Crossword on temperature homeostasis keywords including solutions and anagram great as starter / plenary or revision activity

A card sort activity to learn about the variation created during meiosis through cross-over and independent assortment. Activity includes: • original cells in prometaphase I showing bivalents and chiasma • cells in metaphase I showing chromosome line up during independent assortment • resulting gametes • (includes also - for an easier activity - cells in Interphase II showing cells after first round of division) Students to find matching cards (prometaphase I, metaphase I and 4 resulting gametes) Aim: to get a greater appreciation of the variety in gametes created through crossing over and independent assortment during meiosis Print, laminate, chop up all cards, mix them up, go!

Loop Game on the stages of the menstrual cycle (what happenes at different times). Does NOT include menstrual hormones (see separate loop game). Great as starter, plenary or revision activity. 18 cards per set 2 sets in two different colours included. Print, laminate, chop up, play!

Big A3 concept map on human physiology keywords (respiratory system, breathing, smoking, heart, blood vessesl, respiration, anaerobic respiration, oxygen debt, etc) • includes around 65 keywords • this is a great revision activity for GCSE • students can complete this with or without keyword list Great activity for revision (completion takes about 20-30 min) 3 pages including: - blank concept map for students to fill in (print A3) - solutions - completed concept map - set of keywords (2 sets per A4 page)

Crossword puzzle on the structure of the heart (including solutions and anagram) Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards great as starter / plenary or revision activity Keywords include: ventricle atrium vena cava aorta pulmonary artery pulmonary vein coronary arteries cardiac veins semilunar valves atrioventricular valves cardiac muscle / myocardium interventricular septum tendinous cords pericardium

2 Loop Games on the light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis. Loop Game 1 = keywords and definitions (26 cards) Loop Game 2 = steps of light-dependent reaction (14 cards) great as starter / plenary or revision activity Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 5 (On the wild side) but also suitable for other exam boards

Quick (10 min) test or quiz with 16 questions on classification, kingdoms, vertebrates, invertebrates Great as starter / plenary or quick assessment activity. Page 1: Test with marks Page 2: Quiz without marks Page 3: Mark scheme

A fun activity for 2-5 players to review / consolidate the Ecology topic (keywords, food chains and webs, pyramid of numbers and biomass, energy transfer and loss, etc) Includes A3 game board, 60 Question cards etc Takes about 15-25 min to play.

A fun activity to help students draw connections between keywords and images of SNAB Edexcel Biology TOPIC 3 (Voice of the Genome) . Students work in teams to guess several topic images by giving a one-word hint that connects those keywords/images. Revision activity that helps students make connections between keywords and subtopics. Great for synoptic thinking. 80 image cards, game cards and instructions included.

Card sort on rod cells response to light / retinal transduction (including rhodopsin, opsin, retinal, isomerisation, bipolar, ganglion cells, optic nerve, retinal transduction etc) Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 44 cards per set. designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 8 (Grey Matter), but also suitable for other exam boards

Crossword on types of human reproduction including male and female reproductive systems, gametes, fertilisation, pregnancy, placenta, birth) 24 clues includes solutions and anagram fun starter, plenary or revision activity

Tarsia puzzle on life cycle of plants / reproduction in flowering plants (flower structure, fertilisation, seed dispersal, germination) great as starter, plenary or revision activity 24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up) Print on A3 for larger triangles.

Tarsia puzzle on lipid names, structures and function (including triglycerides, phospholipids, fat, oil, wax, cholesterol, condensation reaction etc) Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 30 element names and symbols 24 cards per set. Print on A3 for larger triangles. Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards

Tarsia puzzle on characteristics and examples of 5 vertebrate groups / classification. Great as starter / plenary or revision activity. 30 keywords, descriptions, or images to match up 24 cards per set. Print on A3 for larger triangles. great as starter / plenary or revision activity

Loop Game on Biotechnology and useful microoganisms / using microbes to make food and drinks (including yeast, beer, bread, wine, Lactobacillus, yoghurt, cheese, fermenters, fermentation, anaerobic respiration etc) 24 cards per set, 2 sets in 2 different colours included Great as starter, plenary or revision activity

Tarsia puzzle on the control of differential gene expression through transcriptional activator and repressor proteins, epigenetic tags (DNA methylation, histone modification) 24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up) Print on A3 for larger triangles. Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards

Card sort (Triple memory game) on brain structures and function (including frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, hippocampus, cerebellum, medulla, hypothalamus, etc) 30 cards per set suitable as starter / plenary or revision activity Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 8 but also suitable for other exam boards

Tarsia game on the different types of blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), their structure and function 24 cards per set (with 30 names and structures to match up) Print ( A3 for larger triangles), cut up triangles, play great as starter / plenary or revision activity

Loop Game on the composition of the blood (plasma, white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, etc). 21 cards per set. Great as starter, plenary or revision activity