Specification link:*** Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 2*** B3 Adaptation and inheritance A Year 8 lesson I developed; could also be used for KS4 This resource comes differentiated (use with your higher or lower sets) students will learn the difference between inherited and environmental variation a few activities all with answers homework exercise also included

more questions on the lymphatic system from the Irish Biology Leaving Certificate textbook by Michael O’Callaghan. includes answers

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 1 Attached is a template I use with my year 7’s at the end of teaching this topic on cells students have to summaries the keypoints Some students prefer doing this by hand others use computers Answers also provided if you can enlarge to A3 even better

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 1 Attached is a revision poster I use with my Yr7’s to summaries the key concepts in this topic for human and plant reproduction.

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 1 Attached is a template I use with my year 7 students to revise this topic If you can photocopy as A3 it works even better answers also attached

OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification Suitable for Year groups 9 - 11 This is a homework booklet I put together for the 5 lessons for combined students and 7 lessons for triple/separate biology students; mark schemes included. I photocopied it as a booklet, it was handy for picking up and marking myself rather than taking up 20-30 exercise books. My students hole punched theirs and treasury tagged it in their exercise books (also hole punched). I did not mark all sections, we peer assessed some of it in lessons using green pen.

This a two page revision poster on Lymph Lymph nodes Tissue fluid formation and comparisons between the blood and lymph When students fill in the missing keywords in Part 1; they complete questions Part 2 Questions from their textbook Part 3 Complete past exam questions Part 4 Complete a test (optional ) I use this 4 part revision strategy to get students to understand the importance of chunk revising and marking.

Revision poster on sustainability (suitable for GCSE, iGCSE or Junior Cycle Science) This poster/chart covers key scientific concepts on: sustainability defined examples of sustainability issues in the news 2018 Gretta Thunberg -* Climate change*; 2020 *COVID-19 many scientists believe there is a link between habitat destruction and COVID-19 outbreak * Human population growth curve The affect of increasing population on resources challenges of sustainability life expectancy fossil fuels Exp. to investigate the products formed by the burning of fossil fules greenhouse gases production of biofuels raw materials obtained from the earth how society can contribute to sustainability My students stick this revision poster/chart into their copy book at the start or end of the chapter content delivery. I use these revision posters to show students the importance of chunk revising. They spend time recalling/memorising the key-points; some students will create their own revision resource to suit their learning style by using this content eg. a mind-map, flash cards and some create their own audio recordings to help. The template can be edited by you to change content or to add some challenge (e.g. sometimes before I photocopy this poster I will delete some of the keywords and get students to identify the missing keywords.)

GCSE OCR GAteway Science Specification (Grade 9- 1) B4 - Ecosystems Lesson includes: Starter, main and plenary Three tasks for students to practice draw their pyramids of numbers and biomass All tasks include the answers

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 2 B3 Adaptation and inheritance Resource includes differentiated lesson (higher and lower) opportunity to carry out a practical worksheets (higher and lower) allows students to practice their skills on collecting data, graphing and calculating homework exercise - a selection of past exam questions (answers included) When students complete this exercise I mark it as an assessed piece of work.

GCSE OCR Gateway Science Specification (Grade 9 - 1) Complete lesson (Starter, main (2 tasks) plenary) with differentiated worksheets a homework task group work a mark schemes for all tasks included Students will learn the difference between abiotic and biotic factors be able to give examples of these factors within communities and discuss the affects be able to identify examples within ecosystems

OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification Suitable for **Year **groups 9 - 11 It summaries the key concepts on B4 to include Ecology, biotic and abiotic factors, interdependance, food chains, carbon, nitrogen and water cycle Triple/separate content not included. I usually get my students **to add on **this criteria Practical detail also** not included**: see my GCSE practical summaries. This revision resource: Assess students understanding on keywords in B4 and concepts Forms the backbone of their revision Student have always found these posters helpful and use them regularly when answering exam questions stuents found the layouts of the cycles very helpful; to help them memorise the cycles students would work in pair or groups of four to draw the cycles on the desks with washable marker pens. I was also able to move between group and orally check their understanding. This is excellent for a student lead activity and teacher facilitating - great as a learning walk activity

Revision poster on microorganisms (suitable for GCSE, iGCSE or Junior Cycle Science) This poster/chart covers key scientific concepts on: identifying the seven life processes defining keywords such as microorganisms and pathogens differences between bacteria, fungi and viruses bacterial, fungal and viral reproduction examples of bacterial, viral and fungal infections and how they are treated benefits of bacteria and viruses vaccinations food preservation techniques My students stick this revision poster/chart into their copy book at the start or end of the chapter content delivery. I use these revision posters to show students the importance of chunk revising. They spend time recalling/memorising the key-points; some students will create their own revision resource to suit their learning style by using this content eg. a mind-map, flash cards and some create their own audio recordings to help. The template can be edited by you to change content or to add some challenge (e.g. sometimes before I photocopy this poster I will delete some of the keywords and get students to identify the missing keywords.)

Specification link: **Oxford KS3 Science Activate 1 ** Lesson 3: Fertilisation and implantation Students will revisit the main part and functions of the female reproductive system. Understand the journey the egg and sperm take and how a zygote is formed. Students will also look at the size of the sperm cell to the egg and see how these cells are adapted to their function. Worksheets to consolidate their learning.

GCSE OCR Gateway Science *Specification link *(Grade 9 -1) B4 Competition and interdependence There is a lot of biological concepts to cover in this lesson (my advice would be to do Task 3 (research task) in a separate lesson and finish that lesson with some past exam questions. The biggest mistake teachers make here is they fly through this section and students mis the understanding of key terms like bioaccumulation and the examboard loves to test students scientific knowledge on the concepts covered in this lesson This lesson covers the term competition - students can watch a short clip on intrasepecfic competition terms - predation, mutualistic and parasitism relationships explained and questions to consolidate students learning term bioaccumulation explained independent research task

OCR GCSE Spec. (Grade 9 -1) B4 Ecosystems This lesson is for Biology only students: a ‘click and go’ powerpoint with starter main and plenary all answers included on slide students can practice calculating efficiency of biomass transfer

An edible revision poster on inheritance and variation summarising the key-points on; variation (inherited and environmental) examples of inherited and environmental variation genetic information (nucleus, chromosome, gene and DNA). sexual reproduction and formation of a gamete genetic terminology to include allele, phenotype, genotype, homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive and heterozygous dominant punnet square/genetic cross example pedigree chart and genetic diseases. My students stick this revision poster/chart into their copy book at the start or end of the chapter content delivery. I use these revision posters to show students the importance of chunk revising. They spend time recalling/memorising the key-points; some students will create their own revision resource to suit their learning style by using this content eg. a mind-map, flash cards and some create their own audio recordings to help.

A revision poster on **Respiratory System **summarising the key-points on; parts and functions of the respiratory system comparison between respiratory system and respiration process of inhalation and exhalation process of gas exchange in alveoli the bell jar model exp. effect of exercise on breathing rate My students stick this revision poster/chart into their exercise book at the start or end of the chapter content delivery. I use these revision posters to show students the importance of chunk revising. They spend time recalling/memorising the key-points; some students will create their own revision resource to suit their learning style by using this content eg. a mind-map, flash cards and some create their own audio recordings to help. EDITABLE RESOURCE, IT CAN BE ADAPTED TO INCLUDE THE KEYPOINS COVERED BY THE EXAM BOARD THAT YOUR STUDENTS FOLLOW

Specification link: **Oxford KS3 Science Activate 1 ** B3 Reproduction Lesson 4: Development of a fetus Lesson: Gives an opportunity to students to carry out some independent research access to ICT or ipads needed. Worksheeet to consolidate learning.

OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification Suitable for Year groups 9 - 11 Students will learn the difference between a natural and artificial ecosystem key terminology design their own ecosystem storyboard - my example if from ‘Finding nemo’ understand the difference between food chains and food webs Homeworks tasks also included - see my B4 Ecosystems homework FREE booklet that covers consolidation for all lesson in this B4.1 scheme of work (5 lessons for higher; 7 lessons for triple/separate Biology). The answers are also included