Used with high ability year 9 GCSE Biology class.

Used with a high ability year 11 class.

Used over a series of lessons with a high ability year 13 class. - Aerobic respiration including glycolysis, link reaction, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation - Other respiratory substrates - Anaerobic respiration

Year 9 OCR GCSE Biology. Practical - stomach acid contents made by science technicians so students may complete a Benedict's test, Sudan (III) stain and Biuret reagent

Fun 100 minute session on the heart and blood vessels - could be expanded or reduced. Students to learn about the structure of the heart through a memory recall drawing challenge and a dissection. Video links to support learning. Cryptogram challenge for students to learn about the blood vessels.

British Science week 2016 This presentation explores the history of science and how it is capable of having both a positive and negative influence. It also looks at some key science talking points from 2015/2016. There is a short quiz, and finally some key questions to consider and hopefully spark an interesting discussion!

Made for the iGCSE Biology course - Human Impact on the Environment

Worksheet to use alongside GCSE (year 9) Biology lesson on cells and cell division.

Introduction to plant organ systems, with a mixed ability year 9 class.

Resources created for new GCSE course. Used with very mixed ability year 9 group.

Used with very mixed ability year 9 group over several lessons, in a school where pupils have access to iPads for research, etc.

Used with a high ability year 10 group, could be amended for use with different sets.

A lesson used with a high ability year 10 class. Excellent worksheet on labelling a reflex arc also used (sourced on TES).

Used with high ability year 10 class. Work through SOLO levels of understanding. Accompanied by AQA textbook, but any would do/could be shown in lesson with students later demonstrating their understanding.

Used with high ability year 10 class. Eye diagram unlabelled (blown up to A3) given to each group, with a set of label cards. First use prior knowledge to label the diagram - assessing prior knowledge. Then move around the room collecting information on the structures of the eye, filling in the worksheet. Return to group, and use this information to have another go at labelling the diagram. Excellent means of showing progress. Move on to each label their own diagram, and discuss rods/cones - linking back to previous lesson on the Nervous system.

Powerpoint used with able year 12 class, cover monosaccharides, disacchardies and polysaccharides.

Presentation to introduce learning in Science. Gets pupils to reflect on science in Primary schools and discuss their anxieties/excitement for secondary school science. In small groups, use A3 paper for pupils to draw their mental image of a scientist. 99% will go with the mad scientist stereotype. Look at each other's drawings, and then go through some images of 'real-life' scientist, to get pupils to reconsider their initial stereotype - making the point that we can all be scientists as we make hypotheses, analyse, and consider solutions. Skills sort (I laminated these) - Which skills are most important to a scientist. Pupils work in small groups, and generate excellent discussion, with teacher playing devil's advocate. Gets pupils to think about how scientists actually work. Finally pupils can redraw their scientists, annotating diagrams with the key skills which a scientist may showcase! Really fun lesson.

Taught to a higher ability year 10 class over several lessons. Lesson 1 - The structure of the Heart Lesson 2 - Blood vessels Lesson 3 - Components of the blood (station activity, students collect info from around the room on the 4 components, and then apply their knowledge to answer exam-style questions).

Short intro with PowerPoint presentation. Students given SOLO sheet to work through, with support from new AQA textbook. Enables pupils to develop their understanding at their appropriate level of learning, meaning some will progress through the sheet further than others.

Used with my Year 12 class to introduce DNA and RNA, and to cover DNA replication.