Having Taught for over 10 years OCR A Level Biology I have a huge amount of wisdom and knowledge that I have developed into my resources so please
Give feedback on what you think of them! :)
Having Taught for over 10 years OCR A Level Biology I have a huge amount of wisdom and knowledge that I have developed into my resources so please
Give feedback on what you think of them! :)
The lesson covers the key stage 3 UK National curriculum on Classification.
The resource covers Classification based on groupings or branches.
It looks into the main Kingdoms of life including plants and animals
It compares invertabrates and vertabrates
It looks at the key characteristics of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and fish.
It ends with a fun game on pupils Knowledge of animals
Additionally there is some key points on how learning to learn at the end if there is time.
This full 10 page Booklet on
plant hormones
plant responses to herbivory
seed germination
Apical dominance
Abiotic responses to stress
Tropisms
Tropisms historical investigations
This A level Biology OCR booklet on the three types of muscles
It includes:
The structural and functional differences in :
Involuntary/smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Voluntary/Skeletal muscle
A full detailed summary table that helps with Revision
This resource covers the OCR syllabus on PLant transport- Translocation. Firstly it defines what translocation is and then further explains the key terms of source and sink regarding the translocation of sugars.
The booklet then further explains the key cells the make up the Phloem tissue, their components and functions.
It then goes on to explain the content of the sieve tubes and the reason why Sucrose is transported not glucose.
The resource then explains how translocation occurs using the mass flow hypothesis. It shows the key mechanism how Sucrose is loaded into the phloem using a co-transporter.
The booklet then shows with clearly labelled diagrams how sucrose is moved along the phloem. The finishing page focuses on the difficult 2021 Translocation question on how glucose produced in photosynthesis is translocated to parts of the plant where glucose is metabolised and stored.
This Biotechnology booklet
Introduces some key terms regarding Biotechnology and the many different uses of microorganisms in Biotechnology.
The introduction of Primary and secondary metabolites and when they are produced in the microbial growth curve.
There are some deep level thinking questions to challenge learners.
The booklet then goes on to explain some key Biotechnological processes and the microbes involved covering :
The production of food, pharmaceutical drugs, commercial enzymes and Bioremediation.
The booklet then introduces industrial scale fermenters and the key factors that can affect microbial growth.
The booklet contains picture of a standard fermenter and a power point resource that pupils can use to label and learn the key parts.
The Booklet then briefly compares Batch and Continuous culture and the key differences between them.
The last page contains the key terms of aseptic technique, asepsis and Contaminants and the results of what happens if contaminants enter in the fermenter and why asepsis is key to pure culture.
Lastly the challenges faced when scaling up small scale fermenters to industrial scale.
This A level Booklet resource contains all the vital information needed on the evolution and formation of new species.
The booklet is designed to be filled in with the class as you teach them about the two main mechanisms of Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation
The booklet introduces Demes and the idea of reproductive isolation and Genetic drift.
It then goes into the main types of speciation: Allopatric and Sympatric speciation with some very clear and easy to understand examples.
The booklet finishes on other sympatric speciation mechanisms such as Ecological, Temporal and Mechanical isolation.
This Booklet covering the main four structures and levels of proteins from the primary level with Amino acids structure and properties to the Quaternary level with Collagen and Heamoglobin
This resource has everything needed to teach and learn about the heart at OCR A level.
The booklet starts at the basic structure of the heart and the main structures of heart anatomy both internal and external.
The Structure is explained using a simple gap fill activity to allow students to learn and complete the first page of the booklet.
The next is labeling the external and internal structures to allow students to orientate themselves.
The next part of the booklet explains the key stages in the cardiac cycle using a simple gap fill and then goes on to explain the cardiac cycle graph with clear labels of what is happening the pressure changes in the atria and ventricles.
The next part of the booklet explains the initiation of the cardiac cycle how the cardiac cells are myogenic and how the natural pacemaker SAN node triggers a wave of excitation over the atria and how the AVN node triggers ventricular contraction.
The last part of the booklet explains ECG graphs and what each part does and how to recognise abnormal ECG traces.
The booklet covers the difficult concept of how haemoglobin transports oxygen around the body and how the haemoglobin undergoes configurational change so that it bonds oxygen more easily after the first oxygen has joined.
The booklet then introduces Oxygen dissociation curves why they are sigmoid shape and how they are made including what the partial pressures means in terms of tissues in the body.
There are various amount of tasks in the booklet students are challenged to make a dissociation curve with some data and need to answer some key questions on what is happening at different parts of the graph in relation to partial pressure and haemoglobin shape.
The booklet then compares haemoglobin with both myglobin the oxygen storage molecule found in muscles and foetal haemoglobin. Both have questions on what these molecules do and where they are situated on the oxygen dissociation curve graph in relation to adult haemoglobin.
The booklet then introduces carbon dioxide transport in great detail and the three main methods it is transported in the blood.
The booklet then finishes on the Bohr effect and how carbon dioxide affects the oxygen dissociation curve and what happens when different carbon dioxide concentrations affect haemogobin loading and unloading.
This lesson focuses on coronary heart disease and its components of diet that increase its risk:
Obesity
salt
Fats
Cholesterol make up of High dentisty Lipoproteins (HDLs) and Low density Lipoproteins (LDLs)
This booklet cover key methods that farmers are using to improve food production for the Human population.
The booklet covers :
Methods of making food production more efficient
In plans using selective breeding, chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides etc
in animals using selective breeding and the use of antibiotics
This worksheet goes into and covers Diabetes Mellitus and its treatment
First of all explaining the cause and reasons for the disease
secondly explaining Type 1 Diabetes the cause, effects, symptoms and treatment.
Then lastly explaining Type 2 Diabetes cause, effects, symptoms and treatment. Including risk factors
This Booklet on Smoking and Vaping teaches clearly the diseases linked and the effects they cause.
It goes into great detail starting with the Substances that are found in Cigarettes including Tar, Carbon monoxide and Nicotine.
The booklet then explain the effects of Tar on the gaseous exchange system.
Diseases that are explained in great detail are :
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
Lung cancer
Each disease is explained how Tar and smoking is the cause then further explaining Consequences, Symptoms and treatment.
The Booklet then explains the effect of Nicotine and Carbon monoxide passing into the blood and causing changes in circulation. leading to Cardiovascular Disease.
The three most significant Cardiovascular diseases are the explained
Atherosclerosis
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
The booklet then explains how Cardiovascular disease can be prevented the risk factors associated with it.
The last section educates on the new trend of vaporised Nicotine . Users inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette). This section explains all of the substances found in vapes and their effects on the body.