Everything you need to deliver the unit of selection and evolution from A level Biology (more than 50 power point slides). It follows Cambridge syllabus (9700) but it is easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in 8 parts:
Variation
Natural selection.
Evolution
Artificial selection
Darwin-Wallace Theory of Evolution.
Species and speciation.
Molecular comparisons.
Extinctions.
There are two extra files:
Power point with a worksheet on “Sources of genetic variation” to complete the information in part 1.
A word document with a small project about endangered species to complete part 8.
Power point with revision questions for the unit with the answers.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website, some are my own diagrams.
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This is a Year 8 Science assessment based on past papers and activities from the unit of respiration that I have been using as end of unit test for the Exploring Science book. It is out of 40 marks. It includes a graph activity, labelling, fill in the gaps, etc.
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Power point with a 1 hour lesson about gas exchange in humans, breathing mechanism and differences between inhaled and exhaled air. Aimed to GCSE biology students. It follows CIE syllabus.
Everything you need to deliver a unit of nutrition for Year 8. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7 and 9, and for a distance learning approach.
The topic is divided in 8 parts:
Nutrients: lesson + mini plenary based on 5 questions.
Balanced diet: small discussion + lesson on nutritional deficiencies + plenary based on short research project.
Digestion and absorption: lesson + mini plenary based on an exit ticket
The human digestive system: labelling activity + mini plenary
Teeth: labelling activity + structure of a tooth + dental hygiene
Enzymes: lesson + plenary based on activities with differentiation.
End of unit questions: 3 activities
Revision: 35 minutes of revision activities + slides to check the proper answers. It can be used as a revision or assessment
Coincides with Cambridge Checkpoint textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW.
There are two documents with the relevant images for printing.
There is a revision worksheet with the main learning objectives.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
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Everything you need to deliver the unit of gene technology for A level Biology (82 slides)
It follows Cambridge syllabus (9700) but it is easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in 5 parts:
Genetic engineering: introduction to the topic.
Tools for Gene technology: restriction enzymes, DNA ligase, promoters, vectors, markers, electrophoresis and PCR explained. Bioinformatics and the need to deal with the information.
Genetic technology and medicine: proteins for medicinal uses and genetic screening.
Gene therapy: studying the case of cystic fibrosis
Gene technology and agriculture: GMOs crops and animals and social implications.
There are two extra power points:
Power point with activities for revision using past papers.
Power point with revision using videos.
Check the slides’ notes as some of them have background information, links or suggestions for activities.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
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Everything you need to deliver seven plant practical activities. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7, 8 and 9. Some would also be suitable in year 10. The slides for each activity include the apparatus needed, method, results and conclusion. They can also be performed as demonstrations and most of them can be used in distance learning.
What happens to plants in the absence of light? – This practical can be done in the lab or sent to do it at home in a distance learning approach as little material is needed. It can also be shown as a demonstration.
Leaves under the microscope
Roots for food: web exploring activity that can be easily performed in distance learning.
Seeds feeling gravity: lab activity although it is simple enough to be performed in distance learning.
Transport of water in celery: 2 lab activities included. It could be performed at home with food colouring.
Investigating different colours of light in photosynthesis – theoretically. Can be done in distance learning. All the information given for student to work out on their own the apparatus, risks, results and conclusion.
Check the slides’ notes for some extra info about the activity. Some coincide with Cambridge Science textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW. All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Please, contact me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated!
Power point slides I currently use to deliver fully the unit"biological molecules" for A level Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in:
Intro: biochemistry
The building blocks of life.
Monomers, polymers and macromolecules.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Water
There are some extra files:
Notes with the unit content in a word document.
Flash cards for food tests: printable and editable files included.
All pictures have been sourced from creative commons or drawn by me.
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Everything you need to deliver the unit “animal transport” for GCSE Biology in power point slides (more than 50 slides with easy navigation). It follows Cambridge syllabus (0610/0970) for 2023-2025 and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones Third edition, but it is easily adaptable to others. Learning objectives are included and also added to relevant slides.
The topic is divided in 4 parts:
Circulatory system
Heart structure
Blood vessels: structure and function
Blood components: structure and function
**Progress check: **some slides contain revision activities for the different parts of the topic.
End of unit questions: slides at the end offer revision activities.
Targets: I have included a separate file with the targets. I give it to my students so that they can use it as checklist.
The slides have been prepared in power point . All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website, power point or mines. The power point is very easy to navigate for students to be able to use it for revision.
Everything you need to deliver the unit “Human influences on ecosystems” for GCSE Biology in power point slides with easy navigation. It follows Cambridge syllabus (0610/0970) for 2023-2025 and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones, but it is easily adaptable to others. A Checklist slide is included for students to use for their revision and learning objectives are given as a starter for the subtopics covered.
Key Features:
Food supply
Habitat destruction
Pollution
Conservation
Also included: Slides at the end of the presentation with blanks for students to fill it in. And the same slides in pdf ready to use.
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This power point presentation follows the 9700 AS Biology Syllabus by CIE and the endorsed book by Jones, Fosbery, Taylor and Gregory (5th edition). The slides cover all the theoretical content for transport in plants and I currently use them with my year 12 group.
Slides include:
Brief explanation of transport needs and vascular system in plants.
Plan diagrams practice of leaves, stems and roots and adding labels. (also included in the activities’ power point)
Mechanism for water transport: cohesion-tension and mass flow
Mechanism for assimilates transport: active loading in phloem
Final slides: include 4 past paper multiple choice questions with answers.
Slides to teach the full unit for respiration and gas exchange for GCSE Biology following the Cambridge syllabus.
It includes:
Aerobic respiration.
Anaerobic respiration.
Respiratory system.
Gas exchange.
Breathing movements.
It also includes the slides I share with my students for them to complete while taking notes.
The quiz at the start needs to be used in presentation mode for the links to work.
Everything you need to deliver 9 Science practical activities in Year 8. Three Biology practicals, three Chemistry practicals and 3 for Physics. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7 and 9. Some would also be suitable in GCSE. The slides for each activity include the apparatus needed, method and results. I have been using most of these activities in KS3 for several courses now and they work very well, they are one hour long approximately. They can also be performed as demonstrations.
Proper use of the microscope.
Growing bacteria. This is one of my favourite activities because they enjoy it a lot.
Virtual experiment on disease transmission. This simply follows a video in the Cambridge Hub where you can find many others that can be used for distance learning or if labs are not available.
Temperature and solubility. Investigation on how temperature affects the solubility of salt in water.
Investigating water. The students work out the amount of salt in two different water samples.
Chromatography of ink
Testing insulation. Investigation on which is the best material for insulating walls.
Conduction star. Investigation on which metal is the best heat conductor.
Cooling wax activity to study the freezing point of wax.
Coincides with Exploring Science textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW.
Technician notes and basic risk assessment are included for all practical activities in an excel document and two word docs.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
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Everything you need to deliver a whole unit of plants for Year 8. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7, 9 and for an online learning approach.
The topic is divided in 7 parts:
Photosynthesis: lesson + mini plenary based on an exit ticket.
Leaves: lesson + mini plenary based on an activity to boost the students’ memory with a label exercise.
Two investigations that can be followed without lab practical so that it can also be easily done in online learning.
Roots: lesson + 3 self-assessment questions
Transport of water and minerals: lesson
End of unit questions
Revision: 20 minutes of revision activities + slides for students to check the right answers. It can be used as revision or assessment.
Several slides contain notes with suggestions for the lessons such as starters, links with other topics or opportunities for differentiation.
Coincides with Cambridge Checkpoint textbook/scheme of work, but can be used alongside any other SOW.
There are two documents with the relevant images for printing and a target list for students to revise.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
A bunch of slides with class rules, safety rules in the lab, lab equipment, hazard labels…to be used for the first lesson with your students. Adapt it to your needs or your subject.
All you need to deliver the lesson in unit 8C Doctors and Disease in Exploring Science. The power point includes:
What are microbes?
How are microbes useful.
Mini-Plenary
Diseases and spread mechanisms
Virtual experiment: disease transmission.
Body defences.
Beating infections.
I used it in distance learning and it worked really well. I hope it helps.
This power point contains the Biology questions for Biology GCSE 0654 Cambridge syllabus (winter 2017). It also has the answers and the marks awarded. It is a great revision tool for students in the classroom or as online learning activity.
This power point contains the Biology questions for Biology GCSE 0654 Cambridge syllabus (summer 2016). It also has the answers and the marks awarded. It is a great revision tool for students in the classroon or as online learning activity.
This power point covers the Biology Unit for “Classification” following the Exploring Science Textbook for Year 7. Some of the terms covered are: classification, variation, hybrids, animal kingdom and plant kingdom.
These power points include the guidelines for a project about “Classification and Variation” following the Exploring Science Textbook for Year 7. Some of the terms covered for students to research are: classification, inherited variation, environmental variation, animal kingdom and plant kingdom.
It can be easily edited so that it forms a big project or it can be divided into smaller tasks depending on time availability. It can also be adapted to use in year 8/9.