Interactive presentation which takes students through using the chi-squared test to check the significance of results from a dihybrid genetic cross. Uses examples from Mendel’s pea plant experiments. Can be used on a smartboard to reveal each stage after quizzing the students. 6 slides. Written for A-level. Key words Dihybrid cross, Inheritance, Sweet peas, Mendel, Chi squared, Genetics

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Animated, interactive powerpoint which guides students through the countercurrent system of fish gills and the tracheal system of insects (28 slides). It is hyperlinked so that you can choose which bits to show. The accompanying document comprises three worksheets and answer sheets. They use a variety of cloze / colouring / short answer questions

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.

A fully illustrated, hyperlinked, animated powerpoint presentation (21 slides) introduces the Hardy-Weinberg principle. Includes assumptions, derivation and three examples: Banded snail, Rhesus and Kuru (a prion disease caused by cannibalism in New Guinea). The word document includes 3 double-sided worksheets and full answer sheets. They were written to accompany the powerpoint. Aimed at A-level students.

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

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 *Adaptations; Competition; Community; Habitat; Abiotic factors; Biotic factors; Ecosystem; Transects; Quadrats; Cycles;Biodiversity; Maintaining biodiversity; * Included in the bundle: 26 Biology Revision Question Sheets (AQA 9-1 GCSE Combined Science) £10

Six 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 Sexual reproduction; Asexual reproduction; Meiosis; DNA and the genome; Genetic inheritance; Genotype; Phenotype; Homozygous; Heterozygous; Allele; Sex determination; Variation; Evolution; Selective breeding; Genetic engineering; GM; Evidence for evolution; Fossils; Extinction; Resistant bacteria; Classification Included in the bundle: 26 Biology Revision Question Sheets (AQA 9-1 GCSE Combined Science) £10

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 9-1 GCSE syllabus. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Keywords Homeostasis; Glucose; Control systems; Nerves; Reflexes; Reproduction; Menstrual cycle; Thermoregulation; IVF; Contraception; Negative feedback Included in the bundle: 26 Biology Revision Question Sheets (AQA 9-1 GCSE Combined Science) £10

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.

Animated, interactive powerpoint which guides students through the hormonal control of the human menstrual cycle. It is extensively hyperlinked so that you can choose which bits to show. The two double sided worksheets (+answer sheets) use a variety of cloze / colouring / short answer questions. The card sort is differentiated (+answers). The reproductive organs powerpoint is “click to label”. Aimed at aged 16-18 students.

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.