I've been teaching A-level biology for years and have spent several hours developing resources to the highest possible standard.
They are designed to maximise class time - spending less time on learning facts, with a focus on application and the processing of information.
I've been teaching A-level biology for years and have spent several hours developing resources to the highest possible standard.
They are designed to maximise class time - spending less time on learning facts, with a focus on application and the processing of information.
Student notes / work booklet to accompany eight lessons on the topic of Cell structure. Contains several application activities and exam style questions
Marking guidelines, card sort (for differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells) and images of organelles are also included.
PPT for lesson on microscope measurements and provides detailed instruction on microscope calibration using a stage graticule.
Contains several worked examples to help students comprehend the calculations.
PowerPoint on electron microscopes. Contains a quiz for students to 'guess the electron micrograph' and includes a video of the Cordyceps fungi that invades the body of an insect to grow and diminish the insect population.
Complete set of pre-work, PowerPoints, bespoke student class notes, any additional resources and marks schemes for four 1.5 hour lessons covering the AS / Year 1 Biology, topic 2: Nucleic acids.
In this bundle, the class notes, PowerPoints and all other resources are fully editable to suit your style of teaching. They make reference to, and may require students to access both the Toole & Toole and AQA A Level Biology Student Book 1 (Lowrie & Smith) for some independent study.
The pre-work contains links to websites, videos and some images in the folder dividers. The pre-work also requires students to complete a topic glossary (in the folder dividers), which are also available on TES, along with accompanying images. It is important students complete the pre-work prior to the lessons because they are then tested on their understanding of the pre-work throughout the topic.
The topic overview sheet is for students to write up their notes after the topic has been taught. An exemplar student topic overview will be included shortly. I task my students to assess at least one exemplar topic overview prior to them completing their first topic overview.
If upon purchasing these resources, you need any support, I'll do my utmost to help.
These materials have been trialed & refined last year and played a central role in enabling my classes (sizes of 20+) to achieve ALPS scores of 2.
Topic overview check sheet to help students' write up their notes on the topic of nucleic acids.
There are two versions here, one of which contains a list of study skills for students to consider to include in their work.
The marking guidelines for the questions are available through Kerboodle, but do email me if you can't access them
PowerPoint on water and its functions. Contains a few video clips, which help to illustrate some of the key ideas. Designed to complement the class notes on this topic.
Also included in this resource, is a new specification exam style question on water and marking guidelines.
PowerPoint with good application activity to help students' grasp DNA replication before moving on to the Meselsohn Stahl Experiment. This complements the class notes, which contains a challenging colouring in activity.
My students have suggested this has been one of the most useful resources to help with their organisation and stress levels. These folder dividers are printed (duplex) and given to our students. It is intended they are placed in the students' A4 ring-binder folder, and:
1) Help students arrange their class notes in discrete topic sections.
2) contain a topic glossary, which students complete prior to the lessons. It is recommend they use only the AQA endorsed text books, and in addition to the glossary at the back of the text book, they will need to search through some of the chapters to find some of the definitions.
3) contain an un-labelled image (relevant to the topic) and a passage of text with some key terms omitted, which students need to complete using the images (included in this purchase) and the passage of text using the AQA 2016 specification.
4) contain a revision check sheet with each strand of the specification for use during revision - this helps to ensure students are not missing out any strands of the specification in their revision and can help them approach their revision in a structured and methodical manner.
This bundle contains pre-work, PowerPoints, bespoke class notes, additional resources and a marks scheme for the Year 2 Biology topic of Respiration (AQA).
The class notes, PowerPoints and all other resources are fully editable to suit your style of teaching. They make reference to, and may require students’ to access both the Toole & Toole and AQA A Level Biology Student Book 2 (Lowrie & Smith) for independent study.
The pre-work contains links to websites and videos, but also requires students’ to complete a topic glossary and label an image in the the folder dividers - a multi-purpose resource available on TES (not included in this bundle). The pre-work should be completed prior to the lessons because students’ are then tested on their understanding of the material in the pre-work as the topic is taught.
The PowerPoints and bespoke class notes are designed to maximise lesson time so students’ can quickly grasp factual content before moving on to the application of their knowledge through problem solving activities that demand processing of information (contained in the class notes). The PowerPoints are animated and contain as little text as possible, so the necessary factual information is more obvious to the learner. The PowerPoints provide ample opportunity to test the students’ recall and understanding of the pre-work.
The ‘Topic overview’ sheet is the relevant section of the specification, re-written as a check list. Students’ can write up their notes after the topic has been taught in a format they feel most comfortable with (i.e. flashcards, posters, A4 notes). I instruct my students’ to handwrite their topic overview, unless they have access arrangements in examinations. An exemplar student topic overview is included in the Biological molecule bundle.
If upon purchasing these resources, you need any support, I'll do my utmost to help.
PowerPoint to accompany student notes on the the link reaction & Krebs cycle. Contains all the relevant terminology now included in the 2016 specification.
