New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 5 - Homeostasis and Response is very large so I am splitting into two packs this is part 1. Topic 5 part 1. This pack covers all of these theory topics; homeostasis, the nervous system, synapses and reflexes, the brain, the eye, correcting vision defects, negative feedback. The brain and an eye picture will need sourcing by the students - a fun activity has been suggested within the pack (in the notes at the bottom of slide) for the students to practise these drawings and create their own - it will really get them learning! These cards are useful for students to use for revision (print 2 to a page), and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a 'Do' and 'Review' slide, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 1 Cell Biology. Covers all of the theory topics, cells, microscopy, differentiation, chromosomes and mitosis, binary fission (for the separate sciences, ignore for trilogy), stem cells, diffusion, osmosis, active transport, exchange surfaces, exchanging surfaces, also a microscopy mastery worksheet covering mathematical conversions, microscopy calculations and standard form. Useful for students to use for revision, and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Includes a 'Do' and 'Review' slide, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 5 (PART 2)- Homeostasis and Response is very large so I am splitting into two packs this is part 2. Topic 5 part 2. This pack covers all of these theory topics; The human endocrine system, control of blood glucose, diabetes, water/nitrogen balance, ADH, dialysis, hormones in reproduction, plant hormones, thyroxine/adrenaline, negative feedback exam mastery. Students need to source a graph of the interaction of the hormones in the menstrual cycle - a learning activity has been suggested in the notes for this. These cards are useful for students to use for revision (print 2 to a page), and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a 'Do' and 'Review' slide, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 2 Organisation. Covers all of the theory topics, cells/tissues/organs, enzymes, digestion, circulatory system, CHD, health and disease, non-communicable disease, cancer, plant cell organisation, transpiration, stomata, translocation. Useful for students to use for revision, and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a 'Do' and 'Review' slide, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 7 (this is PART 1)- Ecology is very large so I am splitting into two packs this is part 1 - covering all of these theory topics; communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations, food chains, measuring species, water cycle, carbon cycle, decomposition. Required practicals are not covered here. These cards are useful for students to use for revision (print 2 to a page), and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a ‘Do’ and ‘Review’ slide, the ‘Do’ will check understanding and make the learning more active, the ‘Review’ can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

This is lesson 5 in the new Bioenergetics topic for AQA new 9-1 Trilogy and Biology specification. Written by an experienced teacher, writer and examiner, for teachers to teach a whole lesson at KS4. This lesson contains all elements for an outstanding lesson, with maximum student involvement and minimal teacher consolidation (just the chalk and talk that is necessary). Teaches aerobic and anaerobic respiration and the comparison (plants, animals, yeast.) Learning intention: To compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration ALSO look up Free lesson 1 Learning intention: To explain photosynthesis with an equation, naming reactant and products. Paid for lesson 2 Learning intention: To describe how plants use the glucose they produce in photosynthesis. Paid for lesson 3 Learning intention: To explain how the structure of a leaf is adapted for photosynthesis. Paid for lesson 4 Learning intention: To interpret data about the rate of photosynthesis. (This is lesson 5.) Includes a tool for the demonstration of progress, information mats, a wow demo, many student activities printable support mats to have available in the room (fantastic if you don’t have any or enough text books) which double up as revision cards to give the students to take away and revise with (the revision cards are available to purchase as whole topics), or read ahead before the lesson, class sets equations cards for printing on cards or laminating. Giving students the take away revision cards also ticks the box for providing intervention for any students behind target, supporting EAL, pupil premium etc.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 7 (this is PART 2)- Ecology is very large so I am splitting into two packs this is part 2 - covering all of these theory topics; Impact of Environmental Change, Biodiversity, Global Warming, Maintaining Biodiversity, Trophic Levels, Pyramids of Biomass, Food Production, Biotechnology. Required practicals are not covered here. These cards are useful for students to use for revision (print 2 to a page), and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a ‘Do’ and ‘Review’ slide, the ‘Do’ will check understanding and make the learning more active, the ‘Review’ can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

Aerobic respiration - covers Glycolysis, Link Reaction, Krebs Cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation. Useful for students to use for revision, teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary or to issue as revision cards to support students. Includes 'Do' and 'Review' slides, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Use in a flipped classroom situation as an instructional sheet, as homework in the lesson prior.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 6 (this is PART 2)- Inheritance, Variation and Evolution, is very large so I am splitting into two packs this is part 2 - Variation and Evolution. Topic 6 part 2. This pack covers all of these theory topics; Variation, evolution, theory of evolution, selective breeding, genetic engineering, cloning, speciation, understanding genetics, evidence for evolution, antibiotic resistant bacteria, classification, evolutionary trees. Suggested that students study a range of evolutionary trees as they can vary somewhat. These cards are useful for students to use for revision (print 2 to a page), and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a 'Do' and 'Review' slide, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

This is the required practical lesson on Photosynthesis in the Bioenergetics topic for AQA new 9-1 Trilogy and Biology specification. Written by an experienced teacher, writer and examiner, for teachers to teach a whole lesson/ double lesson at KS4. Best to run this full lesson as a double if time allows, this practical focuses on hypothesis writing and naming variables, hazards must be considered as they do for every lesson, good opportunity to practise graphing also but lesson can be condensed into a single if needed. This lesson contains all elements for an outstanding lesson, with maximum student involvement and minimal teacher consolidation (just the chalk and talk that is necessary). Learning intention: ALSO look up my other lessons for this topic; Investigate the Effect of Light Intensity on the Rate of Photosynthesis Free lesson 1 Learning intention: To explain photosynthesis with an equation, naming reactant and products. Paid for lesson 2 Learning intention: To describe how plants use the glucose they produce in photosynthesis. Paid for lesson 3 Learning intention: To explain how the structure of a leaf is adapted for photosynthesis. Paid for lesson 4 Learning intention: To interpret data about the rate of photosynthesis. Paid for lesson 5 Learning intention: To compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Paid for lesson 6 Learning intention: Explain the changes that occur to the body through exercise. Describe the reactions involved in metabolism. This is the required practical lesson on photosynthesis. Includes keyword revision cards, many activities to get students thinking about the practical, scaffolded responses, practical work organiser/ practical book sheet, opportunity to focus on key practical skills and practise others.

This is lesson 3 in the new Bioenergetics topic for AQA new 9-1 Trilogy and Biology specification. Written by an experienced teacher, writer and examiner, for teachers to teach a whole lesson at KS4. This lesson contains all elements for an outstanding lesson, with maximum student involvement and minimal teacher consolidation (just the chalk and talk that is necessary). Teaches how the structure of a leaf is adapted for photosynthesis. Learning intention: To explain how the structure of a leaf is adapted for photosynthesis. ALSO look up Free lesson 1 Learning intention: To explain photosynthesis with an equation, naming reactant and products. Paid for lesson 2 Learning intention: To describe how plants use the glucose they produce in photosynthesis. (This advertised resource is for lesson 3.) Includes a tool for the demonstration of progress, activities for the students, mini plenaries to ensure students are understanding as you go along, a modelling activity that you can keep to remind students in future lessons, printable support mats to have available in the room (fantastic if you don’t have any or enough text books) which double up as revision cards to give the students to take away and revise with (the revision cards are available to purchase as whole topics), or read ahead before the lesson.

New AQA GCSE Biology 9-1 specification. Topic 6 (this is PART 1)- Inheritance, Variation and Evolution, is very large so I am splitting into two packs this is part 1 - Inheritance. Topic 6 part 1. This pack covers all of these theory topics; Sexual and asexual reproduction, advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction, meiosis, DNA and the genome, structure of DNA and protein synthesis, mutations, genetic inheritance, genetic crosses. Suggested that students source a picture of meiosis stages from their own familiar text books. These cards are useful for students to use for revision (print 2 to a page), and for teachers to use in a lesson as an activity or plenary. Good instructional material for a flipped classroom. Includes a 'Do' and 'Review' slide, the 'Do' will check understanding and make the learning more active, the 'Review' can help students check answers and act as a revision card. Equally works well as a starter for the next lesson to check retention. Many uses e.g. support mats, starter, plenary, revision etc.

This is lesson 2 in the new Bioenergetics topic for AQA new 9-1 Trilogy and Biology specification. Written by an experienced teacher, writer and examiner, for teachers to teach a whole lesson at KS4. This lesson contains all elements for an outstanding lesson, with maximum student involvement and minimal teacher consolidation (just the chalk and talk that is necessary). Teaches the uses of glucose in the plant. Learning intention: To describe how plants use the glucose they produce in photosynthesis. ALSO look up Free lesson 1 Learning intention: To explain photosynthesis with an equation, naming reactant and products. (This advertised resource is for lesson 2.) Includes a tool for the demonstration of progress, activities for the students, mini plenaries to ensure students are understanding as you go along, a short modelling activity that you can keep to remind students in future lessons, printable support mats to have available in the room (fantastic if you don’t have any or enough text books) and revision cards to give the students to take away and revise with (the revision cards are available to purchase as whole topics).

Bioenergetics - A complete set of information mats AND worksheets/ work mats for students to collect and organise the information they require to meet the AQA specification. No books or other sources required as I have written all materials to work together and allow the students to work independently. All content included trilogy/biology, foundation/higher. All answer sheets are also included. Photosynthesis The Rate of Photosynthesis - Limiting Factors (1) The Rate of Photosynthesis - Limiting Factors (2) Light Intensity and rate calculations Respiration Metabolism and Exercise Also available as active revision cards in my shop.

This is lesson 6 in the new Cell Biology topic for AQA new 9-1 Trilogy and Biology specification. Written by an experienced teacher, writer and examiner, for teachers to teach a whole lesson at KS4 Covering chromosomes, mitosis and the cell cycle, with learning intention: To describe the stages of the cell cycle. Each lesson provides take away learning card(s) so the students can keep a record of the content for that lesson, this lesson provides a treasure hunt to collect the information, choice of activties to consolidate and be creative, opportunities to make flash cards and exit tickets to adjust teaching in the next lesson. All elements are included for an outstanding lesson.

This lesson is the second lesson of the new AQA Biology and Trilogy 9-1 specification (topic 1). It covers an introduction of animal, plant and bacteria cells. Each lesson provides take away learning card(s) so the students can keep a record of the content for that lesson, this lesson provides activities to meet the following outcomes. Describe the structure of animal, plant and bacterial cells. These lessons have a basic presentation, which can be made to look more engaging with free pictures from the internet which I cannot sell due to copyright, however the teaching from the lessons can be outstanding when customised to your own school/classes requirements and used together with my other suggested documents (also attached). My lessons contain all of the elements to make an outstanding lesson. I include with this lesson a free copy of my templates and student/teacher agreement, which I use to allow teaching to be outstanding on every level, including many of my own ideas not sold in any other toolkits or publications. I have taken feedback on my outstanding lessons to incorporporate the outstanding features into every lesson, that actually extend beyond the classroom. Any questions or queries please contact me via email.

This lesson is the first lesson of the new AQA Biology and Trilogy 9-1 specification. It covers an introduction of prokaryotes and eukaryotes (more about structure in lesson 2), and then covers length conversions, standard form, and microscopy calculations, with an introduction to the light microscope. Each lesson provides take away learning card(s) so the students can keep a record of the content for that lesson, this lesson provides activities to meet the following outcomes. Describe a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell (not structure - this is covered in lesson 2) Able to convert to/from standard form and carry out measurement conversions My lessons contain all of the elements to make an outstanding lesson. I include with this lesson a free copy of my templates and student/teacher agreement, which I use to allow teaching to be outstanding on every level, including many of my own ideas not sold in any other toolkits or publications. I have taken feedback on my outstanding lessons to incorporporate the outstanding features into every lesson, that actually extend beyond the classroom. Any questions or queries please contact me via email.

This lesson is a topic 1 lesson of the new AQA Biology and Trilogy 9-1 specification (topic 1). It covers cell differentiation and specialisation Each lesson provides take away learning card(s) so the students can keep a record of the content for that lesson, this lesson provides activities to meet the following outcomes. Explain the importance of cell differentiation. These lessons have a basic presentation, which can be made to look more engaging with free pictures from the internet which I cannot sell due to copyright, however the teaching from the lessons can be outstanding when customised to your own school/classes requirements and used together with my other suggested documents (also attached). My lessons contain all of the elements to make an outstanding lesson. I include with this lesson a free copy of my templates and student/teacher agreement, which I use to allow teaching to be outstanding on every level, including many of my own ideas not sold in any other toolkits or publications. I have taken feedback on my outstanding lessons to incorporporate the outstanding features into every lesson, that actually extend beyond the classroom. Any questions or queries please contact me via email.

This lesson is a topic 1 lesson of the new AQA Biology and Trilogy 9-1 specification (topic 1). It covers electron microscopy, and I am including here free of charge the slides to allow you to run the required practical as a lesson, you will need your own lab sheets for this etc from your exam board. Each lesson provides take away learning card(s) so the students can keep a record of the content for that lesson, this lesson provides activities to meet the following outcomes. Describe the structure of animal, plant and bacterial cells. These lessons have a basic presentation, which can be made to look more engaging with free pictures from the internet which I cannot sell due to copyright, however the teaching from the lessons can be outstanding when customised to your own school/classes requirements and used together with my other suggested documents (also attached). My lessons contain all of the elements to make an outstanding lesson. I include with this lesson a free copy of my templates and student/teacher agreement, which I use to allow teaching to be outstanding on every level, including many of my own ideas not sold in any other toolkits or publications. I have taken feedback on my outstanding lessons to incorporporate the outstanding features into every lesson, that actually extend beyond the classroom. Any questions or queries please contact me via email.

The 4 Steps to success includes content review, notes, exam style questions and answers. This pack includes the voice recordings of the content slides, ideal for when students appreciate a little extra help or make the life of the teacher a little easier. Specifically tailored to the AQA GCSE courses. Covers the biology in combined science, biology single science, higher and foundation tiers. Content review in small chunks of information, concise summaries with detailed information for a student of any grade to make progress (1-9). SEN friendly. Supports learning if students need to go back and recap. Notes section to help students actively review the content in a word fill exercise. Exam style questions to check understanding of the key content. Model answers to verify the understanding and fill in the gaps - a useful intervention tool. Teaching ideas - print per student as a complete workbook. Or print as ‘packs’, 1 is the support pack, 2 is the notes pack, 3 is the questions pack, 4 is the answers/interventions pack. Differentiation ideas - offer different students different packs according to needs.