AQA NEW GCSE 2016 Required practical - Microscopy This lesson covers: - Risks and hazards associated with preparing a microscope slide - The basics of a light microscope - How to prepare microscope slides of onion and cheek cells - Biological drawings - Magnification calculations This lesson include: - Powerpoint file with learning objectives and suggested route of teaching - Student booklet - with activities to complete in order to reach the requirements of the required practical - Answers to the magnification calculations

NEW GCSE 2016 Ventilation, Gas Exchange & The alveolus - Based on the AQA Specification - this lesson covers: - the mechanism of ventilation in terms of changes in the main parts of the gas exchange system and changing pressures. - gas exchange in the alveoli, in terms of particle diffusion. - explaining in terms of SA:Vol ratio, how the alveoli are specialised for gas exchange and name two other factors which allow for efficient gas exchange. This lesson includes: - Whole lesson (ppt file) - Starter activity - adapted from a legacy resource - Scaffold worksheet on ventilation (adapted from a TES creative commons resource - thank you!) - SA:Vol ratio worksheet - adapted to suit the topic of ventilation (adapted from a TES creative commons resource - thank you!) - Alveolus worksheet - adapted from a legacy resource - Ventilators exam Qs & MS

NEW GCSE 2016 Chromosomes & Mitosis - Based on the AQA Specification - This lesson covers: - The role of chromosomes - The steps in mitosis - Why mitosis is important This lesson contains: - Powerpoint file (whole lesson) - Cut & stick activity (based on the legacy SoL)

NEW KS3 Food Tests - based on the Activate SoL - covering: - Chemical tests for; lipids, sugar, protein, starch. This lesson includes: - Powerpoint file - whole lesson - A cut & stick activity (adapted from another resource) - A food test practical activity (adapted from Activate SoL) The whole unit of work is available at a cost of only £1 per lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/health-and-lifestyle-unit-activate-new-ks3-11237609

NEW A LEVEL 2016 Eukaryotic cell structure - Based on the AQA specification - This lesson covers: -Structure and function of eukaryotic organelles - Interpretation of electron micrographs This lesson includes: - Powerpoint file (whole lesson) - Organelle poster circus activity - Exam questions & marking scheme

NEW GCSE 2016 This unit of work is based on the AQA specification for 'Cell Biology'. Lessons included: 1. Animal & plant cells 2. Cell specialisation & differentiation 3. Stem cells 4. Bacteria & yeast cells 5. Microscopy & magnification 6 & 7. Chromosomes & mitosis 8. Diffusion (freely available but included for your convenience of download) 9 & 10. Osmosis (required practical) 11. Active transport (freely available but included for your convenience of download) Each lesson is also available separately in my other resources.