I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
A worksheet with accompanying answer sheet on the structure and function of synapses.
The sheet also includes an extension activity for students on the affect of drugs on synaptic transmission.
This sheet is also available as part of a bundle along with worksheets on neurones and the eye, link below:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-bundle-on-the-nervous-system-11597071
The GCSE Biology worksheet pack focuses on the topic of respiration. It is aimed at the CIE IGCSE course and comprehensively covers topic 12.
There are four worksheets for students to complete, covering the following subtopics:
WS1 An introduction to respiration and uses of energy in the body
WS2 Aerobic respiration and using the respirometer to investigate the rate of respiration
WS3 Anaerobic respiration and oxygen debt recovery
WS4 An overview of aerobic and anaerobic respiration in humans
Clear and detailed answer sheets are provided for each of the four worksheets.
A comprehensive and visually appealing A level worksheet pack summarising the cell ultrastructure topic. There are three worksheets included in the pack, designed for pupils to work through independently. Once completed these worksheets will create a set of useful and detailed revision notes for students.
Answers are provided for the teacher.
Topics covered are:
ultrastructure of animal cells
ultrastructure of plant cells
structure and function of the key organelles/cell structures
The worksheets are provided in both an A4 and A3 format.
This Biology GCSE worksheet pack covers the topic of characteristics of life and is a great introductory lesson for any Biology GCSE course.
Objectives covered are:
Define the terms which describe the characteristics of living organisms
Recognise examples of characteristics in different organisms and how they relate to one another for survival
Resources Included:
Two worksheets with answer sheets included
The first worksheet is designed for pupils to record the key definition for each characteristic.
The second sheet is a set of questions, which are of varied demand and can be used as either a consolidation task, an assessment or as a homework which can be peer marked the following lesson.
A colour poster of the characteristics of life for display
Key features of the worksheets:
Visually engaging for students and clearly laid out
Familiarisation of students with key words, their correct spelling and definitions
Neat summary of the content for students’ notes (can be easily placed into a file or stuck into books)
Comprehensive corresponding answer sheets for the teacher
Helpful for lesson preparation for non-specialist science teachers
These sheets are also available in a whole lesson pack with a PowerPoint to support the delivery of the lesson and integration of the worksheets into the lesson.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-biology-complete-lesson-on-the-characteristics-of-life-mrs-gren-12284659
A visually appealing set of two worksheets/placemats for GCSE students on firstly, respiration in animals, covering both aerobic and anaerobic respiration and secondly, fermentation in yeast.
Perfect for use when both teaching the topic area and also for revision. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
The worksheets will help students learn the equations for respiration, it’s role in living things and also familiarise themselves with key words related to the topic.
As a suggestion the resource could be laminated and completed by students using OHP pens and then cleaned off for future use with other pupils.
These sheets could even be used as a short progress test with students too.
An answer sheet is included for both worksheets for teachers.
This Biology GCSE resource pack covers the fundamentals required on the topic of Cell Biology. The worksheets encourage the pupils to work through them independently and are visually engaging to appeal to the students. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. The resource pack is ideal for introduction to the topic or revision in preparation for the upcoming GCSE exams. The resource pack could be used at KS3 level too.
The pack includes:
Worksheet on cell structure and function (animal and plant cells)
Worksheet on cell structure and function including rough ER (animal and plant cells)
Worksheet on the parts of the microscope and their function
Worksheet on calculating magnification, size of specimens and converting units
Worksheet on specialised cells and their adaptations
Worksheet on organisation of living things and revision crossword on cell biology in general
All answer sheets are included, perfect for the non-specialist teaching Biology.
A poster pack covering the stages of both mitosis and meiosis, with diagrams and detailed explanations of what is happening at each stage. Ideal for A level Biology students.
The posters are great for display around the classroom or to give to the students for revision.
All posters have been provided in a choice of black and white or colour.
Students may wish to label the diagrams with the names of the different structures, detailed in the accompanying explanation of each stage.
Both posters have been provided in both an A3 and A4 format to allow for printing in either size. I would advise to print on A3 if possible for the meiosis poster, as it keeps all the stages of meiosis on one sheet and makes it easier for the student to compare the two different stages of meiosis.
This is a huge bundle of resources covering many of the topics studied in Year 1/ AS year of the OCR A Biology course.
Due to the similarities with other A level specifications this bundle would be well suited to other exam boards too.
Topics covered include:
1.) The heart and circulation
2.) The cardiac cycle
3.Chromatography
3.) Nucleic acids
4.) Protein synthesis
5.) Mitosis and meiosis
6.) Cell structure
7.) Transport in plants
8.) Statistics for biologists
9.) Prokaryotes
10.) Biochemistry: Carbohydrates
11.) Biochemistry: Lipids (Trigylcerides)
12.) Biochemistry: Proteins
13.) Biochemistry: Water and it’s properties
Answer sheets are provided for all resources included in this bundle
This pack of three worksheets focuses on sexual reproduction in plants, perfect for GCSE students or could be used with able KS3 pupils. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and can be completed independently by students.
The pack includes:
Worksheet 1: Covers the structure of insect-pollinated flowers and the functions of the key parts of the flower. Great for students to familiarise themselves with the flower’s structure and function of the main parts. Sheet is supplied in both colour and grayscale.
Worksheet 2: Allows students to recognise the key differences between the structure of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers and how flower structure is suited to the method of pollination.
Worksheet 3: Allows students to understand how fertilisation occurs once pollination has taken place.
All worksheets are provided with an answer sheet, perfect for non-specialists teaching Biology.
This comprehensive collection of worksheets covers the key topics related to the plant component of the GCSE Biology course.
Included are worksheet packs on photosynthesis, plant reproduction and transport in plants.
Buying as a bundle gives you a 47% discount as opposed to buying the resources individually.
A cut and stick and cloze activity aimed at A level students.
The activity is designed so that students can learn and identify the key stages of meiosis and describe what happens in each of the main stages. The cloze activity allows students to become more familiar with the key terminology associated with this topic.
This activity can be completed by students independently as all instructions are given on the sheets. Ideal for both teaching the topic and also as a revision aide.
The activity has been provided in both an A3 and A4 format to allow for printing in either size. I would advise to print in A3 if possible as it keeps all the stages of meiosis on one sheet and makes it easier for the student to compare the two different stages of meiosis.
A completed answer sheet is provided for the teacher.
The GCSE Biology worksheet pack focuses on the topic of excretion. It is aimed at the CIE IGCSE course and topic 13.
There are four worksheets for students to complete, covering the following subtopics:
WS1 An introduction to excretion and the roles of the lungs and kidneys
WS2 The role of the kidneys in urine production , the urinary system and the gross structure of the kidney
WS3 The structure of the kidney nephron and it role in urine production
WS4 Kidney failure and the use of dialysis and kidney transplants
Clear and detailed answer sheets are provided for each of the four worksheets.
A visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheet on the parts of the microscope and their function. Perfect for both KS3 and GCSE students when learning about cell biology.
There is a separate answer sheet provided additionally.
This worksheet is also available as part of a four-piece worksheet pack on cell biology, see link below:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-biology-cell-biology-worksheet-pack-updated-11254202
This large, comprehensive Biology GCSE worksheet pack covers the whole topic of human nutrition (topic 7 on the CIE course).
The pack contains the following ten worksheets:
Worksheet 1a - Covers the subtopic of a balanced diet (7.1)
Worksheet 1b - Covers the subtopic of malnutrition (7.1)
Worksheet 2a - Covers the structure and function of the alimentary canal (7.2)
Worksheet 2b - Covers diarrhoea and cholera (7.2)
Worksheet 3 - Covers mechanical digestion by teeth (7.3)
Worksheet 4a - Cover the subtopic of chemical digestion of food by enzymes (7.4)
Worksheet 4b - overview of digestion (chemical and mechanical) and covers the role of bile and acid in digestion too (7.4)
Worksheet 5 -Covers absorption and the role of the villi (7.5)
6a and 6b - two summary crosswords covering the human nutrition topic and all of the key definitions
Key features of the worksheets:
Visually engaging for students and clearly laid out
Familiarisation of students with key words, their correct spelling and definitions
Neat summary of the content for students’ notes (can be easily placed into a file or stuck into books)
Comprehensive corresponding answer sheets for the teacher
Helpful for lesson preparation for non-specialist science teachers
A perfect revision lesson for GCSE Biology students, covering the topic of circulation. All worksheets are designed to be visually engaging and can be worked through independently by students. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Included are four worksheets covering the topics:
1.) Heart structure and function (+ a differentiated version to give more support)
2.) Blood vessels: structure and function
3.) Composition of blood
4.) Crossword on blood vessels and blood
Answer sheets are included for the teacher.
A comprehensive and visually appealing A level worksheet summarising the biochemistry topic of water.
The worksheet covers:
Structure of water and hydrogen bonding
Properties of water in relation to its important roles in organisms.
Answers are provided for the teacher.
Once completed this will provide a useful revision sheet for students.
A comprehensive and visually appealing A level worksheet pack summarising the biochemistry topic. There are five worksheets included in the pack, designed for pupils to work through independently. Once completed these worksheets will create a set of useful and detailed revision notes for students.
Answers are provided for the teacher.
Topics covered are:
Structure of water and hydrogen bonding
Properties of water in relation to its important roles in organisms.
Monosaccharides, disaccharides & polysaccharides
Biochemical tests for carbohydrates
Structure and properties of glycerol and fatty acids
Formation of triglycerides
Role of lipids in organisms
Structure and properties of amino acids
Formation of dipeptides
The four levels of protein structure
The worksheets are provided in both an A4 and A3 format. A3 size is recommended for printing for students apart from the water summary sheet.
This is a free sample of the first worksheet from the osmosis investigation worksheet pack. If you would like to find out more or download the complete pack, please click on the below link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-biology-osmosis-investigation-12256171
A free sample from a pack of 5 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets for primary school pupils, aimed at building confidence when telling the time.
Each worksheet is entitled ‘What time is it Mr Wolf?’ and features a cute wolf character to appeal to younger pupils. The wolf character can be coloured in for those pupils who complete the sheet early. There are 12 problems to answer on each sheet.
The worksheet includes the following:
1.) On the hour
2.) Half past the hour
3.) Quarter past the hour
4.) Quarter to the hour
5.) A mixture of all of the above
The worksheets could be used in the classroom for teaching and/or assessment or alternatively set as a homework task.
A free sample from a pack of 5 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets for primary school pupils, aimed at familiarising pupils with the value of the different coins currently used in the UK.
There are 12 problems to answer on each sheet.
The worksheets could be used in the classroom for teaching and/or assessment or alternatively set as a homework task.
