Science reading comprehension can be engaging! This reading comprehension for science discusses the topic of how digestion system works. Along with the reading passage are science reading comprehension worksheets, containing questions that align with the reading passage. There is also an application question to get the students showcasing their understanding. I have made this activity for my foundation tier year 10 students studying AQA GCSE Combined Science. As such, the content aligns with that specification. However, I do believe it would also be suitable for a high attaining KS3 group in year 8 or 9. My passion for science literacy is what has lead me to develop a range of science reading comprehension worksheet, as it is important for students to be able to access nonfiction reading comprehension outside of their English lessons. This lesson plan is designed to get students enjoying reading about science and applying what they have learned. The focus of the passage is the journey food takes through the digestive system, including answering such questions as: What is digestion system? How digestion system works? Where does the digestive system begin? Where does the digestive process start? What is the digestive system importance? What are foods good for digestion system? Which part of the digestive system absorbs water? Included in this resource is: Digestion System reading passage (3 pages) Student worksheet (2 pages) Exit Ticket Lesson plan (1 page) Teacher reflection (1 page) Ideas for using this resource: Team work: they read together and work together on the questions As a part of a literacy centre Individual task: for early finishers/as homework Class task: taking it in turns to read together, before completing the worksheets in pairs/individually I hope you enjoy this activity - keep an eye out for more Biology reading comprehension passages with activities coming soon!

Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of bioaccumulation in ecosystems, this includes examples of DDT in otters. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary and teaching students how bioaccumulation causes higher levels of contaminants in the apex predators of food chains. What is included: In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included, you also get a knowledge organiser to help students throughout the topic. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. Independent written tasks: This lesson has a written task with modeled examples of how to describe the process of bioaccumulation. The lesson plan follows the following 4 phase structure: Activate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. Show students how to approach a question or task. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modeled in phase 2. Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Please note: This lesson is the second lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. You can get the first lesson for free by clicking the link below: FREE: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems. Lesson 2 which covers food chains and webs, can be found here. Lesson 3 which teaches students about predator prey relationships can be found here. Lesson 4 - human impacts on ecosystems can be found here.

Recap AQA GCSE B4 topic Bioenergetics with this handy booklet for your students. With 9-pages worth of activities for your students to work through at their own pace, just print and go with these Bioenergetics overview worksheets. Topics included in this booklet: Aerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration Effect of exercise Oxygen debt Metabolism Photosynthesis Limiting factors Investigating rate of photosynthesis (Required Practical) Why a booklet? I found that my students struggle to retain information after it has been taught. I started introducing these booklets last year as a way of reviewing the key content with short snappy worksheets. We combined them into these booklets so the students had a complete overview of the key topics in one place! More about this resource: This comprehensive 9-page digital booklet is designed to simplify your teaching and enhance your students’ learning experience. Fully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. More booklets available: B1 Cell Biology - Revision Booklet [FREEBIE] B2 Organisation - Revision Booklet B3 Infection & Response - Revision Booklet C1 Atomic Structure - Revision Booklet Versatile Resource: Whether you need an overview, a review activity, a homework assignment, or a lesson for a substitute teacher, this booklet has you covered. Minimal Preparation: At our store, we’re all about making your life easier. With these worksheets, you can eliminate hours of prep time and focus on what you do best – teaching! Simply print and distribute or share digitally. How to Use: Students can complete this booklet using their class notes, textbooks, or online resources. It encourages research and critical thinking, making it an engaging and educational experience. Empower Your Students: Equip your students with a solid understanding of respiration and photosynthesis, helping them excel in their biology studies. Whether you’re a seasoned teacher or a substitute, these worksheets are an invaluable addition to your teaching toolkit. Don’t miss out on this fantastic resource that simplifies teaching and enhances learning. Purchase your “Bioenergetics” booklet today and watch your students thrive in biology! Need more science teaching inspiration? Head over to my blog for biology teaching tips and tricks: Miss Osmosis Website

If you are keen to get your student completing labs, but they don’t have too much experience using lab equipment yet, start them off with this ‘intro to lab skills’ lab! Using a simple method to mix and then separate salt and water, we can give our students a chance to practice lots of different lab skills, including: Working safely in the lab by wearing safety goggles Measuring volumes of liquids Measuring mass of solids Setting up a Bunsen burner correctly Using a Bunsen burner safely Making observations using keywords Included in this resource are: Teacher notes Bell-ringers x2 & exit tickets x2 (for you to choose which is most appropriate) Optional booklet front page to print out if you want to present it to students as a booklet. Student friendly instructions and risk assessment Comprehension questions to secure student understanding of the method Drawings and explanation of the lab equipment required (designed to help students write the method themselves) Student written method and risk assessment worksheet (if you want the students to write their own methods). A page for observation writing, along with keywords and definitions that could be used. The equipment you will need to be able to complete the lab include: Beakers, measuring cylinders, stirring rods, balance, weight boats, Bunsen burners, tripods, gauze mat, heat proof mat, salt, water. Printouts of the worksheets.

Science reading comprehension can be engaging! This reading comprehension for science discusses the topic of aerobic respiration and exercise. Along with the reading passage are science reading comprehension worksheets, containing questions that align with the reading passage. There is also an application question to get the students showcasing their understanding. My passion for science literacy is what has lead me to develop a range of science reading comprehension worksheet, as it is important for students to be able to access nonfiction reading comprehension outside of their English lessons. This lesson plan is designed to get students enjoying reading about science and applying what they have learned. The focus of the passage is aerobic respiration - what is needed for it to occur. It also focuses on exercise and the impact of exercise on the body in order to meet oxygen and glucose demands. Included in this resource is: Aerobic respiration & exercise reading passage (2 pages) Student worksheet, including exit ticket (2 pages) Lesson plan (1 page) Teacher reflection (1 page) Ideas for using this resource: Team work: they read together and work together on the questions As a part of a literacy centre Individual task: for early finishers/as homework Class task: taking it in turns to read together, before completing the worksheets in pairs/individually I hope you enjoy this activity - here are some other reading comprehension tasks I have available: Reading Comprehension - Amazing Axolotl! Reading Comprehension - Seed Dispersal Reading Comprehension - Digestion

These heart structure and function worksheets are designed to help your High School students learn all about what is the heart structure and function. Included in this pack are: Diagrams & labels of the heart (heart anatomy diagram worksheet) - for cutting and sticking into books. A colourful pre-labelled heart (how heart works diagram) - ideal for peer/self assessing student work. A large blank heart diagram & large labels - ideal for getting ideas together before students label their own (laminate for multiple use!) or for reviewing the information at the end of the lesson. Key words - designed to help students writing their own explanation/description of how blood travels through the heart. A word fill activity using the same key words. A completed written answer - to be used as a model or for peer/self assessment (heart structure worksheet answers included). By the end of the lesson I would expect students to understand how does the heart’s structure help its function. There is a lot of variety around how you can use these resources! Please see below for descriptions of how I have used them in my classroom. If you are planning on using all the resources, I recommend taking more than one lesson. For some teaching tips on how to teach anatomy of the heart, I have written an extensive blog post which includes how I would plan a whole teaching unit around the heart and circulatory system. Head to the link to my website in my TES shop! How I have used this resource: Previously I have allowed students time to look at the labelled version, and then attempt to label the large diagram in pairs on their table. Then they can look at other groups to compare. The cut and stick diagram takes a little time, ideal if you have a class that need to keep their hands busy for an afternoon! I presented the written activity as a short essay style answer where they had to ‘describe the journey of the blood through the heart’. I gave them the key words to start with, and encouraged them to highlight words they used as they wrote. I gave my SEN students the word fill (I have students with dyspraxia and dyslexia, they struggle with writing big blocks of text from scratch). After the activity, I gave them the model answer - they looked through it, and added any detail they had missed (I asked them to underline/highlight what they had added so I could see what their original work looked like). Product: worksheet heart anatomy, structure and function.

This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B5: The Nervous System. The answers are also included. How you can use this resource: Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource. Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice. Set this as a homework task or revision task. Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper. What’s inside: Mind-map with specification aligned questions on the basics of homeostasis (from AQA B5 Combined Science Trilogy). Completed version of the mind-map with the answers Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers. GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information. I have outlined various strategies for incorporating retrieval practice into your lessons in the following blog post! Looking for some last minute revision tips and ideas? Check out this blog post that outlines strategies to help your students to succeed! Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first! If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.

Recap B3 Infection & Response with this handy booklet for your students. With 10-pages worth of activities for your students to work through at their own pace, just print and go with these infection and response overview worksheets. The topics included in the booklet are listed below: Communicable Diseases Viral diseases Bacterial diseases Fungal diseases Protist diseases Preventing disease – primary immune response Fighting disease – secondary immune response Vaccination Drugs for fighting disease The development of drugs Why a booklet? I found that my students struggle to retain information after it has been taught. I started introducing these booklets last year as a way of reviewing the key content with short snappy worksheets. We combined them into these booklets so the students had a complete overview of the key topics in one place! More about this resource: This comprehensive 10-page digital booklet is designed to simplify your teaching and enhance your students’ learning experience. Fully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. Versatile Resource: Whether you need an overview, a review activity, a homework assignment, or a lesson for a substitute teacher, this booklet has you covered. Cost-Efficient Printing: We understand the importance of budget-friendly resources. That’s why we offer both a colorful and a black-and-white version of this booklet, allowing you to save on printing costs while still maintaining clarity and quality. Minimal Preparation: At our store, we’re all about making your life easier. With these worksheets, you can eliminate hours of prep time and focus on what you do best – teaching! Simply print and distribute or share digitally. How to Use: Students can complete this booklet using their class notes, textbooks, or online resources. It encourages research and critical thinking, making it an engaging and educational experience. Empower Your Students: Equip your students with a solid understanding of organ systems, helping them excel in their biology studies. Whether you’re a seasoned teacher or a substitute, these worksheets are an invaluable addition to your teaching toolkit. Don’t miss out on this fantastic resource that simplifies teaching and enhances learning. Purchase your “Infection & Response Booklet” today and watch your students thrive in biology!

When it is back to school time, make sure you engage your students with this fun and easy to prepare introduction to the science lab booklet! The focus of this booklet is to learn the types of lab equipment used, how to set it up safely, and how to use it correctly. Included in this booklet there are 7 different activities: Colouring sheet with lab equipment (these are labelled to introduce students to the names) A lab equipment match up activity (pictures to words) Label the lab equipment activity Bunsen burner set up (cut and stick activity) Lab equipment wordsearch Measuring using lab equipment (mass, volume and temperature) Identify the correct equipment for different tasks activity - to help encourage students to use the correct keywords when describing what they are measuring e.g. measuring the volume of water. All the answers are included for all the worksheets. You will find names and pictures of chemistry lab equipment often used, e.g. Bunsen burners, beakers, test tubes, measuring cylinders, conical flasks, balance etc. By including a lab equipment activity like this one when you start back to school, you are setting students up for success! This booklet contains a range of activities designed to introduce students to the science lab and the lab equipment used. To cater to students of different abilities, I have included a range of activities - use them all to solidify understand or pick and choose what works best for your students!

Learn about the parts of a flower, with this flower dissection worksheet. Get your students working hands-on with this simple lab that can be done at home or in school. This fits in perfectly with the year 7/KS3 content on Ecosystems. The only equipment required is a flower/scissors/tape and my worksheet! The best time to complete this lab is in Spring, I used Daffodils from my garden! (It can get very expensive buying larger flowers for all your students, e.g. lilies from the supermarket!). Included are additional activities, including: Colouring and labelling activity Keywords word search Questions about pollination (answers included) To also have the matching PPT for this activity, please take a look at this resource. This is also found as a part of a bundle for teaching year 7 ecosystems. I hope your students enjoy this activity as much as mine did!! If you want to extend your students, you could ask them to research the function of each part of the flower or complete further research into pollinators and their favourite flowers :)

This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B5: Adrenaline & Thyroxine. The answers are also included. How you can use this resource: Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource. Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice. Set this as a homework task or revision task. Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper. What’s inside: Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Adrenaline & Thyroxine (from AQA B5 Combined Science Trilogy). Completed version of the mind-map with the answers. Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers. GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information. Looking for some last minute revision tips and ideas? Check out this blog post that outlines strategies to help your students to succeed! Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first! B1 Cell Structure - FREEBIE If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.

If you need to review the basics of the organisation topic in Biology, then these worksheets are ideal. It covers the respiratory, circulatory, digestive systems as well as non-communicable diseases and plant organisation. See the full list of topics below. My students loved completing these worksheets independently. It gave them the freedom to review their knowledge without it being so teacher led. I printed it off for them as a booklet, allowing them to take it home to add to their revision bank. IN THIS RESOURCE YOU WILL FIND: A complete 17 page booklet that is aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification for the B2 topic Organisation. Organisation within organisms Digestive organs and function Adaptations of the small intestine Enzymes and how they work How to test foods for macronutrients The respiratory system Adaptations of the alveoli The structure of the heart The structure of the blood Blood vessels Coronary heart disease Risk factors Cancer Plant leaf structure (+ adaptations) Transpiration Translocation Further details: These biology worksheets have been designed to be laid out as a booklet. Or they could be treated as separate worksheets. This could also be a perfect sub lesson if you are not in school. Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more. The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent booklet task! ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ If you are looking for some great activities for Biology and Science lessons, then check out the (link is in my TES shop!) Here you will find research based teaching strategies to help you in your science classroom! If you enjoy this resource, please consider leaving a review.

Do your students struggle to write their method for their science experiments? Maybe they just have not had a lot of experience writing a science lab method. I have the same issues with my students, especially in KS3, this is a totally new style of writing than what they are used to! To combat this, I have designed these worksheets that scaffold the process and build up student skills. I promise you, you will see some amazing improvements if you follow these simple steps! Give them some writing rules. Show them what a bad one looks like (and model why it is bad). Show them what a good one looks like (and model why it is good). Get them to review some poorly written and well written methods - allowing them to start to see what makes a good method. Now start them writing by asking them to turn a series of diagrams into a written method following the rules. Finally, they get to go solo! Get them to write a method from scratch without all the previous scaffolding (obviously they can look back at the rules and the examples of good methods to help them out if they need it!) The quality of my students’ written methods has vastly improved and, more importantly, my student CONFIDENCE is soaring when we write methods! Something they would avoid in the past, not knowing where to start. So, what exactly do you get included in this resource? Bell-ringers x1 & exit tickets x2 (for you to choose which is most appropriate) Rules for writing a method (printer friendly copy for students and a colour copy that could be printed as a poster or shared digitally) Reviewing 2 methods – teacher modelled example highlighting and annotating what are the pros and cons of each method (according to the rules) Reviewing 2 methods – students to complete independently Turning lab diagrams into a method – students use the sequenced images and turn them into a logical method Students write their own method for making their favourite sandwich! Peer assessment forms for students to assess each other’s sandwich method. If you would like more science teaching ideas and tips, please check out my blog. I spend a lot of time researching each blog and teaching strategy to provide the best high quality information for teachers everywhere. You can find the link in my TES shop!

Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of Predator-Prey relationships. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary and teaching students how population sizes of predators and prey are connected. What is included: In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included, you also get a knowledge organiser to help students throughout the topic. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. Literacy & Numeracy Skills: This lesson has a reading comprehension task that also involves the analysis of data in a graph. Students look at the relationship between predator-prey population sizes over time. There are then questions linked for them to answer. The lesson plan follows the following 4 phase structure: Activate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. Show students how to approach a question or task. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modelled in phase 2. Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Please note: This lesson is the second lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. You can get the first lesson for free by clicking the link below: FREE: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems Lesson 2 which covers food chains and webs, can be found here.

If you need to review the basics of chemistry then these worksheets for atomic structure are ideal. It covers the atomic structure model, along with the history of the atom. It also covers some aspects of the periodic table. Read on for a full list of all the topics included. My students loved completing this atomic structure worksheet independently. It gave them the freedom to review their knowledge without it being so teacher led. IN THIS RESOURCE YOU WILL FIND: A complete 12 page booklet with an overview of the following topics from AQA GCSE C1: Atomic Structure: o Atoms (label and draw) o Sub-atomic particles and their features o Identifying element symbols, mass and atomic number on the periodic table o Calculating sub-atomic particles of different elements o Drawing electron structure o Isotopes o Calculating relative atomic mass o History of the atom o Elements, compounds and mixtures o Separating mixtures o Periodic table o Group 1 Alkali metals o Group 7 Halogens o Group 0 Noble Gases Further details: This atomic structure worksheet has been designed to be laid out as a booklet. Or they could be treated as separate worksheets. This could also be a perfect sub lesson if you are not in school. Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more. The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent booklet task! ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ If you are looking for some great activities for Biology and Science lessons, then check out the Miss Osmosis Blog. Here you will find research based teaching strategies to help you in your science classroom! If you enjoy this resource, please consider leaving a review.

Do you need a science project for your KS3 Science class? This life science research project is focused on habitats. Students will research 3 given habitats along with one of their own choosing! Support is provided to help the students get stuck in, including QR codes for them to scan with their device taking them directly to quality sources of information. The research tasks themselves are designed to guide students through their research. There is also an additional warm up set of questions that should not require research, designed to build confidence and retrieve prior knowledge about habitats that students may not realise they have! Included in this research packet: Introduction to habitats and task instructions. Warm-up questions – simple and engaging to get the students started. Habitat 1 (rainforest) research questions with space to answer. Habitat 2 (coral reefs) research questions with space to answer. Habitat 3 (polar regions) research questions with space to answer. Template for students to complete their own research on their chosen habitat. Resources to help the students with their research (QR codes with links to helpful websites). This task could easily take an hour or more. Students will require access to the internet. If I had a class with access to devices in school, this could also be a perfect sub/cover lesson if you are not in school. Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more. The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent research task!

If you need to review B1 Cell Biology, then these worksheets are ideal. It covers the structure of cells (animal, plant and bacteria), microscopy, cell transport and more! Read on for a full list of all the topics included. My students love completing these cell biology worksheets independently. It gave them the freedom to review their knowledge without it being so teacher led. These align with the AQA GCSE Combined Specification, topic B1. A complete booklet with an overview of the following skills: Animal cell (label and draw) Plant cell (label and draw) Comparing eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells Bacteria cell (label and draw) Cell organelles (function) Specialised cells (examples and how they are adapted) Microscopy Calculating magnification Stem cells & meristems Cell division (mitosis) Diffusion Osmosis Active transport Comparing transport in cells Transport in organisms Further details: This cell biology worksheet has been designed to be laid out as a booklet. Or they could be treated as separate worksheets. This could also be a perfect sub lesson if you are not in school. Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more. The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent booklet task! Other GCSE Science Revision Booklets: AQA B2 Organisation Revision Booklet AQA B3 Infection & Response Revision Booklet AQA B4 Bioenergetics Revision Booklet AQA C1 Atomic Structure Revision Booklet If you enjoy this resource, please consider leaving a review.

This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B1: Cell Structure. The answers are also included. How you can use this resource: Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource. Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice. Set this as a homework task or revision task. Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper. What’s inside: Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Cell Structure (from AQA B1 Combined Science Trilogy). Completed version of the mind-map with the answers Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers. GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information. I have outlined various strategies for incorporating retrieval practice into your lessons in the following blog post! If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.

This revision pack is designed for year 12 AQA Environmental Science Students. It contains links to revision resources for the ‘Physical Environment’ topics of the AS level course. Each topic (listed below), is split into ‘lessons’ with a QR code for each to a video or website about that subject that will help students review their knowledge. In total there are 8 pages of links for students to access. Topics: Conditions for life on Earth The Atmosphere The Hydrosphere Mineral Resources Biogeochemical Cycles Soils Print and give to students for exam prep in year 12 or 13.