Previously a Subject Leader and Science SLE with bags of experience with all things KS4 and A level Biology.
I am currently teaching and creating resources for:
OCR A Level Biology,
AQA Trilogy, Synergy and Triple
Edexcel iGCSE coming soon
KS3 ( looking at the AQA 2 year course) including Biomimicry
If there is anything specific that you would like, please send me a message.
Previously a Subject Leader and Science SLE with bags of experience with all things KS4 and A level Biology.
I am currently teaching and creating resources for:
OCR A Level Biology,
AQA Trilogy, Synergy and Triple
Edexcel iGCSE coming soon
KS3 ( looking at the AQA 2 year course) including Biomimicry
If there is anything specific that you would like, please send me a message.
Created using the Edexcel International GCSE Biology specification.
This resource contains 18 slides of activities, tailored to the specification. I have included all resources ina single documentr
Paper 2 is distinguished by using light grey boxes and practical and maths skills indicated by icons in the corner.
Top ways to use this resource:
Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching
Set as homework
Revision lessons for tests and exams
Print off on card to create active recall flashcards
Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning.
Approximately 11 lessons depending on ability and time constraints. All referenced to the OCR A level specification and with objectives and summary questions for each lesson.
Plant responses to the environment
Controlling plant growth
Investigating tropisms
Commercial uses of plant hormones
Mammalian nervous system
The brain
Reflex actions
Coordinating responses
Controlling heart rate
Muscles
Muscle contraction
For the new OCR A level Biology course
The power point contains the content for 9 lessons depending on your pace and there is a hand out to go along with it with diagrams to annotate and questions to complete.
My teaching order is:
1. Classification
2. Evidence for classification
3. Phylogeny
4. Theory of Evolution
5. Types of variation
6. Spearman’s Rank
6. Standard deviation
7. Adaptations
8. Natural selection
9. Revision using study mind questions - QR codes
Module 6 Biology Revision grids. 17 A4 pages in total, I recommend an hour per page to my students
Made based on the specification with revision activities to complete, calculation tasks, PAG tasks, QR codes to Seneca tasks, QR codes for OCR Multiple Choice Questions and QR codes to recommended YouTube clips.
5.1.1 x1
5.1.2 x3
5.1.3 x2
5.1.4 x2
5.1.5 x4
5.2.1 x2
5.2.2 x3
Please note this does not yet have answers, it is set up as an independent study task to do alongside class notes and text book
For the OCR A level biology specification. As part of this topic I also teach the heart rate PAG 11 and use this to teach student’s t-test.
I have included the handout I give students for you to adapt if you wish, this has lots of summary questions, exam questions, revision activities and lined paper in the back to allow for flexibility. It is suitable to print as an A4 booklet.
Lessons include:
The need for communication - recapping relevant parts of the spec 3.1.4, 2.1.6, 3.1.2
Principles of homeostasis
Controlling temperature in endotherms
Controlling temperature in ectotherms
Student’s t-test including past paper questions linked to PAGs 4,8 and 10 and recap of standard deviation.
PAG 11 (3 lessons) Investigate the effect of exercise on HR using student’s t-test
Revision - podcast revision activity, revision grid sheet and QR code to exam questions
I hope you find this useful and I really value your feedback.
This resource was made for the new AQA scheme of work for Triple science biology.
Included are lessons with full objectives and a student booklet with all the resources you will need ( including a few sheets of lined paper for flexibility.
1. Homeostasis and control of body temperature
1b Sweating investigation
2. Human nervous system - animated reflex arc
3. RPA Reaction times
4. The Brain - includes 3D animation of the brain
5. The eye
6. Endocrine system and negative feedback
7. Control of blood glucose
8. Maintaining water and nitrogen balance
9. Hormones in human reproduction
10. Contraception
11. Hormones to treat infertility
12. Plant hormones
13. RPA Investigating the effect of light on the growth of seedlings
14. Summary / revision lesson quick questions activity and podcast(54mins) could be 2 hours.
All other topics available and revision grids for the exam season.
Your feedback is really appreciated
This resources contains a power point and student booklet.
Cell surface membranes
Diffusion with animations
Rate of diffusion and surface area
Active transport
5-7 Beetroot practical - colorimeters and serial dilutions
Osmosis
9-10 Osmosis with potatoes
Model cells application
Revision - with QR codes to exam questions
New OCR A level biology course.
A power point with 11 -13 lessons depending on pace
A separate power point has a hand out that I print as an A4 booklet and give my students to annotate diagrams and complete summary questions as we go.
This is the order that I taught the content.
1. Types of pathogen
2. Transmission between animals
3. Primary defence (optional PAG1 for an extra lesson here)
4. T Lymphocytes
5. B lymphocytes
6. Primary and secondary response
7. Antibodies
8. Passive and active immunity
9. Antibiotics
10. Transmission between plants and plant defence (could be 2 lessons)
11 Revision
Created using the OCR Gateway GCSE Biology specification.
This resource contains 2 slides of activities, tailored to the specification. I have included all resources in a single document for the unit Scaling up:
2.1 supplying the cell
2.2 The challenges of size
Higher content is distinguished by using light grey boxes (none in this topic) and practical and maths skills indicated by icons in the corner.
Top ways to use this resource:
Print off as a booklet and use alongside teaching
Set as homework
Revision lessons for tests and exams
Print off on card to create active recall flashcards
Please note, this does not come with answers as it is meant to be an independent task using notes and revision guides to aid learning.
Module 2 Foundations in Biology Revision grids. 16 A4 pages in total, I recommend an hour per page to my students
Made based on the specification with revision activities to complete, calculation tasks, PAG tasks, QR codes to Seneca tasks, QR codes for OCR Mutliple Choice Questions and QR codes to recommended YouTube clips.
2.1.1 x4
2.1.2 x4
2.1.3 x2
2.1.4 x2
2.1.5 x2
2.1.6 x2
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
Please note this does not yet have answers available but they are inthe pipeline! It has been set up as an independent study task.
For the AQA specification, a series of 12 lessons on Cell Biology.
This is for Triple science students, but lessons 5 and 6 can be deleted for Trilogy students
A separate ppt with a student work booklet (40 pages - 4 pages are lined paper for the flexiblity of additional tasks)
1. Cells
2. RPA 1 Microscopy
3. Cell differentiation and specialisation
4. Microscopy
5. Culturing microorganisms ( set up 2 investigations) RPA 2
6. Culturing microorganisms part 2 follow up
7. Cell division
8. Stem Cells
9. Diffusion, osmosis and active transport
10. Exchange surfaces
11. RPA 3 Osmosis potatoes
12. Summary lesson - checkpoint and revision summary quiz and podcast link included.
I also have available revision grid activities for mock and exam preparation
This resource is 18 A4 pages of revision activities for Module 6
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
PAG elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
I have also included all in one document with a front cover for printing as a booklet.
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
This resource was made for the AQA scheme of work for Trilogy science biology
Included are 10-11 lessons with full objectives and spec references (based on 1 hour lessons.) I have changed the order of teaching from the specification to help it flow a little better as well as including recap elements from earlier units.
There is a student booklet included with space for notes, diagrams, exam questions and lined paper in the back for flexibility (44 pages)
1.Communities
2.Adaptations
3.Organisation of an ecosystem
4-5. RPA 9 Quadrtats and transects
6.How materials are cycled
7.Biodiversity
8.Global warming
9.Maintaining biodiversity
10. Summary
All other biology lessons available. Please also see revision resources for ALL AQA units if you are interested that I use for mock and exam preparation.
A huge amount of work has gone into these resources and feedback always really appreciated
Made using the new OCR Biology A specification.
Roughly 9-10 lessons depending on your pace and practical activities you include
All referenced to the spec and past exam questions included.
1. Transport systems (includes estimating the size of RBCs practical)
2. Circulatory systems
3. Structure of blood vessels
4. Formation of tissue fluid
5. Structure of the heart - including 3D model and morph transitions
6.\ Heart dissection PAG
7. The cardiac cycle
8. Initiation of a heartbeat
9. ECGs
10. Oxygen dissociation curves
11. Transporting carbon dioxide
Made using the new OCR Biology A specification.
Roughly 6-7 lessons depending on your pace and practical activities you include
All referenced to the spec
Features of an exchange surface
Mammalian Gas Exchange
Ventilation
Spirometers
Fish Gills
Insects
This resource is 4 A4 pages of revision activities for the 6.1.2 OCR Patterns of inheritance topic
Top features include:
QR code - takes students to multiple choice quiz from the OCR
QR code for useful videos
QR code to questions on Seneca
maths elements
checks key terminology
*Checks ability to draw key diagrams
Links to other parts of the spec where appropriate
The activity is designed to check that students have an understanding of the topic and encourages independent working. I advise my students to use notes or a textbook before asking the teacher if they do not know the answer.
Each side takes students roughly an hour to complete. I have used as homeworks, support sessions, revision lessons private study tasks and printed on card and cut to use as revision cards
All other topics available. Please note, answers not yet available but are in the pipeline!!
I also used 'every cigarette is doing you damage' short clip during this lesson and printed off some of the health warnings as well as empty cigarette packets as props!
These can either be pinned up around the room for students to find the information from or used by individual groups as a starting point for research or modelling specialised cells
