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

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

Pond snails: Worksheet in which students are led through the idea of natural selection - reproduction, inheritance and survival - using pond snails and leeches as an example. 2 pages, accompanied by an answer sheet. Giraffes: Students put a variety of facts about giraffes into categories. The categories relate to Darwin’s observations. Students then write a paragraph to explain how longer giraffes’ necks have been selected. Designed to provoke discussion about inheritance, evolution and natural selection. 2 pages with answer sheet. Peppered moths: Students put pictures and statements in the correct order to tell the story of natural selection in peppered moths before and after the industrial revolution. Supports learning about genetics, inheritance, predation, camouflage and survival. with answer sheet.

A double sided GCSE worksheet with answer sheet. Pros and cons of sexual/asexual reproduction. Recall, Cloze, Free response, short answers. Strawberries, potatoes, mice, amoebae and gardeners.

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,

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

A 20 mark test on circulation for more able students. Straightforward and easy to mark. First image is from from ‘Biodidac’ - so it must remain a free resource. Answer sheet provided.

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.

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

Standalone A-level cholera data handling and accompanying powerpoints and worksheets. The main powerpoint introduces cholera and explains how it affects the small intestine’s transport proteins leading to diarrhoea. The second shows the December 2008 Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe using UN data. The lesson can be introduced with news clips/articles (a search for ‘Zimbabwe 2008 cholera outbreak’ turns up lots). An understanding of the mechanism of cholera infection is not needed to deal with the data handling - which is very much aimed at reliability, sampling and so on. Written to support A-level Biology.

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.

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

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

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

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.