Created using AQA Biology Trilogy GCSE specification. This resource contains 1 slide of activities, tailored to the specification. Top ways to use this resource: • Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching • Set as homework • Revision lessons for tests and exams • Print off on card to create active recall flashcards – questions on the front, answers on the back Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning. All other topics available for Chemistry, Physics, Trilogy and Synergy available.

Created using AQA Biology Trilogy GCSE specification. This resource contains 1 slide of activities, tailored to the specification. Top ways to use this resource: • Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching • Set as homework • Revision lessons for tests and exams • Print off on card to create active recall flashcards – questions on the front, answers on the back Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning. All other topics available for Chemistry, Physics, Trilogy and Synergy available.

Created using AQA Biology Trilogy GCSE specification. This resource contains 2 slides of activities, tailored to the specification. Top ways to use this resource: • Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching • Set as homework • Revision lessons for tests and exams • Print off on card to create active recall flashcards – questions on the front, answers on the back Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning. All other topics available for Chemistry, Physics, Trilogy and Synergy available.

Created using AQA Biology Trilogy GCSE specification. This resource contains 2 slides of activities, tailored to the specification. Top ways to use this resource: • Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching • Set as homework • Revision lessons for tests and exams • Print off on card to create active recall flashcards – questions on the front, answers on the back Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning. All other topics available for Chemistry, Physics, Trilogy and Synergy available.

For the new OCR specification 12-14 lessons depending on pace. A tricky unit of work to navigate through - I have chosen to do it in the order below, you may wish to teach in a different order! I have also included the hand out that I print for students to annotate during lessons 1. Development of DNA sequencing - timeline with Ted talks James Watson 1b. ( optional 2 hr documentary BBC horizon The race for the double helix 2. Gel electrophoresis and Sanger method 3. PCR, advantages and applications 4. DNA profiling and its uses including DNA probes 5a. Human Genome Project - comparing the DNA of individuals of the same species and different species link to 4.2.2 5b. Predicting amino acid sequences and epidemiology link to 2.1.3 6. Synthetic biology uses and examples. incl. Tedx ' The dark side of the double helix' 7. Principles of genetic engineering 8. Techniques of Genetic engineering 9. Genetic modification and ethics 10. Gene therapy (somatic and germ line)

I made these information cards to use with year 7, 8 and 9. I have previously used them for modelling cells and linking the adaptations of cells to their functions. The cards have photos, diagrams functions and adaptations. Included cards are: Palisade cell Sperm Cell Egg cell Red blood cell Ciliated cell Root hair cell

For KS3 Diet and Health. Suitable for the new AQA KS3 syllabus Lessons included: 1. The 7 food groups part 1 2. The 7 food groups part 2 3. Balanced diet 4. Unbalanced diet 5. The digestive system 6. Enzyme theory 7. Enzyme practical 8. Absorption 9. Food tests 10. Digestive system model (summary lesson) 11. Energy in food 12. Drugs optional extra research lesson/ homework 13. Smoking 14. Alcohol 15. Revision

For KS3 biology will also suit AQA new KS3 syllabus Lessons included: 1. Reproduction in plants Optional research lesson/homework 2. Seed dispersal investigation part 1 (planning) 3. Seed dispersal investigation part 2 4. Body changes 5. Reproductive organs 6. Menstruation 7. Fertilisation 8. Pregnancy 9. A healthy pregnancy 10. Birth 11. In the womb documentary (1 hr 30 on youtube) 12. Revision

For the new spec OCR Biology A 6.1.2 Patterns of Inheritance Fast recall and some diagrams from CGP / Pearson I usually print the handout ppt as a colour booklet for students to annotate The power point contains 13-14 lessons depending on your pace and activities 1.Environmental and genetic factors 2. Recap meiosis 3. Monogenetic, co-dominance, dihybrid crosses 4.Multiple alleles and practice Qs 5. Sex linkage, autosomal genes and epistasis 6.Summary 7.Chi-squared 8.Factors affecting evolution - types of selection 9.Genetic drift, Bottlenecks and Founder effect 10.H-W Principle 11.Speciation 12. Artificial selection 13. Revision (Past paper questions from legacy papers) Separate revision grids that follow the spec are also available to buy with QR codes with OCR MCQs, Seneca tasks and you tube clips

These lessons are suitable for Triple Biology. A power point including 7 lessons and includes a student booklet with all resources needed. There are 4 lined pages at the back to allow for flexibility. 1. Photosynthesis 2-3. RPA Photosynthesis investigation and inverse square law 4. Aerobic respiration 5. Anaerobic respiration 6. Metabolic rate 7. Summary using quick questions and podcast activity Lots more lessons available, all AQA biology units as well as revision grids for mock and exam preparation. A huge amount of effort has gone into these resources and your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Used with my year 12s and revision with year 13 Biologists. Also to extend top end GCSE students. Each sheet contains a diagram, microscope image, features and function 10 fact sheets on organelles includes: Golgi apparatus Mitochondria Ribosome Smooth endoplasmic reticulum Rough endoplasmic reticulum Lysosome Nucleus Chloroplast Centrioles Flagella and cilia

For the new OCR specification 6.1.1 Cellular control lessons Also included is a hand out that I give to students to annotate diagrams and write notes in. I also have a revision grid made using the spec for this topic with QR codes with additional MCQs, Seneca, YouTube and activities My teaching order is: 1. Mutations 2. Review of transcription and Transcription factors 3. The Lac operon, introns and exons 4. Review of translation and cAMP 5. Body Plans 6. Apoptosis 7. Recap of mitosis and the cell cycle 8. Revision Questions refer to the Oxford textbook recommended by OCR edited by Anne Fullick some CGP diagrams and pearson Qs used.

For the new OCR A level Biology course The power point contains the content for 9 lessons depending on your pace and there is a hand out to go along with it with diagrams to annotate and questions to complete. My teaching order is: 1. Classification 2. Evidence for classification 3. Phylogeny 4. Theory of Evolution 5. Types of variation 6. Spearman’s Rank 6. Standard deviation 7. Adaptations 8. Natural selection 9. Revision using study mind questions - QR codes

For the new OCR Biology course. A power point containing 7 lessons depending on your pace. The second power point is a hand out that I give to my students with all the diagrams and some useful questions. My teaching order is: 1. Habitats and intro to sampling 2. Sampling 3. Species richness, evenness and Simpson’s index 4. Genetic diversity 5. Factors affecting biodiversity 6. Importance of maintaining biodiversity 7. Conservation agreements

New OCR A level biology course. A power point with 11 -13 lessons depending on pace A separate power point has a hand out that I print as an A4 booklet and give my students to annotate diagrams and complete summary questions as we go. This is the order that I taught the content. 1. Types of pathogen 2. Transmission between animals 3. Primary defence (optional PAG1 for an extra lesson here) 4. T Lymphocytes 5. B lymphocytes 6. Primary and secondary response 7. Antibodies 8. Passive and active immunity 9. Antibiotics 10. Transmission between plants and plant defence (could be 2 lessons) 11 Revision

A comprehensive ppt of 8 lessons with hand out to supplement. I print the hand out in colour and students write their notes into it. The homework questions refer to the summary questions in the Oxford University Press textbook ’ A level Biology for OCR’ A The order of teaching was dur to not having a lab for some lessons. You may wish to alter this! Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Ultrastructure of Eukaryotes Protein synthesis and the role of the cytoskeleton PAG 1 Preparing slides and drawing specimens Microscopes research Magnification and resolution Using an eyepiece graticule and stage micrometer Revision questions and QR codes to study mind Qs

For the AQA Specification suitable for Triple students Student booklet included 36 pages (includes 3 pages of lined paper for flexibility in activity 1. The digestive system 2. RPA test for CHO, proteins and lipids 3. Enzymes theory 4. RPA the effect of pH on amylase 5. Blood and blood vessels 6. The heart -New 3D models with morph transition 7. Coronary heart disease 8. Health issues and the effect of lifestyle 9. Cancer research 10. Structure of a leaf - New 3D model with morph transition 11. Transpiration 12. Summary lesson with revision quiz and 34 minute podcast Lots of other lessons available , all units for triple and trilogy and revision grids for mocks and exam revision. A huge amount of effort has been put into these resources, I hope you find them useful and your feedback is really appreciated.

For the AQA specification, a series of 12 lessons on Cell Biology. This is for Triple science students, but lessons 5 and 6 can be deleted for Trilogy students A separate ppt with a student work booklet (40 pages - 4 pages are lined paper for the flexiblity of additional tasks) 1. Cells 2. RPA 1 Microscopy 3. Cell differentiation and specialisation 4. Microscopy 5. Culturing microorganisms ( set up 2 investigations) RPA 2 6. Culturing microorganisms part 2 follow up 7. Cell division 8. Stem Cells 9. Diffusion, osmosis and active transport 10. Exchange surfaces 11. RPA 3 Osmosis potatoes 12. Summary lesson - checkpoint and revision summary quiz and podcast link included. I also have available revision grid activities for mock and exam preparation

Used for displays and fact of the week

I also used 'every cigarette is doing you damage' short clip during this lesson and printed off some of the health warnings as well as empty cigarette packets as props!