PPT lesson and data task worksheet looking at communicable and non communicable diseases. Starter - Students investigate definition of health as defined by the WHO. Moves on to look at two different models/graphic stimuli detailing the causes of ill health to promote discussion. Main 1 - Students use the discussion as a point of reference for defining communicable and non communicable diseases. Students gather examples and look at ways diseases are transmitted. Main 2 - Data task interpreting deaths from CHD. Students answer questions using worksheet before opportunity for self/peer or teacher assessment using the mark scheme provided. Plenary - Discussion task building on data gathering skills by investigating the link between income and health. Objectives are below. GOOD – STATE some causes of ill health GREAT – DESCRIBE the difference between COMMUNICABLE and NON-COMMUNICABLE diseases and suggest how COMMUNICABLE diseases are spread EPIC – DESCRIBE and INTERPRET data relating to health Aimed at top set students, but can be differentiated through changing the questions on the worksheet. As always any feedback is welcome :)

3 Lessons looking at transpiration all on 1 PPT with 2 easy practical opportunities. Instructions in the notes section of each slide - Each lesson builds on exam technique with higher ability students, but can be differentiated if necessary. Equipment needed - Food Dyes - Celery - Beakers - Straws - Cups - Drinking water. 1 - Plant Transport Systems - Lesson looking at the adaptations of the xylem and phloem, discussing the ideas of transpiration and translocation. Practical task involving celery and food colouring to calculate transpiration rate. Starter and plenary looks at improving question on rainbow flowers as a hook. 2 - Transpiration - Starter recapping previous lesson, before introducing ideas of stomata and guard cells in leaves, linking to osmosis. Transpiration introduced through the straw model (4 different straws needed - big, small, normal, 5 taped together) and evaluated throughout. Students use their knowledge and key ideas from the slides to develop their own exam question. Plenary applying knowledge. 3 - Factors affecting transpiration - Last lesson looking at the factors affecting transpiration. Students define the 4 key term factors as a starter before looking at 4 problems through the use of personalised problems for a farmer (I used a fellow staff member and students throughout the slides to engage students. Data task at the end again to build on exam structure. Any feedback is always welcome :)

3 sections with questions on identifying independent and dependent variables, exam style questions on graph skills before building up to students plotting data onto their own graphs.

Three different level laddered assessments (levels 3-8 and SEN/Low Ability) covering the cell topic (Animal/Plant Cells, Specialised Cells, Stem Cells and Prokaryotic/Eukaryotic Cells)

Originally for medium/low ability students, but can be differentiated. Revision booklet for the topics mentioned. Booklet has heart to label, flow diagram gaps to detail movement of blood through the heart, Blood vessel structure, function, features table to fill in, CHD DART activity, blood components table task and application questions at the end of the booklet.

A lesson looking at different ethical questions within science. There are five sets of questions, one on each 'viewpoint' sheet along with people's opinions on the question. Pupil have to use these opinions to answer the questions provided at the bottom of the sheet. Originally set out for group work but can be modified. A starter and a plenary are on the Power Point.

Step-by-Step break down of the Hardy-Weinberg principle.

Homework/research task on puberty. Pupils have to fill in the venn diagram for both male and female changes before writing an agony aunt letter to a concerned reader detailing the changes they might go through during puberty.

Carousel activity looking at different animals and how they reproduce. Pupils have to use the different resources at the different stations to fill in their info sheet. Each station will have a particular rule to obey. E.G. Only 1 person can talk. Nice 'what are the odds' poster at the end detailing the chances of us being here, from Ali Binazar.

Activity investigating the food choices we make. Pupils will understand why we inherit a taste for sugar and fatty foods, before looking at advertising and the role that plays in our food choices.

Starter - Pupils fill in blank eatwell plate. Development - 5 different people with different energy needs are displayed on board. Pupils have to distinguish why they think these people might have different energy needs. Main - Comprehension exercise. Pupils have to use the information given to answer the questions at the bottom of their sheet.

Powerpoint presentation with starter. Pupils then receive the weekly diet and lifestyles of two people, person A and person B. The pupils have to evaluate each persons diet and lifestyle, suggesting possible problems and improvements to both.

A worksheet depicting the circulatory system. Students have to start at the top left of the worksheet, describing the process at each stage of the circulatory system using the key words at the bottom of the sheet

PowerPoint along with a label worksheet and sentence sort activity.