AQA As Biology 2011. The dissection is intended to take the whole of a 1-hour lesson. Students can make notes if appropriate as they progress through the lesson. The lesson is designed as a recap and extension on knowledge of the heart structure. The homework is for questions from the student textbook (Nelson Thornes AQA Biology). Please rate & comment as appropriate.

A year 7 lesson as an introduction to cells. Students are also introduced to the microscope and how the microscope works. Slide 7 was printed (4 per a4 page) and given to the students. Students then completed the practical exercise, where they prepared slides of onion cells stained with iodine. Students then record their observations.

Lesson plan and activities for year 7 on the menstrual cycle.

Designed for the lower ability end of a mid to low ability group of year 9 pupils as part of a Core, Challenge and Super-Challenge activity on combustion. The worksheets covers combustion, fuels, hydrocarbons, word equations and the combination of carbon with oxygen.

Lesson and activities for AQA B1.1 Medical drugs, designed for a SEN class with MLD.

Lesson plan and activities on conduction. Includes 3 different demo activities which students can be actively involved in.

A poster which can be printed for class display or given to students to stick into their books. Designed to prevent students from wanting to be spoon-fed answers, giving them an easy to remember path to follow in the face of difficulty.

Lesson plan and activities for AQAs C1.1 Steel. Designed for a SEN class with MLD.

Lesson and activities for AQAs AS Biology 4.3 Gas exchange in the lungs. All reference to questions and/or pages in the book are from Nelson Thorne's AQA AS Biology student book - ISBN 978-0748782758.

Lesson on puberty and adolescence. Students start by identifying changes that have occurred in a celebrity as they have grown into an adult. Students then watch a youtube video on puberty and investigate the changes on the BBC website. Students then arrange the changes that happen to males and females in a venn diagram. Students are given an opportunity to develop their literacy skills by writing an agony aunt reply. The lesson ends with a mini-whiteboard activity.

NEW KS3 Continuous and discontinuous variation - Based on Activate SoL - This lesson covers: - The definitions of continuous and discontinuous variation - How to display continuous and discontinuous variation on a graph This lesson includes: - Powerpoint file (whole lesson) - Practical activity & accompanying worksheet

NEW GCSE 2016 Possible required practical in the new GCSE. Osmosis - Based on the AQA Specification - This lesson covers: - The definition of osmosis - Osmosis in potatoes - required practical - Processing of data This lesson contains: - Powerpoint file (whole lesson - adapted from the legacy SoL) - Required practical scaffold sheet & method - Exam questions & marking scheme

Lesson plan and activities for AQAs B1.2 Animal adaptations & competition for resources. Any page references are for OUPs 'AQA GCSE Science&' book - ISBN 978-0-19-913583-7.

AQA As Biology 2011. A set of lungs will have to be requested before the lesson if you wish to carry out the demo (although it is not necessary to the lesson). I also use a cauliflower and cut it up as a model for the alveoli. Students could also critique this model to develop their HSW skills. This lesson is designed as one half of a double lesson. Please rate & comment as appropriate.

Year 8 lesson on surveys and questionnaires based on peoples' opinions on badgers.

Lesson and activities for AQAs A2 Biology 1.3 Variation in population size. Any reference to questions and/or pages from the book refer to Nelson Thorne's AQA A2 Biology student book, ISBN 978-0748798131.

AQA As Biology 2011. Introduction lesson to pathogens as a cause of disease. Students recap micro-organisms & pathogens from GCSE. Students then swab areas of the lab to determine optimum conditions for microbial growth in a later lesson. The idea of infection Vs disease is addressed. There are a few summary questions at the end to consolidate knowledge. Please rate é comment as appropriate.

Year 8 revision lesson on 'How living things interact&' - covers food webs, food chains, pyramids of number, pyramids of biomass etc. Activities include describing game, key words bingo and multiple choice quiz.

NEW KS3 Nutrients in food - based on the Activate SoL - covering: - The main nutrients - Uses of the main nutrients - A numeracy activity looking at food packets The lesson includes: - Powerpoint file - whole lesson - Starter worksheet - Differentiated activity looking at food packets (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

Lesson plan and activities for AQAs B1.1 Trailing Drugs. Any page references are for OUPs 'AQA GCSE Science&' book - ISBN 978-0-19-913583-7.