PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on pyramids of biomass and biomass transfer for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Why food chains are short -Loss of biomass between trophic levels -Loss of energy between trophic levels -Pyramids of biomass and pyramids of numbers -Calculating biomass loss between levels -Calculating efficiency of biomass transfer between levels -Drawing pyramids of biomass to scale Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Biomass Lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857063

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on fossils and classification for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Evolution. (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12557498) Next topic Speciation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12635041 Content Covered: -Linnaean classification system -Changes in the classification system over time -The three domain system -How fossils form -The origin of life theories -The binomial system -How to use evolutionary trees Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on decay and biogas for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Decomposers and scavengers -Fertiliser production -Rate of decay -The effect of water availability, temperature, oxygen availability and decay organisms on rate of decomposition -Examples of biomes and their impact on decomposition -Aerobic and anaerobic decay -Methane as a biofuel -Generators (aka fermenters or digestors) -Batch biogas generators and continuous biogas generators -Inlets and outlets Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on biotechnology for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Food Security and Farming (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648627) Content Covered: -Genetically engineering bacteria to produce human insulin -Genetically engineering crops -Producing meat substitutes from fungi (mycoprotein) Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Biotechnology lesson GCSE biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857082

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Digestion. … Learning Objectives Name 6 parts of the digestive system Explain the role of the mouth, stomach and intestines in digesting food State how the nutrients are carried around the body … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence. Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Group reading SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Types of Teeth. … Note: Looking After Teeth will be a free separate lesson … Learning Objectives Explain the role of molars, canines and incisors Describe the two sets of teeth that humans get in our lifetimes Explain why carnivores and herbivores have different teeth … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) Group reading SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Heart and Circulation … Learning Objectives Identify parts of the circulatory system Explain the role of the circulatory system in the body Describe the different types of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) in the body … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Group reading SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Muscles and Joints … Learning Objectives State the purpose of ligaments and tendons Explain how muscles work in pairs Describe how muscles pull on bones to allow movement around joints … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Group reading SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on the Skeleton … Learning Objectives Describe parts of the skeleton Explain how the skeleton protects your body, supports your body and allows your body to move Name some of the bones in the human skeleton … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Revision Tools for Groups and Life Cycles. The content can be split over two lessons. For a single lesson we suggest selecting two or three teach-check-practice cycles to focus on. … Content Covered Classifying living things Vertebrates and invertebrates Mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians Flowering and non-flowering plants Using keys to identify organisms Protecting the environment Life cycles of plants and animals … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Group reading to review vocabulary (focusing on words which will come up in multiple science topics like organisms, features and classification) Classification Overview Vertebrates (reteach-check-practice cycle 1) Invertebrates (cycle 2) Flowering and non-flowering plants (cycle 3) Using Keys (cycle 4) Protecting the Environment (cycle 5) Life cycles (cycle 6) Revision practice sheet Revision challenge sheet English link (find the adjectives, creative writing, group reading) Math link (calculations on the topic’s theme) Opportunities to develop vocabulary, literacy and oracy SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. Challenge questions are included for high ability students.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Animal Life Cycles … Learning Objectives Recap sexual reproduction using flowers Explain what is meant by asexual reproduction Give examples of asexual reproduction … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Recap of flower structure and pollination Group reading (literacy) Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next lesson Revision: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13106379 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable. This lesson assumes that parts of a flower, pollination and seed dispersal have already been covered. However there is lots of scaffolding for any students who were absent or have forgotten the details.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Animal Life Cycles … Learning Objectives Explain what is meant by sexual reproduction Describe some examples of animal life cycles Practice using key vocabulary and concepts from earlier topics such as mammal, vertebrate and fertilisation … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Group reading (literacy) Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Self-assessment answer slides Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next lesson Plant Life Cycles: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13104796 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Grouping Plants … Learning Objectives Describe the difference between flowering and non-flowering plants Explain the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees Practice using keys to identify plants … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Group reading (literacy) Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next lesson Protecting the Environment https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13102635 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This lesson assumes that students have already covered how to use keys and pollination, however, prompts and scaffolding are given to refresh memory and allow students who were absent to participate.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Pollination and Fertilisation. … Learning Objectives Describe the difference between pollination and fertilisation Explain what happens during pollination Compare insect and wind pollination … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next lesson Seeds https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13084573 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Vertebrates … Learning Objectives List the five groups of vertebrates (mammal, fish, bird, reptile and amphibian) Describe the features of the five groups Decide which group example organisms belong to … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Group reading (literacy) Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next lesson Using Keys: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13093574 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Using Keys … Learning Objectives Use keys to identify organisms from their features Use branched keys Practice using science vocabulary linked to living things … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Group reading (literacy) Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next lesson Invertebrates: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13094162 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Revision Tools for Plants. The content can be split over two lessons. For a single lesson we suggest selecting two or three teach-check-practice cycles to focus on. … Content Covered Parts of a plant Plant growth Water transport in plants Flower structure Pollination and fertilisation Seed dispersal … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Group reading to review vocabulary (focusing on words which will come up in multiple science topics like produce, reproduction and organ) Plants and Growth (reteach-check-practice cycle 1) Flower Parts (cycle 2) Pollination (cycle 3) Fertilisation (cycle 4) Seed dispersal (cycle 5) Plant revision practice sheet Plant revision challenge sheet English link (find the verbs, creative writing, group reading) Math link (calculations on the topic’s theme) Opportunities to develop vocabulary, literacy and oracy SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. Challenge questions are included for high ability students.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Seeds. … Learning Objectives Describe what happens to a flower after pollination and fertilisation Explain why plants need to disperse their seeds Compare three different methods of seed dispersal … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Group reading (literacy) Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.

Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Water Transport in Plants. … Learning Objectives Describe the journey water takes up the plant Describe an experiment to show that water travels up the plant Predict what will happen if parts of the method change … Lesson Includes Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) Warm-up activity Introduction to the keywords Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books Opportunities for assessment for learning Challenge extension work for higher ability students Worksheet (optional) Challenge worksheet (optional) SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. … Next Lesson Flowers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13083314 … This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the development of a fetus. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the structures found in the uterus during pregnancy and explain what happens during gestation and birth. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: reproduction, egg cell, sperm cell and urethra) -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Putting the stages of labour into order -Recall questions for the unit so far -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson The Menstrual Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12977268 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo