This resource introduces standard form, what it is and why it is useful. It includes a useful link to an animation on the topic, and questions with answers to give students practice on writing numbers in standard form.

This resource provides a useful visual aid for introducing and comparing the processes of meiosis and mitosis. The resource includes links to videos on the topic, questions for students to answer, and a true false quiz. One of the tasks instructs students to create a video, poster, or model on mitosis or meiosis. This activity could either be completed during lessons or as a homework.

This resource begins with a useful visual to introduce the topic of mutations and initiate discussion on point mutations. Students are then invited to watch two videos (links provided) before researching and answering a series of questions about mutations. I usually allow 20 minutes for the students to answer the questions on the worksheet, before going through the answers as a class (using the PowerPoint slides). If there is time, I then explain how mutations in bacteria enable them to become resistant to antibiotics.

This PowerPoint provides a fun and easy-to-use introduction to forces, interactional pairs, contact and non-contact forces, and how forces are measured and represented.

This resource introduces natural selection and three key examples of rapid changes in species brought about by evolution: bacterial resistance to antibiotics, pesticide resistance in insects, and the peppered moth before, during and after the industrial revolution. I use the first slide to introduce the process of natural selection. I then use an incredibly useful resource, available for download from TES on “sticky dogs”, which I get the class to evaluate. I then introduce the peppered moth example, before getting the students to complete the 6 mark past paper question to time. We go through the mark scheme to this question together before I introduce bacterial resistance and pesticide resistance. The students then complete the tasks set on the final slide.

This creative, fun and easy-to-use resource helps explain the difference between heat energy and temperature. It includes questions for students to answer and a link to a useful video on the topic.

This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘plant responses to the environment’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the types of plant responses and roles of plant hormones. Students should begin by watching my video tutorial on this topic, which is freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorial in the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorial and the PowerPoint slides to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.

This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘animal responses’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the organisation of the mammalian nervous system, the structure of the human brain and the function of its parts. Students should begin by watching my video tutorials on this topic, which are freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorials in the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorials and the PowerPoint slides to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.

This engaging and easy to use resource provides a useful visual aid for introducing the changes that occur in lungs during during inhalation and exhalation, how lung volume can be measured and the factors that effect it. If you have a bell jar model of the lungs available to you, then the lesson is supported well with a demonstration.

Worksheets and model answer sheets covering OCR Biology A 3.1.1 Exchange surfaces © the structures and functions of the components of the mammalian gaseous exchange system.

Worksheets and model answer sheets covering OCR Biology A 3.1.1 Exchange surfaces: © the structures and functions of the components of the mammalian gaseous exchange system. (d) the mechanism of ventilation in mammals

PowerPoint, worksheet and model answer sheet covering OCR Biology A 3.1.1 Exchange surfaces (f) the mechanisms of ventilation and gas exchange in bony fish and insects

PowerPoint, worksheet and model answer sheet covering OCR Biology A 2.1.5 Biological membranes (d) (i) the movement of molecules across membranes - Active Transport

PowerPoint, worksheet and model answer sheet covering OCR Biology A 5.2.1 Photosynthesis (b) the structure of a chloroplast and the sites of the two main stages of photosynthesis

This resource provides an incredibly useful visual aid for the topic of ‘colours of light’. It covers everything from refraction and dispersion, to colour filters and explanations for why objects appear differently in different colours of light.

This resource introduces the phrases of the moon and how solar and lunar eclipses form. It is an incredibly useful visual aid and includes a series of questions about eclipses for students to respond to.

This resource introduces the limiting factors and the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis. Students describe and explain a series of graphs before discussing why greenhouses are used to optimise conditions for photosynthesis.

This resource introduces negative feedback in the context of the endocrine system, using the example of thyroxine and the thyroid gland.

This resource introduces a series of experiments relating to the reactants and products of photosynthesis. The experiments provide evidence that carbon dioxide, chlorophyll and sunlight are required for photosynthesis to occur, and that oxygen and glucose are produced.

This resource covers the control of blood sugar and what happens if you are unable to produce enough insulin. It includes useful links to animations on blood glucose control and questions for students to answer.