Now UPDATED with clearer fonts. Download includes a coloured version & a black and white version.
Revision checklist for AQA A-level Biology. Designed for use with the following revision method:
Step 1: make revision resources** for a topic e.g. flashcards, mindmaps.
Step 2: use these revision resources to actively revise the topic.
Step 3: complete topic-specific exam questions.
Step 4: mark questions and annotate revision notes with any missed information.
Step 5: repeat until you are achieving a mark that is comparable to your desired final grade.
Step 6: move onto the next topic!
** If you don’t have time to make your own revision resources, flashcards & revision questions & answers are available to purchase in my Tes shop! The flashcards and revision questions & answers contain very similar information, so there is no need to use both - pick whichever format you prefer.
Ideal for first lesson back after lockdown for a bit of revision, or for a ‘fun’ end of term activity. Would work for remote learning.
Includes a powerpoint for the quiz, a student answer sheet and a teacher MS with follow up questions to go with each picture. Virtually all pictures and questions are relevant to AQA, OCR and Edexcel.
Get organised for the new school year with these printable PDFs for GCSE & A-level.
Weekly revision timetable split into half-hourly sessions (8am - 9pm).
Monthly exam timetable planner.
Based on my +15 years as a science educator and extensive past paper analysis, these flashcards have been created to help students learn the key marking points for A-level Biology.
Concise, mapped to the specification and based on past mark schemes.
Print & assemble and then use to teach yourself the correct marking points.
Please note, these flashcards don’t cover the required practicals but required practical revision sheets are available separately, or together with the complete set of flashcards as part of the Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle.
The Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Practical skill flashcards
Required practical 1-12 revision sheets
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
Printable weekly revision timetable
Revision questions and answers covering topic 1 of the AQA GCSE Biology Specification (suitable for both Triple and Combined Science students).
Questions & answers covering the entire AQA GCSE Biology Specification are available in my TES shop.
Concise
Includes diagrams
Mapped to the specification
Model answers based on extensive past paper analysis
Clear question & answer format to encourage active learning
Includes 6-mark exam-style required practical method questions, where relevant
Columns to mark each individual question as red, amber or green based on current understanding.
Triple only / higher tier only content is NOT on a grey background to distinguish it, all questions and answers are on a white background to allow students to highlight/add colour should they wish.
Designed to promote spaced repetition of topics throughout the GCSE teaching. Rather than revision notes, which encourage passive learning (because most students just read through them or copy them out), these questions and answers are designed to encourage active learning.
Triple and Higher Tier only content is marked, so these questions are suitable for all candidates.
UPDATE MAY 2024: This resource has been updated based on more recent mark schemes.
Comprehensive revision question and answer tables for section 1 of the AQA AS / A2 Biology specification. Excellent revision resource for self-assessment.
Clickable powerpoint quiz (10 multiple choice questions of varying difficulty) to quickly assess understanding of the carbohydrates topic of A-level Biology.
Press play on the Powerpoint & click on the ‘click to begin button’. The embedded links will automatically take students to a page telling them if their selected answers are correct or incorrect. Where applicable, information is given as to why their answer is incorrect (this is not given for all questions as extra information woudl would give the answer away in some cases).
60 flashcards to test your knowledge of the AQA GCSE Physics Equations and Units (triple science, higher tier).
Please note, these flashcards only include the equations that students must memorise, the equations given in the exam are NOT included.
Printable revision timetables ideal for GCSE and A-level students.
Download contains 4 different colour options, plus one black and white version.
For each different colour, there is an option with time slots already completed & a blank version for students to choose their own timings for each session.
The two hour slots at the beginning & end of each day are for completing past papers - for any other revision, make sure you have a break after 1 hour of revising. I personally don’t suggest students timetable revision for early in the morning and late in the evening on the same day - choosing one or the other is usually best, depending on when students work best.
Student progress checklist and key word sheet for the Cells and Organisation KS3 topic.
Also included are two quick ideas for diffusion practicals and a generic practical recording sheet for students to complete.
Printable classroom decor / display to help students increase their fluency in times tables and multiplication facts (number from 1-12).
Download includes several options:
Black and white option, to print on coloured card of your choice.
Neutral themed option
Pastel themed option
Bright themed option
Also included is an A4 page with all 12 numbers on one page which can be stuck into books or sent home for extra practice. Each number can be coloured in once students are confident with the multiples of that particular number.
Turn any worksheet, for any age group (primary or secondary) & any subject, into a fun team game,
Perfect for a revision/consolidation lesson or a fun end-of-term activity.
Includes instructions for:
Capture the flag
100 Square
Four in a row
Includes printable resources (coloured & black and white versions) that can be laminated for multiple uses (although all games can be played without printing).
Organise revision with this bubble mindmap template (8 colour choices included: grey, pale pink, yellow, turquoise, red, green, blue & orange).
Conventional mindmaps are not for everyone, they can easily look very messy and students often just write their entire notes in very small writing to fit everything onto one page. The advantage of bubble mindmaps is that there are a limited number of bubbles to fit the key points in, so it really forces students to think about what information is actually the most important.
Useful for all age groups, from KS3 to GCSE and A-level.
Printable PDFs for GCSE & A-level.
Cornell revision note template - lined and unlined option.
Weekly revision timetable split into half-hourly sessions (8am - 9pm).
Monthly exam timetable planner.
Exam tracker to keep track of dates, times & locations for exams, with a tick box to mark each exam once completed.
Definitions sheet to encourage students to organise key terms for each subject.
OCR A A-level Biology Spaced Repetition Timetable for Year 13 2024-2025
The timetable has 5 repetitions of each topic scheduled (efforts have been made to group together topics that are often linked in synoptic questions at least once).
A blank version of the timetable is also included (with only topics and dates completed) in case students wish to plan their own timings for repetitions.
This timetable can also be purchased as part of the Ultimate OCR A-level Biology Revision Bundle, which includes:
Module 1-6 Flashcards
PAG revision sheets
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
6-week spaced repetition timetable for the summer holidays in between Year 12 and Year 13.
Year 12 not quite gone to plan?
Or just want to hit the ground running in Year 13?
This 6-week timetable will help you complete 4 repetitions of each topic from Year 12 (Sections 1 -4 of the AQA specification).
Available as a bundle with AQA AS Biology Flashcards & required practical revision sheets to really help you get to grips with the Year 12 content.
6-week spaced repetition timetable for the summer holidays in between Year 12 and Year 13.
Year 12 not quite gone to plan?
Or just want to hit the ground running in Year 13?
This 6-week timetable will help you complete 4 repetitions of each topic from Year 12 (Modules 2-4 of the OCR A specification).
Available as a bundle with OCR AS Biology Flashcards & PAG revision sheets to really help you get to grips with the Year 12 content.
Visually appealing worksheet summarising the process of carbon dioxide transport.
What is included?
A scaffolded version (‘fill in the gap’ style).
A blank version.
A fully completed version (which could be used as a handout).
Great as a revision aid or quick homework exercise. Encourage the addition of colour to the worksheet to aid the formation of visual memories.
Similar style worksheets available for protein synthesis, tissue fluid formation, respiration, photosynthesis, epigenetics & inheritance.
Scaffolded worksheet suitable for KS3 or GCSE (2 versions included, one for exam boards who don’t need to know that Group 2 are also known as the alkaline earth metals, and another version for those that do).
Fully completed, colour version is included.
Great task for a cover lesson.
Label and colour each section of the periodic table. Extension task - fill in the symbols for the first 20 elements.
BONUS - also includes a full periodic table colouring sheet for early finishers.
Visually appealing worksheet summarising the process of tissue fluid formation and return of tissue fluid to the circulatory system.
Includes two versions, one more suitable for the OCR specification (includes the concept of oncotic pressure) and one more appropriate for the AQA specification.
Both versions of the worksheet also include a differentiated version and full answer sheets.
Great as a revision aid or quick homework exercise. Encourage the addition of colour to the worksheet to aid the formation of visual memories.
Similar style worksheets available for:
Cell structure
Transport of carbon dioxide
Protein synthesis
Immune Response
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Energy transfer & ecosystems
Nutrient cycles
Receptors
Nerve impulses
Control of blood glucose
Kidney
Inheritance
Succession
Epigenetics
In vivo and in vitro cloning