This resource contains a wide variety of worksheets and activities for the Blood topic. Resources include: A simple SEN organiser Word link to consolidate and deepen learning Venn Diagram to compare and contrast concepts Picture It task for the more visual learner 2 x mind mapping tasks 2 x worksheets Card Sort and categorising activity Spot the mistake literacy and factual recall activity There really is something for everyone!

A KS3 cells wordsearch, with a Christmas theme. Three word searches, easy, standard and hard with answers.

A jigsaw diagram of the eye, unlabeled.

This is a very effective activity for higher achievers that need to stretch their thinking. The questions develop higher order thinking skills and has a metacognitive facet that works best when, while walking the floor, you ask students to identify the skill that they are using. The resource is made up of a key word and definition match, deep thinking questions, labeling activity and prioritising (diamond 9 style) activity. How to run the activity: After teacher input, either reading text or teacher explaining. Students complete question 1. It is very important that, at this point, the work is corrected so that any misconceptions can be cleared up Using only information in question 1 and their recall skills they attempt to complete the rests of the worksheet – this is best done in pairs. The plenary should consist of questions such as: What part of the activity did you find the hardest? why was it difficult? how did you overcome the difficulty?

A short card matching activity for the parts of the eye and their functions. Answers included

Learning Intention: To understand how light travels through the eye, the form and function of parts of the eye. This is a highly effective way of engaging students and ensuring deep learning. After teacher instruction or after given text on the topic students cut out the cards and then paste them into the correct place on the organizer template. I normally run the activity as follows: Put the answer slide up on the board for 30 seconds for students to read - no pens - just reading! Students have 10 minutes to place their cards Put the answer slide up on the board for 15 seconds, but students may not touch their work. students are given a final 5 minutes to correct or continue with their organizer Organizer is checked against the answers. Students can then be given a meta-cognitive extension where they think about where they got stuck and why, I usually just ask them to discuss it in pairs. The resource is differentiated so you have one for your struggling scientists to use.

Knowledge organiser summarising the key points of the year 7 cells topic.

Suitable for foundation students. Objectives: To revisit/revise/summarise the reproduction and inheritance topic. Running Time: 30 minutes What do you get: - A double sided A4 Knowledge Organiser, with keyword definitions, key point summaries, diagrams. - A worksheet with 15 questions that vary in difficulty from grade 3 - grade 5 (see image) - A help sheet for those who are really struggling. - An answer sheet for peer assessment. A basic lesson guide: Do it now/starter: - Read Knowledge Organiser to remind students of key points Main: - Students complete the worksheet - differentiate by giving the knowledge organisers to some and knowledge organisers and help sheets to others - higher achievers in the class shouldn't need either. Peer Assess using the mark scheme. Plenary: - multiple choice assessment (this will inform future planning) I would suggest using Quick Key App to scan the answer sheets and get instant feedback (https://get.quickkeyapp.com). Its free, quick and saves time marking (I've included the link above).

Designed to put the ideas in a clear and concise manner for those who struggle with literacy or science. The reading age of this text is around 11 years.

Simplified text for your SEN, EAL, or reluctant readers. Topics include: Sexual and Asexual Reproduction, DNA and Genome, Inheritance in Action Images for all of the pages you are purchasing are available in the preview. They print well in colour or black and white. It allows struggling scientists to access text with all the key information, but with a lower overall reading age. On average the text is suitable for those with a reading age of 11 years or greater (using Flesch-Kinkade). The diagrams are clear and uncluttered. Content is focused on key points. Each resource is approx 2 A4 pages.

This resource is most suited to KS3 biologist or as a KS4 lesson for struggling scientists. The presentation has all of the information necessary for students, however a 2 page student text is available with all of the information on (and some extra for those you want to stretch) There are a range of activities to choose from depending on your groups. These include: - A set of notes in dyslexic font and comic sans. - A ready-to-complete graphic organiser to help students describe and give examples of levels of organisations (text books or the notes above are suitable aids). - A multiple choice question bank (11 questions) and answer sheet. - A cloze word search for your struggling scientists with an answer sheet. I have included a photograph of some of the resources.

A very good revision or consolidation activity, suitable for level 1 - 5 students. This can be used as a pair or an independent activity. This is a very engaging activity, usually lasting up to 30 minutes. Ideally the end product should be peer assessed. Highly suited to SOLO taxonomy. Some ideas on how to use the resource: 1. Students work in groups of 2 and make as many sentences as they can using the words in the grid. The scores are then totalled for each sentence. For example: “ Photosynthesis produces oxygen and glucose” each of these words carries a 5 point score, totalling 15 points for that sentence. 2. Students are given a set of dice, student A roles and for example, should they role a 6 and 3 those are the co-ordinates for word 1. Student B then roles a set of co-ordinates and together they need to formulate a sentence to show how these words are linked. 3. Students are placed in groups of 2. Student A makes a simple sentence using only 2 of the grid words, for example: photosynthesis produces oxygen. Student B then has to add a third word to the sentence: photosynthesis produces oxygen and glucose. Student A then tries to add another word and so on until one is unable to complete the sentence, the total point score for that sentence will then go to the last student to add a word.

A range of resource to use with foundation groups. Focused on the photosynthesis aspect of Bioenergetics, it is particularly useful to go over the key concepts of the topic. This works well in groups for the card sort activity, or as an independent learning task when using the question activity. It is also a good revision resource with over 20 flash cards. Answers are provided.

Suitable for foundation /SEN/ EAL students. READING AGE FOR ALL TEXT (using Flesch-Kincade): 11 YEARS + This is best used with this text (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/foundation-text-on-dna-and-the-genome-11801021) that summarises and simplifies the core ideas, as well as a worksheet that can besimply folded into an interactive resource (video demonstrates how). Core ideas covered - what is DNA? - What are genes? - What are chromosomes? - What is a genome? -Why does understanding the genome matter?

SUITABLE FOR LOWER FOUNDATION STUDENTS AND THOSE WITH POOR LITERACY SKILLS. This activity is designed to gauge level of understanding. It has 7 questions that tests student's ability to recall the function of parts of a cell. There is an associated piece of text (suitable reading age 12+) and feedback activities for them to undertake. As a rule I use this before starting the GCSE cells topic or the GCSE Inheritance topic. Please see my other resources at: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/heelis

DESIGNED FOR NEW SPECIFICATION FOR FIRST EXAMINATION IN 2018 Suitable for lower foundation students and those with literacy issues. Lesson Objectives: To understand the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction and the advantages and disadvantages of both types of reproduction. The lesson consists of: - Textbook pages x 2 - designed for reading age of 12 upwards (using Flesch-Kincade reading scale) - Pick and Mix activity - students choose the questions they want to answer, all differentiated by point value. (I usually give different bands of students different point values to work to depending on previous achievement. - Independent "test-style" worksheet - Powerpoint presentation with a starter and metacognition plenary. Lesson Outline: - Starter, draw an label an animal cell - Main 1, Teacher Input through presentation and students complete the pick and mix task using the text to help them. -Main 2 - Assess via independent work sheet - Plenary - Metacognition activity

Objective: to understand the process of and equation for photosynthesis, know that photosynthesis is endothermic Suitable for all - questions and tasks are differentiated. The resource is designed to be used in conjunction with textbook or notes. It includes, an activity selection sheet and a correct the mistakes worksheet. Please see the photographs attached for more information. Black and white activity sheet is included.

Objective: To be able to name some plant and animal viruses. To describe the spread and symptoms of some plant and animal viruses. To compare and contrast plant animal viruses. Suitable for all KS4 biology students (fully differentiated) Included: This resource comprises an infographic (text) and 9 differentiated activities, from a level 1 to 9. Included are the photo files, pdf and word documents . You may also be interested in this free resource on dna and the genome https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/b13-4-dna-and-the-genome-foldable-11706112 Please visit me at my shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/heelis

A set of 17 Multiple Choice questions and answers for SEN students or those who are struggling with literacy. Mark Scheme included. This can be used with or without the Quick Key Grading App (Free of Charge). For more information please see https://get.quickkeyapp.com/teachers/ or watch the video below.