A fun investigation to compare different types of fertilisers on plant growth. French/runner beans work well for this, and students can take plants home at the end of the trial. Perfect project for after easter.

Get to grips with this lesson all about the basics of DNA - includes some useful video links and suitable questions. Use your favourite textbook to support the lesson.

Simple lesson going through the theory of respiration ( and NoT breathing!). Suitable for a low ability set

This is a chunky resource to help structure your students planning through a reaction time/caffeine investigation. Suitable for year 9 upwards, includes the structuring of the entire investigation including an optional part you can print out that supports lower attainers and separate slides that can be printed out for more independent learners. Obviously you can also adapt it for your students Designed to be at least 5 lessons worth of work if they’re going to do the research as well.