New GCSE lesson on natural selection for the AQA syllabus. Includes exam questions related to the content. Learning Objectives: Describe what is natural selection Explain how natural selection can create new species Suggest how evolution occurs

New Biology GCSE for AQA board on animal adaptations. Learning Objectives: Identify adaptations of plants and animals Explain the adaptations of plants and animals

New GCSE lesson on asexual and sexual reproduction for the AQA syllabus. Also includes recap on Paper 1 content looking at mitosis and the cell cycle. Learning Objectives: Describe what asexual and sexual reproduction is Explain the process of mitosis Compare sexual and asexual reproduction

New GCSE lesson on Biodiveristy for AQA exam board. Learning Objectives: Describe the term biodiversity Explain factors that can effect biodiversity

New GCSE lesson on food chains for the AQA exam board Learning Objectives: Construct a food chain Explain how energy is lost in a food chain Compare the uses of food chains and food webs

Used with year 7 and 8 to practice writing up investigations and looking at how exercise will affect the heart rate. Differentiated questioning throughout. Learning Objectives: Write out a method for investigating heart rate Draw a conclusion from a set of results Evaluate a method

New GCSE lesson on stem cells for the AQA syllabus. Exam questions (which I differentiated) used in the lesson included. Learning Objectives: Describe what cell differentiation is and when it happens Explain what stem cells are Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of using stem cells

New GCSE lesson on reproductive hormones for the AQA syllabus. Looking at puberty changes in boys and girls and the menstrual cycle. Involves drawing out the different hormones in the menstrual cycle and how they change and affect each other in the cycle. Differentiated questions on the activities. Learning Objectives: Explain the function of testosterone and oestrogen Explain the relationship between the hormones in the menstrual cycle Suggest ways in which the menstrual cycle can be altered

GCSE lesson looking at digestive enzymes and their uses. Also goes into bile and the liver. Learning Objectives: Describe what carbohydrates, proteins and lipids are broken down into Explain why enzymes are used in digestion Justify the conditions needed for different digestive enzymes to work

New GCSE lesson on Competition for AQA exam board.

New GCSE lesson on global warming for the AQA exam board Learning Objectives: Describe the effect of combustion on the planet Explain how the greenhouse effect occurs

A lesson created for the History department to use during science week, looking at how medicine has developed over time starting with the Romans. Can be used in science lessons too! Differentiated throughout. Learning Objectives: Describe the way illness was dealt with in the earliest time periods Explain why survival rate improved Compare methods of surgery in different time periods

The resource contains a range of activities which offer and introduction to the topic. The lesson covers the digestive system and the circulatory system

Lesson on digestive system and enzymes. Worksheets included. Learning Objectives: Describe each of the stages of the digestive system Explain the features of the digestive system and how they aid digestion Learning Objectives: Describe what an enzyme is Explain the lock and key hypothesis Analyse the results of a practical to explain the factors that affect enzymes

A GCSE Biology lesson on anerobic respiration. Exam questions included with answers. Learning Objectives: Describe the process of anaerobic respiration Explain the problems with anaerobic respiration Compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration

GCSE Biology lesson on aerobic respiration. The lesson also carried out a practical involving cobalt chloride paper and limewater tests. Learning Objectives: Recall the equation for respiration Describe the purpose of respiration Explain how you can test for the products of respiration

GCSE Biology lesson on the Heart and it’s structure Learning Objectives: Describe the structure of the heart Explain the route taken by blood in the circulatory system Link different features of the heart to their function

New GCSE lesson on the reflex arc and also includes the required practical with differentiated questions based on the practical. Required practical student sheet included. Learning Objectives: Investigate the human reaction time Explain how a reflex arc works Evaluate the practical

Lesson looking at the energy contained in different types of food. Links with the experiment of burning different foods and measuring temperature rise.

New GCSE lesson on contraception for the AQA syllabus. Differentiated throughout and homework set at the end of the lesson (also included). Used a photocopy of the text book for them to get the information for the different contraception methods. Learning Objectives: Describe different contraceptive methods Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different methods Compare the use of different contraceptive methods in different types of women