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.
Designed for Further Science Concepts for T-level Health and Healthcare Science (B2.6).
This illustrated revision notebook consists of 12 pages of detail about the cardiovascular 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?
• Components of cardiovascular system
• Structure and function of blood vessels
• Structure of heart including chambers, blood vessels and valves
• Structure of blood
• Functions of the cardiovascular system and blood
• Double circulatory system
• Cardiac cycle including pressure changes and valves
• Heart conduction system
• How heart rate is controlled
• Electrocardiograms
• Blood groups
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.
Tissue Guess Who for BTEC level 3 health and social care unit 3: anatomy and physiology
I find that students find it difficult to differentiate between the different types of tissues. Tissues can be divided into to specific groups making it the perfect subject for a game of Guess Who. Each student or small team should have a set of cards laid out in front of them in four rows of four. Each student can choose (or have chosen) a tissue that the other team has to guess. They must take it in turn to ask the other team about their tissue to gradually eliminate possibilities and eventually guess their tissue. To avoid random guesses, students are not allowed to guess the actual tissue until they are down to just two options. Instead, they could eliminate tissues by asking questions about the type of tissue (connective, muscle?) or functions or locations within the body. When tissues have been eliminated, those cards should be turned face down. This is a surprisingly challenging game as students need to know a lot of features of all the tissues in order to correctly eliminate cards. Playing in small teams allows students to discuss features with each other enhancing their learning further.
The resource consists of two PDF sheets containing 8 tissue cards each. Remember to print single sided in order to cut the cards out. It is a good revision game to bring out any time after the main topic has been covered and will last about half an hour.
If you like this resource, why not try the anatomy and physiology revision game bundle which includes different games for each of the different topics for this unit.
For BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
This 9-page illustrated notebook on the tissues covered in the specification 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 cell structure notebook includes:
Definition of a tissue
Overview of the different types of tissues (epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous)
Details of structure and function of the subtypes of tissue for each main type
Details of locations for each tissue within the body
Diagrams of neurons to label
A test your own knowledge page at the end
For BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
This 9-page illustrated notebook on homeostasis 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 homeostasis notebook includes:
Definition and examples of homeostasis
Set points for various things controled by homeostasis
Details of how a negative feedback mechanism works
How homeostasis controls body temperature
Diagram of the skin to label
Relevance of surface area to volume ratio including some calculations
Details of control of blood glucose levels
Details of control of fluid levels by the kidney
Dysfunctions of homeostasis
A test your knowledge page at the end
For BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
This 6-page illustrated notebook on human genetics 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 genetics notebook includes:
Principles of Mendelian inheritance
Glossary of terms
How to complete a Punnett square with examples
Genetic variation
Genetic and chromosomal disorders
Details of how some genetic disorders are tested for
Test your knowledge page at the end
Designed for Further Science Concepts for T-level Health (B2.1) but would also suit T level Healthcare Science.
The revision booklet consists of 17 pages and goes into detail about the endocrine system and the actions of the hormones specified. 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.
The endocrine system revision notebook is completely aligned to the requirements of B2.1 in the T level Health course specification.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
Definitions of endocrine system and hormones, hormone specificity, actions of specific hormones such as growth hormone, ADH, gastrin and the sex hormones.
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 here
You can view other resources in my shop here
Powerpoint and 5 activities on nervous system structure and nerve impulses for level 3 students. The lesson is designed for a 3 hour lesson. The lesson was devised for BTEC level 3 applied science unit 9 Human Regulation and Reproduction but would be useful for other units and awards such as A level biology.
Digestive system revision games for BTEC health and social care unit 3: anatomy and physiology
Get two games in one for this resource to make learning fun for the digestive system.
Digestive system dominoes includes 10 domino cards which include a question on the right and an answer to a different question on the right. Students must match question to answer to create a circle of dominoes. This game can be played by pairs or individuals. Alternatively, you can give one card to each student in a group of 10 cards and ask them to line themselves up in order.
Enzyme sorting game includes pictures of the three main areas of digestion within the digestive system and enzymes to cut out and place on the pictures depending on where that enzyme is active. Then students need to pair up the enzyme with the substrate and products of the digestion.
These games can be used as plenaries or as revision games after several weeks.
If you would like more revision games on the digestive system, why not try the specialist subject quiz 2 which includes the digestive system and 4 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.
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.
Designed for Further Science Concepts for T-level Health and Healthcare Science (B2.4).
This illustrated revision notebook consists of 14 pages of detail about the musculoskeletal 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?
• Components of the musculoskeletal system including diagrams to label
• Functions of musculoskeletal system
• Structure of skeletal muscle fibres
• Types of bones and types of joints
• Types of movement and the antagonistic nature of muscles
• Sliding filament theory as a simple overview and in good detail
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.
Designed for core science concepts B1.10 - B1.12 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
Struggling to help your students understand cell membrane structure and function?
This 11-page illustrated notebook should help them understand this very abstract topic. It is packed with relevant illustrations and examples.
Get the best out of your students by getting them to use the notebooks to write their own notes rather than mechanically copying your notes. Test their revision strategies by using this as an end of topic test or for revision later in the year. However you use it, be the talk of the school with your excellent exam results.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
The booklet covers surface area to volume ratio, factors which affect absorption into a cell and why size might require there to be a specialist exchange surface. Examples of specialist exchange surfaces are included as well as detailed structure of the cell membrane and how it is designed to control what substances can enter and leave the cell.
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; 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 Further Science Concepts for T-level Health and Healthcare Science (B2.8).
This illustrated revision notebook consists of 10 pages of detail about the renal 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 renal system
• Structure of the kidney
• Structure of the nephron
• Functions of the kidney
• Functions of the nephron including ultrafiltration and the counter current multiplication effect
• Osmoregulation
• The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
• The action of erythropoietin
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.
Designed for Further Science Concepts for T-level Health (B2.3) but would also suit T level Healthcare Science.
This illustrated revision notebook consists of 12 pages of detail about the nervous 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.
The nervous system revision notebook is completely aligned to the requirements of B2.3 in the T level Health course specification and includes the reflex arc which is required in the T level Healthcare Science specification.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
Structure and functional organisation of the nervous system; structures and functions of motor neurons, sensory neurons and synapses; how nerve impulses are initiated and transmitted along a neuron and how many sensory receptors work.
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. Currently the illustrated revision notebook for B2.1 the endocrine system, and B2.2 the respiratory system are available from my shop
Designed for Further Science Concepts for T-level Health (B2.1) but would also suit T level Healthcare Science.
This illustrated revision notebook consists of 10 pages of detail about the respiratory 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.
The respiratory system revision notebook is completely aligned to the requirements of B2.2 in the T level Health course specification.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
Structure of the respiratory system including functions of nasal turbinates and sinuses, ventilation and gas exchange and how respiration is controlled.
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. Currently the illustrated revision notebook for B2.1 the endocrine system is available from my shop.
BTEC level 3 Applied Science (Principles &Applications 1). Topic test for cells and cell specialisation. Exam-style questions with sample answers. Marks out of 30, like the exam, for easy comparison.
Cardiovascular system blockbusters for BTEC health and social care unit 3: anatomy and physiology
Students love a team game to help them revise for a specific topic. Blockbusters is an excellent team game for topics that contain a lot of key terms such as the cardiovascular system. Students should be divided into a blue and a white team. The object of the game is to answer questions correctly to change the tiles on the game board to their team colour. The blue team must create a blue path across the board while the white team must create a path vertically from top to bottom. The letters in the game tiles are the first letter(s) of the answers. Where there are two or more letters, the answer consists of two or more words. Click on the blue oval to change the tile blue and on the white oval within the game tile to turn the tile white.
This resource includes:
• PowerPoint blockbusters game which includes 25 questions, one for each game tile.
• Answer sheet arranged in alphabetical order.
This is an ideal plenary or starter activity and will take about 15 minutes to complete. Alternatively, it can be used as a revision activity several weeks after the topic has been completed.
If you enjoyed this game but would like more revision games on the cardiovascular system, why not try the specialist subject quiz 2 which covers the cardiovascular 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.
For BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
This 7-page illustrated notebook on cell structure 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 cell structure notebook includes:
Cell diagram to label
Structure and function of each of the organelles
More detail about the structure of the cell membrane
The relationship between cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
A test your knowledge section at the end
Nervous system catchphrase for BTEC level 3 health and social care unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology
Make learning fun by using this revision game incorporating 20 questions on nervous system structure and function. Students enjoy playing catchphrase and are familiar with the rules of the game. Students can work in teams to earn points by answering questions correctly. You can allocate one point per correct answer and three points for guessing what the picture is showing. This will ensure students answer all the questions rather than the game being over as soon as the picture has been guessed correctly. Teams can win on points even if they do not guess the picture. The picture also ensures that students can identify structures from pictures which is a key skill in the exam. The game allows number tile to be reset if a student does not answer a question correctly. The same question can then be answered by other students later.
This resource includes:
• A PowerPoint including the picture slide which will be gradually uncovered as students answer questions correctly. Each number tile is a link to a specific question.
• A PDF answer sheet
The game is designed to be played at the end of the topic and will take about 15 minutes to complete.
If you like this game, why not try the Anatomy and Physiology revision game bundle which includes different games for each main topic of the unit.
Free booklet packed with high quality images of the sensory system and disorders.
10 colourful pages of notes and images of the eye and ear for students to write their own notes ensuring their brains are engaged and they are actually learning.
This compact but comprehensive booklet will enable your students to master the subject and get excellent exam results.
Download your copy now. You have nothing to lose.
HOW CAN I USE IT?
You can print it out in either colour of black and white and ask students to use it for their own notes. Or they can use the editable PDF on their own devices without the need to break the photocopying budget. Can be used as part of the lesson or at the end of the course for revision.
WHO IS IT AIMED AT?
The notebook is specifically designed for the level 3 Cambridge Technical Health and Social Care qualification. The sample answer are probably in slightly more depth than needed to help stretch your high achievers. Or, can be filled with the bare minimum for students who struggle more.
Designed for core science concepts B1.7, B1.8 and B1.9 for T-level Health, T-level Science and T-level Healthcare Science.
Is chemistry not your health students’ strongest subject?
This 8-page illustrated notebook includes high quality illustrations of the molecules and their chemical structure, spaces for them to write their own notes and a revision quiz at the end.
Get students to use the notebooks to put things into their own words so you can easily check their understanding. Use it again before the exam to check students have good recall of the required information.
WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?
As the name suggests the booklet covers the basic chemical structures of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids – not always a student’s favourite topic! It includes monomers and how they combine together to form the molecules and how their structures relate to their functions.
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?
If you like this book you can also get other books in the series as a very affordable price. Separate booklets are available for Cells and Tissues; Exchange and Transport Mechanisms; Genetics; Microbiology and Immunology. Save money by buying the full 6-book set.