Ppt that covers deficiencies in our diets and also the consequences of eating too much of certain foods. Worksheet (from TES - thank you) that I have adapted and differentiated to account for large range of learners in my class

This is a set of resources that I created/adapted for use with a Yr 8 class who were revising photosynthesis. Included is a ppt that I use with the class - getting them to write answers on mini whiteboards as I go through it. Summary worksheet that I use as a starter, then a puzzle to use as a plenary (print out slides onto A4 sheets then cut them out and give them to groups to complete)

This was done over two lessons - the first lesson was spent planning the investigation and naming the variables - see differentiated planning sheet - my pupils are all grouped according to ability (they had to come up with a method of measuring the energy content of a bit of food in groups) I then showed them the experimental set up so that the next lesson they could come in and start working straight away. A third lesson was spent writing up and evaluating - high ability group had to write up independently - low ability were given lots of the resources attached.

Contains powerpoint with activities - distillation task taken from TES (thank you!)

Ppt and activities to help students the importance of evaluating scientific evidence using the MMR studies of Dr Wakefield and Honda. Lots of opportunity for assessment, group work etc. Some resources have been adapted from Upd8 - the news story used in the starter activity is differentiated for lower/higher ability students - this lesson kept a very difficult yr 10 all on task!

A ppt and cardsort to teach the adaptations of different groups of extremophiles and the environments they live in

Multiple choice quiz covering all of KS3 Science to use as a last lesson revision tool before SATS. I get students to sit round board with mini whiteboards - they have to write the letter of the answer, I count down and then they all share at the same time - great assessment tool

Ppt and worksheets used with a demo of the digestive system (bowl and masher for mouth & teeth; rubber glove stomach; tights for small intestine etc - see crib sheet attached). Worksheets differentiated to account for wide ability of learners within group

PowerPoint and starter for a KS3 Biology lesson on adaption and food chains. This was used for a double lesson (2hrs) for Yr 7's - introduces idea of adaptation and recaps food chains from KS2. Activities included. Worksheet used with low ability students as a starter

This is a ppt used with a mixed Yr 7 class for a double lesson. Covers balanced diet, energy requirements of different groups of people and finishes off with burning food practical - questions to check progress/understanding on last slide

Ppt covering how the growth of microbes can be prevented: the difference between disinfectants & antiseptics and practical using different strengths of disinfectant to see effect on growth of bacteria on agar plates.

Covers difference between epidemics and pandemics, how our body defends itself against invading microbes including phagocytosis, antibodies and antitoxins. Also mentions SCID.

Covers how sex is inherited, expected ratios of females to males in populations and why this is not seen in world population. Temperature dependent sex determination in animals.

Ppt to explain how glucose levels are controlled within body and what happens when they are not controlled. Contains links to video and questions to answer and practical to carry out.

PPt covering antibiotics resistance, SARS & Bird flu. Exam questions on last slide to act as plenary

Mindmap with missing words to fill in covering: balanced diet, not enough food, obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, respiration, drugs, trialling drugs, smoking and alcohol. Used at end of B1.1 before end of unit test

Ppt covering effects of medicines & antibiotics on pathogens. Includes method for growing cultures. Some assessment opportunities included

This was used as an introductory lesson to 'Microbes and Disease'. Has links to videos and clips to liven it up - I got students to draw a picture for each time period on the comic strip to show what people thought about transmission of diseases - they loved it - very fun lesson

General introduction to pathogens - what they are, what they do once in body. Also covers work of Semmelweis and Marshall & Warren.

Goes through definition of homeostasis and a quick overview of how temperature, water and glucose levels are controlled in our bodies