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GCSE Geography Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics
A carefully laid out and concise lesson / revision resource on Natural Hazards & Tectonic Plates from the Tectonic Hazards topic for AQA
Download includes a Powerpoint, Activity Sheet & Worksheet
Powerpoint includes:
Concept of hazards and the main groups of hazards
Difference between a hazard and a natural event
Hazard Risk and factors affecting it
Structure of the Earth
Oceanic vs. Continental Plates
Tectonic plates & plate margins
Convection currents, slab pull and ridge push
Global distribution of Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Activity explanation, practise questions and exam questions
Summary slide
The activity sheet is a Five-A-Side activity, designed to help students recall key terms in groups of 3. Full instructions on how to use included. Estimated to take 10 minutes
The worksheet covers key concepts from the lesson displayed in an engaing format. Estimated to take 10-15 minutes.
This is the first lesson in the Tectonic Hazards topic. The other lessons can be found below:
2. Plate Boundaries
GCSE Biology - Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
X & Y chromsomes and sex determination
Sex determination using punnet sqaures
Inherited Disorders
* Polydactly
* Cystic Fibrosis
How to intepret family trees / pedigrees
Screening for genetic disoders
GCSE Biology - Selective Breeding
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Selective Breeding
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
What is selective breeding
How is Selective Breeding carried out?
Selective breeding in animals (why is done? for which characteristics? examples of cattle and dogs)
Selective breeding in plants (why is done? for which characteristics? examples of wild brassica)
Problems with Selective Breeding (Inbreeding, inherited defects & new diseases)
Multiple choice questions & Exam Questions
GCSE Biology - Classification
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Classification
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
Carl Linneaus and the Linnean System
Concept of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species
How classification systems have changed over time
The 3 domain system (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryota) & Carl Woese
The Binomial Naming System
How to read evolutionary trees (phylogenetics)
Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Microscopy
AQA GCSE Biology Revision Powerpoint on Microscopy
Includes:
How to use light microscope & preapre slides
Light microscopes - pros/cons
Electron microscopes - pros/cons
SEM vs. TEM
Comparrison table of light vs. electron microscope
How to do magnification calculations with examples
How to convert between units
How to use standard form
GCSE Biology - Required Practical 2
A lesson / revision powerpoint covering all information needed for Required Practical 2 for GCSE Biology
Required Practical 2 - Investigate the effect of antiseptics or antibiotics on bacterial growth using agar plates and measuring zones of inhibition
This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record length and area), AT 3 (use appropriate apparatus and techniques to observe and measure the process of bacterial growth), AT 4 (safe and ethical use of bacteria to measure physiological function and response to antibiotics and antiseptics in the environment), AT 8 (the use of appropriate techniques and qualitative reagents in problem-solving contexts to find the best antibiotic to use or the best concentration of antiseptic to use) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required at GCSE
As always there is a walkthough of past paper practise questions at the end to test your knowledge
Mitosis (AQA A-Level Biology 3.2.2)
A easy to use and visually appealing revision resource outling the key processes of mitosis and the behaviour of chromosomes.
Gaps for students to draw in the chromosomes for each stage
Resource includes:
Overview of Mitosis
The Cell Cycle
Key details of Interphase
Details of prophase, metaphase, telophase & anaphase
Cytokensis and differences in plants and animals
GCSE Biology Worksheet The Heart & Blood Vessels
A 2 page worksheet designed for AQA GCSE Biology on The Heart & Blood Vessels
Worksheet is designed to accompany my lesson / revision powerpoint on this topic avaialbe for purchase here
Worksheet is designed to take 10-15 minutes and be suitable for all abilities
GCSE Biology Required Practical 8
A lesson / revision PowerPoint covering all information needed and containing informative slides and practise questions
Required Practical 8 - Investigate the effect of light or gravity on the growth of newly germinated seedlings
This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record length and time), AT 3 (selecting appropriate apparatus and techniques to measure the growth of shoots or roots), AT 4 (safe and ethical use of plants to measure physiological function of growth in response to light or gravity), AT 7 (observations of biological specimens to produce labelled scientific drawings) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required.
The powerpoint covers:
Background on phototropisms and geotropisms
Aim
Required apparatus
A suitable method
A suitable results table to record data
A look at the variables in this experiment
How to draw biological drawings
Past paper exam questions
Summary
GCSE Biology - Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
Food Chains: Producers
Food Chains: Consumers (Primary, secondary, tertiary, apex predators, decomposers)
Identifying consupers / producers in food chains
Predator and Prey
Predator-Prey Cycles (with example of field mice & owls)
Exam Practise
Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below:
Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE
1 - Intro to Ecology
2 - Adaptations
3 - Food Chains & Pre
4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass
5 - Quadrats & Transects
6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles
7 - Decay
8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management
9 - Land Use & Deforestation
10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy
11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing
12 - Biotechnology
Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below:
Unit 1 - Cell Biology
Unit 2 - Organization
Unit 3 - Infection & Response
Unit 4 - Bioenergetics
Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response
Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution
Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology - Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
Trophic Levels
How to read Pyramids of Biomass and key features
Why is there energy loss between trophic levels (not all eaten, not all absorbed, faeces, respiration etc.)
Working with biomass (concept of dry biomass)
Calculating efficiency of biomass transfers
Drawing pyramids of biomass
Decomposers
Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Food Security, Farming & Fishing
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Food Security, Farming & Fishing
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
Concept of Food Secuirty
Biological factors which are threatening food security (Increasing birth rate, changing diets in developed countries, new pests and pathogens, environmental changes, cost of agricultural inputs and conflicts)
Increasing the efficiency of food production (restricting movement, conserving heat, high protein diet)
Problems behind intensive farming
Sustainable Fisheries (introducing fishing quotas and net sizes)
Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Decay
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Decay
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
The concept of decay (role of detrivores)
Factors affecting decomposition (temperature, water availability, oxygen, presence of decomposers/detrivores)
Using decay to make compost (use as a fertilizer)
Best conditions for decay
How to design a compost bin
Making Biogas (production of methane)
Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer
Full powerpoint including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included.
Purchase the worksheets to go alongside this lesson here. Or view a pack containing worksheets for the whole GCSE Biology organization topic here
Includes:
The human, lifestyle and financial cost of non-communicable diseases
Risk factors
The link between correlation and causation
The impact of smoking, alcohol diet and exercise and carcinogens on a wide range of diseases
Carinogens & Cancer
Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below:
1 - Enzymes & Metabolism
2 - Digestion
3 - The heart & Blood Vessels
4 - The Lungs & Blood Composition
5 - CHD & Health Issues
6 - Effect of Lifestyle on Disease & Cancer
7 - Plant Tissues #1
8 - Plant Tissues #2
Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below:
Unit 1 - Cell Biology
Unit 2 - Organization
Unit 3 - Infection & Response
Unit 4 - Bioenergetics
Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response
Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution
Unit 7 - Ecology
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GCSE Biology - Bioenergetics (Unit 4)
All lessons / revision notes for GCSE Biology Unit 4 - Bioenergetics
1 - Photosynthesis
2 - Respiration
Powerpoints have detailed notes covering all content from the topic including key practical and maths skills. Each powerpoint has practise exam questions and a summary page
Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below:
Unit 1 - Cell Biology
Unit 2 - Organization
Unit 3 - Infection & Response
Unit 4 - Bioenergetics
Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response
Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution
Unit 7 - Ecology
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GCSE Biology - Biotechnology
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Biotechnology
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
What is Biotechnology?
GM Crops (Golden Rice)
Producing Mycoprotein (Fusarium)
Producing insulin to treat diabetes
Exam Practise
Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below:
Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE
1 - Intro to Ecology
2 - Adaptations
3 - Food Chains & Predator Prey Cycles
4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass
5 - Quadrats & Transects
6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles
7 - Decay
8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management
9 - Land Use & Deforestation
10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy
11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing
12 - Biotechnology
Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below:
Unit 1 - Cell Biology
Unit 2 - Organization
Unit 3 - Infection & Response
Unit 4 - Bioenergetics
Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response
Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution
Unit 7 - Ecology
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Natural Hazards Lessons & Worksheet Bundle GCSE Geography
A full bundle containing all powerpoints, worksheets and activities to teach the Natural Hazards topic for GCSE Geography.
This bundle includes 5 lessons, 5 worksheets & 7 activities
Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics
Hazards, hazard risk, Earth structure, oceanic vs. continental plates, Tectonic plates & plate margins, Convection currents, slab pull and ridge push, Global distribution of Earthquakes & Volcanoes
1 powerpoint, 1 worksheet, 1 activity
Plate Boundaries
Details and descriptions of the 3 major plate boundaries (constructive, conservative and destructive), examples of each plate margins, associated landforms, how earthquakes occur, richter & mercalli scale, types of volcanoes and eruptions
1 powerpoint, 1 worksheet, 1 activity
Italy & Nepal Case Studies
Primary & Secondary and Primary & Secondary responses of natrual hazards, Case study information on Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake 2015 (LIC) and L’Aquila, italy Earthquake 2009 (HIC), Why effects and responses are different between LICs and HICs
1 powerpoint, 1 double-sided worksheet, 1 activity
Living Near Tectonic Hazards
Understand maps showing population and tectonic hazards, Understand that many people live near different tectonic hazards, Explain why people live near hazards using the examples of Mining & Tourism & Farming & Geothermal Activity & Family, Friends and Feelings
1 powerpoint, 1 double-sided worksheet, 2 activities
Managing Tectonic Hazards
Key ideas in monitoring, prediction, protection and planning of natural hazards
1 powerpoint, 1 worksheet, 2 activities
All powerpoints include an exam style question and model answer and summary slides
Carbohydrates Worksheet (AQA A-Level Biology)
A carefully deisgned worksheet for Carbohydrates from the AQA A-Level Biology Specification.
Perfect for end of topic assessment, knowledge reinforcement and revision.
Answer sheet included.
GCSE Biology - Meiosis & Reproduction
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Meiosis & Reproduction
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
Comparrison of sexual & asexual reproduction
Basics on chromosomes, gametes, diploid vs. haploid etc
An explanation of types of gametes (animals & plants) and fertilization
The process of meisois
Meiosis vs. Mitosis
The advantages of both sexual & asexual reproduction
Examples of organisms that can reproduce both sexually & asexually
GCSE Biology - Cell Structure
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Cell Structure
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes:
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes
Structure of animal cells
Structure of plant cells
Structure of bacterial cells
Comparrison table between all three