Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Vaccination. This lesson follows on from Immunity (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945455). In this lesson pupils will build on what they have learned about the immune system to explain how vaccination works. They will then discuss the pros and cons of vaccination. 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 (literacy) -Keywords (immunity, vaccine, antibodies, antigens and MMR vaccine) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Long answer questions -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Drugs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/immunity-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12347551

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on medicinal Drugs. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between drugs which target symptoms and drugs which cure the underlying problem. They will describe the problem of antibiotic resistance and the steps involved in drug development. 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 (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercises -Comprehension questions -Clinical trials walk through -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Monoclonal Antibodies https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949047 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/drugs-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12972452

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on Pathogens. In this lesson pupils will state what a pathogen is, explain the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases and describe some different types of pathogen. 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 (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: communicable disease, pathogen, hyphae and toxins) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Spread of and Prevention https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12922886 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/communicable-disease-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12346614

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on Communicable Disease Control. In this lesson pupils will describe how pathogens spread from one organism to another and give some examples of ways we can prevent pathogens from spreading. 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 (literacy) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Communicable Disease Examples https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12943788 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/communicable-disease-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12346614

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on the Immune System. In this lesson pupils will describe some of the physical defences which stop pathogens from entering our bodies, explain the role of white blood cells in fighting pathogens and define antibodies, antigens and antitoxins. 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 (literacy) -Keywords (antimicrobial, mucus, cilia, engulf and phagocytosis) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Vaccination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945573 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/immunity-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12347551

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on Communicable Disease Examples. Third of three lessons on communicable disease (click here for Types of Pathogens https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12910846 and here for Spread and Prevention https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12922886). In this lesson pupils will describe the symptoms of the examples of communicable diseases for this course, state which pathogens cause them and discuss how they are passed on and how they can be controlled. 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 (literacy) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Immune System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945455 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/communicable-disease-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12346614

This supplementary resource is designed to support independent study, homework projects and revision. A full lesson on Metabolism is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/metabolism-lesson-gcse-biology-12954344 PowerPoint presentation on metabolism and homeostasis 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. Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Blood Glucose and Diabetes. In this lesson pupils will describe how blood glucose is controlled, explain the difference between type I diabetes and type II diabetes and describe how diabetes can be managed. 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 (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: diabetes, insulin, glucagon, glycogen and pancreas) Task boxes Order the steps Discussion exercise Handout sheet task Comprehension and recall questions Numeracy task Linking 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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson The Kidneys https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13034532 A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/blood-glucose-and-diabetes-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12363397

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Menstrual Cycle. In this lesson, students will describe the stages of the menstrual cycle and how it is controlled by four main hormones. Pupils will then explain how LH, FSH, oestrogen and progesteron interact with each other. 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 Stage Matching Task boxes Handout sheet task Comprehension questions Exam style 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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Controlling Fertility https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13038611 A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/menstrual-cycle-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12366008

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Kidneys. In this lesson pupils will describe the role of the kidneys in cleaning the blood, explain how hormones control the function of the kidneys and state the different types of treatment for kidney failure. 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. Note: this lesson does not discuss in detail how the two treatment methods work- this will be covered in a separate lesson. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Discussion exercise Handout sheet task Group reading (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: urine, urea, excretion, filter and anti-diuretic hormone ADH) Task boxes Order the steps Comprehension 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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Kidney Failure Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13036969 A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kidneys-and-dialysis-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12364592

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Asexual Reproduction. In this lesson, students will state what asexual reproduction is and give examples of organisms which use this method. They will then compare asexual and sexual reproduction and give advantages of each method. 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 Sorting task (sexual or asexual?) Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet exercise 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, The last task assumes that students have already covered mitosis. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reproduction-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12376794

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on X and Y Chromosomes. In this lesson, students will discuss the pros and cons of embryo screening, use genetic diagrams to calculate the odds of inheriting conditions from dominant and recessive alleles and read family trees to show how characteristics are inherited. 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 polydactyly (dominant) Comprehension questions cystic fibrosis (recessive) Discussion exercise Handout sheet task with extension 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. It does assume that students have some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). For the extension to the handout task they will need to have some understanding of drug development (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inherited-disorders-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12405728

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Antibiotic Resistance. In this lesson, students will describe how antibiotic resistant bacterial strains arise, explain why antibiotic resistance is becoming more common and revise how to test for antibiotic resistance by culturing microorganisms. 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 (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, strain and superbugs) Task boxes Order the steps 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. A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/antibiotic-resistance-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12974541

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Protecting Ecosystems. In this lesson pupils will list some ways that we can protect ecosystems and discuss the pros and cons of conservation methids. 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 (literacy) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Matching task -Handout sheet task -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Deforestation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12856543 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/deforestation-and-conservation-gcse-biology-aqa-12974751

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Reflexes. In this lesson pupils will describe reflex arcs, explain why reflexes are useful and give some examples of reflex arcs. 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 (literacy) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Identification task (Is it a Reflex?) -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Brain https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12994716 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nervous-system-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12361294

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Reaction Time Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will learn a method for measuring reaction time, explain the different variables in this experiment and interpret data from the experiment. 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 (literacy) -Order the steps -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Global Warming. In this lesson pupils will state the major greenhouse gases and where they come from, explain why greenhouse gases cause climate change and describe the effects of climate change. 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 (literacy) -Discussion exercise -Task boxes -Order the steps -Comprehension questions -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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Protecting Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983978 -A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/global-warming-gcse-biology-aqa-12974570

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Fertility. In this lesson, students will describe which hormones can be used to control fertility and describe other contraceptive methods. They will also explain how fertility can be increased using hormones and reproductive technologies like IVF and ICSI. 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 Keywords (vocabulary: contraception, mucus, spermicide, abstinence and sterilisation) Task boxes Handout sheet task Comprehension questions Discussion exercise Order the steps Recall questions Discussion notes 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. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Adrenaline and Thyroxine https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13039042 Supplementary resources designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects are available for Contraception https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/contraception-supplementary-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12366000 and for Infertility Treatment https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/infertility-treatment-supplementary-slides-gcse-biology-aqa-12974229

Are you a big old scrooge who likes to keep them working right up to the end of term? Me too! Complete Christmas themed revision lesson for key stage 3 physics (forces) In this lesson students will revise: -Measuring forces -Contact and non-contact forces -Resistive forces (drag forces and friction) -Hooke’s law and elastic forces