Through this fully resourced lesson students will suggest how managing succession can help to conserve habitats. This lesson has been designed to be student-led and research based, students will need access to a device. Students will begin by studying two habitats that have been damaged due to human activity, through this they will describe what is meant by the term conservation. Students will then establish the main reasons for conserving habitats and explain how conservation involves the management of succession through conducting research into a number of conservation projects. Students will then apply their knowledge to an exam style question before creating a presentation pitch in groups for their local environmental agency to request funding to manage the succession of a specific habitat.

This lesson introduces Topic 21 - Energy and Ecosystems of the Oxford AQA International A Level Biology course. Having also taught AQA and Pearson Edexcel for a number of years I can confirm that this lesson is also suitable for the delivery of these courses. Through this fully resourced lesson students will examine how energy is transferred within food chains and webs. Students will start by recalling their GCSE knowledge of food chains and webs. They will describe how energy is transferred between organisms in an ecosystem, they will complete a group reading comprehension task before applying their knowledge to past paper questions.

Revision of Photosynthesis In this fully resourced lesson students will consolidate their understanding of photosynthesis through applying their understanding to unfamiliar scenarios and diagrams.

This assessment has been designed to be used approximately in week 6 of the Oxford AQA International A Level Biology (Year 13/Grade 12) course once the following chapters have been taught: Topic 18 Populations Topic 19 Photosynthesis Topic 20 Respiration This is a 20 mark assessment that students should be given 25-30 minutes to complete. This resource includes the assessment, mark scheme and a supporting lesson PowerPoint that should be used as a revision starter activity and reflection plenary.

This collection of teaching resources provides an introduction to the Oxford AQA A Level Course (Unit 3 - Populations). These resources are also suitable for the AQA and Pearson Edexcel courses. Through this series of 5 fully resourced lessons students will acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas: Lesson 1: An introduction to the course structure including examinations. An introduction to key ecology terms, distribution of populations, types of quadrats and the first stages of planning an investigation to sample a habitat. Lesson 2: An introduction to the concept of niche, competition, biotic and abiotic factors. Students will also continue to plan their own investigation by writing a hypothesis and constructing a results table. Lesson 3: In this lesson students will carry out their sample of a habitat. The lesson resource guides students through this including an analysis of the risks involved. This investigation can be carried out in a natural habitat or can be conducted inside as a simulation. Lesson 4: Students will develop graph skills in this lesson by either analysing their own data or the sample data provided. Students will also explore exam style questions. Lesson 5: This is the final lesson in the series of guiding students through the process of how to study the ecology of a habitat. Students will write a conclusion and evaluation. They will then carry out a Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test to explore the signifiance of any correlation found.

This collection of teaching resources provides a continuation to the Populations (Chapter 18) topic of the Oxford AQA International A Level course. These resources are also suitable for the AQA and Pearson Edexcel courses. Through this series of 5 fully resourced lessons students will acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas: Lesson 1: Baseline Assessment - This assessment will prepare students for the expectations of A Level Biology, it will also provide teachers with an initial indication of students strengths and areas for development. It mostly includes assessment of knowledge acquired through AS topics and working scientifically skills. Lesson 2: Variation in Population Size - Students will determine the factors that affect the size of a population. Lesson 3: Competition between Organisms - Students will determine the effect of competition on population size. Lesson 4: Investigating Competition - Students will establish how competition between seedling growth can be investigated using the replacement technique. Lesson 5: Predation - Students will discuss how predator-prey relationships cause cyclical fluctuations in population.

This collection of 6 fully resourced lessons provide teachers and students with everything needed to cover the Oxford AQA International A Level Photosynthesis topic (Chapter 19). Although these resources have been planned with the above mentioned specification in mind, I also have experience of teaching the AQA and Pearson Edexcel courses for which these lessons are also suitable. Through these lessons students will acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas: Lesson 1: An Overview of Photosynthesis - Students will deduce the main stages of photosynthesis. Lesson 2: The Light Dependent Reaction - Students will apply knowledge of concepts of reduction and oxidation to the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Lesson 3: The Light Independent Reaction - Students will outline the events of the Calvin Cycle in the production of useful organic molecules. Lesson 4: Factors affecting Photosynthesis - Students will discover the effect of limiting factors on the rate of photosynthesis. Lesson 5: Measuring Photosynthesis (Required Practical 7) - Students will explore the effect of specific limiting factors on the rate of photosynthesis. Lesson 6: Revision of Photosynthesis - Students will consolidate their understanding of photosynthesis through applying their understanding to unfamiliar scenarios and diagrams.

This collection of teaching resources finalises the Populations (Chapter 18) topic of the Oxford AQA International A Level course. These resources are also suitable for the AQA and Pearson Edexcel courses. Through this series of 4 fully resourced lessons students will acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas: Lesson 1: Succession - Students will determine the stages of succession from colonisation to the formation of a climax community. Lesson 2: Warming to Succession - Students will discuss the impact of global warming on succession. Lesson 3: Conservation of Habitats - Students will suggest how managing succession can help to conserve habitats. Lesson 4: Revision of Populations - Students will apply their knowledge of populations and ecology to past paper questions.

This lesson continues with Topic 20 - Respiration of the Oxford AQA A Level Biology course. Having also taught Pearson Edexcel for a number of years I can confirm that this lesson is also suitable for the delivery of this course. Through this fully resourced lesson students will differentiate between anaerobic respiration in plants, microorganisms and animals. This includes an understanding of how lactate in animals and ethanol and carbon dioxide are produced in plants as well as how NAD is regenerated in order that ATP can continue to be produced in the absence of oxygen.

In this lesson students will determine the effect of competition on population size.

In this lesson students will establish how competition between seedling growth can be investigated using the replacement technique.

In this lesson students will determine the factors that affect the size of a population.

This assessment will prepare students for the expectations of A Level Biology, it will also provide teachers with an initial indication of students strengths and areas for development. It mostly includes assessment of knowledge acquired through AS topics and working scientifically skills.

In this fully resourced lesson students will apply their knowledge of populations and ecology to past paper questions.

In this fully resourced lesson students will deduce the main stages of photosynthesis.

In this fully resourced lesson students will discuss the impact of global warming on succession.

In this fully resourced lesson students will determine the stages of succession from colonisation to the formation of a climax community.

In this lesson students will discuss how predator-prey relationships cause cyclical fluctuations in population.

Measuring Photosynthesis (Required Practical 7) In this fully resourced lesson students will explore the effect of specific limiting factors on the rate of photosynthesis.

In this fully resourced lesson students will apply knowledge of concepts of reduction and oxidation to the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.