Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on filtration. In this lesson students will explain how filtration works, state what types of substance can be separated by filtration and describe how to filter a mixture of substances. 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: filtration, filtrate, residue, suspension and pores) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Evaporation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982422 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Charge. In this lesson pupils will describe the structure of an atom, describe how objects can become charged and make predictions about what will happen with different charge combinations. 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) -Keyword task (vocabulary: electron, proton, neutron, charge and electric current) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -True of False -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Circuits and Current https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12797999 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Energy Change. In this lesson pupils will list some different types of energy stores and explain how energy can be transferred between the different stores. They will also be introduced to wasting and saving energy and energy conservation. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: dissipated, thermal energy, kinetic energy, chemical potential energy, gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension task -Note taking activity on power generation from fuel -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Energy and Temperature https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982988 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Environmental Change. In this lesson pupils will list some types of environmental change, explain why these changes happen and describe some of the effects. 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 -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 The Water Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983959 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Energy and Power. In this lesson pupils will learn about the difference between energy (J) and power (W). They will calculate power from energy and time and they will calculate the cost of energy used. 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) -Keyword task (vocabulary: power, energy, power rating, kilowatt hours (kWh), joules (J) and kilojoules (kJ) and watts (W) and kilowatts (kW)) -Task boxes -Calculating power (numeracy) -Calculating cost (numeracy) -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Simple Machines https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12814804 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Food Security and Farming. In this lesson pupils will state what food security is, explain some factors affecting food security and discuss how food production can be made more efficient. 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) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Fishing quotas 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 Biotechnology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857082 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Protecting Ecosystems. In this lesson pupils will list some ways that we can protect ecosystems and discuss the pros and cons of conservation methids. 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 -Discussion exercise -Matching task -Handout sheet 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 Deforestation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12856543 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ A short lesson on Fingerprinting and a full lesson on DNA Fingerprinting. Fingerprinting In this lesson pupils will describe how fingerprints are made and explain how forensic scientists match fingerprints to solve crimes. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Comprehension questions -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment DNA Fingerprinting In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by DNA fingerprinting, describe how it works and discuss some uses for it. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: DNA fingerprinting, agarose gel, well, extracted and analysis) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Blood Typing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828014 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Two full lessons; one on Time of Death and one on Pathology. These lessons focus on the ecology of decomposition and testing methodology. Human remains are not featured in these lessons. 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. Time of Death In this lesson pupils will describe how forensic scientists work out time of death, explain some complicating factors, look at the role of decomposition in ecosystems and factors affecting the rate of decomposition. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: decomposition, decomposers, scavengers, fungi and faeces) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Numeracy questions -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment Pathology In this lesson pupils will describe what a pathologist is, describe how dental records can be used to solve crimes and give some examples of pathology testing in hospitals to diagnose diseases. -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: pathologist, post-mortem, dental, oral, aural) -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12828647 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Abiotic and Biotic Factors. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between abiotic and biotic factors, give some examples of how these factors may change and explain the consequences if they do. 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 -Order the steps -Biotic or Abiotic -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 Food Chains and Webs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863019 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Enzymes Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will describe an experiment to investigate the effect of pH on enzyme activity and calculate the rate of reaction from the results. 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 -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -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. -Enzyme lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12842558

Powerpoint and worksheet on contraception for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Next topic Infertility: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366752 Content Covered: Puberty Menstrual cycle overview Hormone control of the menstrual cycle (FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone) Please note that this only covers the science and is not intended as a PSHE resource. Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on Vaccination. This lesson follows on from Immunity (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945455). In this lesson pupils will build on what they have learned about the immune system to explain how vaccination works. They will then discuss the pros and cons of vaccination. 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) -Keywords (immunity, vaccine, antibodies, antigens and MMR vaccine) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Long answer questions -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Drugs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Global Warming. In this lesson pupils will state the major greenhouse gases and where they come from, explain why greenhouse gases cause climate change and describe the effects of climate change. 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) -Discussion exercise -Task boxes -Order the steps -Comprehension questions -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 Protecting Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983978 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Correcting Vision Defects. In this lesson pupils will describe how we focus on near and far objects, explain why some people are long-sighted or short-sighted and describe treatments for vision defects. 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. Eye anatomy and controlling pupil size is a separate lesson which can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13000956 This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: accommodation, myopia, hyperopia, slacken and refract). -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Comprehension questions -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. It does assume that the anatomy of the eye has already been introduced. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Controlling Body Temperature https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13026226

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Controlling Body Temperature. In this lesson pupils will explain why body temperature needs to be kept constant, describe how body temperature is kept constant and explain what "antagonistic effectors are. They will relate this to what they have learned about homeostasis, negative feedback and the nervous system to reinforce their topic vocabulary. 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 -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -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. It does assume that the nervous system, homeostasis and negative feedback have already been introduced. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Endocrine System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13027931

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on The Brain. In this lesson pupils will name some structures in the brain, discuss some methods for studying the brain and explain some risks of interfering with the brain. 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 -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Discussion exercises -Comprehension questions -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Eye https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13000956 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Reflexes. In this lesson pupils will describe reflex arcs, explain why reflexes are useful and give some examples of reflex arcs. 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 -Handout sheet task -Order the steps -Identification task (Is it a Reflex?) -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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Brain https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12994716 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 9 ~ First of a two-part lesson on Vaccines. Click here for part 2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825545. In this lesson pupils will explain why we have vaccines and describe different ways that vaccines can be administered. They will learn about the work of Edward Jenner; an English doctor who helped to develop smallpox vaccination and to make the practice mainstream. 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) -Keywords (vocabulary: vaccine, immunisation, smallpox, MMR vaccine and polio) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Looking Ahead exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Vaccines 2 (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12825545) www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo