Used with high ability year 12 class, alongside the questions from Kerboodle.

Used with year 9 and 10 classes (high ability) studying the new GCSE Biology course. The challenge sheet (shown on the ppt) near the end of the lesson was downloaded from another author on TES and is a fantastic resource (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/surface-area-to-volume-ratio-logic-challenge-11313026)

Used with high ability year 12 class to go through the impacts of farming on diversity within an ecosystem - in conjunction with the Oxford A level Biology textbook.

Used as part of the AQA transition course with a year 8 class, but could be adapted and used with older or younger learners.

Used with a high ability year 7 class to develop their ability to evaluate different sides of an argument, and to develop constructive debating skills.

Set for a year 8 class (could be for year 7) when I was at a course, and the cover teacher did not want them to do a practical activity. Second piece of cover work included was a task to summarise learning on nutrition. Good practice for drawing graphs and analysing results.

Lesson used to introduce respiration. Includes practical with yeast, leads to conclusion that respiration requires glucose.

Comprehension activity to cover key areas of conservation including legislation (CITEs, SSSIs), seed banks and national parks. Loop activity which I ran as a group competition.

Used with a high ability year 12 class over a series of lessons to cover digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.

Used with high ability year 10 class to discuss bio-indicators, including Lichen and invertebrate species.

Used with a high ability year 9 class to introduce osmosis. - I use the font grilled cheese, which I have downloaded onto my computer. You may need to reformat the font if you have not got this downloaded yourself.

Used with a high ability year 9 class, following lessons on diffusion and osmosis. You may need to save gif of man rolling down hill (link to diffusion) and have used the font grilled cheese (may need reformatting if you don't have the font installed)

Used with a high ability year 10 class. - case study sheets (end of ppt) printed out in sets for each table, to allow students to answer the questions on the ppt.

Used this powerpoint with my high ability year 12 class, alongside a number of worksheets (adapted from other TES authors, or using past exam questions). - Species and Taxonomy - Calculating diversity - Molecular techniques to investigate diversity - For the slides on courtship rituals I added a sound effect (Puppy Love, by Donny Osmond). For this to work on your computer you would need to save this song as an mp3 (using a youtube converter) and add it to the slide.

Used with a high ability year 9 class. Practical - skittles in a petri dish, measuring time taken for pigment to reach the centre. Done with tap water, and hot water to investigate factors affecting diffusion. Summary sheet bought from another Tes author - a gap fill on factors affecting diffusion.

Used with a high ability year 12 class over the course of several lessons, as part of the Mass Transport topic. PPT includes: - structure of the heart - cardiac cycle - valves - blood vessels - tissue fluid

Used with a high ability year 12 group as part of the mass transport topic. Used the 'Grilled Cheese' font, so titles may need changing if you do not have this font on your computer.

Used with high ability year 10 group - an activity to test comprehension and understanding from previous lesson on Insulin and diabetes. Could support less able pupils through accompanied use of a textbook.