This resource focuses on the following lesson objectives for exam boards AQA/OCR: Describe anaerobic respiration Develop practical skills to investigate anaerobic respiration Explain observations from an investigation It uses a series of three different experiments that are simple but effective investigations looking at anaerobic respiration in yeast. Each experiment can be set up by one pair or group of students and then students can move around the room and view the set up of the other experiments and make their own predictions and observations for each. The entire lesson with all activities, crib sheets/mark schemes is contained within one file (ready for printing), however I have included separate pdf files if you prefer to print the worksheets and resources from single files. The Equipment Help Cards, Questions to Consider and Sentence Starters and Endings all lend themselves to supporting lower ability students to complete the activities to the best of their ability. Extension activities are included as well as a choice of Exam practice questions that could be used as homework tasks.

Lesson plan (presentation) and activities to achieve the following objectives: 1) Describe the order of bases in a section of DNA decides the order of amino acids in a protein 2) Describe the stages of protein synthesis including transcription and translation 3) Explain how mutations at the DNA level can affect the protein produced

Lesson plan (PowerPoint) and activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Recall that the process of anaerobic respiration releases less energy than aerobic respiration 2) Recall the word equation for anaerobic respiration 3) Explain why heart rate and breathing rate increase with exercise 4) Define excess post-exercise oxygen consumption or EPOC 5) Calculate heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output, using the equation 6) Explain why, during vigorous exercise, muscle cells start to respire anaerobically 7) Explain why heart rate and breathing rate remain high after exercise Exam questions - answers included in the PowerPoint. Differentiated exercises included with challenge questions.

Simple student led lesson plan (PowerPoint) incorporating activities to achieve the following learning objectives on the adaptations of plants for photosynthesis: Last updated 14 September 2023 Recall the word equation for photosynthesis Describe the structure of the leaf Explain how the leaf is adapted for photosynthesis Differentiated activities included. Exam style questions included. Factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis Required GCSE Biology practical investigation

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation that includes all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives. Activities are differentiated with challenge questions to complete. Answers are provided in the PowerPoint for peer or self-assessment. Data interpretation and mathematical calculations are included to develop How Science Works skills. 1) what a lifestyle factor is 2) how scientists consider risks by evaluating the human and financial costs involved 3) what a causal mechanism is 4) how smoking affects the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, lung disease and lung cancer 5) the effect of smoking on unborn babies

This compilation of crosswords are compiled for the new GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in. The lessons included are: 1) The world of the microscope 2) Animal and plant cells 3) Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells 4) Specialisation in animal cells 5) Specialisation in plant cells

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) the raw materials and energy source for photosynthesis - Starter activity to discuss the true and false aspects to the following statement, Trees grow by turning substances in the soil into new tissues. 2) that photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction - Task 1: Produce an information poster on photosynthesis by using the Student Info cards (included in the PowerPoint - Just print!) 3) the equations that summarise photosynthesis - covered in Task 1 Challenge and extension tasks - Task 2 Using leaves to explore features of a leaf in more detail and find out why leaves have adapted to have this feature (answers included in the PowerPoint for AfL) Plenary and AfL: A choice of 'What are the reactants and products of photosynthesis?' (answers included for peer or self-assessment); gap fill task (answers included for peer or self-assessment).

This compilation of crosswords are compiled for the new GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 4 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in. The lessons included are: 1) Cell division 2) Growth and differentiation 3) Stem cells 4) Stem cell dilemmas

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Breathing and gas exchange 2) Tissues and organs in plants 3) Transport systems in plants 4) Evaporation and transpiration 5) Factors affecting transpiration

PowerPoint including engaging lesson activities with fully integrated answers to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe some examples of diseases caused by bacteria, including Salmonella food poisoning and gonorrhoea - video links and follow up questions with integrated answers. 2) Explain how to prevent and treat bacterial diseases - video links with follow up questions with integrated answers; summary table activity with integrated answers; creative and investigative homework task to prepare pamphlet for a doctors surgery; plenary - true or false activity with integrated answers.

A complete lesson, for the NEW AQA GCSE Biology specification, with interactive pupil-led activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) How the spread of disease can be reduced or prevented. Activities: Starter - identify differences between endemic, epidemic and pandemic by interpreting graphs and maps Main Activity 1 - information cards on swine flu, cholera and ebola (integrated into PowerPoint - just print), pupils prepare a leaflet, newspaper, radio advertisement or presentation on the chosen disease. Differentiation/challenge task to explain how each preventative technique prevents the pathogen from being spread Activity 2 - video link on Semmelweis, gap fill activity (AfL), integrated answers for peer or self assessment Plenary - Multiple choice questions on Ignaz Semmelweis

Thirty five slides of fun (two complete lessons) and interactive activities (with integrated answers) to achieve the following learning objectives: What a hormone is The main organs of the endocrine system The role of the pituitary gland The role of the pancreas in monitoring and controlling blood glucose concentration How insulin controls blood glucose levels in the body How glucagon and insulin interact to control blood glucose levels (Higher only)

This PowerPoint contains all the interactive activities for a complete lesson on metabolism and the liver. It includes: a starter decoder puzzle; information slides on metabolic reactions; True/false mini-plenary; information slides on the role of the liver and its removal of lactic acid; mini-plenary on which reactions happen inside the body; metabolism and the liver word search; differentiated worksheet on metabolism and the liver with scaffolded and challenge questions. All answers to the activities are included in the PowerPoint. The following learning objectives are met: 1)That metabolism is the sum of all the reactions in a cell or the body of an organism 2) How the liver is involved in repaying the oxygen debt (higher)

This is a whole lesson with PowerPoint and fully integrated activities with answers to achieve the following learning objective: 1) Why less energy is transferred by anaerobic respiration than by aerobic respiration 2) What is meant by oxygen debt (Higher only) 3) That anaerobic respiration takes place in lots of different organisms, including plants, bacteria, and fungi. Activities included: Mirror message; information and discussion slides; investigating anaerobic respiration practical divided into Group A, B, C (each Group to follow a prepared method card); table to complete (differentiation); expected results and conclusions from the practical; questions to consider from the practical; plenary sentence matching task; alternative plenary crossword (with word bank for differentiation); practise exam question worksheet (potential follow-up homework); fully integrated answers to the worksheet; QWC exam practise question with integrated answers in the PowerPoint.

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 6) Hormones and the menstrual cycle 7) The artificial control of fertility 8) Infertility treatments 9) Plant hormones and responses 10) Using plant hormones

This resource is a free sample to give you an idea of the quality of my teaching resources. The resource contains 17 PowerPoint slides that alternate between student activity and teacher delivery which creates a whole lesson that is student focused. There are a variety of activities all included in the PowerPoint and it all easily exists in one file but in case you prefer printing activities from separate files I have included them as individual pdfs. The PowerPoint has all the answers/mark schemes imbedded within, allowing pupils (and teachers!) to easily refer to the answers for either peer or self-assessment. The resource is applicable to both the AQA and OCR exam boards for AS level biology. The resource will enable students to achieve the following learning objectives: Recall the role of haemoglobin in transporting oxygen & carbon dioxide Describe the changes in the dissociation curve at different carbon dioxide concentrations Explain the effect that an increasing concentration of carbon dioxide has on haemoglobin (Bohr effect) I hope you get some use out of it. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!