I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
Fun card game on organelles, specialised cells, organs
There is only one symbol that two cards have in common and it’s different for every card pair - can students find it and name it?
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
30 cards per set, 31 symbols per set, 6 symbols per card.
square version (easy to cut up)
play in groups of 3-4 students.
Print, laminate, cut up, play!
Loop Game on the Lac Operon and regulation of its transcription through activator and repressor proteins.
14 cards per set
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity.
designed for Edexcel SNAB Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards
Matching pair game / Card Sort on organs of the human body and their function.
45 cards (15 organs with name, diagram and function cards)
Can also be played as triple matching pair game, where all cards are turned upside down and students turn over 3 cards at a time to find a matching triplet.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
Wimmelbild on the organs of the human body. Can students find the brain? And where is the pancreas? Who recognises what the gall bladder looks like?
Great as plenary or revision activity activity.
Tarsia puzzle on different contraceptive methods and their reliability
suitable as starter, plenary or revision activity
includes solution and jumbled up student version
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 7 Run for your life
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
There is only one symbol that two cards have in common and it’s different for every card pair - can students find it and name it?
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
43 cards with 7 symbols each
play in groups of 3-4
print out, laminate, cut up, play!
UPDATED VERSION
A challenging loop game on food webs and pyramid of numbers.
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity
19 cards per set
includes solution and jumbled up student version
Tarsia puzzle on keyword and definitions of Scientific Method / How Science works (HSW).
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
24 cards per set (with 30 names/ descriptions/ images to match up)
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Tarsia puzzle on diffusion, osmosis and transport (including active transport, faciliated diffusion, factors affecting diffusion, etc)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up)
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Jigsaw puzzle of the structure of the human heart (35 pieces)
Fun starter or plenary activity.
Print, laminate, cut up into squares following the guidelines.
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Fun activity to make your own leaf cross-section cube.
2 versions: Students either colour in their own or use the pre-coloured template.
They can label the different leaf structures.
Students then cut out the leaf and form a cube by sticking the flaps together.
Tarsia puzzle on microorganisms and immune system (incl. pathogens, defence, phagocytosis, lymphocytes, antibodies, vaccination, antibiotics, etc)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up)
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Big A3 mind map on microbes, microorganisms, pathogens, immune system, immunity, vaccination
• including 68 keywords
• this is a great revision activity for GCSE
• students can complete this with or without keyword list
3 pages including:
- blank concept map for students (print A3)
- completed concept map
- set of keywords (2 sets per A4 page)
fun starter or revision activity to review keywords and images on classification (5 kingdoms, vertebrates, invertebrates)
28 different bingo cards (with 9 symbols each) and 1 call sheet with all 36 symbols
print out, cut up Bingo cards, play!
and please check out my other Bingo cards, too!
A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 6 questions (13 marks) to test vocabulary and understanding of mitosis and calculation of mitotic index.
Includes feedback box and Mark scheme.
Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards
Card sort activity on different blood groups (red blood cells, antigens, antibodies in plasma, blood transfusion compatibility)
20 cards per set
great as starter, plenary or revision activity
Tarsia puzzle on kidney structure and function (incl. urinary system, kidneys parts, urine production, nephron, ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up)
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Tarsia puzzle keywords and steps of light-dependent and independent reactions of photosynthesis.
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
30 names and symbols
24 cards per set.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 5 (On the wild side) but also suitable for other exam boards.
Bingo game the human heart, blood vessels and circulatory system.
includes:
Teacher calling card with 30 images/names of heart structures, blood vessels, circulatory system components, etc
32 different student cards with 9 images
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
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