I currently use these slides to teach the unit of plants to my Year 9 groups. All files are editable to adapt them to your needs. The slides can be taught over 4-5 lessons
The topic is divided in 7 parts that include slides with information about:
Photosynthesis.
Mineral salts: diagram.
Uses of water.
Flowers
Pollination
Fertilisation
Fruits
End of unit questions
Revision: 20 minutes of revision activities + slides to check the proper answers. I use it as revision before the exam.
Some slides contain notes for extra guidance.
Included: unit targets to use as checklist and revision guide slides. I give these two files to my students for them to prepare the assessment.
Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Everything you need to deliver a unit of plants for Year 8. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7 and 9, and for a distance learning approach.
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.
You can find more info in the individual resources or DM me if you have any doubt.
Everything you need to deliver the unit of elements, compounds and periodic table in year 8. Easily adaptable for Year 7 and 9. Each part include learning objectives.
The topic is divided in 7 parts:
Atoms: lesson with video + slides with fill in the gaps activity
Atoms and elements: chemical symbols + elements in the crust + is water an element? It includes a plenary: element research guidelines.
The periodic table: lesson + mini plenary questions + metals refresh
Compounds: fill a table with examples
Formulae: simple rules + examples + hydroxides + exit ticket plenary.
End of unit questions: 5 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 3 more files:
• Word document for the exit ticket based on an Instagram post
• Power point with the unit targets for students to revise
• Extra power point with some of the old practical activities I used over the years.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Everything you need to deliver the unit about respiratory system in KS3. Each unit part includes a slide with the main learning objectives.
The topic is divided in 7 parts:
The human respiratory system: lesson slide + activity slide.
Gas exchange: lesson slide + activity slide.
Aerobic respiration: lesson slide + activity slide.
Keeping fit: lesson slides about exercise and diet + exit ticket slide.
Cigarettes and health: 3 starter slides + lesson slide.
End of unit questions with 3 long activities + answers.
Revision: 25 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 others.
There are 3 more files:
• Word document for the exit ticket based on an Instagram post
• Power point with the unit targets for students to revise + printable version in pdf
Please, DM me if you have any doubt or you would like me to share some assessments. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Power point slides I currently use to deliver fully the unit “Immunity” for AS Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable to others. The topic is divided in:
Defence against disease: external and internal defence system described.
Cells of the immune system: B-cells, T-cells and phagocytes described.
Active and passive immunity: includes vaccines and mabs.
Some activities to check student’s understanding also included at the end with some past paper multiple choice questions
Notes in word document and cornell notes example.
If you buy these resources and you find them useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
Power point slides I currently use to deliver fully the unit “Gas exchange” for AS Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable to others. The topic is divided in:
Intro: starter activity
Gas exchange: adaptations outline.
The lungs: structure
Warming and cleaning the air
The alveoli: adaptations
Some activities to check student’s understanding also included at the end with some past paper multiple choice questions
Notes in word document and the slides with blanks for students added as token.
If you buy these resources and you find them useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
Everything you need to deliver a unit about the cardiovascular system in KS3. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS4. Each unit part includes a slide with the main learning objectives.
The topic is divided in 6 parts:
The human circulatory system: includes a starter slide + slide for a full lesson + plenary slide.
The heart: structure and function. It includes a starter slide + slide for a full lesson + plenary slide and a related video.
Blood components: lesson slides + exit ticket plenary.
Blood vessels: lesson slides + plenary activities.
End of unit questions with 4 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 others.
There are 5 more files:
• Word document for the exit ticket based on an Instagram post
• Power point with the unit targets for students to revise + printable version in pdf
• Power point with some of the diagrams used in the slides.
• Excel spreadsheet with the material needed for a heart dissection practical.
Pictures have been sourced from creative commons or drawn by me.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Power point slides I currently use to deliver fully the unit “Cell membrane and movement across the cell” for A level Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in:
Intro: starter activity
Structure of membranes
Roles of the molecules in the membranes
Cell signalling
Movement of substances across membranes
Also included: unit notes for students to edit or use as revision notes.
All pictures have been sourced from creative commons or made by me.
If you buy this resources and you find them useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
Everything you need to deliver the unit “Inheritance” 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.
Key Features:
Chromosomes and cell division. Includes an outline of mitosis and meiosis
Inheriting genes: including genetic diagrams, codominance and sex linkage
Genes and protein synthesis
There is a final slide for students to prepare a diagram of the unit and this is in a pdf file ready to print
Also included: student version of the slides that my students use to fill the gaps.
If you buy this presentation and you find it useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
Everything you need to deliver the unit of digestion for GCSE Biology (more than 90 slides, 3 WEEKS OF LESSONS!). It follows Cambridge syllabus (0610) and Cambridge IGCSE endorsed book by Jones and Jones Third edition, but it is easily adaptable to others. The topic is divided in 8 parts:
Definitions: flashcards with the vocabulary related to the unit.
Nutrients: includes deficiency diseases.
Balanced diet: includes some articles and related videos.
Malnutrition: obesity, HD, constipation, marasmus, kwashiorkor. Includes 4 revision activities
Mechanical digestion: includes care of teeth and 4 revision activities.
Digestive system: diagram to label and memorise.
Chemical digestion: includes 4 revision activities.
Absorption: ileum and colon. It includes 4 revision activities.
Revision slides with food tests, diagrams and activities for revision.
The slides have been prepared in power point . All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website. The power point is very easy to navigate for students to be able to use it for revision.
There are 3 more documents included:
Instruction for a digestive system poster that can be used as a project.
Diagram of digestive system and mouth for the students to label
Flashcards printable and editable version.
A revision WS with 2 activities based on past paper questions.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Everything you need to deliver the unit about light in KS3. Each unit part includes a slide with the main learning objectives.
The topic is divided in 8 parts:
How light travels: starter slide with a video + explanatory slide + plenary slide.
How shadows form: explanatory slide.
How reflections form: 2 explanatory slides + exit ticket plenary.
How light bends: explanatory slide + plenary slide.
The spectrum of white light: starter slide + explanatory slide + plenary slide
Coloured light: 2 explanatory slides + activity slide
End of unit questions with 4 activities + answers.
Revision: includes a sudden death quiz + 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 others.
There are 5 more files:
• Word document for the exit ticket based on an Instagram post
• Power point with the unit targets for students to revise + printable version in pdf
• Power point with sudden death quiz + show version to share with students.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt or you would like me to share some assessments. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Everything you need to deliver fully the unit of cells and microscopes for CIE AS Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable for other syllabus or level.
The topic is divided in:
Intro: cell theory
Cell biology and microscopy.
Plant and animal cells under light microscope.
Magnification and calculations
Electron microscopy.
Plant and animal cells under electron microscope.
Bacteria
Prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes
Viruses
All pictures have been sourced from creative commons or drawn by me.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Lesson slides to teach full unit in Biology iGCSE Coordination and Response for the 0610 CIE Cambridge specification for 2023-25
The slides include:
The Human nervous system: neurones, CNS, reflex arc, synapses
Sense Organs: eye structure, retina, iris reflex and accommodation,
Outline of glands and hormones: adrenaline and its effects
Comparison of nervous system and endocrine system.
Coordination in plants: tropisms and auxin
Some plenary questions some subtopic questions in the relevan parts.
Power point Notes include some suggestions for teachers.
Included: student version slides for pupils to fill the gaps in.
I currently use them for my Biology Yr11 group, it takes me 5 hours to cover all the slides in the lessons.
Constructive feedback would be very appreciated.
Power point slides I currently use to deliver fully the unit “DNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS” for AS Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in:
Intro: starter activity
Structure of DNA and RNA
DNA replication
Genetic code - Features
Protein synthesis: the process
Gene mutations
4 past paper multiple choice questions and some questions/tasks in the different sections.
Power point student version (with blanks) added as token
If you buy these resources and you find them useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
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.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Power point slides I currently use to deliver fully the unit “The mitotic cell cycle” for AS Biology. The slides follow Cambridge syllabus (9700) but they are easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in:
Intro: starter activity
Growth and reproduction
Chromosomes
The cell cycle
Mitosis, includes some activities
The role of telomeres
The role of stem cells
Cancer
Some past paper multiple choice questions
Notes in word document added as token
If you buy these resources and you find them useful, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. In return, I can offer you a free resource of your choice or a compilation of end of unit exams. Just contact me in my Instagram account. Thanks a million!
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.
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.
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
Everything you need to deliver 6 Biology practical activities in the lab. Easily adaptable and suitable for Year 7, 8 and 9. Some would also be suitable in GCSE. The slides for each activity include the apparatus needed, method, results and conclusion/evaluation. I have been using these 6 activities in KS3 for several years now and they work very well, they are one hour long approximately. They can also be performed as demonstrations.
Heart and lung dissection
Burning Candles
Measuring cardiac output - this practical does not require a lab and could also be conducted in an online lesson.
Respiration in Yeast
Proper use of the microscope.
Growing bacteria: this is one of my favourites because they enjoy it a lot.
Check the slides’ notes for some extra info.
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.
All pictures have been sourced from the creative commons website.
Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
These are the slides I currently use to teach AS level Biology ENZYMES (56 slides)
It follows Cambridge syllabus (9700) but it is easily adaptable to others.
The topic is divided in 8 parts:
Intro: starter activity to refresh GCSE knowledge
What are enzymes?
Modes of action: lock and key, induced fit
Investigating an enzyme-catalysed reaction
Factors affecting enzymes.
Enzyme affinity; Vmax and Km
Inhibitors: competitive and non-competitive.
Immobilising enzymes
Some slides contain notes for extra guidance when teaching, some slides contain activities for students to practice for their exams,
Please, DM me if you have any doubt. Constructive feedback would be much appreciated.