Here you have my planning document for a KS3 Inheritance and Selection Unit. The cover page is a unit outline includes objectives for skills and content, cross curricular, language, ICT, differentiation, collaborative and independent learning. The following pages are lesson outlines with objectives, suggested activities including experiments and homework. They also include ideas for assessment opportunities. Please note worksheets are not included. This is a transition document as I have included the new National Curriculum objectives but assessment is still outlined using the APP criteria.

This is a quiz with questions that can be used to check pupils understanding of the Diet and Nutrition topic. The concepts included in this quiz are - Components of a balanced diet - Food sources of nutrients - Structure of carbohydrates, fats and proteins - Food tests - Deficiency diseases - Obesity - Malnutrition These questions can be used one at a time as Hinge Point Questions during the lesson or at the end of topic to diagnose as a class areas that should be revised in more depth. Each question is designed to probe a specific common misunderstanding/misconception. Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint. An answer sheet is provided

This is a set of posters with vocabulary useful in all science topics. There are names of equipment and classroom furniture as well as units of measurement. I have these up in my lab as most of my pupils are EAL.

I ask my pupils to make a cell model for homework. In class they complete this sheet to evaluate the model. It has a level ladder and questions.

This Powerpoint runs through the concept of energy flow in food chains, the role of decomposers and The Carbon Cycle. I have tried to make it as appealing lots of colours, images and animations. Written explanations are as simple as possible as a lot of my pupils are EAL learners. Key vocabulary is highlighted throughout. This PowerPoint is a great start to your lesson/planning. All you have to add is learning objectives and activities to suit your syllabus and class. All images used are credited in the Bibliography of the PowerPoint and those not mentioned are either taken by me or from Office Clipart for Mac/Windows.

I put these cover sheets on pupils' lab reports when they hand them in and tick the statements they achieve. There is space to put the level they get and a teacher comment as well as improvements for the next piece of work. VERY useful please download. I modified a resource I found on TES named something like APP I can checklist but I cant find it now. Thank you to the person who did that and contact me if you see this.

This is a lesson where pupils will learn about the structure of DNA, where is is found and what it codes for. The PowerPoint goes through the whole lesson with simplified vocabulary and highlighted key words. It is fully editable if you would like to add anything. A starter is included as well as links for pupils to build a DNA model and to instructions for a DNA Extraction practical. I have included hinge point questions to assess pupils understanding during the class. The teacher/pupil must then choose a differentiated activity that the teacher prepares e.g. book questions, create a Venn diagram. There is a flipped learning video of the lesson here: https://edpuzzle.com/media/581a49d611b7744c24e2e6ff Please note this lesson does not include worksheets; only the lesson plan, powerpoint and links to practical activities.

This resource is a set of EAL worksheets for Biology for pupils aged 11-16. I have made these resources with a grammar focus, simplified language and emphasis of key words. The easiest sheets should allow pupils to match information about life processes only using underlined key words and pictures (very low English level). The activities are the following: - Cells cut and stick activity: Pupils have to match organelle name, function, what it is like, a diagram and photo. There are three different difficulty level. - Life processes glossary: There are 4 different difficulty levels for this glossary with words and definitions from the topic. Please note: image credit is given on the final page, make sure you don't print it!!

This revision guide is 88 pages long. It is composed of closed questions that cover every point of the 2016-2018 0610 Biology syllabus. Pupils complete the revision guide by answering all the questions which gives them a summary of the whole course in one book. This is an essential revision tool and really helps pupils to structure their revision time and should improve their grades. It could even be used during the teaching of content instead of a notebook. This is the version for 2016-2018 exams in June and November. 2019 version to follow. The price of this resource is set high because you can make as many copies as you like for the pupils in your classes. This is considerably cheaper than buying the required number of copies of any revision guide book. Please contact me if you notice any mistakes and I will edit the resource and upload a new version. PLEASE NOTE: - THIS REVISION GUIDE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS - DOUBLE CHECK YOU ARE DOWNLOADING THE RIGHT YEAR (WHEN YOUR PUPILS WILL SIT THE IGCSEs)

This resource is a set of EAL worksheets for Biology for pupils aged 11-16. I have made these resources with a grammar focus, simplified language and emphasis of key words. The easiest sheets should allow pupils to match information about life processes only using underlined key words and pictures (very low English level). The activities are the following: - Life processes cut and stick activity: Pupils have to match pictures, definitions and sentences for each life process. There are three different difficulty level. - Life processes glossary: There are 4 different difficulty levels for this glossary with words and definitions from the topic. - Life processes grammar match: There are 2 activities: 1) pupils have to identify if words from the topic are nouns, adjectives or verbs. 2) Pupils have to complete a table to show the different forms of verbs from the topic and write sentences. There are 3 different difficulty levels. Please note: image credit is given on the final page, make sure you don't print it!!

This is a summary of DNA structure at post 16 level where pupils have to fill in the blanks. A teacher sheet with answers is provided.

This is a 200 word summary of DNA and inheritance at post 16 level. Pupils are to fill in the blanks using the word bank. Teacher sheet with answers is provided.

Here is a challenge homework sheet I prepared for my Year 6 class for the inheritance and evolution topic. They choose one idea and make a poster or leaflet to show their understanding of the topic. This could be used as a challenge/extension for higher ability pupils.

This is a 20 page revision booklet that covers all of the experiments mentioned in the 0610 Cambridge IGCSE Biology syllabus for the current syllabus. There are short notes about each experiment and pupils have to complete various different activities e.g. identifying variables, drawing diagrams, conclusions etc. This is excellent practise for the Paper 5 or Paper 6 exams. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REVISION GUIDE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS

This is a quiz with questions that can be used to check pupils understanding of the Digestive System topic. The concepts included in this quiz are - Ingestion, digestion, assimilation, egestion definitions - Tooth structure and function - Tooth decay - Digestive system structure and organs - Function of digestive system organs - Villi and the small intestine - Products of the digestion These questions can be used one at a time as Hinge Point Questions during the lesson or at the end of topic to diagnose as a class areas that should be revised in more depth. Each question is designed to probe a specific common misunderstanding/misconception. Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint. An answer sheet is provided The diagnosis page gives links to resources or ideas for activities for pupils to allow differentiation of the next activity/task after the quiz.

In this lesson In this lesson, students will learn about the basics of genetics and inheritance. I will teach about the structure of DNA, what is, and why it is important for living organisms. A lesson introducing the genetics topic at post 16 level. It recaps basic information. The resource includes: Lesson video Lesson checklist Lesson worksheet Video to self-check the worksheet This is the first in a series of 20 lessons I have created. They are based around IB Biology Topic 3, but are appropriate for other syllabuses.

In this lesson students will learn about about how the contributions of various scientists lead to our current understanding of the structure of DNA. The resource includes: Lesson video Lesson checklist Lesson worksheet Video to self-check the worksheet This is the third of 20 lessons I have created. They are based around IB Biology Topic 3, but are appropriate for other syllabuses.

In this lesson students will learn about the structure of DNA in more detail and you should be able to draw structural diagrams of the different parts of the molecule The resource includes: Lesson video Lesson checklist Lesson worksheet Video to self-check the worksheet This is the second in a series of 20 lessons I have created. They are based around IB Biology Topic 3, but are appropriate for other syllabuses.

In this lesson students will learn that mitochondria and chloroplasts also have DNA. They will also discover how eukaryotic cells first came to have these organelles The resource includes: Lesson video Lesson checklist Lesson worksheet Video to self-check the worksheet This is the fifth of 20 lessons I have created. They are based around IB Biology Topic 3, but are appropriate for other syllabuses.