This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 6 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Principles of homeostasis 2) The structure and function of the human nervous system 3) Reflex actions 4) The brain 5) The eye 6) Common problems of the eye

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 4 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Aerobic respiration 2) The response to exercise 3) Anaerobic respiration 4) Metabolism and the liver

This 45-slide PowerPoint includes all the activities (in one file) required to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the stimuli that plants respond to 2) Describe plant growth factors such as IAA 3) Explain phototropism in flowering plants 4) Explain gravitropism in flowering plants All answers to the activities are included and fully integrated into the PowerPoint.

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 4 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Photosynthesis 2) The rate of photosynthesis 3) How plants use glucose 4) Making the most of photosynthesis

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Non-communicable diseases 2) Cancer 3) Smoking and the risk of disease 4) Diet, exercise, and disease 5) Alcohol and other carcinogens

Lesson plan (PowerPoint) and activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the structure of a water molecule 2) Explain the role of inorganic ions in organisms and the properties of water 3) Summarise the importance of water molecules to living organisms

This is a whole lesson with PowerPoint and fully integrated activities with answers to achieve the following learning objective: 1) Why less energy is transferred by anaerobic respiration than by aerobic respiration 2) What is meant by oxygen debt (Higher only) 3) That anaerobic respiration takes place in lots of different organisms, including plants, bacteria, and fungi. Activities included: Mirror message; information and discussion slides; investigating anaerobic respiration practical divided into Group A, B, C (each Group to follow a prepared method card); table to complete (differentiation); expected results and conclusions from the practical; questions to consider from the practical; plenary sentence matching task; alternative plenary crossword (with word bank for differentiation); practise exam question worksheet (potential follow-up homework); fully integrated answers to the worksheet; QWC exam practise question with integrated answers in the PowerPoint.

This is a whole lesson with PowerPoint and integrated activities with answers to achieve the following learning objective: 1) How your body responds to the increased demands for energy during exercise. Activities included: Crack the code; information and discussion slides; investigating exercise role play and practical; table to complete (differentiation); calculations of percentage increase with worked example; questions from the practical (with fully integrated answers); plenary matching task; alternative plenary crossword (with word bank for differentiation).

GCSE biology end-of-topic test on pathogens and disease. There are a total of 45 marks available in this end of topic test that ideally suits bottom to middle set classes in GCSE biology. The topics covered in the pathogens and disease chapter include human diseases (gonorrhoea, HIV, malaria, measles and salmonella); how they are spread; how the body can protect against disease; and finally plant diseases and defences. There are some extension/challenge longer answer questions in explaining how the body seals a cut to prevent against disease and suggesting what problems may arise when using insecticides and performing some data interpretation and calculations of percentage decrease.

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 6 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Vaccination 2) Antibiotics and painkillers 3) Discovering drugs 4) Developing drugs 5) Making monoclonal antibodies 6) Uses of monoclonal antibodies

This PowerPoint includes all the activities (in one file) required to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Explain how the structure of the ileum is adapted for the function of absorption (C grade) 2) Explain how monosaccharides and amino acids are absorbed (B grade) 3) Explain how triglycerides are absorbed (A/A* grade) All answers to the activities are included and fully integrated into the PowerPoint.

This PowerPoint includes all the activities (in one file) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe how plants limit water loss 2) Explain how xerophytes conserve water 3) Compare/contrast the conservation of water in plants and insects The activities included are: starter sorting activity to link terminology of plants with their descriptor (integrated answers in PowerPoint); think pair share activity on the theory of water potential (integrated answers in PowerPoint); information cards for pupil-led activity to complete information in a table on features and adaptations of xerophytes (integrated answers in PowerPoint); exam questions (integrated answers in PowerPoint).

This PowerPoint contains all the activities (in one file) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe how plants exchange gases 2) Describe the structure of a dicotyledonous plant leaf 3) Explain the adaptations of leaves for efficient gas exchange There are a range of different tasks including, labelling the cross section of a leaf, ordering task of steps involved in stomata opening, sorting statements for function and adaptation of different features in the leaf and practise exam questions. All questions and answers for each task are fully integrated into the PowerPoint and can be used for self/peer assessment of tasks.

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 6 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Viral diseases 2) Bacterial diseases 3) Diseases callused by fungi and protists 4) Human defence responses 5) More about plant diseases 6) Plant defence responses

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Health and disease 2) Pathogens and disease 3) Growing bacteria in the lab 4) Preventing bacterial growth 5) Preventing infections

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Breathing and gas exchange 2) Tissues and organs in plants 3) Transport systems in plants 4) Evaporation and transpiration 5) Factors affecting transpiration

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 4 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) The blood 2) The blood vessels 3) The heart 4) Helping the heart