A ‘spot the mistake’ activity to test students understanding of protein export. Written for OCR A level but suitable for other exam boards. Student copy and answers included.

Designed for the AQA GCSE BIology course and relates to the Microscopy Required Practical. This download contains a full lesson, complete with PPT, exemplars, student lead activities, peer or teacher feedback sheets and examination question with answers.

Designed for KS3 Activate. QR codes provide information about each one of the 46 chromosomes that make up the human genome. Students use these to research one of their choosing, and make a top trumps card that is used to compare the genes of each chromosome. This has been successful in helping students to understand the placement of genes on chromosomes and the link between characteristics and genes.

A lesson that goes through rate calculations and tangents in detail. References to worksheets are from Kerboodle.

An introduction to the mechanisms of control systems, with a table of exam questions to challenge students to apply their knowledge

A lesson that asks students to compare the relative sizes of sperm and egg cells, and use their calculations to create models of each.

A lesson that asks students to apply their understanding of interdependence to ecosystems, identifying biotic and abiotic within them

This lesson covers the transmission of pathogens and non-specific defences. Page references refer to the Kerboodle textbook.

A lesson that asks students to use exam-board certified mark schemes to make a playdough model to show how antibodies work in a pregnancy test. Includes animated demonstration on a powerpoint, exemplar work and a challenge tasks that asks students to apply their understanding to a Lateral Flow test.

Complete lesson, with practical work and exam questions, designed for OCR’s Cloning topic.

Worksheets to help students structure their notes for OCR’s Manipulating Genomes Topics. Contains exam questions too.

A lesson linking stem cells to cloning plants. Practical instructions are shared on the PPT.

Complete lesson in which students work in groups to reseach endangered species to understand factors that cause extinction. Contains instructions for group research, peer assessment feedback sheet, plenary and homework tasks. Designed for KS3 Activate

PPT and lesson to illustrate the theory of Natural Selection and Evolution

A lesson designed to cover the concept of validity when analysing data. Designed to be taught at the start of the AQA B7 Non-Communicable Disease topic. Students evaluate the validity of different sources to decide upon the principles of a valid investigation, and then apply these ideas to an examination question.

This is a complete lesson which involves: Exam question starter to review Evolutionary Trees Introduction to Darwin & Wallace Discussion of the observations used which lead to their theories Model exam answer Student answers to mark / analyse Oracy task to practice use of the model answer Exam questions for students to perfect their own answers Extension activity to show students how theories of modern day natural selection are investigated

Used during Covid to model the steps required to calculate standard deviation, and to explain what this tells us about our data. Still used as an independent learning homework or clinic.

A full lesson which covers how to calculate Q10 in a variety of contexts. Contains worked examples, answers and lots of different styles of exam question from the OCR Biology A course.

A full lesson that reviews Year 12 knowledge of transcription and translation, and asks students to convert a DNA base sequence into a polypeptide, then mutate this code and discuss the impact of different types of mutation on the resulting polypeptide.

A lesson designed to help students understand accuracy and precision, and how to apply these terms to evaluative AO3 GCSE questions.