This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Microscopy is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829559 Presentation and practical handout for observing onion cells under a light microscope for teaching and revision. A step by step visual guide for all abilities. Can be used as a distance based learning tool during local covid lockdown and in classes where practicals are on-hold due to coronavirus. Can be used with Microscopy Slides and Worksheet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12332237 Content covered: Light microscope parts Slide preparation Using a microscope Drawing and labeling observations Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Binary Fission is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/bacteria-reproduction-lesson-gcse-biology-12831346 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on binary fission of bacteria and other prokaryotic cells for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Leads onto diffusion and osmosis: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/diffusion-and-osmosis-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12335213 Content Covered: -Prokaryotic cell division -Mean division time calculations Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on The Menstrual Cycle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/menstrual-cycle-lesson-gcse-biology-13038005 Powerpoint and worksheet on contraception for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Content Covered: Puberty Menstrual cycle overview Hormone control of the menstrual cycle (FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone) Please note that this only covers the science and is not intended as a PSHE resource. Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Diffusion and Osmosis is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/diffusion-and-osmosis-lesson-gcse-biology-12831793 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on diffusion and osmosis for teaching and revision. Includes a visual guide to the required practical. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Leads on to Exchange Surfaces: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/exchanging-surfaces-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12332716 Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Blood Glucose and Diabetes is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/blood-glucose-and-diabetes-lesson-gcse-biology-13031727 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on control of blood glucose and diabetes for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Next topic The Kidneys: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12364592 Content Covered: Recap of carbohydrate digestion Insulin and glucagon Regulation of high and low blood sugar Type I and II diabetes Insulin therapy Disease management through diet and exercise Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Kidneys is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kidneys-lesson-gcse-biology-13034532 and Kidney Failure and Treatment here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kidney-failure-lesson-gcse-biology-13036969 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on kidneys and dialysis for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Content Covered: Urine production in the kidneys Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) Negative feedback control of blood water content Dialysis machines Kidney transplant Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on nutrients. In this lesson students will learn about the components of a healthy diet. 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: nutrition, diet, carbohydrates, lipids and faeces) -Handout sheet -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Food Tests https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12761339

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Immunity is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945455 and Vaccination here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945573 Content Covered: Outer body defenses Phagocytosis Antibodies and antigens Immunity Vaccination Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Risk Factors is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/risk-factors-lesson-gcse-biology-12877772 Discussion exercise and worksheet on risk factors and non-communicable diseases for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Cardiovascular Disease: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12344623 Content Covered: Types of risk factor Asbestos Global, national and local risk factors Direct and indirect causes of disease Identifying risk factors by correlation Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. Two-part lesson on cardiovascular disease is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869212 and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12870772 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cardiovascular disease for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Cancer: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cancer-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12343787 Content Covered: Heart failure and heart attack Coronary artery disease Stents and statins Pacemakers Valve replacement Artificial hearts Artificial blood Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Cancer is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cancer-lesson-gcse-biology-12902474 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cancer for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Content Covered: Benign and malignant tumours Secondary tumours Cancer risk factors Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Health and Disease is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/health-and-disease-lesson-gcse-biology-12873200 Discussion exercise and worksheet on health and disease for teaching and revision. See notes in the PowerPoint presentation. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Disease Risk Factors: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/disease-risk-factors-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12343042 Content Covered: Communicable vs non communicable diseases Disease interactions Pathogen types Other factors which can affect health Human costs vs financial costs Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Inherited Disorders is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inherited-disorders-lesson-gcse-biology-13046305 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on inherited disorders for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Content Covered: -Cystic Fibrosis (recessive) -Polydactyly (domainant) -Interpreting family trees -Bioethics of embryo selection Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Reaction Time Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will learn a method for measuring reaction time, explain the different variables in this experiment and interpret data from the experiment. 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 -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ First of a two-part lesson on Vaccines. Click here for part 2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825545. In this lesson pupils will explain why we have vaccines and describe different ways that vaccines can be administered. They will learn about the work of Edward Jenner; an English doctor who helped to develop smallpox vaccination and to make the practice mainstream. 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 Activate 3 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: vaccine, immunisation, smallpox, MMR vaccine and polio) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Looking Ahead exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Vaccines 2 (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825545)

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Pathogens is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12910846 , Spread and Prevention here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12922886 and Communicable Disease Examples here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12943788 Content Covered: Pathogen spreading and containment Viruses, bacteria, fungi and protists Measles, HIV and tobacco mosaic virus Rose black spot Malaria Salmonella and gonorrhoea Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

Key stage 4 ~ GCSE ~ revision package for enzymes (from topic 2, GCSE Biology AQA). This lesson covers the major points from the theory and practical and can be used to revise for end of topic tests, as exam preparation or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -What is an enzyme? -Enzyme-temperature graphs -Enzyme-pH graphs -Required practical (investigating the effect of pH on enzyme activity) -Calculate rate of reaction -Digestive enzyme -Bile -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13178034

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Monoclonal Antibodies is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/monoclonal-antibodies-lesson-gcse-biology-12949047 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on monoclonal antibodies for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Content Covered: Producing monoclonal antibodies Hybridomas Pregnancy tests Monoclonal antibodies as a cancer treatment Research and diagnostic uses Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Plant Cell Organisation is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863539 PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on plant cell organisation for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Leads on to Transpiration and Translocation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/transpiration-and-translocation-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12342331 Content Covered: Plant cell organisation Leaf tissues (epidermal, mesophyll, xylem and phloem) Meristems Plant cell structure Specialist plant cells Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.