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I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".

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I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
Cardiac Cycle - Card sort (KS5)
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Cardiac Cycle - Card sort (KS5)

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Cardiac Cycle card sort to review events in atrial systole, ventricular systole and diastole (including pressure, heart valves, ECG, heart sound, etc) Suitable for Edexcel SNAB Topic 1 and Topic 7 and also other exam boards. 33 cards per set
Emotions -  "Who can see it first?" Card Game (KS2/3/4)
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Emotions - "Who can see it first?" Card Game (KS2/3/4)

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Fun card game on Feelings with Emoticons / Emojis. A quick and fun starter / plenary game e.g. for a PSHCE lesson on emotions or Biology lesson on hormones. 30 square cards per set with 6 symbols each, suitable for 3-4 players print, laminate, cut up, play! Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
SNAB Biology Topic 7 - Whole Topic Concept Map (KS5)
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SNAB Biology Topic 7 - Whole Topic Concept Map (KS5)

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Giant mind map including over 90 keywords from Topic 7 (muscles, joints, muscle contraction, aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, breathing and heart rate, thermoregulation, overtraining, performance enhancing drugs etc). Great as whole topic revision activity (takes around 30 min to complete) 3 pages including: - blank concept map for students to fill in (print A3) - solutions - completed concept map - set of keywords Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 7 Run for your life
Cloning Techniques - Loop Game (KS4)
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Cloning Techniques - Loop Game (KS4)

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Loop Game on various cloning techniques including micropropagation, cuttings, reproductive cloning, embryo splitting, asexual reproduction, etc. 21 cards per set Print, laminate, chop up, play!
Prokaryotic Organelles - Crossword (KS5)
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Prokaryotic Organelles - Crossword (KS5)

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Crossword puzzle on prokaryotic organelles (including pili, flagellum, peptidoglycan, mesosome, plasmid, capsule, etc) Includes anagram and solutions Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
Eukaryotic Organelles - Word search (KS5)
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Eukaryotic Organelles - Word search (KS5)

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Wordsearch on eukaryotic organelles (including Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi, centrioles, lysosomes, etc) 2 difficulty levels: just search for word from list or identify organelles from images and search for names… Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
Carbohydrates (Polysaccharides) - Card Sort (KS5)
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Carbohydrates (Polysaccharides) - Card Sort (KS5)

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Card sort o n polysaccharides: amylose, amylopectin, cellulose and glycogen (structure, bonds, funcction, composition, chemical properties etc) Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards great as starter / plenary or revision activity 32 cards per set This resource is also part of my 4x Carbohydrates activities bundle:
Lipids - Loop Game (KS5)
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Lipids - Loop Game (KS5)

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Loop game on Lipid names, structures and function (including triglycerides, phospholipids, fat, oil, wax, cholesterol, condensation reaction etc) Designed for SNAB Edexcel Biology Topic 1 but also suitable for other exam boards great as starter / plenary or revision activity 24 cards per set
CVD Risk Factors - Loop Game (KS5)
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CVD Risk Factors - Loop Game (KS5)

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Loop Game on risk factors for Cardiovascular disease / CHD / heart attack / stroke and reasons why these are risk factors. 21 cards per set. This is a challenging activity for A-Level students - great as starter / plenary or revision activity. Designed for SNAB Edexcel Biology Topic 1, but also suitable for other exam boards. (I have also included a longer Loop Game which includes treatment and prevention to decrease CVD risk included, 28 cards).
SNAB Biology Topic 1 -  Lesson 8 (Identifying risk factors) – WS and PPT
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SNAB Biology Topic 1 - Lesson 8 (Identifying risk factors) – WS and PPT

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Salters-Nuffield AS Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 – Lifestyle, health & risk, Lesson 8 (Identifying risk factors - Cohort and Case-control studies) w Powerpoint (29 slides) - Font: Calibri light, not yet animated Worksheet (3 pages) Additional resources suggested for this lesson (not included) Cohort and Case-control studies - Loop Game (KS5)
Antibiotics & antibiotic resistance - Loop Game (KS5)
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Antibiotics & antibiotic resistance - Loop Game (KS5)

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Loop Game on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance (including bacteriostatic, bactericidal, antigen shift, antigen drift, etc) great as starter / plenary or revision activity 21 cards per set Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 6 but also suitable for other exam boards
SNAB Biology Topic 1 - Whole Topic Loop Game (KS5)
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SNAB Biology Topic 1 - Whole Topic Loop Game (KS5)

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Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 1 - Lifestyle, Health and Risk - Loop Game whole topic Loop game excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic 63 cards per set - play in groups of 4-5 activity takes 15-25 min print out, laminate, cut up, play! **** error corrected - please download this new version ****
Membranes and Transport - Loop Game (KS5)
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Membranes and Transport - Loop Game (KS5)

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Loop Game on membranes and transport (including diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffuion, active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis, lipid bilayer, phospholipid, fluid-mosaic model etc) great as starter / plenary or revision activity 35 cards per set Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes & Health) but also suitable for other exam boards
SNAB Biology Topic 6 - Whole Topic Loop Game (KS5)
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SNAB Biology Topic 6 - Whole Topic Loop Game (KS5)

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Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel, Topic 6 Infection, immunity & forensics whole topic Loop game excellent revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic 56 cards per set - play in groups of 4-5 activity takes 15-25 min print out, laminate, cut up, play!
DNA Structure - Mini-test (KS5)
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DNA Structure - Mini-test (KS5)

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A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with around 10-15 questions / marks to test vocabulary and knowledge of DNA structure (including bases, deoxyribose, phosphodiester bonds, nucleotides, RNA, uracil, differences between DNA and RNA) designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes and Health) includes feedback boxes and Mark scheme.
DNA Replication - 2x Mini-tests (KS5)
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DNA Replication - 2x Mini-tests (KS5)

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Two quick (10 min) starter / assessment activities with around 10 questions each to test vocabulary and knowledge of DNA structure and replication (including DNA polymerase, semi-conservative, conservative, dispersive, Meselson-Stahl, etc). designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes and Health) includes feedback boxes and Mark scheme.
Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms - Mini-test (KS5)
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Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms - Mini-test (KS5)

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A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 12 questions to test knowledge of Cystic Fibrosis symptoms and causes (including breathing difficulties, lung infectinos, impaired digestion, infertility, salty sweat etc) designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 2 (Genes and Health) includes feedback boxes and Mark scheme.