PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on microscopy for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource covers the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. There is a free accompanying resource covering the onion cell microscopy practical: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/microscopy-practical-onion-cells-12329755 Content Covered: Light microscopes Electron microscopes Resolution vs magnification Calculations Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Microscopy lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829559

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on plant diseases and defences for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Related topic Photosynthesis: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12359219 Content Covered: Symptoms of plant diseases Diagnosing plant diseases Barrier, mechanical and chemical defences Mineral deficiencies Pests Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. New! Lessons on Plant Disease for GCSE Biology Plant disease and defences: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949241 Revision lesson topics 1-4 Rose black Spot Case Study: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12953529

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cloning 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 Genetic Engineering: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12633773 Content Covered: -Revision of meristems and therapeutic cloning from previous topics -Tissue culture cloning -Cuttings -Artificial twinning -Cloning adult animals -Bioethics of cloning 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

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on plant and animal cells. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the parts of a cell and what they do and to explain the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells. 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 lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, cell wall, vacuole and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion task -Numeracy task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Specialised Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650570 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the movement of substances by diffusion. In this lesson students will learn how to describe what diffusion is and to give some examples of substances which diffuse in and out of cells. 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 -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: glucose, oxygen, respiration, diffusion and concentration) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Draw and label -Putting the steps in order to describe a process -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Unicellular Organisms https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650811 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of organisation. 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 organisation) -Group reading -Keywords task -Task boxes -Note taking slide -Handout sheet -Ordering the steps task -Next lesson topic revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653808 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on friction and drag forces. In this lesson students will learn about friction and drag forces, how they can be used and how they can be reduced. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: friction, drag force, lubrication, streamlined, air resistance and water resistance) -Task boxes -Numeracy task (data) -Comprehension Questions -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet -Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson non-contact forces https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12712795 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the night sky. In this introductory lesson to space students will learn how to describe the difference between natural and artificial satellites, describe comets, meteors and asteroids and describe the structure of the universe. This lesson also includes optional revision of weight calculations in different gravitational field strengths. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: satellite, galaxy, universe, comet, meteor and asteroid) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Solar System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755068 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on leaves. In this lesson students will describe the structure of a leaf, explain why stomata are found at the bottom and why photosynthesis mainly happens at the top and suggest reasons for adaptations in different leaves. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (adaptation, chlorophyll, surface area and pigment) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Handout sheet task -Note taking extension on xylem and phloem -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Plant Minerals https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765305 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chemosynthesis. In this lesson students will learn about the similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis and discuss where chemosynthetic organisms can be found and why. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: chemosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic, mutualistic, hydrothermal vent and deep sea vent) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766139 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on variation. In this lesson students will state what causes variation and give examples. They will learn about the difference between inherited and environmental variation. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: variation, characteristics, environmental variation, inherited variation and species) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Continuous and Discontinuous variation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12981312 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on solutions. In this lesson students will explain what a saturated solution is, discuss some of the factors affecting solubility and compare solubility data. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: soluble, insoluble, solubility, concentration and saturated) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Numeracy task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Filtration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982395 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on mixtures. In this lesson students will explain the difference between a pure substance and a mixture, describe particle arrangements in mixtures and understand how heating curves can be used to identify pure substances, 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: compound, mixture, substance, pure and impure) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Refresher reading for heating curves -Identifying pure substances task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Solutions https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12786187 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on acids and water. In this lesson students will compare how different metals react with water and make predictions about reactions using the reactivity series. 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 -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Discussion exercise -Metal and water reaction practice -Metal reactions with water, oxygen and acid practice -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Metal Displacement Reactions https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791439 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on deforestation, land use and protecting ecosystems for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Uses for land -Deforestation meaning -Loss of biodiversity from deforestation and draining peat bogs -Release of carbon from deforestation and draining peat bogs -Habitat protection -Waste reduction -Preventing global warming -Breeding programmes -Economic cost of protecting biodiversity -Biodiversity and food security Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Deforestation and land use lesson GCSE biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12856543

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Energy Resources. In this lesson pupils will learn about generating power. They will explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources with examples and describe how energy is generated in a power station. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: fossil fuel, renewable, non-renewable, turbine and generator) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -True or False -Note taking exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Energy and Power https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12983001 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Mutation. In this lesson, students will describe what mutation is, explain how mutation can lead to disease and describe the different types of mutations (insertion, addition and substitution). Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Comprehension questions Discussion Exercise Handout exercise Order the steps Long-answer questions Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, however it does require the basic structure of DNA to have been taught first (see DNA and protein synthesis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13041785) Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Evolution. In this lesson, students will describe the process of evolution by natural selection, explain the evidence for evolution and discuss why Charles Darwin’s work was controversial. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity What are these characteristics for? Group reading (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: fittest, phenotypic variation, genotypic variation, evolution and adaptation) Task boxes Order the steps to show Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.