Four single-sided sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA A-level Biology specification. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Doesn’t say ‘test’ on it so that it can be used for consolidation within the lesson. Key words protein ~ polypeptide ~ Biuret test ~ amino acid ~ R-group ~ peptide bond ~ complementary ~ ESC ~ active site ~ competitive inhibition ~ non-competitive inhibition ~ pH ~ temperature ~ denaturation ~ disulfide bridges ~ ionic bonds ~ hydrogen bonds ~ primary ~ secondary ~ tertiary ~ quaternary ~ prosthetic groups

Bioenergetics Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the transport and non-communicable disease part of the topic which we teach separately from the digestion parts. There are two crosswords based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary. Answer keys are included.

Five single-sided sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA A-level Biology specification. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Doesn’t say ‘test’ on it so that it can be used for consolidation within the lesson. Key words DNA ~ RNA ~ polymer ~ monomer ~ nucleotide ~ hydrogen bonds ~ base pairing ~ heat capacity ~ heat of vaporisation ~ inorganic ions ~ organic ~ ribose ~ nitrogen containing base ~ deoxyribose ~ surface tension ~ cohesion ~ adhesion ~ DNA polymerase ~ DNA helicase ~ meselson and stahl ~ polar ~ non-polar

Eight sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA 9-1 GCSE Physics syllabus - Energy. Answer sheets are included. Each would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. ***Key words: *** Low Stakes Recall Tests, Energy Change, Energy Store, Systems, Kinetic energy, Elastic energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, GPE, Equation practice, Specific Heat Capacity, Energy Transfer, Power, Work Done, Watts, Joules, Units, Conservation Of Energy, Dissipation, Efficiency, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Renewable, Non-renewable

Five sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA A-level Biology specification. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. Doesn’t say ‘test’ on it so that it can be used for consolidation within the lesson. (The second carbohydrate sheet deliberately repeats some of the first sheet because I found that students needed a second go once they were more aware of what was required following the first one!) Key words carbohydrate ~ glycosidic bond ~ condensation ~ hydrolysis ~ glycerol ~ triglyceride ~ lipid ~ fatty acid ~ ester bond ~ sugar ~ phospholipid ~ monosaccharide ~ disaccharide ~ Benedict’s test ~ saturated ~ unsaturated ~ hydrophilic ~ hydrophobic

Cell Biology Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. Three crosswords (20+ different words in each), based directly on the glossary. I give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which students have learnt the vocabulary.

Infection and Response Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the transport and non-communicable disease part of the topic which we teach separately from the digestion parts. There are two crosswords based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary. Answer keys are included.

Three sheets of straightforward revision questions. Written to provide simple recall test of what students have learned and need to learn (to reassure them as much as anything). Taken pretty much directly from the AQA 9-1 GCSE syllabus - Chemistry of The Atmosphere. Answer sheets are included. Would work well as a starter, plenary or on a VLE. ***Key words: *** Early Atmosphere, Volcanoes, Evolution of atmosphere, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Methane, Greenhouse effect, Global warming, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Pollutants

A wordsearch, colouring, labeling worksheet to engage foundation tier GCSE students. Answer sheet provided.

Triangle puzzle on ‘DNA, genes and chromosomes’ where students match sentence fragments to construct a large hexagon. It is a revision activity which works across the ability range and is enjoyed by students. Weaker students need hints! It could be used for groups of three, and it works well as a race. An answer sheet is provided. Written to support A-level Biology.

36 Cue cards for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science (and AQA A-level Biology) Subject Specific Vocabulary. Word on one side, definition from the exam board guidance on the other. I’ve used them on the VLE. When printing: flip on short edge

Organisation (Digestion) Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the digestion part of the topic which we teach separately from the transport and non-communicable parts. There are two crosswords (about 20 words in each), based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary.

Organisation (Transport / Non-communicable Disease) Glossary: Written for AQA 9-1 GCSE Science but it would relate to other specifications. I wrote it by going through the syllabus/textbooks and picking out a mixture of key words and words which I thought students might not know. I’ve put in student-friendly definitions. It covers the transport and non-communicable disease part of the topic which we teach separately from the digestion parts. There are three crosswords (about 20 words in each), based directly on the glossary. I tend to give neighbouring students different crosswords and so avoid too much copying. They are about the same difficulty so could be used competitively. They are deliberately straightforward to test the extent to which they have learnt the vocabulary. Answer keys are included.

23 Cue cards which have all the equations which students need to learn for AQA 9-1 GCSE Physics (both Combined Science and Separate Science). They’ve only got 23 to learn (I resisted the temptation to add a few extra in to fill all 27 cards). To print: Flip on long edge

Students use a crossword to label a diagram of a flower (sepal, petal, stigma, stamen, ovary, carpel etc). Two versions: one basic (omitting androecium, calyx etc), the other more testing. Can be used following flower dissections - students who finish first get on with the crossword. Answer sheets provided. I’ve used it with whichever aged students I happen to be dissecting flowers with.

Heart disease and smoking - data analysis task - A powerpoint for students to edit and complete. Written to give less able students something more interesting to do than endless worksheets. It worked pretty well when I used it in the computer rooms. I used it after a heart dissection. The answers are included as a second powerpoint. It is sufficiently general for any syllabus and concentrates on How Science Works. Would be easy to use on the VLE as a homework activity.

This is an 8 slide structured powerpoint for students to edit. It looks at balancing simple equations. It deals, as you’d expect, with numbers of molecules, numbers of atoms, subscript, conservation of atoms. I wrote it to accompany a GCSE module on combustion and air pollution. It is in the form of a workbook where students can edit the powerpoint presentation; moving atoms around (copying and pasting as necessary). There is a worked example to start with and the slides get harder. It works well on a smartboard. For lower ability students it is better done in smaller chunks. It could be used as a homework if put on a VLE. A powerpoint with the answers is included (useful for self/peer marking).

A revision worksheet for GCSE students. It shows how the charge of an ion and the position in the periodic table are related to atom structure. It leads them from this to working out formulae. I’ve used it with groups across the ability range. Also included a summary sheet for the charges on ions

This looks at alpha/beta/gamma radiation. An onscreen cloze/labelling activity written in Excel; it ticks each word as students get them correct. Students like it because it gives immediate feedback. I’ve used it with all ability groups at GCSE. If you want to work out how it’s done, the password to unprotect it is ‘eliziczac’. Save as a template to stop students overwriting the original. Works well on a VLE.

A revision activity for students which uses editing a colourful powerpoint as a hook to get them into the science of moles, bonding etc. It works well with students who find moles too abstract. Students open it within powerpoint to edit the slides before viewing as a slideshow. I’ve used it with very weak KS4 groups. It can easily be edited to suit any syllabus: exercises cover bonding, compounds, the Periodic Table, calculating molar mass of compounds etc. An answer powerpoint is provided. It could easily be used as a homework on the VLE.