PowerPoint introducing sampling techniques - should be used with the class notes for the topic (also available on TES).

PowerPoint on selection at AS level, Includes an introduction to the work of Florey, Chain and Heatley on the development of penicillin and links this to (earlier year 1 material about) prokaryotes. There's a card sort activity, which students match up with numbers associated with images of antibiotic resistance which is used to and illustrate directional selection. Stabilising selection is exemplified by human birth weights. The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic. There's also a very quick meiosis quiz included for a recap.

PowerPoint introducing gas exchange in single celled organisms and insects. Contains a few videos, firstly showing some very interesting single celled organisms (to try and help stimulate student interest), but then of the abdominal pumping movements of a locust. There are a few questions that then follow about gas exchange in insects, which includes a graph about spiracle opening. Where possible, there are links to previously taught year 1 material (i.e. drawing a labelled amino acid). The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

PowerPoint for less on Regulation of transcription & translation. There's a quick animation showing the effects of oestrogen on transcriptional factors and an activity on siRNA. Where possible, there are links to year 1 material. The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

PowerPoint reviewing the basics of DNA, how it differs between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, the structure of a chromosome (unpicking the differences between chromosomes and chromatids), haploid/diploid terminology and what homologous chromosomes are. Where possible, there are links to previously taught year 1 material. This also has a video embedded which introduces the fateful encounter hypothesis, but then uses the video to ask the students to think about the structure of mitochondrial DNA. The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

PPT with two card sort activities on the reabsorption of glucose and water in the proximal convoluted tubule and water in the loop of Henle. One of the card sorts is partly scaffolded on the class notes for the topcic (also available on TES), The other is for the students to write out in its entirety if you/they chose to do so.

PPT for lessons on cell organelles. This can be a bit of a dull lesson to deliver, as there's so much factual content to cover. So in here you'll find a variety of inventive methods to cover the structure and function of the organelles, a video clip to introduce the fateful encounter hypothesis, other video clips to help stimulate student interest, an application activity on protein synthesis and a few other bits n pieces that begin to draw on students' prior knowledge of year 1 biology. It will probably take about 2 hours to deliver this material if the class is participating through the problem solving activities.

PowerPoint for stem cells and totipotency. Admittedly, there's nothing about cardiomyocytes (!), but the rest is quite comprehensive. There's a quick video and a few activities about stem cells in plants which can be worked through with the class. Where possible, there are links to year 1 material. The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

Student notes / work booklet to accompany 4 lessons on the topic of Nucleic acids. Marking guidelines are also included.

A lot of work has gone into this, hence the price! PowerPoint detailing meiosis along with a few card sort activities. Although students do not need to know the stages of meiosis, I use this an an opportunity to recap mitosis and to think about the differences between mitosis and meiosis, and the differences between meiosis 1 and meiosis 2. I have the cards printed on different colours, corresponding to those on the PPT background for meiosis 1 & 2. Crssing over and independent segregation are also detailed with animations and non-disjunction is also considered. There's 10 questions near the end of the PPT, which are on the worksheet for this lesson (available separately on TES), but the answers are provided here. Where possible, there are links to previously taught year 1 material (i.e. mitosis, DNA, haploid, diploid terminology, etc). The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

Lengthy PowerPoint detailing enzymes and digestion, designed to completement the bespoke class notes for this topic, available separately on TES. It starts off by labelling the major parts of the digestive system, but then students are expected to use the spec to identify the parts they actually need to learn(!). There is an activity - 'guess the parts of the digestive system' and then physical breakdown and chemical digestion are outlined. There's a quick bit of carbohydrate revision before students are tasked to arrange the cards so they detail starch digestion in mouth and illeum. The PPT then moves on to protein digestion, before the processes that lead to amino acid absorption via the co-transport mechanism are considered. There are links to previously taught year 1 material (movement across membranes). The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT, but also some answers to the activities in the class notes about lactose intolerance a table which students complete, using the information covered in the lesson - it's quite challenging for them!

Short PowerPoint detailing lipid digestion and absorption, designed to completement the bespoke class notes for this topic, available separately on TES. It starts off by getting students to identify, the match up some of the new terminologies associated with this topic. They are then tasked to use the cards to identify the sequence by which lipid digestion and absorption in the epithelial cells occurs. When they get stuck, there is a diagram they can be shown which then reveals the numbers 1-6. Students can then attempt the match up the statements with the numbers, which also helps them to identify the correct sequence. The PPT then moves on to pose a few questions about lipids. It's really quite challenging content, but the feedback on this material to help student learning has been overwhelmingly positive.

PowerPoint and activity introducing 'The principles of feedback mechanisms' and ' Control of the oestrous cycle'. Students often find this especially challenging and it took me a while to come up with an effective lesson that helped students remember the interaction between the hormones involved in the control of the oestrous cycle. This resource takes about 2.5-3 hours to work through, but some of the activities can be done independently. The PPT begins introducing positive and negative feedback, with a few examples of milk let down and birth. Then, there is a card sort activity, which is supported with matching the cards with various sections on the graphs. There's a few exam questions and an application activity about 'The oestrous cycle in pigs' near the end. This resource also comes with a fully editable version of the accompanying student notes, which contains another application type activity and a selection of past examination (AQA) questions & marks scheme.

Detailed PowerPoint containing a starter question before insertion, transformation and the identification of the desired gene/protein are outlined. Where possible, there are links to previously taught material. The PPT contains (a few) notes with questions and answers. This resource has taken a long time to perfect (hence the price) and is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

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 unlabelled 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.

Class notes to accompany the PowerPoints available on TES for this topic. These will save you hours and hours and hours of preparation! Contains gap fill paragraphs, questions, images for students to label, past exam questions and more. Marking guidelines also included.

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.

PowerPoint for Epigenetic control of gene expression. This has taken a while to get together, hence the price! Starts with a quiz, 'guess the scientist' and then introduces epigenetics using the thrifty phenotype hypothesis and the Dutch famine to illustrate the effects. There a few images to get the idea of methylation and acetylation, and their contrasting effects on transcription, but looking at the classic case of Prader-Willi / Angelman syndrome conundrum - these can all be worked through with the class. Where possible, there are links to year 1 material. The PPT contains notes with most of the answers to the questions on the PPT. This resource is designed to be used with the class notes for this topic.

Class notes to accompany the PowerPoints available on TES for this topic. These will save you hours and hours and hours of preparation! Contains gap fill paragraphs, questions, images for students to label, past exam questions and more. Marking guidelines also included.

Student notes / work booklet to accompany four lessons on topic 11: Photosynthesis (AQA). Marking guidelines for the questions interspersed throughout, and at the end of the booklet are also included.