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 plant diseases and defences 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. Related topic Photosynthesis: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12359219 Content Covered: Symptoms of plant diseases Diagnosing plant diseases Barrier, mechanical and chemical defences Mineral deficiencies Pests Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. New! Lessons on Plant Disease for GCSE Biology Plant disease and defences: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12949241 Revision lesson topics 1-4 Rose black Spot Case Study: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12953529

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on competition. In this lesson students will describe how adaptations help plants and animals to compete for different resources. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: competition, adaptation, mates and resources) -Task boxes -Matching exercise -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Adapting to Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12981293 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Circulatory System. In this lesson pupils will identify arteries and veins and describe their features, calculate the rate of blood flow and name the parts of the heart. 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) -Artery or Vein? -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -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 Blood https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12867496

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the eye 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 Body Temperature: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362801 Content Covered: Parts of the eye The iris reflex Accommodation (near and distant objects) Short- and long-sightedness Convex and concave lenses Other methods of vision correction Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2b (Ecosystems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from the previous topic (Health and Lifestyle) Leaf structure and photosynthesis Chemosynthesis Plant minerals Aerobic and anaerobic respiration Food chains, food webs and ecosystems -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12764690 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on inherited disorders 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. Content Covered: -Cystic Fibrosis (recessive) -Polydactyly (domainant) -Interpreting family trees -Bioethics of embryo selection Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Earth. In this lesson students will explain day and night and learn why the seasons change throughout the year. 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) -Keywords task (vocabulary: axis, pole, equator, season and constellation) -Task boxes -Comprehension and recall task -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Moon https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12757853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ full lesson on the topic of Selective Breeding. In this lesson pupils will describe how crops, pets and livestock can be changed over time through selective breeding. They will understand the advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding. 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. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Discussion -Keywords (selective breeding, natural selection, generation, variation, disease resistance) -Order the steps -Handout task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Genetic Engineering https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983206 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ introductory lesson on the topic of Pressure in Liquids. In this lesson pupils will explain why some things float and others sink. They will describe how pressure in liquids increases with depth. 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 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Keywords (vocabulary: liquid pressure, upthrust, displace and submerged) -True or False -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Pressure in Solids https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12818690 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on the brain 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 Eye: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12362148 Content Covered: Brain structure and function Studying the brain Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on adolescence. In this lesson students will learn how to explain the difference between adolescence and puberty and to identify physical changes which happen in male and female bodies. 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 -Starter task (recall from previous units) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: adolescence, puberty, hormones, ovaries and testes) -Task boxes -True or False task -Sorting task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Reproductive Systems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12656038 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on ceramics. In this lesson pupils will describe the properties of ceramics and give some examples of their uses. They will explain how the properties of ceramic objects make them suitable for their function. 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: ceramic, brittle, durable, silicate and chemical properties) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Polymers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12982564 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on The Carbon Cycle. In this lesson pupils will explain how atmospheric carbon is fixed, describe ways in which carbon is released into the atmosphere and explain the effects of human activity on this cycle. 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 -Note taking exercise -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 Decay and Biogas https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12854842 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on cloning for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Evolution. (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12557498) Next topic Genetic Engineering: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12633773 Content Covered: -Revision of meristems and therapeutic cloning from previous topics -Tissue culture cloning -Cuttings -Artificial twinning -Cloning adult animals -Bioethics of cloning Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on movement of joints. 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 -Starter task (recall from previous topics) -Group reading task -Keywords task -Task boxes -Discussion task -Practical task (optional) -Numeracy task (alternative to the practical) -Note taking task -Next lesson Muscles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653363 All tasks have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the role of bacteria and enzymes in digestion. In this lesson students will learn about what an enzyme is and why they are needed for digestion. They will also discuss the role of bacteria in digestion. 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) -Keywords (immune system, enzyme, digestive juices, catalyst and bile) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Drugs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762660 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on inheritance. In this lesson students will explain how characteristics are inherited. They will also describe the structure of DNA and some of the history of DNA discovery. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: fertilisation, genetic information, DNA, chromosomes and genes) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Natural Selection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770866 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo