This is a fast-paced lesson which uses a range of tasks and quick competitions to compare the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of Diabetes mellitus Type I and II. Students are continually challenged throughout the lesson to build and deepen their knowledge of these conditions and consider how they can be controlled through hormone injections or lifestyle changes. Clear links are made to related topics such as auto-immune diseases and the endocrine system and progress checks have been written into the lesson to allow students to assess their understanding of all of these topics. The final part of the lesson involves the students writing a letter to an individual who has type II, explaining how this diagnosis was done, giving details of the condition and recommending lifestyle changes. This task is differentiated so that students who are finding it difficult can still access the learning. This lesson has been written for A-level students. If you are looking for a lesson for younger students on this topic, then my other upload “Diabetes Type I and II” will be more suitable.

This is a fully-resourced lesson that explores the meaning of irradiation and contamination and challenges the students to make links to the different types of radiation in order to state which type of radiation is most dangerous outside of the body and inside the body. This lesson includes an engaging lesson presentation (28 slides) and a differentiated worksheet which gives assistance to those students who find the task of writing the letter difficult. The lesson has been written to include real life examples to try to make the subject matter more relevant to the students. Therefore, whilst meeting the term contamination, they will briefly read about the incident with Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 to understand how the radiation entered the body. Moving forwards, students will learn that there are examples of consensual contamination such as the injection of an isotope to act as a tracer. At this point of the lesson, links are made to the topic of decay and half-lives and students are challenged to pick an appropriate isotope based on the half-life and then to write a letter to the patient explaining why they made their choice. The remainder of the lesson challenges students to decide which type or types of radiation are most dangerous when an individual is irradiated or contaminated and to explain their answers. This type of progress check can be found throughout the lesson along with a number of quick competitions which act to maintain engagement as well as introduce new terms. This lesson has been written for GCSE aged students

This is a fully-resourced lesson that guides students through the range of calculations involved in calculating speeds in everyday situations. This lesson includes an informative lesson presentation (27 slides) and a question worksheet which has been differentiated two ways. The lesson begins by showing the students a speed camera and challenging them to recall the equation that would be used to calculate the speed as well as asking them to explain where the distance and the time values would come from. This lesson has a high mathematical element to it, to run in line with the questions that were seen in the latest exams this summer. Students will be expected to convert between units and rearrange formula. In this example, students are challenged to convert between m/s and mph in order to determine which of three drivers will receive a speeding ticket for exceeding the limit. This task has been differentiated so that students who find the conversions difficult are given some assistance so they can still access the learning. Moving forwards, students will see how a sensor on a tyre of a bicycle can also be used to calculate the speed by working out the circumference of the tyre to determine the distance. The final part of the lesson gets students to convert between m/s and mph and the other way to find out some typical speeds of everyday motion such as walking, running or a train moving. This lesson has been written for GCSE aged students but could be used with younger students of high ability who need an extra challenge in the calculating speed topic.

This is an engaging and informative lesson that looks at the meaning of excretion in detail and explores the functions of the organs involved with the excretion of carbon dioxide and urea. This lesson has been designed for students studying A-level Biology. The lesson begins by introducing the definition of excretion to the students so that they are able to recognise that the substances being removed have to have come from a metabolic process in order to be excreted. This important difference to egestion (elimination) is a key detail which they need to understand at this level. Moving forwards, a quick competition is used to meet some of the organs that are involved in excretion. The remainder of the lesson focuses on the excretion of carbon dioxide. Links are made to the transport of carbon dioxide as hydrogen carbonate ions and how the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen is affected when the carbon dioxide concentration is high. Students will meet the idea of deamination and the ornithine cycle and the key details of these two processes are covered. Progress checks have been written into this lesson at regular intervals, which challenge the students on knowledge from this lesson and prior knowledge, to enable them to constantly assess their understanding.

This is a concise, fast-paced lesson that has been designed to enable students to discover the key structural features of a synapse and be able to write accurate descriptions of the sequence of events that occur at these structures. The neurotransmitter involved is acetyl choline and therefore this is specifically a lesson about cholinergic synapses. The lesson begins by going through the terminology associated with synapses which includes pre-synaptic terminal or knob, synaptic cleft and post-synaptic neurone. Then time is taken to look at each of the two neurones and the structures found inside the terminal or on the membranes. The main task of the lesson involves a step by step guide through the sequence of events at the synapse. This guide has been written in a bullet point format and students are challenged to use the features they have met and their own Biological knowledge to complete each point. The final part of the lesson looks at how the enzyme acetylcholinesterase is involved in the breakdown and then how the neurotransmitter is re-formed using the ATP generated in the mitochondria This lesson is written for A-level students

This is an engaging revision lesson which uses a range of exam questions, understanding checks, quiz tasks and quiz competitions to enable students to assess their understanding of the content within topic 6 (Chemical energetics) of the Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry (0620) specification. The lesson covers the content in both the core and supplement sections of the specification and therefore can be used with students who will be taking the extended papers as well as the core papers. The specification points that are covered in this revision lesson include: CORE Describe the meaning of exothermic and endothermic reactions Interpret energy level diagrams showing exothermic and endothermic reactions Describe the release of heat energy by burning fuels State the use of hydrogen as a fuel SUPPLEMENT Describe bond breaking as an endothermic process and bond forming as an exothermic process Draw and label energy level diagrams for exothermic and endothermic reactions using data provided Calculate the energy of a reaction using bond energies Describe the use of hydrogen as a fuel reacting with oxygen to generate electricity in a fuel cell. The students will thoroughly enjoy the range of activities, which include quiz competitions such as “E NUMBERS” where they have to recognise the differences between endothermic and exothermic reactions whilst crucially being able to recognise the areas of this topic which need their further attention. This lesson can be used as revision resource at the end of the topic or in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams

This is an engaging revision lesson which uses a range of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to enable students to assess their understanding of the content within topic 7 (Chemical reactions) of the CIE IGCSE Chemistry (0620) specification. The lesson covers the content in both the core and supplement sections of the specification and therefore can be used with students who will be taking the extended papers as well as the core papers. The specification points that are covered in this revision lesson include: CORE Describe and explain the effect of concentration, particle size, catalysts (including enzymes) and temperature on the rate of reactions Interpret data obtained from experiments concerned with rate of reaction Understand that some chemical reactions can be reversed by changing the reaction conditions Define oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen loss/gain. SUPPLEMENT Devise and evaluate a suitable method for investigating the effect of a given variable on the rate of a reaction Describe and explain the effects of temperature and concentration in terms of collisions between reacting particles. (An increase in temperature causes an increase in collision rate and more of the colliding molecules have sufficient energy (activation energy) to react whereas an increase in concentration only causes an increase in collision rate.) Predict the effect of changing the conditions (concentration, temperature and pressure) on other reversible reactions Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of equilibrium Define redox in terms of electron transfer Define oxidising agent as a substance which oxidises another substance during a redox reaction. Define reducing agent as a substance which reduces another substance during a redox reaction. Identify oxidising agents and reducing agents from simple equations The students will thoroughly enjoy the range of activities, which include quiz competitions such as “FROM NUMBERS 2 LETTERS” where they have to compete to be the 1st to get an important abbreviation whilst crucially being able to recognise the areas of this topic which need their further attention. This lesson can be used as revision resource at the end of the topic or in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams

This REVISION lesson contains an engaging powerpoint (45 slides) and is fully-resourced with associated worksheets. The lesson uses a range of activities which include exam questions (with displayed answers), differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to engage students whilst they assess their knowledge of the content that is found within topics P12 (Magnetism and the motor effect) and P13 (Electromagnetic induction) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. Generally, these topics are poorly understood by students but are regularly assessed through questions in the GCSE exams and so time has been taken to design the lesson so that the key points are covered and common misconceptions addressed. The following specification points are covered in this lesson: Recall that unlike magnetic poles attract and like magnetic poles repel Explain the difference between permanent and induced magnets Describe the use of plotting compasses to show the shape and direction of the field of a magnet and the Earth’s magnetic field Explain how the behaviour of a magnetic compass is related to evidence that the core of the Earth must be magnetic Explain that magnetic forces are due to interactions between magnetic fields Recall and use Fleming’s left-hand rule to represent the relative directions of the force, the current and the magnetic field for cases where they are mutually perpendicular Use the equation which connects force on a conductor, magnetic flux density, current and length Recall that a transformer can change the size of an alternating voltage Explain why, in the national grid, electrical energy is transferred at high voltages from power stations, and then transferred at lower voltages in each locality for domestic uses as it improves the efficiency by reducing heat loss in transmission lines Explain where and why step-up and step-down transformers are used in the transmission of electricity in the national grid Use the power equation (for transformers with 100% efficiency) This lesson is suitable for use throughout the duration of the GCSE course, as an end of topic revision lesson or as a lesson in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams

This is a fully-resourced REVISION lesson that consists of an engaging PowerPoint (87 slides) and associated worksheets that challenge the students on their knowledge of the content of Topic 1 (Lifestyle, Health and Risk) of the Edexcel A-Level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) specification. A wide range of activities have been written into the lesson to maintain motivation and these tasks include exam questions (with answers), understanding checks, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions. The lesson has been designed to include as much which of the content from topic 1, but the following specification points have been given particular attention: The differences between monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides, including glycogen and starch (amylose and amylopectin). Be able to relate the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides to their roles in providing and storing energy Know how monosaccharides join to form disaccharides (sucrose, lactose and maltose) and polysaccharides (glycogen and amylose) through condensation reactions forming glycosidic bonds, and how these can be split through hydrolysis reactions. Know how a triglyceride is synthesised by the formation of ester bonds during condensation reactions between glycerol and three fatty acids. Understand the course of events that leads to atherosclerosis Know how factors such as genetics, diet, age, gender, high blood pressure, smoking and inactivity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease Know the benefits and risks of treatments for CVD Understand the blood-clotting process and its role in CVD Understand how the structures of arteries and veins) relate to their functions. Understand the importance of water as a solvent in transport, including its dipole nature. This lesson can be used at numerous points over the duration of the course, as an end of topic revision aid, in the lead up to the mocks or in the lead up to the actual A-level exams.

This engaging and detailed REVISION resource has been written to encourage students to evaluate their understanding of the content found in MODULE 4.1.1 (Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system) of the OCR A-Level Biology specification. The resource contains a motivating PowerPoint (86 slides) and associated worksheets which have been differentiated to support students of differing abilities in their access of the work. The lesson includes a wide range of activities such as exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to motivate the students whilst they recognise those areas of the specification which require even more attention. The lesson has been designed to cover as much of the content in module 4.1.1 as possible but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention: Communicable diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi Bacteria as pathogens Antigen-presenting cells The specific immune response Antibiotics and the existence of resistant strains Preventing the spread of pathogens Vaccinations Primary defences of the human body In addition to content from this module, links are made to earlier modules and challenges posed so that students can see how connections between the modules have to be made to be successful. This resource is suitable for use at the end of the module, in the lead up to AS or A2 mocks or in the lead up to the actual A-level exams.

This revision resource includes exam questions, understanding checks and quiz competitions, all of which have been designed with the aim of motivating and engaging the students whilst they assess their understanding of the content found in topic 10 (Diseases and immunity) of the CIE IGCSE Biology specification for examination in June and November 2020 and 2021. This revision resource contains an engaging PowerPoint (37 slides) and associated worksheets, some of which have been differentiated to help and challenge differing abilities. The range of activities have been designed to cover as much of the Core and Supplement content as possible but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention: Pathogens as disease causing microorganisms that cause transmissible diseases when they are spread Pathogens can be spread through direct or indirect contact Vaccinations as a form of active immunity that leads to the production of memory cells Examples of passive immunity The human body’s defence systems to include the white blood cells Diabetes type I as an example of an autoimmune disease

This lesson has been designed to cover the content set out in specification point 2.5 (g) of the WJEC GCSE Biology specification which states that students should understand that hormones are chemical messengers which control many body functions. A wide range of activities have been written into the lesson with the aim of engaging and motivating the students whilst ensuring that the content is covered in detail. These activities include a number of quiz competitions which will challenge the students to identify an endocrine organ when presented with three organs as well as introducing them to the names of some of the hormones released by the pituitary gland. The following content is covered in this lesson: The location of the pituitary, adrenal and thyroid glands in the human body The location of the pancreas, ovaries and testes in the human body The hormones which are secreted by the endocrine glands The effects of the hormones on their target organs This lesson has been written for GCSE-aged students who are studying on the WJEC Biology course but it is suitable for younger students who are looking at this as one of the different organ systems

This engaging lesson covers the final details of specification point 6.4.2 of the AQA A-level Biology specification which states that students should be able to describe the causes and control of diabetes mellitus type I and II. The lesson has been designed to take place in a diabetes clinic where students will be challenged to perform a number of roles such as diagnosing a patient with either type I or II and to write a letter to this patient explaining how the disease was caused and any treatments that will be recommended to control the disease. It has been planned to build on the knowledge that they will have of these diseases from GCSE and links are made to other A-level topics such as the beta cells of the pancreas which they considered during the lesson on the control of blood glucose concentration. This lesson has been designed for students taking the AQA A-level Biology course and runs alongside the uploaded lesson on the control of blood glucose concentration as well as the other lessons that have been added on topic 6