Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on photosynthesis. In this lesson students will explain the role of a producer in an ecosystem, describe the chemical process of photosynthesis and identify the structures and subcellular structures responsible for photosynthesis. They will also discuss how water and gases move in and out of plants. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (producer, consumer, xylem, phloem and stomata) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Leaves https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765291 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on plant minerals. In this lesson students will explain the role of nitrates, phosphates, potassium and magnesium in healthy growth. They will describe where plants get their minerals from and explain why farmers use fertilisers. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Chemosynthesis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765651 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on competition. In this lesson students will describe how adaptations help plants and animals to compete for different resources. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: competition, adaptation, mates and resources) -Task boxes -Matching exercise -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Adapting to Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12981293 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on variation. In this lesson students will state what causes variation and give examples. They will learn about the difference between inherited and environmental variation. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: variation, characteristics, environmental variation, inherited variation and species) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Continuous and Discontinuous variation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12981312 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on leaves. In this lesson students will describe the structure of a leaf, explain why stomata are found at the bottom and why photosynthesis mainly happens at the top and suggest reasons for adaptations in different leaves. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (adaptation, chlorophyll, surface area and pigment) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Note taking extension on xylem and phloem -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Plant Minerals https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765305 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2b (Ecosystems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from the previous topic (Health and Lifestyle) Leaf structure and photosynthesis Chemosynthesis Plant minerals Aerobic and anaerobic respiration Food chains, food webs and ecosystems -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12764690 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on anaerobic respiration. In this lesson students will learn the word equations for anaerobic respiration in humans and yeast, explain the differences between anaerobic and aerobic respiration, discuss some uses for anaerobic respiration and explain what is meant by ‘oxygen debt.’ Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: anaerobic, fermentation, oxygen debt, lactic acid and yeast) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Sorting task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768066 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on plant and animal cells. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the parts of a cell and what they do and to explain the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, cell wall, vacuole and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion task -Numeracy task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Specialised Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650570 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on specialised cells. In this lesson students will learn how to explain why we need specialised cells and to describe examples of specialised plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: specialised cell, neuron, haemoglobin, cell surface area and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file completion) -Draw and label -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. -Next lesson Movement of Substances https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650646 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on breathing. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion activity -Note taking slide -Next lesson is the Skeleton https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652523 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1b (Structure and Function of Body Systems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from B1a (Cells) The levels of organisation in multicellular organisms Gas exchange Breathing in and out The role of the skeleton The role of joints in movement The role of muscles in movement All tasks, including the worksheet, have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652335 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on eyes and cameras. In this lesson students will describe how the eye works, identify some parts of the eye and explain how a simple pinhole camera forms an image. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: photoreceptors, rods, cones, photosensitive and inverted) -Handout sheet task -Order the steps (vision) -Recall questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Colour https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12750804 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chemosynthesis. In this lesson students will learn about the similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis and discuss where chemosynthetic organisms can be found and why. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: chemosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic, mutualistic, hydrothermal vent and deep sea vent) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766139 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on movement of joints. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous topics) -Group reading task -Keywords task -Task boxes -Discussion task -Practical task (optional) -Numeracy task (alternative to the practical) -Note taking task -Next lesson Muscles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653363 All tasks have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on seed dispersal. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how seed dispersal happens in plants and how to explain wind dispersal, explosive dispersal, water dispersal and animal dispersal. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: dispersal, internal, external and nutrients) -Task boxes -Handout worksheet -True or false task -Put the steps of external animal dispersal in order -Discussion task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson (topic revision) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the movement of substances by diffusion. In this lesson students will learn how to describe what diffusion is and to give some examples of substances which diffuse in and out of cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: glucose, oxygen, respiration, diffusion and concentration) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Draw and label -Putting the steps in order to describe a process -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Unicellular Organisms https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650811 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of gas exchange. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous topic) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Sorting task -Guided note taking activity -Discussion exercise -Next lesson Breathing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652370 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the skeleton. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file) -Matching task -Bonus: mixed recall questions covering all biology topics so far -Next lesson Joints https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653249 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of organisation. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall organisation) -Group reading -Keywords task -Task boxes -Note taking slide -Handout sheet -Ordering the steps task -Next lesson topic revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653808 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Speciation. In this lesson, students will state what speciation is, explain why speciation happens and describe the work of Alfred Wallace. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Order the steps Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Task boxes Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.