I currently teach IGCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Also A level Biology. The resources I produce for my lessons are carefully planned and I try to involve a lot of self-learning to allow students to develop these important skills needed for further education.
I currently teach IGCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Also A level Biology. The resources I produce for my lessons are carefully planned and I try to involve a lot of self-learning to allow students to develop these important skills needed for further education.
5 complete lessons with a variety of tasks which explores the structure of cells.
Lesson 1 - Observing cells explores different microscopes available to observe cells and discusses the terms resolution and magnification. It also focuses on staining of cells.
Lesson 2 - Eukaryotic cells - discover the organelles inside eukaryotic cells and their function within the cell
Lesson 3 - Protein transport and the role of RER and Golgi apparatus
Lesson 4 - Prokaryotic cells and the organelles present. Gram staining is also looked at.
Lesson 5 - organisation of cells, tissues and organs.
Lesson 6 - Core Practical 5 Using a graticule
The lessons have a range of activities including video resources. Would make a useful tool for home study.
A revision aid designed to support both higher and weaker students. Students have to read their textbook/notes to complete a grid of questions in specification order.Students can complete the grid to highlight areas they need to cover in more detail.
Particularly supports ‘hands-on’ learners who need to write information down to absorb it
Excellent as a homework task or directed study session
Requires minimal preparation and interaction from the teacher - great for cover lessons!
Teacher answer sheet provided
This series of lessons covers:
The basic principles of cellular respiration
The importance of cellular respiration in the production of ATP
The site of glycolysis, krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
The main stages of glycolysis, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
Anaerobic respiration
Respiratory substrates and respiratory quotient.
Each power point is a complete lesson which includes activities and exam style questions to check understanding.
A revision aid designed to support both higher and weaker students. Students have to read their textbook/notes to complete a grid of questions in specification order.Students can complete the grid to highlight areas they need to cover in more detail.
Particularly supports ‘hands-on’ learners who need to write information down to absorb it
Excellent as a homework task or directed study session
Requires minimal preparation and interaction from the teacher - great for cover lessons!
Teacher answer sheet provided
A series of questions focused on the scientific article for the IAL Edexcel exam - unit 5.
There is a teacher answer sheet included.
I have also included a copy of the Scientific Article from Edexcel Unit 5 Exam and definitions for vocabulary.
I have focused on the following topics:
• The nervous system – structure and function of each neurone
• Action potentials and how an impulse is generated
• Synapses
• Structure and function of areas of the brain
• FMRI scans
• The eye
• Brain injuries
• Critical window
• Respiration
• PCR and Gel electrophoresis
• Speciation
This resource helps student´s to focus their revision in the appropriate areas and help develop their exam response.
A series of questions with the answers and a vocabulary sheet to support students prepare for the question 7 in Unit 5.
The questions cover a series of topics to include blood; the heart and cardiac cycle; the nervous system; muscles and joints; vaccinations; pathogens; protein synthesis; CHD plus more.
I have downloaded and included the Edexcel article as my students had difficulty obtaining it.
Focused questions for the article in June 2022 (unit 5).
There are over 10 pages of questions which include the answer sheet.
Topic questions include:
Coordination of the nervous system
Control of breathing and heart rate
Protein synthesis and transcription factors
Protein Transport
Immune Response
Ion Transport
The questions help support revision of many topics found thoughout the A level course.
A level Biology topic focusing on gene technology.
This unit includes:
the principles of genetic technology
the tools and techniques available to the genetic engineer
explaining the use of microarrays
outline the use of bioinformatics in sequencing genomes
describe examples of the uses of genetic technology in medicine and agriculture
Pros and Cons of GMO
In this unit includes powerpoint lessons, worksheets, videos and discussion/debate tasks.
The unit contains 4 lessons but this can be increased if you would like more time on a particular aspect e.g. debate.
A series of lessons which support the Pearson textbook for the international AS level (edexcel).
These resources are also useful for online lessons to aid student’s understanding at home.
Covered in these lessons:
The need for a circulatory system
The importance of surface area to volume ratio
The advantage of a double circulatory system
The structure and function of blood
The role of platelets in blood clotting
The role of haemoglobin in transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
The structure of the heart and the cardiac cycle
Atherosclerosis
I have included different activities, some individual and some which could be within a group or with a partner. Plus exam questions and tasks to check understanding.
A 14 Page booklet including potential questions and answers for the Scientific Article for question 8 for Biology International Advanced Level WBI15/01 ,June 7th 2024.
I have also included retrieval practice activities to help students prepare their revision of topics. Activities include keywords, cloze activities and a list of topics students should know in depth.
Exam questions have a markscheme that can be shared with students.
This document makes an excellent revision tool for students.
A series of lessons which focus on homeostasis and muscles.
Students will study
the structure of skeletal muscle
Fast and slow twitch muscle fibres
The sliding filament theory
The role of actin, myosin and ATP
The myogenic nature of the heart
ECGs
Homeostasis and negative feedback
Control of heart and breathing rate
A series of complete lessons covering the syllabus content for the IAL Biology topic 8B.
This includes the structure and function of the mammalian nervous system.
The structure of the spinal cord and brain.
The peripheral nervous system
How we investigate the structure and functions of the brain
The effect of drugs on synapses
Chemical control in plants
Phytochrome and seed germination/flowering
I have tried to include various methods for both independent and group learning. There are also short assessment questions to check understanding.
Photosynthesis Topic with complete PowerPoint lessons and worksheets including lab activities. Each lesson involves a range of activities to promote interest and learning of the material.
The content covers the following points:
The word equation and the balanced chemical symbol equation for photosynthesis
Understand how varying carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis
Describe the structure of the leaf and explain how it is adapted for photosynthesis
Understand that plants require mineral ions for growth, and that magnesium ions are needed for chlorophyll and nitrate ions are needed for amino acids
Practical: investigate photosynthesis, showing the evolution of oxygen from a water plant, the production of starch and the requirements of light, carbon dioxide and chlorophyll
A revision plan for students studying the Edexcel Biology Unit 4 module.
The timetable can be edited to change the dates. Currently it is for the upcoming January 2023 exams. The timetable covers 9 weeks of intensive revision.
Included in the pack is a detailed day to day revision plan to guide students through their revision. Also included are exam questions (with mark scheme) per topic area and worksheets.
This has been a great resource for weaker students to help plan their revision and ensure they cover the content.
Focused questions for the article in June 2023 (unit 5).
There are over 7 pages of questions which includes a mark scheme.
Topic questions include:
Bacterial growth
Coordination of the nervous system
Control of heart rate
Protein synthesis and transport
Transciption factors
Immune Response
Inflammation
Brain function and scans
Epigenetic Factors
Microarray, PCR and Gel electrophoresis
The questions help support revision of many topics found throughout the A level course.
IAL Edexcel Topic 8A
Included in this chapter:
The structure and function of the mammalian nervous system
Nervous transmission
Resting and action potential
Myelinated neurones and saltatory conduction
Synapses
Effects of drugs on synapse
The detection of light
Habituation
Included in this selection of powerpoints are videos, exam questions plus tasks throughout the lesson to generate discussion and independent learning.
A complete topic including 8 full lesson powerpoints and 7 worksheets.
Each lesson includes bell ringer activities (starter activities) and plenary activities plus lots of retrieval practice. Each lesson takes approximately 50 - 60 minutes. The PowerPoint can be modified to suit your lesson. There is also a recommend practical activity that involves an eye dissection (worksheet included). There are also many exam-style questions to ensure students understand the material.
I have included a range of different resources and tasks including pair and individual work.
Students should be able to complete the following after the lessons:
Describe the geotropic and phototropic responses of roots and stems and understand the role of auxin in the phototropic response of stems.
State that the central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord andis linked to sense organs by nerves.
Understand that stimulation of receptors in the sense organs sends electrical impulses along nerves into and out of the central nervous system, resulting in rapid responses
Understand the role of neurotransmitters at synapses
Understand the role of neurotransmitters at synapses
Describe the structure and functioning of a simple reflex arc illustrated by the withdrawal of a finger from a hot object
Describe the structure and function of the eye as a receptor
Understand the function of the eye in focusing on near and distant objects, and in responding to changes in light intensity
Describe the role of the skin in temperature regulation, with reference to sweating, vasoconstriction and vasodilation
8 lessons with powerpoints and worksheets covering the topic Gas Exchange in both plants and humans. This covers:
The breathing system of humans including diagrams of the system to label
Gas exchange and the alveolus. Students discover how alveoli are adapted to gas echange.
Ventilation
Core practical - breathing rate and exercise
Smoking and how the lungs are damaged
Gas exchange in the leaf
Gas exchange mission - students are given access to the powerpoint to complete a spy mission linked to gas exchange (optional lesson)
Core practical - investigating the effect of light on photosynthesis/respiration
Each lesson contains a series of tasks to aid students learning including videos, discussion, labelling diagrams and exam questions.