I am a biology teacher who has many years’ experience working in the social care sector including managing care homes and home care services. I have been teaching health and social care and science since 2015, mostly to level 3 students. I believe learning is an active process helped by visualization of the processes. I create visual resources for both health and social care and science including BTEC and Cambridge Technicals in health and social care, BTEC applied science and GCSE biology.
I am a biology teacher who has many years’ experience working in the social care sector including managing care homes and home care services. I have been teaching health and social care and science since 2015, mostly to level 3 students. I believe learning is an active process helped by visualization of the processes. I create visual resources for both health and social care and science including BTEC and Cambridge Technicals in health and social care, BTEC applied science and GCSE biology.
Do your students not really understand what they need to revise for their anatomy and physiology exam?
This six-book set of illustrated revision notes covers the entire specification for the Cambridge Technical unit 4 in health and social care. It makes them write their own notes so they are more likely to understand and remember the topics.
Help your students get excellent exam results so you will be the talk of the staffroom.
Buy your set today or download a free copy of the sensory systems notebook if you want to try before you buy.
WHICH TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
The set includes all six learning aims of the unit 4 anatomy and physiology exam unit. There is a book each for the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, musculoskeletal and sensory systems as well as one for the nervous and endocrine systems.
HOW ARE THE NOTEBOOKS SET OUT?
Each notebook focuses on good quality images on the topic with space to write relevant notes. They cover what each system is made up of and then how it functions. The relevant disorders are covered with strong focus on effect and impact of the disorders on the individuals. Each booklet ends with a test knowledge page which can be used as a topic test.
ARE ANSWERS INCLUDED?
Each notebook comes with a completed version which can be used by students to self-assess. There is also a self-test PDF version which allows students to jump straight from their page to the answer page.
Designed for core science concepts B1.1 - B1.32 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
WHAT ARE ILLUSTRATED REVISION NOTEBOOKS?
These illustrated revision notebooks break each topic into bite-sized chunks and includes a lot of illustrations to help your students understand the topic. Your students will fill in text boxes and label diagrams to help understand each topic. You can easily check how much they have understood with a quick scan through.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE?
The bundle includes the following notebooks from the core science concepts:
• Cells and Tissues
• Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids
• Exchange and Transport Mechanisms
• Genetics
• Microbiology
• Immunology
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN EACH RESOURCE?
Each resource includes the main booklet which is an editable PDF so you can print it out for hand written notes or get your students to type on it directly if they have easy access to computer equipment. Each booklet has a suggested answer version which probably includes more detail than students need. There is also a self-test version which includes both the blank version and the answers so student can test their own knowledge.
Designed for further science concepts B2.1-B2.9 for T-level Health and T-level Healthcare Science
WHAT ARE ILLUSTRATED REVISION NOTEBOOKS?
These illustrated revision notebooks break each topic into bite-sized chunks and includes a lot of illustrations to help your students understand the topic. Your students will fill in text boxes and label diagrams to help understand each topic. You can easily check how much they have understood with a quick scan through.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE?
The bundle includes the following notebooks from the further science concepts series:
• The endocrine system
• The respiratory system
• The nervous system
• The musculoskeletal system
• The digestive system
• The cardiovascular system
• The reproductive system
• The renal system
• The integumentary system
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN EACH RESOURCE?
Each resource includes the main booklet which is an editable PDF so you can print it out for hand-written notes or get your students to type on it directly if they have easy access to computer equipment. Each booklet has a suggested answer version which probably includes more detail than students need. There is also a self-test version which includes both the blank version and the answers so student can test their own knowledge.
Designed for Further Science Concepts for T-level Health and Healthcare Science (B2.7).
This illustrated revision notebook consists of 12 pages of detail about the reproductive system as required by the course specification. It includes high quality illustrations and diagrams to help students visualise the structures and processes involved. The resource includes an editable PDF for students to write their own notes either as part of their revision or when learning the topic for the first time. Suggested answers (possibly in more detail than is needed) are also included.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
• Structure of the female reproductive system
• Functions of the components of the female reproductive system
• Structure of the male reproductive system
• Functions of the components of the male reproductive system
• Functions of the female reproductive system including oogenesis and placenta
• Functions of the male reproductive system – spermatogenesis
• Embyrofoetal development as required by the Healthcare Science specification
HOW IS IT SET OUT?
The notebook comes as an editable PDF which can easily be printed out for use in the classroom or students can type directly into the text boxes. Ask your students to label diagrams and fill in text boxes about a particular aspect of the topic. Get them to test their understanding with an end of booklet quiz.
ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS INCLUDED?
A booklet including suggested answers is included with the resource to save you time. However, it is up to you how much detail you want from each of your students allowing you to differentiate with ease.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BOOKLETS AVAILABLE?
There are currently notebooks available for the Core Science Concepts Biology component of the course – available separately or as a bundle. Other books in the B2 body systems series are also available from my shop.
Illustrated revision workbook for L01 of unit 4 (Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care) Cambridge Technical level 3 Health and Social Care – The cardiovascular system, malfunctions and their impact on individuals.
This 14-page notebook can be used for notetaking during lessons to encourage students to make their own notes rather than copying from a PowerPoint. Students will have to think carefully to make relevant notes on the different topics.
Alternatively, this notebook can be used for revision purposes by encouraging students to fill in the sections without looking at their notes. The test your knowledge page at the end also serves to check their understanding.
A completed notebook is available as well as a self-test version so that students can check their answers against sample answers by clicking a link.
The revision notebook includes the full requirements of the specification as follows:
• The functions of the cardiovascular system
• The structure of the heart
• The functions of key arteries and veins
• Structure and function of valves
• Pulmonary and systemic circulations
• The cardiac cycle
• How the cardiac cycle is controlled
• The structure of blood
• The formation of tissue fluid and lymph
• Cardiovascular malfunctions including hypertension and coronary heart disease
• Symptoms, treatments and impact of cardiovascular malfunctions
• A test your knowledge quiz at the end of the booklet.
Other revision notebooks available for this unit:
• Respiratory system
• Digestive system
Are you frustrated when students blindly copy notes of the board without taking any of it?
When you ask them even the simplest of questions about it they can’t answer. Weeks later they don’t even remember having covered the topic at all. Or, just as bad, they have focused on something that is not important. Frustrating isn’t it!
This 12-page notebook forces them to think as they have to write their own notes but at the same time gives structure to ensure their notes are focused and relevant to the specification.
Buy this musculoskeletal system notebook today so your class can answer questions like a pro.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
12 page booklet filled with illustrations on all aspects of the musculoskeletal system and its disorders which aligns to the CTEC specification. Includes a sample completed notebook to save you the time of working out what needs to be where.
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
Can be used as part of the lesson to make notes that the students understand. Or can be used as part of structured revision lessons. Can be printed out as a handy booklet for the topic or used online as an editable PDF.
Cell biology catchphrase for BTEC level 3 health and social care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
Make revision fun with a game that students will be familiar with. This PowerPoint game includes 20 questions on the ultrastructure of cells and the function of cell organelles. If the student gets the question wrong the number tile can be rest for another student to answer later. If they do get the answer correct, the number tile can be removed to reveal a section of a picture and the student will get an opportunity to guess what the picture is showing (in this case, cilia). To ensure that all questions are answered even if the picture has been guessed correctly, teams can be awarded one point for a correct answer and three points for guessing the picture – the team with the greatest number of points wins the game.
The resource includes:
• PowerPoint catchphrase game including 20 questions about cell structure.
• A PDF answer sheet.
A similar catchphrase game for the nervous system is available for free if you would like to try it out before you buy.
If you would like more revision games to cover the whole of the unit why not try the anatomy and physiology revision game bundle which includes different games for each of the different topics for this unit.
Reproductive system revision games for BTEC health and social care unit 3: anatomy and physiology
Two great games to test the understanding of the structure and function of the reproductive system. The reproductive system bingo game focuses on the complicated structures of both male and female reproductive systems. This game is available to try for free. The maze game focuses more on the processes involved in the reproductive system.
Reproductive system bingo includes 20 of these key terms with 30 unique bingo cards to ensure you have enough for your class. By asking questions rather than just reading out the key term, students must first answer the question correctly before they can determine whether that key term is on their bingo card. This game can also be played in pairs and small groups to encourage discussion about the question enabling deeper learning.
Reproductive system maze game is designed to be played in two teams. Both teams enter from different sides of the board and must make it through to the star in the centre, but locked gates bar their way. In order to unlock the gates, students must answer questions correctly about the reproductive system. If they answer wrongly the gate is locked again by clicking on the red rectangle. If they answer correctly, the gate can be unlocked by clicking on the green rectangle. In total, there are 43 gates to unlock although it is unlikely that all will be needed. Points can be given for each correct answer or it could be first to the start in the middle that is the winner. Clicking on a gate will open a question on the reproductive system. Click on the question to reveal the answer and then click on the return button to go back to the maze.
Try reproductive system bingo for free.
If you would like more questions on the reproductive system, why not try the specialist subject quiz 3 which includes questions on the reproductive system and four other topics.
If you would like more revision games for this unit, why not try the anatomy and physiology revision game bundle which includes different games for each of the different topics for this unit.
Designed for core science concepts B1.1 – B1.6 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
Help your students get top marks in their exams.
This 9-page illustrated revision notebook gets student to write notes in their own words which will help them fully understand the concepts, and, just as importantly, remember them. The high quality pictures engage the learners and help them visualise some quite abstract concepts such as cell structure. Although suggested answers are available to save you time, it is up to you how much detail you want your students to include making this resource suitable for all levels.
This Cells and Tissues notebook will save you valuable time as it is completely aligned to all the requirements in the T-level core science concepts specification so you can be confident it has it covered. It can be used flexibly – get the students to use it for their own notes as you introduce the topics, or give it to them to fill in from the top of their heads as a knowledge check.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
The Cells and Tissues notebook covers the specification from B1.1 to B1.6. It covers cell theory, the structure cells and functions of the organelles, differences between plant and animal cells and prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
HOW IS IT SET OUT?
The notebook comes as an editable PDF which can easily be printed out for use in the classroom or students can type directly into the text boxes. Ask your students to label diagrams and fill in text boxes about a particular aspect of the topic. Get them to test their understanding with a end of booklet quiz.
ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS INCLUDED?
A booklet including suggested answers is included with the resource to save you time. However, it is up to you how much detail you want from each of your students allowing you to differentiate with ease.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES?
Separate booklets are available for Proteins, Carbohydrates and lipids; Exchange and Transport Mechanisms; Genetics; Microbiology and Immunology. The full 6-book set can be purchased as a bundle to save you money. If you are not sure whether it is the right resource for you, the Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids booklet is available for free.
Designed for BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology. This 30-page knowledge organiser comes as a PDF to use for revision for the unit. It is designed to include only the essential information and so would suit students who feel overwhelmed by the amount of information they need to revise for this exam. More detailed information is available on the BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care Anatomy and Physiology Illustrated Revision Notebook Bundle.
Where possible, just one page is used per topic. However, a number of the systems require more than one page up to a maximum of 3 pages.
The resource also includes a PowerPoint slide with the information covered. Students can check their memory on the specific aspects and then click on the boxes to reveal the answers.
I have also added a revision checker so that students can tick a box each time they have tested their knowledge on a particular topic.
For BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
This 16 book set of illustrated notebooks on all the systems covered in the unit is available in both printable and editable PDF to allow for choice and comes with a completed version.
Research has proven that students learn best when notes are written in their own words. This is partly because students have to think more clearly about the topic when they have to put it into words whichthey would not do if they copy from a PowerPoint. It is also because they are more likely to understand it later if it is in their own words. This notebook encourages students to write their own notes whilst guiding them on what to write the notes about.
It is designed to be used alongside other learning activities about the topic. It can also be used as a revision aid where students can try to complete the pages from memory.
Biology is a subject that benefits from a good imagination in order to visualise the structures and processes involved. The high quality illustrations used in this notebook enable students to develop good visualisations to help them learn.
The notebooks included in this bundle are:
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Energy
Genetics
Homeostasis
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Skeletal system
Muscular system
Digestive system
Endocrine system
Lymphatic and immune systems
Renal system
Reproductive system
Designed for core science concepts B1.24 - B1.32 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
Struggling to find resources to cover the whole specification for this topic?
This 12-page illustrated notebook covers all the requirements for immunology in the specification. It includes good quality images and examples to help your students understand.
This resource is very versatile as you can use it for note making when you first introduce the topic, use it as an end of topic test or use it to help students revise as they get nearer to their exams.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
The booklet covers the basics of immunology (B1.24 – B1.32 from the core science concepts specification). It includes different causative agents and examples of diseases caused by each, how the body helps prevent them from getting into the body, how diseases spread and can be prevented from spreading, how the specific immune system works.
HOW IS IT SET OUT?
The notebook comes as an editable PDF which can easily be printed out for use in the classroom or students can type directly into the text boxes. Ask your students to label diagrams and fill in text boxes about a particular aspect of the topic. Get them to test their understanding with a end of booklet quiz.
ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS INCLUDED?
A booklet including suggested answers is included with the resource to save you time. However, it is up to you how much detail you want from each of your students allowing you to differentiate with ease.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES?
Separate booklets are available for Cells and Tissues, Proteins, Carbohydrates and lipids; Exchange and Transport Mechanisms; Genetics and Microbiology. The full 6-book set can be purchased as a bundle to save you money. If you are not sure whether it is the right resource for you, the Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids booklet is available for free.
Three specialist subject quizzes for level 3 BTEC health and social care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
Keep learning fresh in the minds of students with these three quizzes each covering five topics from the anatomy and physiology specification. Students learn best when it is fun and adding an element of competition to learning will help you make learning fun. Each quiz contains 6 starter questions and 6 bonus questions for each of the five topics covered. You can vary how the game is played to allow for differentiation and discussion. You could divide the class into five teams and have them choose a specialist subject. Alternatively, you could divide the class into two teams and allow them to chose any topic when it is their turn to answer a question. The advantage of this method is it will be easy to see which of the topics students are least confident with. Either way, give a point for a correct answer. Students who answer correctly are given an opportunity to answer a bonus question to gain more points for their team.
The resource consists of three quizzes as follows:
• Specialist subject game 1 includes: cells, tissues, organs, energy and genetics and is also available for free to try.
• Specialist subject game 2 includes: cardiovascular system, respiratory system, skeletal system, muscular system and digestive system.
• Specialist subject game 3 includes: nervous system, endocrine system, lymphatic and immune systems, renal system and reproductive system.
The quizzes are all on separate PowerPoints which include both questions and answers. They could all be used in a marathon revision session or, you could use them periodically during the course as you cover the topics included. Each game will last up to half an hour.
If you are not sure whether these games will mean your needs, you can try the first quiz for free.
If you would like other games to test the students’ knowledge on particular topics, why not try the anatomy and physiology revision game bundle which includes different games for each of the different topics for this unit.
Designed for core science concepts B1.13 - B1.19 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
Help your students get top marks in their genetics questions.
This 9-page illustrated notebook should help them understand this fascinating topic. It has clear illustrations and breaks the topic down into easy bite-sized chunks.
This resource is very versatile as you can use it for note making when you first introduce the topic, use it as an end of topic test or use it to help students revise as they get nearer to their exams.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
The booklet covers the basics of genetics (B1.13 – B1.19 from the core science concepts specification). It covers the structure of nucleic acids and how they are combined to become DNA or RNA. It introduces the functions of DNA and RNA and the basics of genetic inheritance.
HOW IS IT SET OUT?
The notebook comes as an editable PDF which can easily be printed out for use in the classroom or students can type directly into the text boxes. Ask your students to label diagrams and fill in text boxes about a particular aspect of the topic. Get them to test their understanding with a end of booklet quiz.
ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS INCLUDED?
A booklet including suggested answers is included with the resource to save you time. However, it is up to you how much detail you want from each of your students allowing you to differentiate with ease.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES?
Separate booklets are available for Cells and Tissues, Proteins, Carbohydrates and lipids; Exchange and Transport Mechanisms; Microbiology and Immunology. The full 6-book set can be purchased as a bundle to save you money. If you are not sure whether it is the right resource for you, the Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids booklet is available for free.
Illustrated revision workbook for L02 of unit 4 (Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care) Cambridge Technicals level 3 Health and Social Care – The respiratory system, malfunctions and their impact on individuals.
This 12-page notebook can be used for notetaking during lessons to encourage students to make their own notes rather than copying from a PowerPoint. Students will have to think carefully to make relevant notes on the different topics.
Alternatively, this notebook can be used for revision purposes by encouraging students to fill in the sections without looking at their notes. The test your knowledge page at the end also serves to check their understanding.
A completed notebook is available as well as a self-test version so that students can check their answers against sample answers by clicking a link.
The revision notebook includes the full requirements of the specification as follows:
• The function of the respiratory system
• The structure of the respiratory system
• The structure and functions of the trachea and bronchi
• The structure and function of the alveoli
• Breathing including roles of the intercostal muscles, diaphragm and pleural membranes
• Gas exchange and how the respiratory system is adapted for this
• Cellular respiration including the role of ATP, aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration
• Respiratory malfunctions including asthma, emphysema and cystic fibrosis
• The impact of respiratory malfunctions on the individual
• A test your knowledge quiz at the end of the booklet.
Other revision notebooks available for this unit:
• Cardiovascular system
• Digestive system
For BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
This 9-page illustrated notebook on the digestive system is available in both printable and editable PDF to allow for choice and comes with a completed version.
Research has proven that students learn best when notes are written in their own words. This is partly because students have to think more clearly about the topic when they have to put it into words whichthey would not do if they copy from a PowerPoint. It is also because they are more likely to understand it later if it is in their own words. This notebook encourages students to write their own notes whilst guiding them on what to write the notes about.
It is designed to be used alongside other learning activities about the topic. It can also be used as a revision aid where students can try to complete the pages from memory.
Biology is a subject that benefits from a good imagination in order to visualise the structures and processes involved. The high quality illustrations used in this notebook enable students to develop good visualisations to help them learn.
The digestive system notebook includes:
Diagram of the digestive system to label
Functions of the components of the digestive system
Functions of the digestive system as a whole including ingestion, digestion, aborption and egestion
Details of how peristalsis works
Products of digestion and what they are used for
Location of secretion of enzymes and the substrate they digest
Deamination of excess amino acids and other roles of the liver
Absorption of nutrients
Role of microorganisms
Disorders of the digestive system
A test your knowledge page at the end.
Designed for core science concepts B1.20 - B1.23 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
Struggling to find resources to cover all of the specification for this topic?
This 9-page illustrated notebook covers all the requirements for microbiology in the specification. It includes good quality images to help your students understand.
This resource is very versatile as you can use it for note making when you first introduce the topic, use it as an end of topic test or use it to help students revise as they get nearer to their exams.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
The booklet covers the basics of microbiology (B1.20 – B1.23 from the core science concepts specification). It covers different types of microorganisms, different types of microscopes with advantages and disadvantages of each, how to calculate magnification and uses of different staining techniques.
HOW IS IT SET OUT?
The notebook comes as an editable PDF which can easily be printed out for use in the classroom or students can type directly into the text boxes. Ask your students to label diagrams and fill in text boxes about a particular aspect of the topic. Get them to test their understanding with a end of booklet quiz.
ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS INCLUDED?
A booklet including suggested answers is included with the resource to save you time. However, it is up to you how much detail you want from each of your students allowing you to differentiate with ease.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BOOKLETS IN THE SERIES?
Separate booklets are available for Cells and Tissues, Proteins, Carbohydrates and lipids; Exchange and Transport Mechanisms; Genetics and Immunology. The full 6-book set can be purchased as a bundle to save you money. If you are not sure whether it is the right resource for you, the Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids booklet is available for free.
Quiz to be used with a Blockbusters grid including 15 questions to test students’ knowledge on skills and attribues as well as equality and diversity. Aimed at students completing BTEC level 3 in Health and Social Care unit 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs.
Body organ dominoes for BTEC health and social care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
Test the students’ knowledge of body organ structure, location and function with this dominoes game which includes 30 questions on body organs. The game includes 30 dominoes with a question on the right-hand side and an answer to another question on the left. Students need to match questions to answers to complete a circle of dominoes. Students benefit greatly from discussing answers with their peers and this game can benefit from this if you give a set of dominoes cards to a small group or even give just one card to each student, so they must check with other students to match the correct questions and answers. This resource is much more fun than just answering 30 questions on a topic. Students can also each have a set of cards to aid individual revision.
The resource includes:
• PDF with 30 dominoes cards to cut out (cut around the solid lines but leave the dotted lines uncut).
• Answer sheet to check students have answered correctly.
This game can be used as a starter revision activity or a plenary at the end of the topic. It could also be used nearer to the time of the exam as a revision aid for this topic.
If you like this resource, why not try:
• Subject specialist quizzes which include questions for each of the main topics of the anatomy and physiology unit.
• The anatomy and physiology revision game bundle which includes different games for each of the different topics for this unit.
Powerpoint on how blood sugar levels are controlled by the endocrine system. Aimed at BTEC level 3 health and social care unit 3: anatomy and physiology.