Differentiated carbon cycle lesson, adapted from seardin's lesson found on TES, big thanks :) Aimed at year 8, but could be adapted for GCSE.

All the files needed to create your own learning wall. Including thinking hats, team roles & higher order thinking tasks.

A student led activity looking at the structure and discovery DNA and Mendel's experiments

Core practical summary of all the AS and A2 core practicals, wherever possible I have used the breakdown from past exam questions. I have split this into CORMS, which I use to teach how to answer investigation questions (it was an Edexcel examiner’s way of marking investigation 6 markers). C - change O - organism R - repeat M - measure S - same S - safety Hope this helps :)

Lesson looking at risk factors and data analysis for cardiovascular disease.

PowerPoint and resources for Year 13 Biology, sliding filament theory. Includes guided visualisation and some more interesting questions to research. Extension also included.

Whole lesson on joints and movement for year 13 Biology. Lesson plan, PowerPoint, worksheets & extension task included.

Atherosclerosis atheroma lesson for AS Biology Differentiated exam questions, self assessment & a quiz at the end

Covers the following spec points from the new (2015) Edexcel A level Biology course. 2.13 i) Know the meaning of the terms: gene, allele, genotype, phenotype, recessive, dominant, incomplete dominance, homozygote and heterozygote. ii) Understand patterns of inheritance, including the interpretation of genetic pedigree diagrams, in the context of monohybrid inheritance. 2.14 Understand how the expression of a gene mutation in people with cystic fibrosis impairs the functioning of the gaseous exchange, digestive and reproductive systems. 2.15 i) Understand the uses of genetic screening, including the identification of carriers, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and prenatal testing, including amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. ii) Understand the implications of prenatal genetic screening. 2.16 Be able to identify and discuss the social and ethical issues related to genetic screening from a range of ethical viewpoints.

Renewable energy debate lesson, designed for use with QR readers, but could be adapted using helpsheets instead. Use of roles for each student & a dragons den style pitch for each resource.

Smiley face tick sheet for the syllabus statements for the new 2016 AQA Biology GCSE Topic 5 Bioenergetics

These are not perfect, but hopefully a good starting point. Hope they help. Biodiversity Natural selection and speciation Niches and adpatation Conservation zoos and seedbanks

New Biology GCSE AQA Topic 1 Cells and Transport Syllabus Checklist