By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the main components of the heart. Describe the journey of blood through the heart. Describe how to calculate cardiac output. Explain the importance of valves in the heart.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the main components of the circulatory system. Describe the various blood vessels in the circulatory system. Describe the components of blood. Explain the use of the double circulatory system to help humans in life.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify substances excreted and absorbed by the body. Describe how the capillaries are effective for exchanging substances. Describe how to calculate surface area and volume. Explain how organisms compensate for a small surface area: Volume ratio.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the factor that increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Describe how a person can be tested to be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Explain the importance of controlling and reversing diabetes type 2.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: STATE what stem cells are and where they are found. Describe some potential uses of stem cells in medicine. Discuss the ethical considerations of using stem cells considering the benefits and risks. Suitable for KS4.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the zones of development in a plant. Identify the key parts of plant growth. Describe the roles of the zones of: Division: Elongation: Differentiation: Explain why meristems are important to a plant. Suitable for KS4

By the end of this lesson learners should be able to: Identify the characteristics of growth. Describe the role of differentiation Describe how to read a percentile graph. Explain the uses of a percentile graph. Suitable for KS4.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: List the names and order the stages of the cell cycle including mitosis. Describe what happens in each stage of the cell cycle, including mitosis. Describe how mitosis produces genetically identical, diploid cells. Explain why mitosis is important. Includes an entire slow animation of the entire mitosis process (60 slides) Includes scaffolded questions to allow access for all learners - 74 slides in total. Suitable for KS3 and KS4.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the location and structure of DNA. Describe how the bases in a molecule of DNA are bonded together. Explain the importance of this genetic code.

A lesson covering competition and adaptation. After delivering this lesson learners should be able to: Identify what animals compete for, Identify different adaptations of different animals / plants, Describe how these adaptations are advantageous, Explain the link between the animal population and which animal outcompetes the other. Explain the necessity of adaptations and how they mould different species.

By the end of this lesson learners should be able to: Identify the key stages of meiosis. Describe the process of fertilisation. Explain the importance of meiosis.

A settler activity where students need to read and cross out incorrect statements in order to find the hidden letter. Includes 3 biology topics: Cells, Genetics Health and disease. Food chains, Food tests, Specialised cells.

A simple and fun competitive snap game using scientific terminology matched with pictures. PPT can be presented to the entire class for a whole class session, or can be printed and cut for team games - there will always be a snap between 2 cards but the students need to find and identify the correct scientific key word. The students who calls out the key word first wins the round. Key words included are: Units, DNA, Bunsen burner, Tripod, Beaker, Gauze, Heat mat, Measuring cylinder, Safety glasses, Repeatability, Dissolving, Melt, Solidify, Evaporate, forceps, solid, Liquid, gas, reaction, reproductive system, microscope, pH, Periodic table, pipette, carbohydrate, fat, protein, test tube, lab coat, kinetic energy, sound energy, gravitational potential energy, atom, thermometer, cell, digestive, system, Electrical energy, circulatory system, electron, respiratory system, nervous system, litmus paper, skeleton, photosynthesis, light energy. Excellent as a settling activity or starter / interim activity.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify variation between organisms. Compare continuous and discontinuous variation. Explain the link between continuous variation and environmental factors. Explain the link between discontinuous variation and genetic factors.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Create a drawing of DNA labelling: sugar, phosphate and base. Pair correct bases together Describe how DNA bases are read in the body Explain what’s meant by mutation and the effects of this.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify substances that are transported in the xylem and phloem. Describe how a plant transports sucrose and water. Explain why the phloem and xylem are good at their roles of transport.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify substances that are present in the soil. Describe how a plant intakes these substances. Compare osmosis and active transport.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify variables that will affect the rate of photosynthesis. Describe how light intensity can affect the rate of photosynthesis. Explain the inverse square law for intensity.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: State the limiting factors for photosynthesis. Describe how a limiting factor can affect photosynthesis. Explain why these limiting factors have the effect that they do.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the sex chromosomes of a human Recall the effects of genotype on phenotype. Describe how to complete a Punnett square Explain the genotypes of individuals in family trees.