I designed this 12-page A4 workbook of exam-style questions to help my students consolidate the Biological Molecules topic. Written with the AQA specification in mind, but suitable for other exam boards. Covers all the key content for Section 1 of the AQA A-level Biology specification.
I tend to give this to students to guide their revision, but it would also be a really useful activity for cover lessons.
A fully completed version of the workbook with model answers is included.
Kidney summary worksheets for A-level Biology.
What’s included?
Structure of the nephron & formation of glomerular filtrate.
Selective reabsorption (including co-transport of glucose).
The role of the loop of Henle in water reabsorption (maintenance of a sodium ion gradient) - one version suitable for AQA, one version suitable for OCR (includes chloride ions in the explanation).
Osmoregulation (role of ADH)
Includes differentiated versions of each worksheet (one scaffolded ‘fill in the blank’ style worksheet, and one with completly blank answer spaces).
Full answer sheets are included, which could also be used as a handout.
Encourage students to add colour to the worksheets to aid formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available for:
Cell structure
Protein Synthesis
Tissue fluid
CO2 transport
Immune response
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Inheritance
Control of blood glucose concentration
The Kidney
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Receptors
Epigenetics
In vivo and in vitro cloning
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering the 6 Biology Paper 1 required practicals (for triple science).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering the 4 Biology Paper 2 required practicals (for triple science).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
Self-assessment maths and statistics skills booklet aimed at helping those students who do not do A-level Maths/Chemistry/Physics and lack confidence with the maths requirement.
Full mark scheme included (full solutions, not just the final answer).
Contains 63 marks worth of questions involving:
percentage change
graph drawing
dilution calculations
ratios
uncertainties
logarithms
bacterial division calculations
standard form
magnification
rate of reaction
unit conversions
significant figures
chi-squared
Student’s t-test
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Index of diversity
Relevant for all exam boards with the exception of the index of diversity question, which uses the AQA/Edexcel equation as opposed to the slightly different equation used for OCR.
These worksheets are part of the AQA Section 5 A-level Biology Worksheet Bundle.
3 worksheets covering the Section 5, Nutrient Cycles section of the AQA A-level Biology Specification.
Full answer sheets are included, which could alternatively be used as handouts/revision sheets.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available on:
Cell structure
Immune response
Protein Synthesis
Tissue fluid formation
CO2 transport
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Energy and Ecosystems
Protein synthesis
Epigenetics
Inheritance
The kidney
Receptors
Nerve Impulses
In vivo & in vitro cloning
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly!
Nerve Impulses (AQA Section 6) summary worksheets for A-level Biology.
3 worksheets:
The action potential
Refractory period + propagation of a nerve impulse along a non-myelinated neurone.
Factors which affect speed of conduction (temperature, axon diameter, myelination).
Since introducing these visual summary worksheets, I have seen improvements across all abilities.
Download includes differentiated versions for the second two worksheets (one scaffolded ‘fill in the blank’ style worksheet, and one with blank answer spaces).
Full answer sheets are included, which could also be used as a handout.
The action potential worksheet is available as a fully completed version, to be used as a revision sheet or a version with the just the diagram and graph, for students to add their own text to. This leaves teachers free to explain each section of the graph as they prefer (i.e. some teachers prefer to include the term ‘voltage-gated’ ion channels, some don’t).
Encourage students to add colour to the worksheets to aid formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available for:
Cell structure
Protein Synthesis
Tissue fluid
CO2 transport
Immune response
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Inheritance
Control of blood glucose concentration
The Kidney
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Receptors
Epigenetics
In vivo and in vitro cloning
These worksheets are part of the AQA Section 5 A-level Biology Worksheet Bundle.
3 worksheets covering the Section 5, Energy and Ecosystems section of the AQA A-level Biology Specification.
Full answer sheets are included, which could alternatively be used as handouts/revision sheets.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available on:
Cell structure
The immune response
Protein synthesis
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Nutrient Cycles
Protein synthesis
Epigenetics
Inheritance
The kidney
Receptors
Nerve Impulses
In vivo & in vitro cloning
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly!
Pacinian corpusle and photoreceptor (AQA Section 6, Receptors) summary worksheets for A-level Biology.
Since introducing these visual summary worksheets, I have seen improvements across all abilities.
Includes differentiated versions of each worksheet (one scaffolded ‘fill in the blank’ style worksheet, and one with blank answer spaces).
Full answer sheets are included, which could also be used as a handout.
Encourage students to add colour to the worksheets to aid formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available for:
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Protein synthesis
Inheritance
Epigenetics
Carbon dioxide transport
Tissue fluid formation
The Kidney
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Based on my +15 years as a science educator and extensive past paper analysis, these flashcards have been created to help students learn the key marking points for A-level Biology.
Concise, mapped to the specification and based on past mark schemes.
Print & assemble and then use to teach yourself the correct marking points.
Download includes 192 flashcards and revision sheets for the 4 Unit 1 Core Practicals.
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering all of the required practicals for Paper 2 for Triple Science (higher tier), Biology, Chemistry & Physics.
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and (where relevant) exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
*Now updated with improved fonts and new-style answer sheet!
These worksheets are part of the AQA Section 5 A-level Biology Worksheet Bundle.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Includes 5 worksheets covering:
structure of mitochondria / sites of aerobic respiration
glycolysis
the link reaction & Krebs cycle
oxidative phosphorylation
anaerobic respiration (lactate fermentation and alcoholic fermentation).
For most worksheets, differentiated versions are included:
where appropriate, a version containing just the diagram for more confident students to annotate themselves.
a scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions are included (for oxidative phosphorylation, answers for both permutations of total ATP produced are included, in order to cover all exam boards i.e. 32 / 38 total ATP). These could be used as handouts if you are short of time.
*Similar style worksheets also available for:
Protein synthesis
Tissue fluid formation
CO2 transport
Photosynthesis
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Epistasis
Inheritance
Kidney
Receptors
Nervous Impulses
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly!
UPDATE June 2024: resource has been updated based on more recent mark schemes.
Over 475 revision questions & answers covering the AQA AS Biology specification.
Based on past mark schemes (there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same).
Comprehensive resource useful for students to test themselves or to enable someone from a non-science background to test them.
UPDATED with new fonts and new fully completed versions that can be used as handouts.
These worksheets are included in the AQA Section 5 Worksheet Bundle.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Includes 4 worksheets covering:
structure/function of chloroplasts
light dependent reaction
light independent reaction *
limiting factors of photosynthesis
2 different light independent reaction worksheets are included - one with ‘TP’ for AQA/OCR, and the other with ‘GALP’, for those teaching the Edexcel specification.
For each worksheet, differentiated versions are included:
a version containing just the diagram, for more confident students to annotate themselves.
a scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions of all worksheets are included.
*Similar style worksheets also available for:
Protein synthesis
Tissue fluid formation
CO2 transport
Respiration
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Epistasis
Inheritance
Kidney
Receptors
Nervous Impulses
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly!
395 questions and answers covering section 5-8 of the AQA A-level specification.
Great for self-assessment.
Section 1-4 questions also available, or both sets available as a bundle.
Visually appealing resources perfect for anyone teaching the Cells and Organisation topic for KS3.
Ideal for new teachers or non-specialist teachers as full answers are included.
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering all of the Biology Required Practicals (for triple science).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
Revision sheets for required practicals 1-6 (AQA AS Biology).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes key information, an example method (where relevant) and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate with any further information as needed.
Available as part of a bundle with Section 1-4 flashcards & spaced repetition timetable for the summer holidays in between Year 12 and Year 13.
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering all of the Physics Required Practicals (for triple science).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
Also available as part of a bundle containing all of the required practicals for Biology, Chemistry & Physics AQA GCSE.
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering all of the Chemistry Required Practicals (for triple science - higher tier).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
Also available as part of a bundle containing all of the required practicals for Biology, Chemistry & Physics AQA GCSE.