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TES Recommended GOLD AUTHOR with 23 years experience as a Secondary School science teacher specializing in Biology at an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ High School and as a private tutor. Fully qualified to teach KS3/4 Science, KS4 Triple Science, KS5 Biology & Applied Science and OCR accredited in A2/A level Applied Science and I am in the top 25 teachers of Applied Science in the country or the equivalent of the top 10% nationally at A and top 25% nationally at AS Level.

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TES Recommended GOLD AUTHOR with 23 years experience as a Secondary School science teacher specializing in Biology at an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ High School and as a private tutor. Fully qualified to teach KS3/4 Science, KS4 Triple Science, KS5 Biology & Applied Science and OCR accredited in A2/A level Applied Science and I am in the top 25 teachers of Applied Science in the country or the equivalent of the top 10% nationally at A and top 25% nationally at AS Level.
New AQA AS Biology - Circulatory System
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New AQA AS Biology - Circulatory System

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This is a 19 slide power point covering the new AQA AS Biology syllabus. The slides include: heart structure, blood vessels structure & adaptations, tissue fluid formation, double circulatory system, major parts of the heart and what they do, cardiac cycle and finishing with cardiac cycle graph interpretation. Thank you for looking at my resource. If you like it please leave me feedback and follow me so you do not miss out on other biology resources.
New AQA AS BIology - Cell membrane structure & exchange across membranes
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New AQA AS BIology - Cell membrane structure & exchange across membranes

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This is an extensive 21 slide power point covering all aspects of the New AQA AS Biology syllabus. It includes pgospholipid bilayer structure. Fluid mosaic, hydrophobic and hydrophiluc tails, chlesterol,permeabiluty of membranes, experimental techniques, diffusion, facilitated diffusion, rates of diffusion, osmosis, water potential, active transport and co transport (using sodium and glucose as an example. Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
GCSE Chemistry - Crude oil and hydrocarbons (Foundation / SEN)
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GCSE Chemistry - Crude oil and hydrocarbons (Foundation / SEN)

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These 5 worksheets were developed for low ability / SEN students to understand crude oil formation and hydrocarbons. There are story boards (formation of crude oil), and easy worksheets with "fill in the gaps" . These worked brilliantly with my low ability BTec group, but I also used them as starters and plenarys for my Foundation GCSE Chemistry group. Fun and easy to follow and complete. Many thanks for looking at my resources. Please leave feedback or follow me if you like them
New AQA AS Biology - Gaseous Exchange  & Dissections
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New AQA AS Biology - Gaseous Exchange & Dissections

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This is a 18 slide ppt covering the syllabus for the New AQA AS Biology scheme covering gaseous exchange in humans, insects, fish and plants. It covers full scientific theory behind how gaseous exchange systems work and why they are so efficient. There are colourful pictures, diagrams and text is easy to understand and contains all scientific knowledge. Dissections - pictures of actual dissections of fish, insect and lungs with an explanation of what is required for the specification and how students can carry out the dissection. Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
New AQA AS Biology - Cell Division (Mitosis)
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New AQA AS Biology - Cell Division (Mitosis)

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This is a extensive 15 slide ppt, covering the New AQA AS Biology syllabus. It has easy to understand text, with full scientific terminology, colourful pictures and diagrams to aid learning. It includes, cell division, mitosis, stages of cell division (interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase), hoe to calculate time taken in each stage of mitosis, cancer, chemotherapy, radiation treatments and how they affect cell division, root tip experiment, observation of cells covering eyepiece graticules and micrometers, finishing with calculations and formula needed for the exam. Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
New OCR AS Biology - Genetic Diversity, Polymorphism and calculations
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New OCR AS Biology - Genetic Diversity, Polymorphism and calculations

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This 9 slide power point covers genetic diversity, polymorphism, loci (alleles) and the calculations needed for the specification. At the end of each calculation explained, there are tasks for students. Last slide contains exam practice questions. Many thanks for looking at my resource, if you like it, please leave feedback.
GCSE Biology - DNA, DNA Replication & Protein Synthesis
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GCSE Biology - DNA, DNA Replication & Protein Synthesis

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This is a 12 slide power point for the GCSE Biology syllabus. It was made for Higher tier and Triple Science students. The slides include: DNA structure, chromosomes, genes, bases, genes, alleles, ribosomes, DNA replication and protein synthesis. Thank you for looking at my resources. If you like them please leave feedback.
New AQA  AS Biology - Digestion & Absorption
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New AQA AS Biology - Digestion & Absorption

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This is an 11 slide powerpoint covering the New AQA AS Biology syllabus. It covers all aspects of the course with respect to digestion and absorption. Easy to follow text, using scientific terminology, diagrams and pictures. Areas covered are: digestion, digestive enzymes, amylase, lipases, proteases, endo & exopeptidases, finishing with how monomers are absorbed, using co-transport proteins, sodium ions and micelles. Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
GCSE AQA Additional Science Biology - Fossils, Extinction & Speciation ppt and 4 wsheets
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GCSE AQA Additional Science Biology - Fossils, Extinction & Speciation ppt and 4 wsheets

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This 11 slide power point covers the syllabus for AQA GCSE Additional Science. The slides are colourful and contain all scientific information. The slides cover fossils, different ways in which they form, hypotheses as to how they link to early organisms, speciation, isolation and examples of how to answer a speciation question. There are also 4 work sheets to consolidate the students knowledge. How fossils are formed (Foundation /SEN) Worksheet on how fossils are formed in the 3 ways in rocks. Worksheet on extinction causes. 6 mark question on speciation, using a real life example.
OCR AS Biology - Action Of Enzymes
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OCR AS Biology - Action Of Enzymes

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This is a 29 slide power point specifically to cover all aspects of the OCR AS Biology specification. The syllabus is shown at the beginning so students can tick off each stage of the specification as you teach it. Easy to read text following closely to the specification, colourful diagrams and easy to understand explanations. The slides include structure of enzymes, intracellular and extracellular uses, phagocytosis, action of enzymes, effect of temp, pH, enzyme concentration, substrate concentration (and experimental investigations with graphs), competitive and non-competitive inhibition, rate of reaction, cofactors and co-enzymes, finishing with metabolic poisons as inhibitors and medical drugs acting as inhibitors (again following all examples stated by the specification). Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
New AQA AS Biology - 7 Digestion & Absorption w sheets and 2 ELISA worksheets
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New AQA AS Biology - 7 Digestion & Absorption w sheets and 2 ELISA worksheets

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These 9 worksheets are made for revision, starters, plenary or home works. I have used them as class activities where an able student helps the understanding of a struggling student. They work well and are good for revision cards in students notes. Can be used as A4 or A3. There are 7 worksheets for digestion and absorption, covering key scientific ideas. There are 2 ELISA sheets which can be used apart or together.
New OCR AS Biology - Haemoglobin & Oxygen Dissociation Curves
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New OCR AS Biology - Haemoglobin & Oxygen Dissociation Curves

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This 14 slide ppt covers the new syllabus for OCR AS Biology. It covers structure of Hb, affinity for oxygen, oxygen dissociation curves, the Bohr effect, carbon dioxide and the chloride shift (including carbonic anhydrase, haemoglobinic acid, etc) Includes a slide showing the specification for this part of the syllabus. Thank you for looking at my resource, if you like it please leave feedback.
AQA GCSE Biology - Diet, Lifestyle and Health ppt & W/sheet
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AQA GCSE Biology - Diet, Lifestyle and Health ppt & W/sheet

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This 14 slide ppt covers the syllabus for the AQA GCSE Biology specification. It includes food groups, food tests, diet, balanced diet, lifestyle, exercise,, health, inherited factors, etc. Throughout the ppt their are specific tasks set for the students to carry out. Nice w/sheets based on food groups which can be used as a plenary or as a homework sheet.
New OCR AS Biology - Factors affecting biodiversity & Conservation ppt
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New OCR AS Biology - Factors affecting biodiversity & Conservation ppt

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This 11 slide power point covers the New OCR AS Biology specification for factors affecting biodiversity and conservation. It includes human population growth and how it affects biodiversity, monoculture, climate change,, ecological reasons, economic reasons, in situ and ex situ conservation, advantages and disadvantages of in situ / ex situ and finishes with local and international agreements. Colourful, easy to understand slides, including all key scientific specification. Thank you for looking at my resource, if you like it, please leave feedback.
KS3/4 Smoking Powerpoint Presentation
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KS3/4 Smoking Powerpoint Presentation

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This power point is a nice introduction to the OCR Gateway Drugs unit about the effects of smoking on the body. It shows the carcinogens found in cigarettes and how they affect the body. Gruesome pictures will make the students think about the problems - beware squeamish students.
AQA A  Level Biology - Photosynthesis ppt & Workbook
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AQA A Level Biology - Photosynthesis ppt & Workbook

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This is an 13 slide power point covering the aspects of photosynthesis. Slides cover chloroplast structure, pigments, light absorption, Light dependent, phosphorylation/chemiosmosis, light independent cycles and finishes with carbon numbers of the calvin cycle. The workbook can be used with the ppt or used as a homework task, plenary, starter or as a revision tool. Thank you for looking at my resource, if you like it please leave feedback, or follow me on twitter so you can get notification of othernew resources I produce.
OCR AS Biology - Immune Response
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OCR AS Biology - Immune Response

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This 20 slide presentation covers the OCR Immune response specification. It includes, Pathogens, natural defences, internal defences, phagocytosis, macrophages, lymphocytes, antigens, antibodies and how they work, cell signalling, cytokines, interleukins, interferon, B&T cells, vaccinations, and controlling diseases. Excellent resource covering all aspects, can be used as a class presentation or given to students as a revision resource. Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
KS3 / GCSE Graph Rules & Rules for Drawing a Good Scientific Table & Helpsheets
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KS3 / GCSE Graph Rules & Rules for Drawing a Good Scientific Table & Helpsheets

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These power points were made for my KS3 students but I also used it with my GCSE foundation students to help them understand how to draw a correct scientific Table and when to use a bar graph and when to use a line graph. It also explains the difference between independent and dependent variables. These power points explains how to compose a Good Table (headings, columns, anomalies, averages) and how to plot the correct graph. It concentrates on bar graphs and line graphs, independent and dependent variables. Actual examples shown and finishes with a task for the students as a plenary. Also included are help sheets for table and graph drawing which can be stuck in the front of students books as a reminder. (I print both and print as A5 help sheets.
New AQA AS Biology - Size & Surface Area
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New AQA AS Biology - Size & Surface Area

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This is a ppt covering the New AQA AS Biology syllabus covering Size and surface area. It has easy to follow scientific text, diagrams and pictures to help students understand how to work out surface area to volume rations., examples using real animals, heat exchange and finishing with behavioural and physiological adaptations. Thank you for taking the time to look at my resource and I hope you find it beneficial. Please feel free to leave feedback and to 'follow me' so as not to miss out on future helpful resources.
AQA A Level Biology - Nitrogen Cycle ppt, worksheet, practical & helpsheet
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AQA A Level Biology - Nitrogen Cycle ppt, worksheet, practical & helpsheet

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This ppt covers all aspects of the AQA syllabus for the Nitrogen Cycle. It covers decomposition, ammonification, nitrogen fixation, nitrification, differences in normal soil and water logged soil, finishing with leaching and eutrophication. The 3 pages of nitrogen cycle questions can be used as a starter, plenary or a homework. I have used as quick revision. (Answers are included) The help sheet shows a typical revision card for students which you can show and either use, or get them to make one of their own.