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".
Loop game on effects of overtraining and inactivity (including UTRIs, tendonitis, oesteoarthritis, arthroscopy, type II diabetes, tendonitis, osteoporosis, etc)
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
designed for Edexcel SNAB Topic 7 (Run for your life)
21 cards per set (2 sets in 2 different colours included)
Loop game on effects of PEDs including biology, use and risks of EPO, anabolic steroids, stimulants, beta blockers, diuretics, blood doping, creatine, etc
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
designed for Edexcel SNAB Topic 7 (Run for your life)
28 cards per set
The eye - Loop Game on accomodation / focusing (near and far focus, ciliary muscles, suspensory ligaments).
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
16 cards per set.
Tarsia puzzle on processes of Nitrogen Cycle.
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
30 element names and symbols
24 cards per set.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
giant whole topic Tarsia
excellent revision activity to review keywords and images from the entire topic
32 cards per set with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 - Lifestyle, Health and Risk - Loop Game
giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
32 cards with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 2 - Genes and Health
giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
32 cards with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 3 Voice of the Genome
giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle for SNAB Topic 4 Biodiversity
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
32 cards with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Topic 4 - Biodiversity from Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel
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.
giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
32 cards with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 5 On the Wild Side
giant whole topic Tarsia puzzle
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
32 cards with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 6 Infection, immunity & forensics
8x giant whole topic Tarsia puzzles for
SNAB Topic 1- 8.
excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
per Tarsia game: 32 cards with 40 pairs to match up
print out, laminate, cut up, play! (for larger triangles print or copy to A3)
Salters-Nuffield AS Biology Edexcel
2x Activities on food and nutrition - great as starter or plenary or revision activity.
Card Game - comparing composition of different foods (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, fibre, etc) Rules: Players compare different categories. The top value always trumps the other cards and the player with the top value obtains the other cards. The player with the most cards is the winner. 40 cards.
Card Sort - student sort different examples of foods into their main food groups. 60 cards.
Tarsia puzzle on the steps of Meiosis.
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 on the action of hormones in the menstrual cycle (FSH, LH, oestrogen, progesterone) during the menstrual cycle.
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.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity.
Tarsia puzzle on eye (structure, function of eye parts, pupil reflex, accomodation, vision)
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 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.
7x Games and activities to revise all of SNAB Topic 2 (Genes and Health) of the Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel Course.
• Keyword cards
We use these cards for an Articulate like game (students explain as many keywords as they can in 30 sec, others guess)
• Whole topic concept map
giant concept map (print A3) mapping out and connecting many of the concepts and keywords of the topic.
• Whole topic loop game
A challenging revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
play in groups of 4-5, activity takes 15-25 min
• Topic 2 Card Game
fun activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic, students need to recognise images and think of keywords quickly
31 cards with 6 symbols each, play in groups of 3-4
• Topic 2 Tarsia
24 cards with 30 descriptions/images/keywords to match up.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
• Topic 2 Bingo
32 individual Bingo cards with 9 symbols each, plus master call sheet
• Topic 2 Keyword Game
• Topic 2 Keyword Image Game
These games are great for drawing connections between keywords and concepts of different subtopics.
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.