I have been teaching for 10 years both as a Biology/Chemistry/Pychology teacher and as a Head of department. I have experience teaching in both international schools and state comprehensives.
I have been teaching for 10 years both as a Biology/Chemistry/Pychology teacher and as a Head of department. I have experience teaching in both international schools and state comprehensives.
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach B2 as part of the new IB specification:
Membranes and transport, Organelles and compartmentalisation Cell specialisation
This bundle contains:
Over 160 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the B2.3 Cell specialisation in the new IB Biology specification.
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This Powerpoint consists of 45 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
Summary
Updated November 2024
The following content is included:
B2.3.1: Explain how unspecialised cells form following fertilisation and how gradients impact gene expression for further development of the embryo.
B2.3.2: Outline the properties of stem cells and their different capabilities to become different cell types.
B2.3.3: Explain the function of stem cell niches and be able to describe bone marrow and hair follicles as examples of these.
B2.3.4: Describe the size differences in various human cells.
B2.3.5: Discuss the relationship between cells size and surface area in terms of the movement of material across a cell.
B2.3.6: Identify and describe cell types that increase surface area-to-volume ratios
B2.3.7: Describe specific adaptations that cells in the lung, heart, muscle and gonads have undergone to perform their functions.
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the B2.2 Organelles and compartmentalisation in the new IB Biology specification.
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This Powerpoint consists of 49 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
Summary
The following content is included:
B2.2.1:State, with examples, that organelles are structures that are separate subunit of cells and perform a specific function.
B2.2.2:Explain the advantages, using phagocytic vacuoles and lysosomes as examples, of the compartmentalisation of cytoplasm.
B2.2.3: Explain the advantage of the separation of the nucleus and the cytoplasm in regard to protein synthesis.
B2.2.4: Explain, using an annotated diagram, how the structure of the mitochondrion aids in the production of ATP.
B2.2.5: Explain, using an annotated diagram, how the structure of the chloroplast aids in photosynthesis.
B2.2.6: Describe the functional advantages of the double membrane around the nucleus in protein synthesis and cell division.
B2.2.7: Describe the different roles of bound and free ribosomes.
B2.2.8: Outline the function of the Golgi apparatus in the processing and transport of proteins.
B2.2.9: Describe the role of vesicles in cells and the role of clathrin in the formation of vesicles.
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the Working memory model in the cognitive approach unit IB Psychology specification.
This Powerpoint contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Student worksheet which accompanies the lesson
The following content is included:
Difference between Multi-store model and the working memory model
Explanation of all key aspects of the working memory model (WMM)
Explanation of the episodic buffer
A number of practical tasks which provide evidence for the WMM
Evaluation of the WMM
Student workbook which accomanies lessons
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the B2.1 Membranes and membrane transport in the new IB Biology specification.
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This Powerpoint consists of 62 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
Summary
updated November 2024
The following content is included:
B2.1: Describe the formation of sheet-like bilayers in water by amphipathic lipids.
B2.2: Explain the reasons behind the selective permeability of the lipid bilayer.
B2.3: Discuss the movement of molecules by diffusion across the lipid bilayer.
B2.4: Identify integral and peripheral proteins.
B2.5: Discuss the role of aquaporins in transporting water.
B2.6: Describe the structure and role of channel proteins.
B2.7: Explain the importance of pump proteins in active transport.
B2.8: Explain the role of facilitated diffusion and active transport in the selective permeability of membranes.
B2.9Describe glycoproteins and glycolipids with respect to their structure and function.
B2.10: Draw the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure.
B2.11:Describe the role of lipids in membrane fluidity.
B2:12: Discuss the role of cholesterol in membrane fluidity.
B2.13: Differentiate between exocytosis and endocytosis.
B2.14: Describe the role of gated channels.
B2.15: Explain the mechanisms of direct active and indirect active transport.
B2.16: State the role of cell-adhesion molecules.
B2.17: Identify the different types of cell junctions.
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the Multi-model of memory in the cognitive approach unit IB Psychology specification.
This Powerpoint contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Student worksheet which accompanies the lesson
The following content is included:
What makes a good model?
Multi-store model of memory explained
Student experiment explaining serial positioning effect
Evidence for and against the multi-store model
Summary of topic
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the Introduction to memory in the cognitive approach unit IB Psychology specification.
This Powerpoint consists of 40 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
The following content is included:
Stages of memory (sensory, short-term and long-term)
Short-term memory
Memory processing (encoding, storage and retrieval)
Introduction to schemas
Types of long-term memory (implicit and explicit)
Why we forget?
Anterograde and retrograde amnesia
Construction and reconstruction of memory
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach B1 (Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins) as part of the new IB specification. This bundle contains:
Over 150 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the B1.2 Proteins in the new IB Biology specification.
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This Powerpoint consists of 55 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Updated November 2024
The following content is included:
B1.2.1: Generalised structure of an amino acid.
B1.2.2: Condensation reactions produce dipeptides and longer polypeptides.
B1.2.3: Dietary requirements of amino acids
B1.2.4: Infinite possible variety of polypeptide chains
B1.2.5: Effects of pH and temperature on proteins structure.
B1.2.6: chemical diversity in the R-groups of amino acids is the basis for the immense diversity in protein structures (HL only)
B1.2.7: Impact of the primary structure on the conformation of proteins (HL only)
B1.2.8: Pleating and coiling of secondary structure of proteins (HL only)
B1.2.9: Dependence of tertiary structure on hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, disulphide covalent bonds and hydrophobic interactions (HL only)
B1.2.10: Effects of polar and non-polar amino acids on the tertiary structure (HL only)
B1.2.11: Quaternary structure of conjugated and non-conjugated proteins (HL only
B1.2.12: Relationships of form and function for globular and fibrous proteins (HL only)
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This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the A1.1 water in the new IB Biology specification for both HL and SL.
This Powerpoint consists of 43 slides and contains the following:
Starter task
All information is clearly presented
Student tasks with answers
All key terms
Notes for students
Exam style questions with answers
Student checklist (great for revision at the end of the unit)
The following content is covered:
A1.1: Water as a medium of life
A1.2: Hydrogen bonds are a consequence of polar covalent bonds within a water molecule.
A1.3: Cohesion of water molecules due to hydrogen bonds and the consequences for organisms
A1.4: Adhesion of water molecules to polar or charged materials and the impact for organisms.
A1.5: Solvent properties of water linked to its role as a medium for metabolism and transport in plants and animals
A1.6: Physical properties of water and the consequences for animals in aquatic habitats.
A1.7: Extraplanetary origins of water on Earth and reasons for it´s retention (HL ONLY)
A1.8: Relationship between the search for extra-terrestrial life and the presence of water (HL ONLY)
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the A3.2 Classification and cladistics in the new IB Biology specification (HL only)
This Powerpoint consists of 50 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
The following content is included:
A3.2.1: Explain why a classification system is needed. (HL only)
A3.2.2: Describe difficulties with the traditional hierarchy of taxa. (HL only)
A3.2.3: Describe the advantages of basing classification on evolutionary relationships. (HL only)
A3.2.4: Define a clade. (HL only)
A3.2.5: Explain how the gradual accumulation of sequence changes can be used to determine the time since a common ancestor diverged into extant species (HL only)
A3.2.6: Describe how base or amino acid sequences can be used in the construction of cladograms. (HL only)
A3.2.7: Deduce evolutionary relationships from cladograms. (HL only)
A3.2.8: Describe how cladistics can be used to assess whether classifications correspond to evolutionary relationships. (HL only)
A3.2.9: Describe how the analysis of rRNA base sequences led to the introduction of the domain taxa. (HL only)
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach A4 (Evolutions and speciation and Ecosystems) as part of the new IB specification. This bundle contains:
Over 100 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach A1 (Water and nucleic acids) and A2 (Origins of cells, cell structure and viruses), A3 (Diversity and classification) and A4 (Ecosystems and conservation) as part of the new IB specification. This bundle contains:
Over 600 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Now includes end of unit assessments for each unit assessments
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the A4.2 Ecosystems in the new IB Biology specification
This Powerpoint consists of 51 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL and SL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
The following content is included:
A4.2.1: Identify the levels of biodiversity – ecosystem diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity.
A4.2.2: Compare the current number of species and past levels of biodiversity.
A4.2.3: Describe the causes of anthropogenic species extinction.
A4.2.4: Analyse case studies to understand the range of causes of extinction.
A4.2.5: Describe the causes of ecosystem loss.
A4.2.6: Analyse case studies to understand the range of causes of ecosystem loss.
A4.2.7: Analyse evidence for a biodiversity crisis from different sources.
A4.2.8: Describe the causes of the current biodiversity crisis.
A4.2.9: Describe different ways to conserve biodiversity.
A4.2.10: Know the mechanism of conservation prioritisation.
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the A4.1 Evolution and speciation in the new IB Biology specification
This Powerpoint consists of 56 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL and SL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
The following content is included:
A4.1.1: Evolution as change in heritable characteristics of a population.
A4.1.2-5: Evidence for evolution
A4.1.5-7: Speciation
A4.1.8: Types of speciation: allopatric vs sympatric (HL only)
A4.1.9-10: Adaptive radiation and barriers to hybridisation (HL only).
A4.1.11: Hybridisation and polypoid in speciation (HL only)
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach A3 (diversity or organisms and Classification and cladistics) as part of the new IB specification. This bundle contains:
Over 150 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach Theme/Unit B1.1 Carbohydrates and Lipids in the new IB Biology specification.
This Powerpoint consists of 99 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Updated November 2024
The following content is included:
B1.1.1: Chemical properties of Carbon atoms allowing for the formation of diverse compounds upon which life is based.
B1.1.2: Production of macromolecules by condensation reactions which link monomers to form polymers.
B1.1.3: Digestion of polymers into monomers via hydrolysis reactions.
B1.1.4: Form and function of monosaccharides.
B1.1.5: Polysaccharides as a energy storage compound.
B1.1.6: Structure of cellulose related to its function in plants.
B1.1.7: Role of glycoproteins in cell recognition
B1.1.8: Hydrophobic properties of water.
B1.1.9: Formation of triglycerides and phospholipids by condensation reactions.
B1.1.10: difference between saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
B1.1.11: Triglycerides in adipose tissue as a storage of energy and insulation.
B1.1.12: Formation of the phospholipid bilayer due to the hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions of phospholipids
B1.1.13: The ability of steroid hormones to pass through phospholipid bilayers.
This lesson can be purchased as part of the IB Complete course bundle (first exams 2025) at a heavily discounted price, formed of 40 fully resourced lessons, end of topic exams and student checklists. It can be found here
This PowerPoint contains everything you need to teach the A3.1 Diversity of Organisms in the new IB Biology specification.
This Powerpoint consists of 93 slides and contains the followings:
All the information ( HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student research tasks
Clearly identified HL and SL content
The following content is included:
A3.1.1: variation between organisms as a defining feature of life.
A3.1.2: Species as groups of organisms with shared traits.
A3.1.3: Binominal system for naming organisms
A3.1.4: Biological species concept
A3.1.5: Difficulties distinguishing between populations and species due to divergence and non-interbreeding populations during speciation.
A3.1.6: Diversity in chromosome numbers of plant and animal species.
A3.1.7: Karyotyping and karyograms
A3.1.8: Unity and diversity of genomes between species.
A3.1.8: Diversity of eukaryotic genomes
A3.1.10: Comparison of genome sizes
A3.1.11: Current and potential future uses of whole genomic sequencing.
A3.1.12: Difficulties applying the biological species concept to asexually reproducing species and to bacteria that have horizontal gene transfer (HL only).
A3.1.13: Chromosome number as a shared trait within a a species.
A3.1.14: Engagement with local plant or animal species to develop dichotomous keys.
A3.1.15: Identification of species from environmental DNA in a habitat using barcodes.
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach A1 (Water and nucleic acids) and A2 Biology (Origins of cells, cell structure and viruses) as part of the new IB specification. This bundle contains:
Over 300 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach A2 Biology (Origins of cells, cell structure and viruses) as part of the new IB specification. This bundle contains:
Over 180 slides which cover all the content stipulated by the IB.
Student questions with answers
Checklist
Clear diagrams
Reserch tasks
Quesitons and answers
This is ready to teach as soon as you download it!!