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Classification - A-level (Powerpoint and two worksheets)
Fully hyperlinked 30-slide powerpoint and two worksheets. Used with A-level students.
Written in frustration at the lack of material available to stretch bright students on this subject; classification and phylogeny. The concepts can be difficult for students from 14-16 yrs but they do engage with them. Designed to generate discussion about some of the more contentious issues involved in classification. Two double-sided worksheets with answer sheets.
Transpiration and water uptake in plants (2 powerpoints, 2 w/s, crossword). Post 16
Animated, interactive powerpoint which explains water uptake (apoplast/symplast pathways), transpiration and xylem structure The water uptake worksheets (including a crossword) complement the powerpoint and include answers. The labelling the leaf powerpoint is a hyperlinked ‘click and name’ slide-show. Aimed at A-level.
Topic 4: Bioenergetics Revision Questions and Answer Sheets
Three sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA 9-1 GCSE syllabus. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE.
Keywords
Photosynthesis; Rate of photosynthesis; Limiting factors; Uses of glucose; Respiration; Aerobic respiration; Anaerobic respiration; Lactic acid; Exercise; Metabolism;
Included in the bundle: 26 Biology Revision Question Sheets (AQA 9-1 GCSE Combined Science) £10
Biological Molecules - Carb/Lipid Recall Tests
Five sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA A-level Biology specification. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Doesn’t say ‘test’ on it so that it can be used for consolidation within the lesson.
(The second carbohydrate sheet deliberately repeats some of the first sheet because I found that students needed a second go once they were more aware of what was required following the first one!)
Key words
carbohydrate ~ glycosidic bond ~ condensation ~ hydrolysis ~ glycerol ~ triglyceride ~ lipid ~ fatty acid ~ ester bond ~ sugar ~ phospholipid ~ monosaccharide ~ disaccharide ~ Benedict’s test ~ saturated ~ unsaturated ~ hydrophilic ~ hydrophobic
Genetic Modification: Good or bad (Categorising activity)
Students choose from a bank of statements. They categorise the statements as advantages or disadvantages. Different students will take different points of view. They then have to write a sentence to justify each choice. A cut and stick exercise designed to provokes discussion. To complete the activity students must engage with the concepts. There are no ‘right’ answers! 3 pages
Key words
Genetic modification, GM, Ethics, Genetic engineering,
Action potential slider activity (A-level)
Students attach labels in the right place on a template. The template is lifted up behind a diagram of the action potential. One at a time, each stage of the action potential is revealed in windows. It is worth showing students a completed slider (from a distance!) so that they can see what they are aiming for. Craft knives or scalpels best for cutting out the boxes. Answer sheet included. Written to support A-level.
(Big font labels for labelling the diagram; Small font labels are for the voltage gated channel table)
Key words
Action potential, Neurones, Nerves
The long term effects of exercise cloze/crossword (A-level)
This is a cloze activity with the words (2D, 24A) linking into a crossword. Covers fitness, heart rate, ATP production, breathing, oxygen uptake and muscle development. 2 pages with an answer sheet. Written to accompany A-level Biology.
Glycolysis - drag and drop activity
Students edit the Word document to show the stages of glycolysis (oxidation, phosphorylation etc). The molecules are all drawn for them (hexose, glucose, phosphates); they need to copy and put them in the right places. 1 page, accompanied by an answer sheet. Written for A-level students. Works well on VLE as homework but I tend to use it where I can watch what their misconceptions are and deal with them. (‘ctrl d’ doubles an object, which is useful).
Genes and Proteins (Recipe, Cake analogy) GCSE
My lower ability GCSE students struggled distinguishing between genes ‘being’ the protein and genes ‘coding’ for the protein. The language was a barrier - weird, abstract words. This sheet uses a recipe-cake / gene-protein analogy with a bit of colour coding. The students enjoyed it and understood it. (I pointed out that medical students use colouring in to learn anatomy). Answers included
24 piece DNA, Genes and Chromosomes revision hexagon puzzle
Triangle puzzle on ‘DNA, genes and chromosomes’ where students match sentence fragments to construct a large hexagon. It is a revision activity which works across the ability range and is enjoyed by students. Weaker students need hints! It could be used for groups of three, and it works well as a race. An answer sheet is provided. Written to support A-level Biology.
AQA Science subject specific vocabulary cue cards
36 Cue cards for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science (and AQA A-level Biology) Subject Specific Vocabulary.
Word on one side, definition from the exam board guidance on the other.
I’ve used them on the VLE.
When printing: flip on short edge
Lipids (A-level Biology) - Crossword; Question sheet; Structures info sheet
A set of resources I wrote to support Year 12 students learning about lipids.
The crossword is linked to a cloze activity: “Lipids are made of three 7A … joined with 3A… bonds to a 6A … molecule” etc. The question sheet is a double sided summary to test what they’ve learnt. The structure sheet lays out the structures of lipids, phospholipids, ways of representing them, ester bonds and saturated/unsaturated.
B2(D): Digestion Glossary and 2 Crosswords (AQA 9-1 GCSE Science)
Organisation (Digestion) Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the digestion part of the topic which we teach separately from the transport and non-communicable parts.
There are two crosswords (about 20 words in each), based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary.
B2(T): Transport Glossary and 3 Crosswords (AQA 9-1 GCSE Science)
Organisation (Transport / Non-communicable Disease) Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the transport and non-communicable disease part of the topic which we teach separately from the digestion parts.
There are three crosswords (about 20 words in each), based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary.
Answer keys are included.
B1 Cell Biology Glossary and 3 crosswords (AQA 9-1 GCSE Science)
Cell Biology Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications.
Three crosswords (20+ different words in each), based directly on the glossary. I give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which students have learnt the vocabulary.
Flower structure
Students use a crossword to label a diagram of a flower (sepal, petal, stigma, stamen, ovary, carpel etc). Two versions: one basic (omitting androecium, calyx etc), the other more testing. Can be used following flower dissections - students who finish first get on with the crossword. Answer sheets provided.
I’ve used it with whichever aged students I happen to be dissecting flowers with.
B4: Bioenergetics Glossary and 2 Crosswords (AQA 9-1 GCSE Science)
Bioenergetics Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the transport and non-communicable disease part of the topic which we teach separately from the digestion parts.
There are two crosswords based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary.
Answer keys are included.
B3: Infection Glossary and 2 Crosswords (AQA 9-1 GCSE Science)
Infection and Response Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the transport and non-communicable disease part of the topic which we teach separately from the digestion parts.
There are two crosswords based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary.
Answer keys are included.
Heart Disease and Smoking Data Analysis - 'Edit the powerpoint' task (GCSE)
Heart disease and smoking - data analysis task - A powerpoint for students to edit and complete. Written to give less able students something more interesting to do than endless worksheets. It worked pretty well when I used it in the computer rooms. I used it after a heart dissection. The answers are included as a second powerpoint. It is sufficiently general for any syllabus and concentrates on How Science Works. Would be easy to use on the VLE as a homework activity.
Regulation of blood glucose (A-level). 20 slide powerpoint, notes, two worksheets and a crossword
Animated, interactive powerpoint explaining glucose regulation and diabetes. Animations take students through the effects of hormones on liver/adipose/muscle cells (inc. carrier proteins / cAMP). The worksheets (including a crossword) complement the powerpoint. There is a ‘notes’ worksheet included so that students don’t need to copy the diagrams. Answer sheets included.