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I have been teaching Biology for 22 years. I've always made my own resources. Many of my resources are aimed at the Biology component of AQA Trilogy.

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I have been teaching Biology for 22 years. I've always made my own resources. Many of my resources are aimed at the Biology component of AQA Trilogy.
Diseases caused by bacteria lesson
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Diseases caused by bacteria lesson

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Written for AQA Trilogy GCSE. Focuses on salmonella - causing food poisoning and gonorrhoea - a sexually transmitted disease. Slide 2 is a learning framework for the lesson. Slide 3 focuses on how bacteria replicate by binary fission. Slide 4 provides visual aid whilst you explain about the variety of bacterial structures. You then need an up to date text book which will provide the information needed to answer questions on slide 5. Answer all questions for both diseases. (Red questions aimed at LAPS, green questions aimed at MAPS and purple at HAPS.) Extra task could be set as a homework - Slide 6 sets a task to design an on-line leaflet giving advice on one of the diseases. Slides 7 & 8 show examples of what is currently available on-line, not very inspiring. Work sheet 2xA5 on one A4 sheet. Use two colours of highlighter pen, one for each disease. Use as a plenary or as a starter for the next lesson to assess understanding.
Diseases causes by viruses lesson
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Diseases causes by viruses lesson

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Written for AQA Trilogy GCSE. Focuses on Measles, HIV and Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Slide 2 is a learning framework for the lesson. Slide 3 focuses on how viruses enter cells in order to replicate. Slides 4 & 5 provide visual aid whilst you explain about the variety of viral structures. You then need an up to date text book which will provide the information needed to answer questions on slide 6. Answer all questions for each disease. (Red questions aimed at LAPS, green questions aimed at MAPS and purple at HAPS.) Work sheet 2xA5 on one A4 sheet. Use three colours of highlighter pen, one for each virus. Use as a plenary or as a starter for the next lesson to assess understanding.
Competition in animals - within species - storyboard activity
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Competition in animals - within species - storyboard activity

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This is a worksheet (slide 1) and a series of stimulus pictures. Make up a story to suit your class. They need to know that the species is peafowl; males are peacocks; females are peahens; offspring are peachicks. The peacocks ‘strut their stuff’ in order to gain the attention of the peahens. Then the peahen is soley responsible for bringing up the chicks. Students then write their own version on the storyboard ws. Credit should be given for correct use of scientific key words.
Interdependence - predator/prey graph - pyramid biomass
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Interdependence - predator/prey graph - pyramid biomass

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I always found that students struggle to draw predator/prey sketch graphs. So this is a half done graph for them to complete. The worksheet has 2 identical pages so that you can print 2 pages on one to give A5 worksheets if you need to. The powerpoint also includes a pyramid of biomass. I haven’t included this on the worksheet because it is good practise to be able to draw the levels correctly using a sharp pencil and ruler!
Microscopes and magnification lesson
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Microscopes and magnification lesson

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Powerpoint presentation with lesson on microscopes and a video link to clip explaining light, scanning and transmission electron microscopes. Then activity to sort sizes and link to type of microscopes needed to see things. Answers are on the presentation. There is a worksheet for students to fill in as they go around the room to look at the lists of mis-ordered words. This always takes longer than I expect. It is worth putting a time limit on time spent at each list. Leave plenty of time to go through answer slides so that you can discuss any disagreements. It is worth having some electron microscope images for students to guess at as a plenary. The one I use was not done by me so I haven’t included it but I am fairly sure I downloaded it from TES resources. It is called ‘Amazing images through the eyes of the electron microscope’ and the author is Craig Prestidge.
Standard form and orders of magnitude lesson
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Standard form and orders of magnitude lesson

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Numeracy lesson to support the maths needed for science, particularly cell biology. A5 ws are the same as slide 10 in the presentation. Answer sheet also supplied. I have done a slide on ‘Orders of Magnitude’ separately so that it can easily be slipped in as an extra linked activity or it could be done as a starter for another lesson. Do with AQA Trilogy in mind.
Investigation planning - Tom Good's bean experiment
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Investigation planning - Tom Good's bean experiment

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O.K. this shows my age but don’t knock it. Watch the video clip and see how not to do an investigation. Poor Tom does so much wrong but this is a good stimulus for discussion. I use this lesson every year with my new classes. I have had other staff thinking that the clip is too old and will not appeal to today’s students. But when they have seen it used in a lesson they admit that it is effective. If you introduce it as ‘retro’ and explain the use of ‘canned’ laughter in 1970’s comedy most students just accept it. They (and some of you) may need a bit of background to the TV series. Basically Tom and Barbara Good have given up modern technology and are trying to live off the land by growing their own food in their garden. Predictably this regularly fails and they have to be helped by their next door neighbours.
Human population growth - plot graph of U.N. data and answer questions
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Human population growth - plot graph of U.N. data and answer questions

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This is a graph drawing task with irregular time intervals. I find it best to do this at the start of a lesson on Human population growth. This leads on to discussions about waste management and pollution. If you ‘google’ world population you get a counter showing changing population in ‘real’ time. I have this running on my screen throughout the lesson. Note down number at the start and end of lesson to get a feel for the scale of this.
Ecosystems - Questions to accompany video
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Ecosystems - Questions to accompany video

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Find video on YouTube. Science in Focus - ECOSYSTEMS - Down on the farm. Answer first 10 Questions then you need the second sheet to complete the ECO-AUDIT , lastly answer questions 11-20. All whilst watching a 20 minute video. You may want to pause the video at several points during the ECO-AUDIT to check everyone has recorded the data accurately and ask a few questions particularly at the summary section at end of section. Aimed at KS4.
Ecosystems lesson
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Ecosystems lesson

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This is written for AQA Trilogy Ecology unit. Ahead of lesson - print up card sorts. I suggest you do this on different coloured card, so that if two sets on same desk they will not get muddled and any odd cards from floor are easily be matched up with the correct set. Slides 5-12 - could be printed off (preferably in colour) on separate sheets and laminated so they can be used in the future.These could be spread around the room for students to visit or passed around tables in rotation. An alternative would be to print 4 slides to a page so that they can be cut up and stuck in books. The way you do this will depend very much on the class you are working with. Slide 1- learning framework for the lesson Slide 2 - starter activity - watch video clip and identify different habitats Slide 3 - Ecology four words to learn, then card sort with 8 words. Slide 4 - differentiated questions to complete with activity LAPS red; MAPS green; HAPS purple Leave this on screen as students complete different habitats. Plenary - Could use different coloured highlighter pens to identify habitats, species (biotic) and abiotic factors.
Abiotic factors lesson
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Abiotic factors lesson

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Presentation to introduce abiotic factors Slides 1-9. Slide 10 has a video hyperlink to show woodlice in choice chambers. (Alternatively you could do this as apractical yourself.) Slide 11 shows the set up from the video and slide 12 gives the results from the video clip. Slides 11-12 are also supplied as a worksheet; 2 A5 copies on one A4 sheet. Students should calculate the mean for each condition from the results . Slide 13 works through the calculation answers then in the last slide 14 students have to decide which abiotic factor, light or moisture is most important to the woodlice. Written with AQA Trilogy in mind.
Respiration - differentiated worksheets
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Respiration - differentiated worksheets

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Each worksheet results in the same answers (sheet supplied). Gaps sheet is for the MAPS/HAPS as no missing words given. Options sheet includes 2 alternative answers to choose from for most spaces so more suitable for LAPS
Endocrine system diagrams
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Endocrine system diagrams

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Activity to identify names of endocrine glands. Word doc. has 2 copies of slide 2 of the powerpoint. Makes for easier printing for A5 copies to stick in exercise books. Full instructions on slide 1.
Microbes growing on agar plates - hand washing activity
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Microbes growing on agar plates - hand washing activity

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Lesson presentation on the need for handwashing. Slide 2 is a learning framework. Slides 3-4 are for you to print off for yourself. I’ve just copied and pasted the text that accompanies the video clips that are hyperlinked on those slides. Slide 5 shows how to set up agar plates to grow microbes. Use permanent markers to label the bottom of the agar plate. Add name to the rim of the lid then keep lid on with 2 small pieces of tape. DO NOT SEAL. When microbes grown you will be able to see through the lid (or base) without opening it. DO NOT OPEN CONTAMINATED PLATES. When plates have been observed in a second lesson, use slide 6 to draw microbial growth and conclusions. Label diagrams identifying differences between bacterial colonies and fungal growth. COLLECT PLATES AND GIVE TO TECHNICIAN TO AUTOCLAVE.
Units you need to know - slide and labels
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Units you need to know - slide and labels

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Powerpoint slide to add into any lesson presentation on scale / microscopy / orders of magnitude / standard form. Also 4 on a page to print off on labels to be stuck inside exercise books for easy reference. Formatting looks a bit off on the preview but it prints off fine.