This is an activity suitable for a lesson or as a piece of homework. It is designed to develop literacy and promote an interest and awareness in science. The students find a science based news story published in the last 7 days that they find interesting. They pick out keywords and find definitions for them. They research additional information and summarise the story in their own words.

A short activity to introduce students to a risk assessment. They are given 6 hazards, they then have to use the labels to fill in the risk assessment table. Suitable for use as a starter or plenary.

Written for AQA B1 but can be used at KS3 or for other specifications.Posters are placed around the room and students go round and answer questions from a worksheet (included in PowerPoint).

An activity that allows students to build a food web and work out the numbers of animals. Then asks them to see how changing the numbers of one animal changes the rest of the web. Requires: String, scissors and counters. Sheets need printing and photocopying. Includes results table and questions and a completed results table for the teacher. Also includes slides to incorporate into your lesson to review the activity. There is a version which is for more advanced students and a lower ability/starter activity version which is just to build the food web.

Case study with questions on Dr John Wilson and his claim that the whooping cough vaccine was dangerous. Can be used for AQA B1 - Keeping healthy - How we deal with disease.

This was a comprehension exercise for a middle ability set. Written for KS4 AQA B1 - The impact of change. This is a real news story based on real research. Students have to read the text, answer questions, then write a letter to the government explaining why the researcher's work is important.

This is an interactive scenario which covers the US governments response when a bird flu outbreak spreads to the US from China in a global pandemic. The students are given key choices at each stage of the pandemic which affect the number of US citizens getting sick and the overall death toll. The tough choices can be used to encourage debate within your class and get students to justify their decisions. This can be used in either science, politics or history class and will last approximately 20-30 minutes. Provided are slides and accompanying worksheet.

KS3 Science topic covering: Organisation, Animal Cells, Plant Cells, life processes, bacteria and single celled organisms, onion cell practical, microscopy and electron microscopy. Inlcudes, full lessons for the topic, knowledge organiser and assessment

This is a complete unit of work containing lessons, handouts and assessments. The topics covered are: Sex cells, Human sex organs, pregnancy, the menstrual cycle, effect of smoking and drinking in pregnancy, In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), plant reproduction, bees and pollination and seed dispersal.

This resource is a unit of work suitable for KS3 or KS4 which covers: The digestive system, nutrition, enzymes, the nervous system, the reflex arc, the heart, blood vessels, the skeleton, aerobic and anaerobic respiration, joints, joint problems and muscles.

This was an activity written for a middle ability KS4 set doing AQA B1. The company slides were printed in colour and the students had the worksheet printed on A3 and went round the slides collecting information.

Contains slides, video links, worksheets and activities for AQA-B1-5-Energy in biomass. Includes lessons on pyramids of biomass, energy transfers, decay processes, the carbon cycle & recycling organic waste.

Contains lesson plans, video links, slides and worksheets and an end of unit test for the second half of AQA-B1-1-Keeping healthy. The lessons cover, using drugs to treat disease, changing pathogens, immunity and how we deal with disease.

Contains lesson plans, video links, slides and worksheets for the first 5 lessons in AQA-B1-1-Keeping healthy. The lessons cover, diet and exercise, weight problems, inheritance exercise and health, pathogens and disease and defense mechanisms.

This is the next 3 lessons for AQA-B1-4-Adaptation for survival. Includes slides, lesson plans, video links, homework and revision sheet. These are for 4.5 Competition in plants, 4.7-Measuring environmental change and 4.8-The impact of change.

This is a group activity. Each pdf file contains a large diagram of the carbon cycle spread across 48 pages. The students assemble the pages into a large diagram (6x8 A4 sheets, approx 1.8 m x 1.7 m). The students then use the diagram to answer the question sheet. Used in AQA B1 Energy in biomass

This was written for the AQA B1 specification and helps the student answer a 6 mark question. They first look at pieces of evidence and decide whether they agree or disagree with them, then use the evidence to mark a 6 mark exam question.

This is a scenario for KS4 students to learn about epidemics, pandemics and the spread of disease through a population. The students make decisions which affect the number of people who live or die during an outbreak of avian flu in the UK. Promotes good discussion amongst the students as to their choices. This can be used for AQA B1 Keeping healthy - Changing Pathogens.

These resources are for use for AQA C1-4.3 Burning fuels. The students use an A3 flow diagram to pick out information about air pollution released from burning fossil fuels. They then relate what they have learned to pictures placed on the wall.

I have included the lesson plan and PowerPoint. The lesson needs printouts of the JPEGs that are here. Preferably colour. There are two sets of pictures (Dogs and Donuts) that kids can use to build their own keys. Ks3 biology.