A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 12 questions (16 marks) to test vocabulary and understanding of fertilisation (including cortical reaction, acrosome reaction) Includes feedback box and Mark scheme. Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards

Large loop game on different stages of meiosis. 28 cards per set Great as starter, plenary or revision activity.

A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 13 questions (15 marks) to test vocabulary and keywords of gene linkage, assortment, crossing-over Includes feedback box and Mark scheme. Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards

A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 10 questions (18 marks) to test vocabulary and keywords of Gametes and their adaptations. Includes feedback box and Mark scheme. Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards

A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 12 questions (16 marks) to test vocabulary and keywords of Meiosis topic. Includes feedback box and Mark scheme. Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards

Plenary cube with 6 short activities to review the lesson / topic. Comes in 2 different colour schemes.

Tarsia puzzle on PCR, gel electrophoresis, Southern blot, 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. Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6 but also suitable for other exam boards

Card sort on the steps of PCR, gel electrophoresis, Southern blot, etc great as starter / plenary or revision activity 32 cards per set Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6 but also suitable for other exam boards

Board Game on mitosis and cell cycle a fun board game to review / consolidate the topic for 2-4 players (print several copies for a class set) includes A3 game board, 85 Question cards, 30 Action cards, 60 Mitosis cell cards also includes template to make up additional / own questions takes about 20-30 min to play

Fun and quick card game on glassware and equipment used in chemistry lessons. 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? Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 30 cards with 6 symbols each, square cards - easy to chop up 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.

Fast card game in which students need to recognise and name on glassware and equipment used in Biology lessons. Students need to spot item and name it before another student does. Card games instructions in file. Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 30 cards with 6 symbols each; square version (easy to cut ou) 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.

Craft activity to make a model of a biological membrane with integral and transmembrane proteins and glycolipids. Cut out and fold proteins and membranes along the lines. Stick proteins and membrane together using cellotape. Students can also label structures.

A fun interactive Powerpoint Advent calendar on curious and interesting Biology facts for each lesson during the Christmas period. Each lesson in advent start the presentation, click on the date, read out the question of the day and ask the students to write down their answers. Show the correct answer and the student who’s closest wins a small prize. Click on “Back” to return to main menu. Click on another day or on “END” to close the advent calendar. For even more fun play a Christmas music tune while playing the quiz…

Fun end of lesson activity for chemistry lesson in the Christmas season. Who can form the most Christmas-related words from element symbols?

Tarsia puzzle on mole and mole calculations Great as starter, plenary or revision activity Print (on A3 for larger triangles). Cut up triangles, shuffle and let students put the hexagon together by matching triangle sides (calculations and solutions) Designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 5, but also suitable for other exam boards.

Tarsia puzzle on relative formula mass (Mr). (includes solution and jumbled up student version) Great as starter/plenary or revision activity. Print on A3 for larger triangles. designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 5, but also suitable for other exam boards. IGCSE Chemistry

Card Sort / Matching Pair game on states of matter and changes between these (solid, liquid, gas, boiling, evaporation, condensing, freezing, melting, sublimation, deposition, etc) great as starter, plenary or revision activity 24 cards per set IGCSE Chemistry Topic 1: designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course, but also suitable for other exam boards.

Card sort on solids, liquids and gases and their characteristics great as starter, plenary or revision activity 30 cards per set IGCSE Chemistry Topic 1: designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course, but also suitable for other exam boards.

Tarsia puzzle keywords and steps of light-dependent and independent reactions of photosynthesis. Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 32 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.