AQA B1/B2 Biology Revision Placemat Blitz Trilogy (all topics)

This is a resource that covers all of B1 and B2 Trilogy. Each slide covers the whole of one topic and has 11 sections with revision tasks. Topics include: Cells Biology and Transport, Organisation a (tissues and organs), Organisation b (enzymes and digestion),Organisation c(health and disease: lifestyle effects and non communicable),Infection and Response, Bioenergetics (photosynthesis, respiration and anaerobic respiration), Homeostasis, Inheritance and genetic Material a, Inheritance and genetic material b (evolution and classification), and ecology.

Each slide and topic is differentiated and is broken down into bite size but significant tasks.

Green tasks low able; orange mid; more challenging. Each topic includes activities on required practicals, equations and general subject knowledge. One slide is designed for one hourly lesson. The task type is also varied to make the resources more interesting.

The students can choose the task they do and this can also be made to be competitive.

The last slide has a grid (that gets frozen on the IWB), which students with small post it notes (names on) place it in the star score box that they have gained as they have been completing tasks. This also allows for visual assessment (individual and group). The score is gained by the number of stars they have achieved from the sheet.

These are designed to allow the student to develop subject knowledge first and foremost, which can then be used to answer exam style questions. They will need their exercise books and possibly text books to support them.

I have tried this with my students and they all love the format and has proved effective when helping them to revise. The competitive element (which can be used or not) has also been enjoyed and has made revision more enjoyable. Year 11’s really like this.