Welcome to my store! I'm a passionate Biology teacher with 7 years of classroom experience and a Master's degree in Marine Biology. My love for the sciences has fueled my teaching journey & inspired the engaging, high-quality resources you'll find here. With my teaching experience & strong background in tutoring, I create materials that are not just informative but also fun & easy to use. Dive into my store & discover resources that will bring the world of biology to life for your students! 🌊🔬
Welcome to my store! I'm a passionate Biology teacher with 7 years of classroom experience and a Master's degree in Marine Biology. My love for the sciences has fueled my teaching journey & inspired the engaging, high-quality resources you'll find here. With my teaching experience & strong background in tutoring, I create materials that are not just informative but also fun & easy to use. Dive into my store & discover resources that will bring the world of biology to life for your students! 🌊🔬
A fun and interesting evidence for evolution worksheet! Using weird and wonderful examples of evolution in nature. There are some slides included that are editable for you to use alongside the worksheet activity.
The worksheet also has an exit ticket incorporated for your students to reflect on the activity.
This resource is a free version of my new Animal Case Studies! I will be updating with fresh activities and animals regularly, as a research based activity for the classroom, stay tuned!
Recap AQA GCSE B4 topic Bioenergetics with this handy booklet for your students. With 9-pages worth of activities for your students to work through at their own pace, just print and go with these Bioenergetics overview worksheets.
Topics included in this booklet:
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Effect of exercise
Oxygen debt
Metabolism
Photosynthesis
Limiting factors
Investigating rate of photosynthesis (Required Practical)
Why a booklet?
I found that my students struggle to retain information after it has been taught. I started introducing these booklets last year as a way of reviewing the key content with short snappy worksheets. We combined them into these booklets so the students had a complete overview of the key topics in one place!
More about this resource:
This comprehensive 9-page digital booklet is designed to simplify your teaching and enhance your students’ learning experience.
Fully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification.
More booklets available:
B1 Cell Biology - Revision Booklet [FREEBIE]
B2 Organisation - Revision Booklet
B3 Infection & Response - Revision Booklet
C1 Atomic Structure - Revision Booklet
Versatile Resource: Whether you need an overview, a review activity, a homework assignment, or a lesson for a substitute teacher, this booklet has you covered.
Minimal Preparation: At our store, we’re all about making your life easier. With these worksheets, you can eliminate hours of prep time and focus on what you do best – teaching! Simply print and distribute or share digitally.
How to Use: Students can complete this booklet using their class notes, textbooks, or online resources. It encourages research and critical thinking, making it an engaging and educational experience.
Empower Your Students: Equip your students with a solid understanding of respiration and photosynthesis, helping them excel in their biology studies.
Whether you’re a seasoned teacher or a substitute, these worksheets are an invaluable addition to your teaching toolkit.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic resource that simplifies teaching and enhances learning. Purchase your “Bioenergetics” booklet today and watch your students thrive in biology!
Need more science teaching inspiration? Head over to my blog for biology teaching tips and tricks: Miss Osmosis Website
Unleash the Halloween spirit in your classroom with our spooky Bat Reading Comprehension Activity! Perfect for students aged 12-14, this engaging and educational resource will have your students sinking their fangs into the world of bats while improving their reading comprehension skills.
Key Features:
Two Layout Options: We understand that every student is unique. That’s why we’ve included two different layouts for this activity. The first layout is specially designed for students with special educational needs. Questions are strategically laid out around the text, making it easier for students to navigate and comprehend the material. The second layout offers a more traditional format with questions on one page and the text on the other, catering to a wider range of learning preferences.
Comprehensive Content: Dive into the fascinating world of bats with a rich and informative reading passage. Your students will learn about the biology, behavior, and unique characteristics of these nocturnal creatures, sparking their curiosity and encouraging further exploration.
Answer Key Included: Save time and streamline your teaching process with an included answer key. Quickly assess your students’ understanding and provide constructive feedback.
Bonus Coloring Sheets: For those early finishers or as an extra treat, we’ve included three bonus Halloween-themed coloring sheets. These fun and spooky designs will keep your students engaged and entertained while reinforcing the Halloween theme.
Educational Benefits:
Enhances reading comprehension skills.
Encourages critical thinking and analysis.
Promotes interest in the biology of bats.
Supports inclusivity with a special layout for students with special needs.
Transform your classroom into a Halloween-inspired learning haven with the “Spooky Bat Reading Comprehension Activity.” Watch your students become enchanted by the mysterious world of bats while honing their reading and comprehension skills. Get ready for an educational adventure that’s both fun and informative!
Note: This product is perfect for both traditional and remote learning environments. Download it today and add a dash of Halloween magic to your curriculum!
Recap B3 Infection & Response with this handy booklet for your students. With 10-pages worth of activities for your students to work through at their own pace, just print and go with these infection and response overview worksheets.
The topics included in the booklet are listed below:
Communicable Diseases
Viral diseases
Bacterial diseases
Fungal diseases
Protist diseases
Preventing disease – primary immune response
Fighting disease – secondary immune response
Vaccination
Drugs for fighting disease
The development of drugs
Why a booklet?
I found that my students struggle to retain information after it has been taught. I started introducing these booklets last year as a way of reviewing the key content with short snappy worksheets. We combined them into these booklets so the students had a complete overview of the key topics in one place!
More about this resource:
This comprehensive 10-page digital booklet is designed to simplify your teaching and enhance your students’ learning experience. Fully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification.
Versatile Resource: Whether you need an overview, a review activity, a homework assignment, or a lesson for a substitute teacher, this booklet has you covered.
Cost-Efficient Printing: We understand the importance of budget-friendly resources. That’s why we offer both a colorful and a black-and-white version of this booklet, allowing you to save on printing costs while still maintaining clarity and quality.
Minimal Preparation: At our store, we’re all about making your life easier. With these worksheets, you can eliminate hours of prep time and focus on what you do best – teaching! Simply print and distribute or share digitally.
How to Use: Students can complete this booklet using their class notes, textbooks, or online resources. It encourages research and critical thinking, making it an engaging and educational experience.
Empower Your Students: Equip your students with a solid understanding of organ systems, helping them excel in their biology studies. Whether you’re a seasoned teacher or a substitute, these worksheets are an invaluable addition to your teaching toolkit.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic resource that simplifies teaching and enhances learning. Purchase your “Infection & Response Booklet” today and watch your students thrive in biology!
Back to school is a pretty crazy time. For us science teachers we need to introduce our students to the science labs safely, as well as establish all the normal routines!
In this bundle you will find a heap of great activities to help get your students in and settled all while developing those essential lab skills!
Included is:
An introduction to lab equipment booklet
A skills based lab (forming salt crystals through evaporation). I chose that particular lab as it allows students to practice using much of the equipment discussed in the previous booklet.
A method writing skills lesson (perfect for helping students perfect their writing skills in science early on!
A Bunsen burner activities lesson with lab procedure and Bunsen burner license.
I recommend completing these lessons in the following order:
Lesson 1: Lab Equipment Introduction booklet
Lesson 2: Bunsen burner license
Lesson 3: Method writing lesson
Lesson 4: Skills based lab (putting into practice all of the skills from the first 3 lessons!)
You could print the entire bundle as a booklet for students to use in their first week in school!
Do your students struggle to write their method for their science experiments? Maybe they just have not had a lot of experience writing a science lab method.
I have the same issues with my students, especially in KS3, this is a totally new style of writing than what they are used to!
To combat this, I have designed these worksheets that scaffold the process and build up student skills. I promise you, you will see some amazing improvements if you follow these simple steps!
Give them some writing rules.
Show them what a bad one looks like (and model why it is bad).
Show them what a good one looks like (and model why it is good).
Get them to review some poorly written and well written methods - allowing them to start to see what makes a good method.
Now start them writing by asking them to turn a series of diagrams into a written method following the rules.
Finally, they get to go solo! Get them to write a method from scratch without all the previous scaffolding (obviously they can look back at the rules and the examples of good methods to help them out if they need it!)
The quality of my students’ written methods has vastly improved and, more importantly, my student CONFIDENCE is soaring when we write methods! Something they would avoid in the past, not knowing where to start.
So, what exactly do you get included in this resource?
Bell-ringers x1 & exit tickets x2 (for you to choose which is most appropriate)
Rules for writing a method (printer friendly copy for students and a colour copy that could be printed as a poster or shared digitally)
Reviewing 2 methods – teacher modelled example highlighting and annotating what are the pros and cons of each method (according to the rules)
Reviewing 2 methods – students to complete independently
Turning lab diagrams into a method – students use the sequenced images and turn them into a logical method
Students write their own method for making their favourite sandwich!
Peer assessment forms for students to assess each other’s sandwich method.
If you would like more science teaching ideas and tips, please check out my blog. I spend a lot of time researching each blog and teaching strategy to provide the best high quality information for teachers everywhere.
You can find the link in my TES shop!
This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B1: Cell Transport.
The answers are also included.
How you can use this resource:
Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource.
Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice.
Set this as a homework task or revision task.
Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper.
What’s inside:
Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Cell specialisation and differentiation (from AQA B1 Combined Science Trilogy).
Completed version of the mind-map with the answers
Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers.
GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information.
Still unsure? Check out this free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first!
B1 Cell Structure - FREEBIE
If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.
Looking for Biology Paper 1 revision resources? Look no further!
These booklets cover the AQA GCSE combined science biology specification for:
B1 -Cell Biology
B2 - Organisation
B3 - Infection & Response
B4 - Bioenergetics
They cover the essential knowledge, including the required practicals. Perfect as independent revision tasks or in class revision material.
Save over 30% on this bundle!
If you need to review the basics of the organisation topic in Biology, then these worksheets are ideal. It covers the respiratory, circulatory, digestive systems as well as non-communicable diseases and plant organisation. See the full list of topics below.
My students loved completing these worksheets independently. It gave them the freedom to review their knowledge without it being so teacher led. I printed it off for them as a booklet, allowing them to take it home to add to their revision bank.
IN THIS RESOURCE YOU WILL FIND:
A complete 17 page booklet that is aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification for the B2 topic Organisation.
Organisation within organisms
Digestive organs and function
Adaptations of the small intestine
Enzymes and how they work
How to test foods for macronutrients
The respiratory system
Adaptations of the alveoli
The structure of the heart
The structure of the blood
Blood vessels
Coronary heart disease
Risk factors
Cancer
Plant leaf structure (+ adaptations)
Transpiration
Translocation
Further details:
These biology worksheets have been designed to be laid out as a booklet.
Or they could be treated as separate worksheets.
This could also be a perfect sub lesson if you are not in school.
Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more.
The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent booklet task!
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If you are looking for some great activities for Biology and Science lessons, then check out the (link is in my TES shop!)
Here you will find research based teaching strategies to help you in your science classroom!
If you enjoy this resource, please consider leaving a review.
This resource includes an independent research task that allows students to build their knowledge around lung structure/function and lung diseases.
Suggestions for use:
Recap/extending knowledge after doing a lung dissection
A stand alone research lesson
Sub/cover lesson if you are not in school
If you are interested in flipped learning, you could give this to your students to complete prior to your lesson/unit covering the lungs even begins.
Activities included:
There is the opportunity to draw and label a diagram of the lungs (label names are listed).
Questions prompting research around lung disease (symptoms, causes and treatments).
Suggested web links for the teacher are also included - great if you want to share this research over Teams/Classroom.
Students will need a device to research for this lesson, great if you are a B.Y.O.D device school, or have a reliable source of tech!
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This bundle contains all the topics within the AQA GCSE Biology B4 unit on Bioenergetics (Combined Trilogy Specification).
Included are the revision mind maps/knowledge organisers, along with all the answers.
Topics include:
Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration
Exercise & Metabolism
Photosynthesis & Uses of Glucose
Artificial Plant Growth
Factors effecting the rate of Photosynthesis
Investigating rate of Photosynthesis
This would be perfect as a revision pack for year 11’s preparing for their upcoming GCSE exams.
It is also a brilliant strategy for retrieval practice with year 10’s who have completed this topic last term and need to keep the knowledge fresh in their mind.
Use as quizzes, homework, meaningful cover work, the opportunities are endless.
Save over 35% with this bundle!
This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B4: Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration.
The answers are also included.
How you can use this resource:
Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource.
Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice.
Set this as a homework task or revision task.
Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper.
What’s inside:
Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration (from AQA B4 Combined Science Trilogy).
Completed version of the mind-map with the answers
Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers.
GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information.
Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first!
B1 Mind map - FREEBIE
If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.
Science reading comprehension can be engaging! This reading comprehension for science discusses the topic of aerobic respiration and exercise. Along with the reading passage are science reading comprehension worksheets, containing questions that align with the reading passage. There is also an application question to get the students showcasing their understanding.
My passion for science literacy is what has lead me to develop a range of science reading comprehension worksheet, as it is important for students to be able to access nonfiction reading comprehension outside of their English lessons.
This lesson plan is designed to get students enjoying reading about science and applying what they have learned.
The focus of the passage is aerobic respiration - what is needed for it to occur. It also focuses on exercise and the impact of exercise on the body in order to meet oxygen and glucose demands.
Included in this resource is:
Aerobic respiration & exercise reading passage (2 pages)
Student worksheet, including exit ticket (2 pages)
Lesson plan (1 page)
Teacher reflection (1 page)
Ideas for using this resource:
Team work: they read together and work together on the questions
As a part of a literacy centre
Individual task: for early finishers/as homework
Class task: taking it in turns to read together, before completing the worksheets in pairs/individually
I hope you enjoy this activity - here are some other reading comprehension tasks I have available:
Reading Comprehension - Amazing Axolotl!
Reading Comprehension - Seed Dispersal
Reading Comprehension - Digestion
This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B5: Adrenaline & Thyroxine.
The answers are also included.
How you can use this resource:
Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource.
Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice.
Set this as a homework task or revision task.
Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper.
What’s inside:
Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Adrenaline & Thyroxine (from AQA B5 Combined Science Trilogy).
Completed version of the mind-map with the answers.
Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers.
GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information.
Looking for some last minute revision tips and ideas? Check out this blog post that outlines strategies to help your students to succeed!
Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first!
B1 Cell Structure - FREEBIE
If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.
These heart structure and function worksheets are designed to help your High School students learn all about what is the heart structure and function.
Included in this pack are:
Diagrams & labels of the heart (heart anatomy diagram worksheet) - for cutting and sticking into books.
A colourful pre-labelled heart (how heart works diagram) - ideal for peer/self assessing student work.
A large blank heart diagram & large labels - ideal for getting ideas together before students label their own (laminate for multiple use!) or for reviewing the information at the end of the lesson.
Key words - designed to help students writing their own explanation/description of how blood travels through the heart.
A word fill activity using the same key words.
A completed written answer - to be used as a model or for peer/self assessment (heart structure worksheet answers included).
By the end of the lesson I would expect students to understand how does the heart’s structure help its function.
There is a lot of variety around how you can use these resources! Please see below for descriptions of how I have used them in my classroom. If you are planning on using all the resources, I recommend taking more than one lesson.
For some teaching tips on how to teach anatomy of the heart, I have written an extensive blog post which includes how I would plan a whole teaching unit around the heart and circulatory system. Head to the link to my website in my TES shop!
How I have used this resource:
Previously I have allowed students time to look at the labelled version, and then attempt to label the large diagram in pairs on their table. Then they can look at other groups to compare. The cut and stick diagram takes a little time, ideal if you have a class that need to keep their hands busy for an afternoon!
I presented the written activity as a short essay style answer where they had to ‘describe the journey of the blood through the heart’. I gave them the key words to start with, and encouraged them to highlight words they used as they wrote. I gave my SEN students the word fill (I have students with dyspraxia and dyslexia, they struggle with writing big blocks of text from scratch). After the activity, I gave them the model answer - they looked through it, and added any detail they had missed (I asked them to underline/highlight what they had added so I could see what their original work looked like).
Product: worksheet heart anatomy, structure and function.
This bundle contains all the topics within the AQA GCSE Biology B1 unit on Cell Biology (Combined Trilogy Specification).
Included are the revision mind maps/knowledge organisers, along with all the answers.
This would be perfect as a revision pack for year 11’s preparing for their upcoming GCSE exams.
It is also a brilliant strategy for retrieval practice with year 10’s who have completed this topic last term and need to keep the knowledge fresh in their mind.
Used as quizzes, homework, meaningful cover work, the opportunities are endless.
Save over 20% with this bundle!
Find out more retrieval practice strategies on my latest blog post!
This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B2: Cancer.
The answers are also included.
How you can use this resource:
Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource.
Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice.
Set this as a homework task or revision task.
Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper.
What’s inside:
Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Cancer (from AQA B2 Combined Science Trilogy).
Completed version of the mind-map with the answers
Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers.
GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information.
Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first!
If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.
In this bundle are 15 revision resources for the topics coming up in the 2022 exams for the AQA GCSE Combined Science : Biology Paper 1.
This bundle is for the HIGHER TIER.
Content for higher is different to the foundation paper, so please check which content you need to revise :)
The topics outlined by AQA for higher tier paper 1 biology are:
Cell Division
Animal tissues, organs & organ systems
Photosynthesis
The required practicals included are:
Food Tests.
Investigating rate of reaction of enzymes
Effect of light on rate of photosynthesis.
These revision resources contain a mixture of specification aligned questions in a mind-map/knowledge organiser format.
The answers are also included.
If you are looking for more revision strategies for your students, in this article I outline actionable and easy steps to boost the retrieval practice in your classroom.
Make a saving of nearly 50% on this bundle!
In this bundle are 18 revision resources for the topics coming up in the 2022 exams for the AQA GCSE Combined Science : Biology Paper 1.
This bundle is for the FOUNDATION TIER.
Content for foundation is different to the higher paper, so please check which content you need to revise :)
The topics outlined by AQA for foundation tier paper 1 biology are:
Cell Division
Animal tissues, organs & organ systems
Communicable Diseases
Photosynthesis
The required practicals included are:
Microscopy.
Food Tests.
Effect of light on rate of photosynthesis.
These revision resources contain a mixture of specification aligned questions in a mind-map/knowledge organiser format.
The answers are also included.
If you are looking for more revision strategies for your students, in this article I outline actionable and easy steps to boost the retrieval practice in your classroom.
Make a saving over 40% on this bundle! Individually priced these resources cost over £20!
This bundle contains all the topics within the AQA GCSE Biology B3 unit on Infection & Response (Combined Trilogy Specification).
Included are the revision mind maps/knowledge organisers, along with all the answers.
Topics include:
Communicable Diseases
Viral, fungal & protist Diseases
Bacterial disease & preventing disease
Body defences & vaccination
Drug development
This would be perfect as a revision pack for year 11’s preparing for their upcoming GCSE exams.
It is also a brilliant strategy for retrieval practice with year 10’s who have completed this topic last term and need to keep the knowledge fresh in their mind.
Used as quizzes, homework, meaningful cover work, the opportunities are endless.
Save over 35% with this bundle!!