Four 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 - Energy Changes. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. ***Key words: *** Energy transfer, Exothermic, Endothermic, Reaction profiles, Bond energy, Energy level diagrams, Chemical cells, Fuel cells

Sorting activity designed to familiarise students with biological molecules. Students sort molecules into groups of similar structures and try to identify them as fatty acids, glycerol, sugars, amino acids etc. 1 page with answers. I have used it both to introduce biological molecules and to round things off once the students have met them all.

A powerpoint for students to edit and complete. Written as a cover lesson to give fairly disaffected / less able students something a bit more interesting to do than 100 minutes of worksheets. The answer sheet gives suggested extensions for those who finish first / want them. It would work well as a VLE homework activity or as revision. Key words, Digestion, Digestive system, Enzymes, Absorption, Excretion

Students colour in and label diagrams of motor and sensory neurones (nerve cells), identifying the axon, neuromuscular junctions, fatty sheath and dendrites. There are cloze (gap fill) questions alongside the diagrams. 2 pages, with answer sheet

Double sided GCSE revision worksheet - Circulatory system and Transpiration. Anagrams, Join the word to the definitions, True/False, Cloze - a bit of everything, really. Answer sheet provided. Key words Blood, Heart, Xylem, Transpiration, Platelets, Stomata

We use this as a christmas revision quiz before Jan A-level trials. Fun, competitive and a stress buster. Obviously needs reward for 1st completed etc. 0 = WPOPW (Water potential of pure water) 3 = BIAC (OA) 6 = CAIG etc.

Worksheet with questions leading the students on to balance the equation for photosynthesis and then looking at what the glucose is used for in the plant. Double sided accompanied by an answer sheet

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.

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.

Aimed at foundation tier GCSE students. - cloze, colouring and a bit of reasoning thrown in. The Litvinenko sheet is a bit wordier but provokes discussion. You will find numerous news clips to illustrate it. Answer sheets included.

Four 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 - Chemical Changes. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Keywords Reactions of acids with metals; Salts; Neutralisation; Soluble salts; pH scale; Titrations; Electrolysis; Metal extraction; Half equations

Three sheets of straightforward but challenging 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 - Chemical Analysis. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Key words: Purity; Formulations; Chromatography; Mixtures; Identification of gases; Identification of ions; Flame tests;

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

Seven 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 - Bonding, Structure and The Properties Of Matter. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. ***Key words: *** Chemical bonds, Ionic bonding, Covalent bonding, Ionic compounds, Covalent compounds, Metallic bonding, States of matter, State symbols, Polymers, Giant structures, Alloys, Graphite, Graphene, Fullerenes, Diamond, Nanoparticles

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

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

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. ***Key words: *** Atmosphere; Global warming; Pollutants; Pollution; Greenhouse gases; Climate change; Chemistry

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 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,

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