Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks. In this lesson pupils will describe the properties of igneous and metamorphic rocks and how they form. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, magma, lava and non-porous) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension Questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Rock Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12795508 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Water Cycle. In this lesson pupils will describe the water cycle and learn water cycle keywords. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: water cycle, evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation) -Task boxes -Note taking exercise -Higher ability task with questions linking this topic to previous topics -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Carbon Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983967 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Food Security and Farming. In this lesson pupils will state what food security is, explain some factors affecting food security and discuss how food production can be made more efficient. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Fishing quotas discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Biotechnology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857082 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Protecting Ecosystems. In this lesson pupils will list some ways that we can protect ecosystems and discuss the pros and cons of conservation methids. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Matching task -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Deforestation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12856543 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Easter themed revision lesson for key stage 3 year 8 biology covering the topic of reproduction. Happy Holidays! In this lesson students will revise: -Adolescence -Reproductive Systems -Fertilisation and Implantation -Gestation and Birth -The Menstrual Cycle -Plant Reproduction and Seed Dispersal www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Sir! Can we have a fun lesson before the break? Dr T: Absolutely! Hey! This is like all your other lessons- you just drew bunny ears on some of the test tubes! Dr T: Exactly. Fun. … Easter themed revision lesson for key stage 3 year 8 chemistry covering the topic of acids and alkalis. Happy Holidays! In this lesson students will revise: -Acids and alkalis -Indicators and pH -Neutralisation reactions -Acids and metals -Answer slides included for self-assessment www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free introductory lesson on Homeostasis. In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by homeostasis, give examples of internal conditions which our bodies need to keep constant and describe negative feedback loops. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: homeostasis, negative feedback, receptor, effector and co-ordination centre) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Nervous System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ A short lesson on Fingerprinting and a full lesson on DNA Fingerprinting. Fingerprinting In this lesson pupils will describe how fingerprints are made and explain how forensic scientists match fingerprints to solve crimes. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment DNA Fingerprinting In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by DNA fingerprinting, describe how it works and discuss some uses for it. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: DNA fingerprinting, agarose gel, well, extracted and analysis) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Blood Typing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828014 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Two full lessons; one on Time of Death and one on Pathology. These lessons focus on the ecology of decomposition and testing methodology. Human remains are not featured in these lessons. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 3 KS3 course. Time of Death In this lesson pupils will describe how forensic scientists work out time of death, explain some complicating factors, look at the role of decomposition in ecosystems and factors affecting the rate of decomposition. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: decomposition, decomposers, scavengers, fungi and faeces) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Numeracy questions -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment Pathology In this lesson pupils will describe what a pathologist is, describe how dental records can be used to solve crimes and give some examples of pathology testing in hospitals to diagnose diseases. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: pathologist, post-mortem, dental, oral, aural) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828647 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Abiotic and Biotic Factors. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between abiotic and biotic factors, give some examples of how these factors may change and explain the consequences if they do. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Biotic or Abiotic -Comprehension questions -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Food Chains and Webs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863019 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Easter themed revision lesson for key stage 3 year 8 physics covering the topic of energy. Happy Holidays! In this lesson students will revise: Food and Fuels Energy Stores Conduction Convection Radiation Energy Resources Energy and Power (Numeracy)

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on stem cells for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Microscopy: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/microscopy-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12332237 Content Covered: Embryonic and adult stem cells Plant stem cells Bioethics Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Stem cells lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830214

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on microscopy for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource covers the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. There is a free accompanying resource covering the onion cell microscopy practical: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/microscopy-practical-onion-cells-12329755 Content Covered: Light microscopes Electron microscopes Resolution vs magnification Calculations Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Microscopy lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829559

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on active transport for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Next topic Transpiration and Translocation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12342331 This task assumes that diffusion and osmosis have already been covered. Free resource available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/diffusion-and-osmosis-with-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12335213 Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Active transport lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12831984

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the circulatory system for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Health and Disease: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/health-and-disease-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12337857 and Cardiovascular Disease: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12344623 Content Covered: Double circulatory system Arteries, veins and capillaries Calculating rate of blood flow Red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Circulatory system lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12866975

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on mitosis for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Binary Fission: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/binary-fission-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12318380 Content Covered: Chromosomes The cell cycle Mitosis Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Mitosis lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830872

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on exchanging substances in biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Leads on to Active Transport: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/active-transport-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12335738 Content Covered: Surface area to volume ratio Gas exchange in the lungs Nutrient uptake in the small intestine Gas exchange in leaves Gas exchange in gills Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Exchanging substances lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12832416

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the respiratory system for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Circulatory System: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/circulatory-system-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12340179 Content Covered: Thorax anatomy (lungs, diaphragm, bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli) Gas exchange in the body Calculating breathing rate Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Lungs lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12866802

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the nervous system for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Next topic The Brain: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12361785 Content Covered: Parts of the nervous system Neurons Synapses Reflexes Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Nervous system lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383