Scavenger worksheet on pathogenic diseases. Students to collect information on symptoms of disease as well as facts on the pathogen. Created as an introduction into Unit 12: Diseases and Infection of the new Pearson BTEC NQF Level 3 Applied Science. *** Bundle Available ***

Resource on pathogenic diseases detailing the pathogen in the form of fact files. Created as an introduction into Unit 12: Diseases and Infection of the new Pearson BTEC NQF Level 3 Applied Science. *** Bundle Available ***

Resource on pathogenic diseases detailing the symptoms in the form of doctor's notes. Created as an introduction into Unit 12: Diseases and Infection of the new Pearson BTEC NQF Level 3 Applied Science. *** Bundle Available ***

Resource created for Science Week 2017. Our school theme was Change, so this worksheet explores the uses of social network analysis to study elephant relationships. It includes extracts of scientific papers, giving students a chance to read one and and try to pick out the main themes (good prep for university). The papers are attached.

Worksheet used before teaching meiosis lesson. Useful for students to compare their knowledge before and after the lesson and also to highlight how their use of scientific terminology usually increased after teaching episode.

Activity to improve data analysis skills for A-Level Biologists. It includes results from scientific papers, giving students a chance at data analysis and and try to pick out the main results for themselves (good prep for university). The paper is attached. ~ Camargo & Marenco (2011) Density, size and distribution of stomata in 35 rainforest tree species in Central Amazonia. Acta Amazonica 41(2)205-212. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0044-59672011000200004 [Accessed: 01-Mar-17]

Students were asked to create a model of the digestive system (done on sugar paper, however, it could also work as a prompt for other models). Includes some keywords for the AQA A-Level.

Worksheet on the different stages of Meiosis. Includes a comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis.

Carousel / Circus activity on Investigating Genetic Diversity, based on the Magenta Principles. Targeted for AS Biology students (serum reactions, amino acid and DNA comparisons, DNA hybridisation), however introduces some A2 topics (DNA probes, PCR). This activity ran for a whole 90 minutes with students spending 10 minutes at each station, although some students did want to spend more than the allocated time. Challenge questions throughout. Some questions taken from Chapter 10.4 in the AQA Biology A Level Year 1 Student Book by by Glenn Toole and Susan Toole (Oxford University Press - ISBN: 978-0-19-835176-4).

Resource created for Science Week 2016. Our school theme was Material Science, so this worksheet explores the uses of coronary stents. It includes extracts of scientific papers, giving students a chance to read one and and try to pick out the main themes (good prep for university). ~ Paszenda, Z. (2010). Use of coronary stents – material and biophysical conditions. Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering 43(1):125-135. Son, D., Lee, J., Lee, D. J., Ghaffari, R., Yun, S., Kim, S. J., Lee, J. E., Cho, H. R., Yoon, S., Yang, S., Lee, S., Qiao, S., Ling, D., Shin, S., Song, J. K., Kim, J., Kim, T., Lee, H., Kim, J., Soh, M., Lee, N., Hwang, C. S., Nam, S., Lu, N., Hyeon, T., Choi, S. H. and Kim, D. H. (2015). Bioresorbable Electronic Stent Integrated with Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Endovascular Diseases. ACS Nano 9(6):5937-5946. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00651 Mount Sinai Medical Center. (2013, September 17). Fully dissolvable, temporary stent for opening heart artery blockages now being tested at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. [Press Release]

Used to get students thinking about classification. Students are asked to group the animals, however they see fit. They then have to justify their groupings. *** Images are not my own. They were obtained from the internet through a commonly used search engine. ***

Worksheet for students to record results of experiments completed in spotting dimple tiles (3 x 4).

Questions for students to consolidate learning as they progress through the course, or as a nice revision summary. Format is based on the AQA Biology A Level Year 1 Student Book by Glenn Toole and Susan Toole (Oxford University Press - ISBN: 978-0-19-835176-4). Associated suggested markscheme included.

Audit booklet for students to self-assess and help focus their revision. Individual topic sheets can be given for pre- and post-topic assessment. If learners audit in different colours on each revisit, they can visually see progress over time.

Scaffolded worksheet to help students with Assignment 2D from the new Pearson BTEC Level 3 specification (Unit 2). This can be given to students electronically and is most effective when given from the first experiment (some of my students had difficulty remembering the experiments they had completed weeks prior). The student checklists also helped to jog memories.

Student Help sheets for the new Pearson BTEC Level 3 specification (Unit 2 – Assignment 2C and 2D). Students found these helped to structure their experimental write ups. Help sheets included for chlorophyll (paper and TLC) and amino acids (paper).