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 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 A2.3 Viruses in the new IB Biology specification for HL
This Powerpoint consists of 34 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
Updated November 2024
The following content is included:
A2.3.1: Structural features common to viruses
A2.3.2: Diversity of structures in viruses.
A2.3.3: Lytic cycle of a virus
A2.3.4: Lysogenic cycle of a virus
A2.3.5: Evidence for several origins of viruses from other organisms
A2.3.6: Rapid evolution in viruses
This resource is perfect for teaching meiosis and mitosis to a year 10/11 class studying GCSE or iGCSe biology. The lesson contains:
Starter tasks
Recap tasks
All key information for explaining mitosis and meiosis
Differeneces between the two forms of cell division.
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 A2.2 Cell Structure in the new IB Biology specification for both HL and SL.
This Powerpoint consists of 114 slides and contains the followings:
All the information (both SL and HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student questions with answers
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
Updated November 2024
The following content is included:
A2.2.1: cells as the basic structural unit of life.
A2.2.2: Microscopy skills
A2.2.3: Development of microscopes
A2.2.4: Structures which are common to cells in all living things
A2.2.5: Structure of prokaryotic cells
A2.2.6: Eukaryotic cell structure
A2.2.7: Processes of life in unicellular organisms
A2.2.8: Differences in eukaryotic cell structure between animal, fungi and plants
A2.2.9: Atypical structures in eukaryotes
A2.2.10: Cell types and structures viewed in light and electron microscopes
A2.2.11: Drawing and annotating based on electron micrographs.
A2.2.12: Origin of eukaryotic cells by endosymbiosis
A2.2.13: Cell differentiation as the process for developing specialised tissues in organisms
Note: Please review and provide feedback
The lesson is the perfect introduction to smoking for a mixed ability class. The lesson contains:
Starter tasks
Research tasks on smoking when pregnant and effects of smoking
Engaging tasks
Plenary task
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 mixed ability class studying GCSE Health and disease. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers, exam style questions and research tasks. The following content is covered:
Engaging starter with videos
Student research tasks
Notes on the different types of disease
Data analysis
Mental health (not part of the syllabus but engaging)
Exam style questions
Plenary tasks
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 A2.1 Origins of cells in the new IB Biology specification for HL only.
This Powerpoint consists of 40 slides and contains the followings:
All the information (both SL and HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student questions with answers
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
Updated November 2024
The following content is included:
• A2.1.1: Conditions on early Earth and the formation of prebiotic Carbon.
•A2.1.2: Cells as the smallest units of self sustaining life
•A2.1.3: Challenge explaining the spontaneous origin of cells.
•A2.1.4: Evidence for the origin of carbon compounds
•A2.1.5: Spontaneous formation of vesicles by the coalescences of fatty acids to form spherical bilayers
•A2.1.6: RNA as a presumed first genetic material
•A2.1.7: Evidence for a last common ancestor
•A2.1.8: Approaches used to estimate the dates of first living cells under the last universal common ancestor.
•A2.1.9: Evidence for the evolution of the last common ancestor in the vicinity of hydrothermal vents.
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE Stem cells. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers, exam style questions and research tasks. The following content is covered:
Engaging starter with videos
Student research tasks
Notes on the different types of stem cells
Therapeutic cloning
Use of stem cells to cure blindness
Ethics of stem cells
Stem cells in plants
Exam style questions
Plenary tasks
This bundle contains all the resources you need to teach A1 Biology (water and nucleic acids) 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
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 A1.2 nucleic acids in the new IB Biology specification for both HL and SL.
This Powerpoint consists of 63 slides and contains the followings:
All the information (both SL and HL) the IB have included in the new spec.
Exam tips
Clear diagrams
Videos
Student questions with answers
Clearly identified HL and SL content
Student checklist
The following content is included:
A1.2.1: DNA is the universal genetic material of all living organisms.
A1.2.1: The structure of a nucleotide
A1.2.3: Sugar-phosphate backbone/bonding of DNA and RNA
A1.2.4: Bases in DNA and RNA
A1.2.5: RNA as a polymer of nucleotides formed by condensation reactions.
A1.2.6: Structure of the DNA double helix
A1.2.7: Differences between DNA and RNA
A1.2.8: Importance of complementary base pairing
A1.2.9: Limitless capacity of DNA to store genetic information
A1.2.10: Conservation of the genetic code (evidence for common ancestry)
A1.2.11: Directionality of DNA and RNA (HL only)
A1.2.12: Purine to Pyrimidine base pairing (HL only)
A1.2.13: Structure of the nucleosome (HL only)
A1.2.14: Hershey-Chase experiment: Evidence of DNA as a genetic material (HL only)
A1.2.15: Chargaff´s rule: relative amounts of purine´s and pyrimidine´s (HL only)
The lesson is the perfect introduction to moments for a mixed ability class. The lesson contains:
Starter tasks
Explanation of moments
Formula for moments explained
Calculations worsheet
Practical guidance and student worksheet
Levers
Exam style questions
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 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 bundle consists of 9 fully resourced lessons for GCSE Biology which contain starter tasks, student activities, exam style questions, all key information in a student friendly manner. The following lessons are included:
Animal and plant cells
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Specialised cells
Microscopy (incl practical)
Diffusion
Osmosis (incl practical)
Active transport
Stem cells
Mitosis
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE Mitosis. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge and student tasks with answers. The following content is covered:
Starter tasks
Recap of key information relating to genetics
Why do cells divide?
Different stages of mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase)
Identify the stages of mitosis from microscope images
Student independent task
Plenary task
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE Stem cells. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers, exam style questions and research tasks. The following content is covered:
Engaging starter with videos
Student research tasks
Notes on the different types of stem cells
Therapeutic cloning
Use of stem cells to cure blindness
Ethics of stem cells
Stem cells in plants
Exam style questions
Plenary tasks
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE Active transport. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers and exam style questions. The following content is covered:
Starter tasks
Explanation of active transport with clear diagrams
Student task (they create a diagram of active transport)
Examples of active transport in plants and other mammals
Comparison of active transport with diffusion and osmosis
Exam style questions
Plenary task with answers
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE Osmosis. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers, exam style questions and practical tasks. The following content is covered:
Explanation of osmosis
Comparison of osmosis with diffusion
How osmosis affects plants and animals cells
Practical method on how Osmosis affects plant cells
Exam questions
Plenary
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE diffusion. The lesson contains a starter tasks, student tasks with answers and exam style questions. The following content is covered:
Starter task
Key definitions with diagrams
Factors affecting rate of diffusion
Importance of diffusion in living organisms
Exam questions
Plenary tasks
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE Microscopy. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers, exam style questions and calculation tasks. The following content is covered:
Starter task
Parts of a microscope
How to prepare a slide?
Practical method
Scientific drawings
Calculating magnification (booklet)
Plenary tasks
This resource is perfect for a Year 9/10 class studying GCSE specialised cells. The lesson contains a starter tasks, recap on prior knowledge, student tasks with answers, research task and plenary. The following content is covered:
Starter tasks
Definition for specilisation
Student worksheet
Factsheets for red blood cells, nerve cells, egg and sperm, cililated epithelium, palisade cell, root hair cell, xylem, pholem and muscle cell
Plenary tasks