Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation containing all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) List a variety of plant pathogens and how to detect plant diseases - match the picture with the correct plant disease 2) State how mineral deficiencies can cause non-communicable diseases in plants - independent learning task where pupils use information cards (there are 7 different cards - ready for printing in the PowerPoint) to complete each row in their table (answers are included in the PowerPoint for peer or self-assessment). 3) Explain that plants have evolved a variety of mechanisms to defend themselves - sorting activity to identify if plant defences are physical, mechanical or chemical (answers included). Options for plenary task: true or false (answers included); gap fill exercise (answers included) or match the symptom to the likely cause (answers included).

Content is for the NEW AQA A-level biology specification. This lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation includes all the activities (all in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the nature of a gene 2) Explain how genes code for polypeptides 3) Explain the degenerate, non-overlapping nature of the genetic code The contents of the file contains a variety of student focused learning activities including: labelling task; verbal tasks; hunt the answers; exam questions.

2016 OCR AS biology specification. Crosswords and companion answer sheets. These can be used as a starter, plenary or revision activity. Each crossword is designed to incorporate all key words on each topic. There is a crossword for each of the topics: exchange & transport; natural selection & evolution; transport in plants. A great group activity is to print the crosswords in A3 format, with the grid and clues separate/side-by-side, and have groups of 3/4 AS level pupils competing against each other to complete it.

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. This lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (within one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Give examples of plant diseases caused by fungi, including rose black spot - Guess if the disease is caused by a fungi or protist starter activity 2) State examples of animal diseases caused by protists, including malaria - Malaria information sheets (in PowerPoint ready for printing!), corresponding questions including differentiation; answers included in the PowerPoint for peer or self-assessment. 3) Explain how the spread of diseases can be reduced or prevented - Malaria task as above; AfL in plenary activities. Choice of two plenary tasks recapping fungi and protist diseases (answers included) or gap fill exercise depending on time available (answers included).

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: identify the organs involved in regulating metabolism - starter task to identify organs (pupils have come across these organs in earlier lessons on blood glucose regulation); information slides on the thyroid gland and adrenal glands; mini-plenary: gap fill exercise (answers included). to describe what thyroxine does in the body - information slides for pupils to read and ask questions; mini-plenary: gap fill exercise (answers included). to explain the importance of negative feedback systems - card sort activity with template sheet for pupils to identify the glands involved in negative feedback of thyroxine and its effects on the body (answers included); exam questions on negative feedback in controlling blood glucose levels (answers included). Mini-plenary, plenary and AfL: gap fill tasks (answers included for peer or self-assessment), sorting task - glands and the negative-feedback template sheet (answers included), exam-style questions (answers included).

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the roles of hormones in sexual reproduction - label glands (extension to describe what they do); information slides on reproductive hormones - linking task, hormone-gland-effect on the body; definitions (inhibit/stimulate); exam questions; differentiated worksheet on the menstrual cycle hormones. 2) Explain how hormones interact in the menstrual cycle - information slide on steps of the menstrual cycle - linking task, hormone-gland-effect on the body; ordering task: sequence of changes in the menstrual cycle; a game of Guess Who?, pupils read job descriptions and have to guess the gland/organ/hormone involved; exam questions. There are mini-plenaries throughout to check understanding of this difficult topic, there are options for plenary and AfL tasks from sorting tasks, linking tasks, literacy and numeracy with graph reading skills, practice exam questions and a worksheet. ALL these activities come complete with PRINTABLE slides and FULLY INTEGRATED answers for peer or self-assessment. And hence why everything is contained within one PowerPoint.

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE Biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieved the following learning objectives: 1) What reflexes are - starter four pics one word; voluntary or involuntary sorting activity 2) How reflexes work - practical sheet with method and results table; video link with questions to answer from the video; extended writing task; match the part of the body involved in a reflex action to their function; put the parts of a reflex action in order 3) Why reflexes are important in your body - video and extended writing task as above 4) What the main areas of the brain do - colour code and annotate regions of the brain with their functions; coordination and learning practical planning sheet and analysis sheet; plenary: match the part of the brain with what it is responsible for 5) How scientists find out about the structure and functions of the brain - starter video link; practical analysis sheet questions 6) How Science Works - Practical instructions, planning sheet and analysis worksheet with table to complete (print slides A4 for practical write-up), graph to plot results and follow up questions. All activities come complete with fully integrated answers in the PowerPoint for peer/self assessment.

This series of PowerPoint presentations covers the chapter Manipulating Genomes. There are a total of 150 slides partitioned into individual lessons with identifiable learning objectives. It has everything you need to deliver the entire lesson series and is written for the NEW OCR A-level specification with vast overlap between the AQA specification. It includes accurate and high quality information slides and a vast range of engaging pupil activities (with answers!) for the following topics within the chapter on Manipulating Genomes: DNA sequencing: Sanger sequencing; Pyrosequencing; Bioinformatics Applications of gene sequencing: Human genome; Comparisons between or within species; Synthetic biology; Bioethics DNA profiling: Polymorphisms; STRs; VNTRs; Applications of DNA profiling Polymerase Chain Reaction: Principles; Process; Applications Electrophoresis; Principles; Process; - interactive digital learning tools employed Genetic Engineering: Techniques; Applications Issues relating to genetic manipulation Gene therapy

Edited resource August 2020. This lesson plan/presentation provides you with a high quality lesson that includes all the necessary activities for the following learning objectives: Explain the principles of magnification and resolution - engaging starter video on the orders of magnitude, where pupils write down as many of the units of measurement as they can - answers provided in the presentation. Pupils then copy and complete a table where they familiarise themselves with units and conversions. Finally there is a magnification worksheet (Magnification sheet.pdf) and answers are provided in the presentation. Describe what cell fractionation is - pupils complete a reading (AQA A level textbook p.59) and summarising task, sharing their summaries with the rest of the class. There are further questions (p.60) however these could be substituted with your own questions if you are using a different textbook and an extension activity. Explain how ultracentrifugation works - pupils are given an information sheet/worksheet (hidden slide - just print!) on the process of ultracentrifugation. They use the options given in the powerpoint to label the diagram. Answers provided in the presentation.

This resource is a recap of the content in the Cell Structure and Transport lesson series prepared to the new AQA biology specification. It suits a year 10 group that has already covered some of this material previously at Year 9 or it could be used as a revision lesson(s) for a Year 11 group. It includes extension materials with extra and harder questions for those pupils that finish early. It has a variety of tasks: a multiple choice quiz; a gap fill exercise; converting units exercise; magnification and image size calculation activity; true or false type exercise (light or electron microscope); surface area to volume ratio calculation activity; choose the correct word to describe how alveoli are adapted for exchanging materials. The activities are fully incorporated into the powerpoint so there is not tonnes of photocopying (apart from one worksheet).

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) some of the drugs traditionally extracted from plants - starter task to identify plants and their uses. 2) how penicillin was discovered - watch video then summarise in one paragraph; mini-plenary: true or false statements (answers included). 3) how scientists look for new drugs - link to video on the discovery of modern medicines; information on the phases of identifying safe and effective medicines. 4) the stages involved in testing and trialing new drugs - ordering task of the steps involved in a drug trial (answers included). 5) why testing new drugs is so important - challenge task to explain why the process of testing new drugs is carefully controlled; Video link on clinical trials with corresponding questions to complete. Plenary and AfL: gap fill task (answers included for peer or self-assessment), matching task - the drug and which plant it was extracted from (answers included).

This PowerPoint contains all the interactive activities for a complete lesson on metabolism and the liver. It includes: a starter decoder puzzle; information slides on metabolic reactions; True/false mini-plenary; information slides on the role of the liver and its removal of lactic acid; mini-plenary on which reactions happen inside the body; metabolism and the liver word search; differentiated worksheet on metabolism and the liver with scaffolded and challenge questions. All answers to the activities are included in the PowerPoint. The following learning objectives are met: 1)That metabolism is the sum of all the reactions in a cell or the body of an organism 2) How the liver is involved in repaying the oxygen debt (higher)

This resource is designed for OCR exam board with much overlap with AQA exam board. It contains a worksheet of short answer questions illustrated with diagrams of the different carbohydrate molecules students must be familiar with. Questions have students practicing their recognition and drawing of biological molecules, including condensation and hydrolysis reactions. There are summary activites to complete on simple sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose, maltose, sucrose and lactose) and then a further summary activity on all the important polysaccharides (amylose, amylopectin, glycogen, cellulose). There is a mark scheme included for all summary activities. The resource ends with a selection of exam questions including multiple choice, short and long answer questions. Mark scheme included. pdf files have been included for ease of printing. Word documents included for ease of editing.

This resource is designed for the AQA exam board. This set of summary activities on photosynthesis will help students to understand the major concepts involved in photosynthesis. The activities include gap fills with word banks to focus on vocabulary; selecting statements to complete a table summarising photosystems (PSI and PSII); two different ordering activities to describe the steps involved in both the light-dependent and light-independent (Calvin cycle) stages of photosynthesis. The tasks break down what can often feel like a very complex topic in a way that scaffolds the content for the learner. Particular attention is paid to the selection of diagrams and illustrations used to help support the learner in completing each activity. This resource could be used as a self-study activity to be set as a homework for consolidation of the topic or it could be used as a revision task to complete in a lesson. The resource comes complete with a mark scheme for peer or self-assessment by the students. Both .pdf and word.doc versions are included for easy printing and editing as required.

This is a lesson series for the Chapter: Ecosystems for the NEW OCR A-level specification which has vast overlap with the AQA spec. There are a total of 87 PowerPoint presentation slides partitioned into five individual lessons with identifiable lesson objectives. The scheme of work has been developed to engage your students through an array of different learning activities and will form the basis for the lesson series. It comes complete with answers to activities and practice exam questions so you don’t need to spend the time hunting for answers. It includes accurate and high quality information slides interspersed with pupil activities for the following topics within the chapter on Ecosystems: Ecosystems: matching the feeding relationships; naming ecosystems; biotic and abiotic factors; dynamic changes in an ecosystem; practise exam question Transfer of biomass: starter - what’s the question; energy flow through ecosystems - covering terminology; draw an energy flow diagram - example included; food webs and trophic levels activities; how energy is lost; efficiency of energy transfer; comparison of pyramid of numbers versus biomass; calculating efficiency Manipulating transfer of biomass: starter - compare terms; what is productivity; maximising productivity - link methods to their explanation task; broiler chicken video; ways to maximise secondary productivity; summary questions and answers included Recycling within ecosystems: starter - name the compound; the importance of root nodules; activitiy: inserting formulas for each compound in the nitrogen cycle; activity: gap fill of the nitrogen cycle and applying a key to identify stages of the cycle; practise exam question - with answers; carbon cycle gap fill Succession: primary succession; examples of pioneer species; secondary succession; climax communities; sand dunes; deflected succession; practise exam questions - with answers

Lesson plan (presentation) with activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the division of a cell by mitosis 2) Describe the division of a cell by meiosis 3) Compare and contrast the two types of cell division

Lesson plan (presentation) with activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the process of genetic engineering 2) Describe case studies of GMOs (e.g. golden rice and insulin) 3) Explain the ethical considerations of GMOs

Lesson plan (presentation) and activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe cloning as being an example of asexual reproduction 2) Describe the stages of cloning 3) Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of cloning

Lesson plan and presentation with activities included to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe embryonic stem cells as undifferentiated cells - interactive mini-white board starter; definitions of totipotency and pluripotency 2) Identify the advantages, disadvantages and risks of cloning mammals - activity to use revision guide/textbook to identify applications of the technology, extension activity to describe the ethical issues involved for each 3) Evaluate the risks in adult and embryonic stem cell research - for versus against task where pupils must argue their reasoning Plenary task is a gap fill (slide in powerpoint - just print!) with a word bank that encompasses all three learning objectives above. Answers are provided in the presentation.