Previously a Subject Leader and Science SLE with bags of experience with all things KS4 and A level Biology.
I am currently teaching and creating resources for:
OCR A Level Biology,
AQA Trilogy, Synergy and Triple
Edexcel iGCSE coming soon
KS3 ( looking at the AQA 2 year course) including Biomimicry
If there is anything specific that you would like, please send me a message.
Previously a Subject Leader and Science SLE with bags of experience with all things KS4 and A level Biology.
I am currently teaching and creating resources for:
OCR A Level Biology,
AQA Trilogy, Synergy and Triple
Edexcel iGCSE coming soon
KS3 ( looking at the AQA 2 year course) including Biomimicry
If there is anything specific that you would like, please send me a message.
Created using the Edexcel International GCSE Biology specification.
This resource contains 18 slides of activities, tailored to the specification. I have included all resources ina single documentr
Paper 2 is distinguished by using light grey boxes and practical and maths skills indicated by icons in the corner.
Top ways to use this resource:
Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching
Set as homework
Revision lessons for tests and exams
Print off on card to create active recall flashcards
Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning.
This resource is 16 A4 pages of revision activities for Module 2
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
I have also included all documents in one long one so you can print as a booklet.
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
For the new KS3 - using AQA specification 11-12 lessons included with resources in separate ppt
1. Variation within and species
2. Continuous and discontinuous variation
3. Heredity
4. Chromosomes, genes and DNA
5. The DNA model (optional extra research lesson on double helix discovery)
6. Adaptation - predators and prey
7. Adaptation , cold, hot and dry
8. Natural selection and evolution
9. Selective breeding
10. Extinction and biodiversity
11 Revision
Made using the AQA Trilogy specification.
Contains 6 slides of activities to complete for topics B5-7
Also available as separate topics and as a bundle with separate ppts for each topic
Made using the new OCR Biology A specification.
Roughly 6-7 lessons depending on your pace and practical activities you include
All referenced to the spec
Features of an exchange surface
Mammalian Gas Exchange
Ventilation
Spirometers
Fish Gills
Insects
Module 6 Biology Revision grids. 18 A4 pages in total, I recommend an hour per page to my students
Made based on the specification with revision activities to complete, calculation tasks, PAG tasks, QR codes to Seneca tasks, QR codes for OCR Multiple Choice Questions and QR codes to recommended YouTube clips.
6.1.1 x2
6.1.2 x4
6.1.3 x3
6.2.1 x3
6.3.1 x3
6.3.2 x3
Please note this does not have answers, it is set up as an independent study task.
A set of lessons that is suitable for 'reactions of metals and metal compounds' and 'Patterns of reactivity'
Also suitable for the new AQA KS3 syllabus 4b Metals and reactivity
Lessons included:
1. Metals and non-metals
2. Chemical and physical reactions
3. Metals and water
4. Metals and oxygen
5. Metals and acid
6. Metal oxides and acids
7. Reactivity series
8. Explaining displacement
9. Exothermic and endothermic reactions
10. Catalysts
11. Combustion
12. Thermal decomposition
13. Revision
For the AQA Specification suitable for Triple students
Student booklet included 36 pages (includes 3 pages of lined paper for flexibility in activity
1. The digestive system
2. RPA test for CHO, proteins and lipids
3. Enzymes theory
4. RPA the effect of pH on amylase
5. Blood and blood vessels
6. The heart -New 3D models with morph transition
7. Coronary heart disease
8. Health issues and the effect of lifestyle
9. Cancer research
10. Structure of a leaf - New 3D model with morph transition
11. Transpiration
12. Summary lesson with revision quiz and 34 minute podcast
Lots of other lessons available , all units for triple and trilogy and revision grids for mocks and exam revision. A huge amount of effort has been put into these resources, I hope you find them useful and your feedback is really appreciated.
Made using the AQA Trilogy specification.
Contains 6 slides of activities to complete for topics P5-7
Also available as separate topics and as a bundle with separate ppts for each topic
Made using the AQA Trilogy specification.
Contains 6 slides of activities to complete for topics C6-10
Also available as separate topics and as a bundle with separate ppts for each topic
For KS3 Diet and Health. Suitable for the new AQA KS3 syllabus
Lessons included:
1. The 7 food groups part 1
2. The 7 food groups part 2
3. Balanced diet
4. Unbalanced diet
5. The digestive system
6. Enzyme theory
7. Enzyme practical
8. Absorption
9. Food tests
10. Digestive system model (summary lesson)
11. Energy in food
12. Drugs
optional extra research lesson/ homework
13. Smoking
14. Alcohol
15. Revision
For KS3 biology will also suit AQA new KS3 syllabus
Lessons included:
1. Reproduction in plants
Optional research lesson/homework
2. Seed dispersal investigation part 1 (planning)
3. Seed dispersal investigation part 2
4. Body changes
5. Reproductive organs
6. Menstruation
7. Fertilisation
8. Pregnancy
9. A healthy pregnancy
10. Birth
11. In the womb documentary (1 hr 30 on youtube)
12. Revision
For the OCR A level biology specification.
I have included the handout (84 pages)
I give to students as a printed colour A4 booklet but you may adapt as you wish, this has lots of summary questions, exam questions and lined paper in the back to allow for flexibility.
The lessons are in one power point, divided into sections for each lesson. A lot of consideration has gone into the clear diagrams, animations, linking to other parts of the specification and morph transitions to give a slick presentation.
Lessons include:
Plant responses
Plant growth
Investigating tropism
Commercial use of plant hormones
mammalian nervous system
The brain
Reflex actions
Coordinating responses
Muscles
Muscle contraction
Revision - revision grid, glossary and study mind questions sets with QR codes to question papers and mark schemes (enough for 2-3 hours)
I hope you find this useful and I really value your feedback - more module 5 available and more on the way
For the OCR A level biology specification.
I have included the handout (88 pages)I give students for you to adapt if you wish, this has lots of summary questions, exam questions and lined paper in the back to allow for flexibility. It is suitable to print as an A4 booklet.
The lessons are in one power point, divided into sections. A lot of consideration has gone into the clear diagrams, animations, linking to other parts of the specification and morph transitions to give a slick presentation
Lessons include:
Excretion - including lots of recap of previous topics
The liver
Ornithine cycle and deamination
Detoxification
The kidney
The nephron
osmoregulation
Kidney dissection and histology
Kidney failure
Medical diagnosis
revision - revision grid, specifically recorded podcast and revision activity sheet
I study mind questions sets with QR codes to question papers and mark schemes
I hope you find this useful and I really value your feedback - more module 5 on the way
This resource is 17 A4 pages of revision activities for module 5
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards.
Also include is my 'booklet document where they are all in one document for easy printing with a front cover.
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
This resource is 18 A4 pages of revision activities for Module 6
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
I have also included all in one document with a front cover for printing as a booklet.
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
Created using AQA Biology Trilogy GCSE specification.
This resource contains activities, tailored to the specification.
Top ways to use this resource:
• Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching
• Set as homework
• Revision lessons for tests and exams
• Print off on card to create active recall flashcards – questions on the front, answers on the back
Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning.
All other topics available for Chemistry, Physics, Trilogy and Synergy available.
Contains 3 booklets for the year 1 content of the trilogy course
Biology (B1-4), - Paper 1 assessment
Chemistry (C1-5) Paper 3 assessment
Physics (P1-4) Paper 5 assessment
More resources to come, including synergy and triple
Contains revision resources for all physics units of the AQA trilogy course.
With RPAs and Maths skills included
P1 Energy
P2 Electricity
P3 Particle model
P4 Atomic structure
P5 Forces and their interactions
P6 Waves
P7 Magnetism and electromagnetism
Contains revision resources for all biology units of the AQA trilogy course.
With RPAs and Maths skills included
B1 Cell Biology
B2 Organisation
B3 Infection and response
B4 Bioenergetics
B5 Homeostasis and response
B6 Inheritance, variation and evolution
B7 Ecology
Top ways to use this resource:
• Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching
• Set as homework
• Revision lessons for tests and exams
• Print off on card to create active recall flashcards – questions on the front, answers on the back
Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning.
All other topics available for Chemistry, Physics, Trilogy and Synergy available.