Make statistics real by using this practical investigation to test a hypothesis. This teaches students how to do standard deviation and T-test as well as why they do it . Written for OCR but can be applied to other A levels. The data they collect is easy and quick and gives good results! This is a whole lesson resource. The power point asks questions and gives instructions. There are also sample results given. The resources includes an active spreadsheet that makes some calculations for the students. I was skeptical that this would “work” to give a significant difference between the means - but it did.

This is a compendium of practical work that works to show all aspects of photosynthesis. It includes some results data that students can analyse. There is nothing startlingly new, ( although there is one practical - fluorescence that I used for the first time this year!), but it is useful as it brings ideas together. It is ideal for non-specialists and teachers new to teaching biology and maybe even for some more experienced teachers looking for different angles. There are a few pages here, as it is a distilled version of over 30 years experience so there is a useful page index. I would appreciate some feedback please.

Tried and tested for Year 6 and written by a secondary school biology teacher, these activities work well. Particularly suited for teachers not confident with the content of this part of the science curriculum. Students have some "hands-on" activities and they learn the characteristics of the major groups. There are activities included on using and devising keys. There is enough material here for 2 hours work or more.

Ideal for KS1 or KS2 outdoor activity/naming common plants. This spotter sheet has 5 plants that are commonly found in June, with pictures and background information. Great for an “outdoors classroom” activity. Download other monthly sheets from https://thewildflowersociety.com/wfs_junior_pages/herbology_page/herbology_calendar_page_v7_table.html

This resource has loads of useful pictures and links to animations to liven up the AQA Science section on the heart which is about treatments for the heart and circulation problems (Biology, organisation sections 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.4.) There is a double page A4 information sheet and a set of questions with answer sheet available for peer or self marking. The power point is deliberately minimal as it then allows for differentiation as follows. It can be used in two ways. The teacher could use the information sheet as a guide to talk about the pictures on the ppt or the teacher could ask the class to make comments about the pictures using the information sheet as a prompt. There is a worksheet "which treatment would you give" where tests the students comprehension of this lesson by asking them to match treatments to symptoms. All images are from Wiki Commons.

This is aimed at AQA GCSE Science and Biology Students as a review and revision tool. This resource revises the topics of the nervous system, homeostasis and DNA and genes. It emulates the “Only Connect” wall where students have to find connections between four items and find 4 groups of four in a grid of 16. In doing this they reveal their understanding of key terms and the associations between them. It is a more interesting way to revise and review knowledge and understanding. There are 6 walls presented in a power point and in word, with answers supplied. Can be used in class or for homework.

This resource based on AQA Trilogy, helps students review and consolidate their knowledge in an engaging way. Students usually like “puzzles” and I hope this may make revision more interesting. In this resource there are grids of sixteen words and phrases commonly found in a particular topic such as “digestion”, Topics are: Cells, Digestion, Blood and circulation, Plant tissues and transport, Disease, Disease prevention, Drugs, Photosynthesis and Respiration. Students have to find 4 groups of four words/phrases that are linked in some way. By doing so they show understanding of how the words/phrases are linked and the resource can be further developed by asking students to explain the links either verbally or in written form. The answers are given in the resource so students can check their work. The resource is given in power point and word. Individual word walls can be printed and given as homework. It can be differentiated by condensing some of the phrases to just words. The phrases and sentence starters in some of the walls make linking easier.

This resource based on AQA Trilogy, helps students review and consolidate their knowledge in an engaging way. Students usually like “puzzles” and I hope this may make revision more interesting. In this resource there are grids of sixteen words and phrases commonly found in a particular topic such as “digestion”, Topics are: Evolution, Evidence for Evolution, Selective breeding and GM, Adaptation, Interrelationships and Competition, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Human Interaction with the Environment and Practical Techniques. Students have to find 4 groups of four words/phrases that are linked in some way. By doing so they show understanding of how the words/phrases are linked and the resource can be further developed by asking students to explain the links either verbally or in written form. The answers are given in the resource so students can check their work. The resource is given in power point and word. Individual word walls can be printed and given as homework. It can be differentiated by condensing some of the phrases to just words. The phrases and sentence starters in some of the walls make linking easier

This resource has enough material for a whole lesson on the single-gene inherited conditions, polydactyly and cystic fibrosis. It revises key genetic terms and allows for step by step explanation of genetic crosses using animation of Punnett squares. There are two worksheets, one on polydactyly inheritance and one interpreting information about cystic fibrosis which also has an evaluation of genetic testing. There are teacher notes to accompany the power point.

This is a full account of the importance and use of 4 inorganic ions found in living things - hydrogen, iron, phosphate and sodium. It is tailored to AQA A level Biology but would be useful for other exam boards. The power point has many diagrams and it also has 10 questions with answers for review and revision. Some questions are longer answer questions worth 4 marks that require students to connect areas of study together and are thus more challenging for the more able. The 10 questions are also supplied on a word document.