivity series (with varying levels of difficulty / scaffold to choose from) Guided class discussions Introduction slides outlining the rules at each electrode Teacher model slides to practice naming the product at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers, to check pupils’ understanding Table for students to copy and complete, practising naming the products at each electrode (varying levels of scaffold to choose from) Exam Questions for students to practise, with varying levels of scaffold to choose from Answer slides A game of ‘splat’ for students to play as a plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of molten ionic compounds, with a specific focus on predicting the products at each electrode. OIL RIG (oxidation and reduction) is discussed in regards to the reactions at each electrode. This lesson contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (class discussion on ion formation) A brief recap on the process of electrolysis Guided teacher model practising naming the products at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers to check for student understanding A table for students to copy and complete, predicting products at each electrode Answer slide Slides explaining OIL RIG Flow chart for students to complete, with answer slide Printable exam questions from ExamPro for students to practise, with answer slides Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the extraction of aluminium from its ore using molten cryolite. This resource contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - how many ways have you used aluminium this week? Introduction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Embedded YouTube video Written multiple choice quiz based on the video, with answers ‘Speed exam questions’ - short answer questions from ExamPro with answers Written exam questions for students to practise, with scaffolding if necessary Answer slides Game of splat as plenary task - practising key words

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 designed for a lower ability year 11 class. This lesson covers the four main factors affecting rate of reaction, based on the AQA Combined Science syllabus. Also suitable for AQA Chemistry. This lesson includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides, with dual coding/diagrams and reduced cognitive load Guided classroom discussions Useful teacher-led models independent tasks with scaffolding, and answer slides Guided exam questions with scaffolding, and answer slides A written plenary

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