All you need to know about how body temperature is regulated, as an example of homeostasis and negative feedback.

Watch my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_4UvO6tc8w&t=281s and complete this free gap fill sheet to help with active recall

This video is full of the words and terminology that is used incorrectly in GCSE Biology exams and alternatives you should be using,

The Powerpoint presentation (38 slides) covers the following points from the OCR specification with some wider context. When I teach this I finish the lessons with a set of exam questions made using the OCR Exam Builder. Your Exams officer in school should be able to set you up with an account. The Exam Builder from OCR is free. in situ and ex situ methods of maintaining biodiversity • In situ conservaton including marine conservaton zones and wildlife reserves • ex situ conservaton including seed banks, botanic gardens and zoos. (i) internatonal and local conservaton agreements made to protect species and habitats. Historic and/or current agreements, including the Conventon on Internatonal Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Rio Conventon on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS).

This pack contains summary sheets, gap fill, and labelling of the main processes occurring in the nephron. Ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption, water reabsorption at the Loop of Henle and the control of ADH aquaporins and their affect on the permeability of the collecting duct. There are page numbers on the sheets and these refer to pages in the Pearson Y2 OCR Biology A book although any A level Biology text book would suffice.

HIgher level GCSE DNA and Protein synthesis revision sheets,

AQA GCSE Biology - includes 4 detailed revision sheets on Human impact on the environment including different types of pollution, greenhouse effect, global warming, deforestation, effect on biodiversity and maintaining biodiversity

AQA GCSE Biology 4 revisions sheets ideal for the higher achiever, covering general function of the kidney, details of the nephron and excretion, osmoregulation and ADH, consequences of not being able to balance water concentration in the blood linking in to osmosis, and dialysis and transplant. Including a new osmoregulation negative feedback sheet and accompanying YouTube Video

Powerpoint slides to introduce Simpson’s Diversity Index with accompanying sheets so that students can practice the equation.

AQA GCSE Biology - includes a collection of 9 revision sheets, including some example exam questions, covering the nervous system, the brain and the eye

This workpack has worked examples on how to calculate standard deviation using the formula by substituting values in and a quick way to calculate it using the STAT mode on the calculator. You will also learn how to plot error bars and how to interpret them and some questions along the way to consolidate your understanding. This pack contains 14 pages.

A powerpoint which covers all of the main specification points for OCR A A Level Biology. A run through of the taxonomic groups, Carl Linnaeus, the binomial naming system and Carl Woese and the three domains. Example exam questions embedded into the slides and explanation of phylogentic trees. There are some exam questions here too, these are free from OCR Exambuilder (you just need your school to set you up with an account if you are a teacher). I have included them here for ease but these are free add ons!

AQA GCSE Biology - a collection of 3 revision sheets on food production and security including general problems, biotechnology using fermenter (including application on the design of a fermenter) and microorganisms to make mycoprotein and the genetic engineering of bacteria to produce insulin

AQA GCSE Biology - 4 detailed revision sheets including competition, predator prey, interdependence, trophic levels, food chains and webs, pyramids of biomass, energy and biomass efficiency calculations, and farming techniques to decrease energy loss.

AQA GCSE Biology - includes a total of 7 revision sheets. 4 on hormones in general, menstrual cycle and use of hormones for fertility and contraception. 1 revision sheet including a flow diagram simplifying the menstrual cycle. This is very good to complete together and memorise as a whole class each stage, students take in turns to recall the different stages. There are a further 2 revision sheets on plant hormones including fact recall and an example of an application style question based on the well know Auxin investigations.

Aimed at 9-1 GCSE Biology. Step by step revision sheets on mitosis and meiosis. Step by step gap fill on mitosis, step by step gap fill on meiosis, a side by side comparison of both processes and a few example questions for consolidation. Answer sheets are also included.

GCSE sequential images of the process of vaccination including a gap fill exercise to scaffold grade 9 terminology. Answers included.

AQA GCSE Biology- revision resource consisting of three sheets on classification including the Linnaeus, Woese , the use of evolutionary trees and some example exam questions

AQA GCSE 9-1 Biology Communicable diseases - a thorough revision sheet on communicable diseases including; what pathogens are, how they make us ill, different examples of pathogens, details of the different diseases and how the spread of pathogens can be prevented.