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

- high ability year 10 class. - began with Chinese whispers to mimic the Nervous System (seventy seven benevolent elephants). Class were then able to guess the topic we were learning about, through the game. - discussed 'brainbow' (google this, mapping of neural pathways) - labelled diagrams of neurones and discussed their structure.

Used with a high ability year 10 class, in a lesson about the structure and function of the brain. To get them used to interpreting and analysing information, and to link NS structure to nature of the condition.

Year 12 lesson.

Used with a year 12 class over a series of lessons.

Designed for use with high ability year 9 class to cover the new GCSE scheme, mark scheme included. Have not included a question on cancer, as members of this class have recently lost family members.

Used with a high ability year 10 class, alongside the AQA 9-1 Biology Textbook. Comprehension activity and exam questions, with a markscheme.

Used with high ability year 9 class: - Scavenger hunt Q sheet - I printed and laminated answers, and spread these around the room. Pupils used this information to answer the questions. - Correct the mistakes passage on aerobic and anaerobic respiration - including scientific and SPaG errors, for pupils to correct. Answer sheet inc.

Used with high ability year 10 group - an activity to test comprehension and understanding from previous lesson on Insulin and diabetes. Could support less able pupils through accompanied use of a textbook.

Used with a high ability year 9 class. Practical - skittles in a petri dish, measuring time taken for pigment to reach the centre. Done with tap water, and hot water to investigate factors affecting diffusion. Summary sheet bought from another Tes author - a gap fill on factors affecting diffusion.

Used this powerpoint with my high ability year 12 class, alongside a number of worksheets (adapted from other TES authors, or using past exam questions). - Species and Taxonomy - Calculating diversity - Molecular techniques to investigate diversity - For the slides on courtship rituals I added a sound effect (Puppy Love, by Donny Osmond). For this to work on your computer you would need to save this song as an mp3 (using a youtube converter) and add it to the slide.

Used with a high ability year 10 class. - case study sheets (end of ppt) printed out in sets for each table, to allow students to answer the questions on the ppt.

Used with a high ability year 9 class, following lessons on diffusion and osmosis. You may need to save gif of man rolling down hill (link to diffusion) and have used the font grilled cheese (may need reformatting if you don't have the font installed)

Used with a high ability year 9 class to introduce osmosis. - I use the font grilled cheese, which I have downloaded onto my computer. You may need to reformat the font if you have not got this downloaded yourself.

Used with high ability year 10 class to discuss bio-indicators, including Lichen and invertebrate species.

Used with a high ability year 12 class over a series of lessons to cover digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.