Activity to improve data analysis skills for A-Level Biologists. It includes results from scientific papers, giving students a chance at data analysis and and try to pick out the main results for themselves (good prep for university). The paper is attached. ~ Camargo & Marenco (2011) Density, size and distribution of stomata in 35 rainforest tree species in Central Amazonia. Acta Amazonica 41(2)205-212. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0044-59672011000200004 [Accessed: 01-Mar-17]

Scavenger worksheet on pathogenic diseases. Students to collect information on symptoms of disease as well as facts on the pathogen. Created as an introduction into Unit 12: Diseases and Infection of the new Pearson BTEC NQF Level 3 Applied Science. *** Bundle Available ***

Worksheet on the different stages of Meiosis. Includes a comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis.

Audit booklet for students to self-assess and help focus their revision. Individual topic sheets can be given for pre- and post-topic assessment. If learners audit in different colours on each revisit, they can visually see progress over time.

Resource created for Science Week 2016. Our school theme was Material Science, so this worksheet explores the uses of coronary stents. It includes extracts of scientific papers, giving students a chance to read one and and try to pick out the main themes (good prep for university). ~ Paszenda, Z. (2010). Use of coronary stents – material and biophysical conditions. Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering 43(1):125-135. Son, D., Lee, J., Lee, D. J., Ghaffari, R., Yun, S., Kim, S. J., Lee, J. E., Cho, H. R., Yoon, S., Yang, S., Lee, S., Qiao, S., Ling, D., Shin, S., Song, J. K., Kim, J., Kim, T., Lee, H., Kim, J., Soh, M., Lee, N., Hwang, C. S., Nam, S., Lu, N., Hyeon, T., Choi, S. H. and Kim, D. H. (2015). Bioresorbable Electronic Stent Integrated with Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Endovascular Diseases. ACS Nano 9(6):5937-5946. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00651 Mount Sinai Medical Center. (2013, September 17). Fully dissolvable, temporary stent for opening heart artery blockages now being tested at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. [Press Release]

Resource created for Science Week 2017. Our school theme was Change, so this worksheet explores the uses of social network analysis to study elephant relationships. It includes extracts of scientific papers, giving students a chance to read one and and try to pick out the main themes (good prep for university). The papers are attached.

Worksheet used before teaching meiosis lesson. Useful for students to compare their knowledge before and after the lesson and also to highlight how their use of scientific terminology usually increased after teaching episode.

Worksheet for students to record results of experiments completed in spotting dimple tiles (3 x 4).

Used to get students thinking about classification. Students are asked to group the animals, however they see fit. They then have to justify their groupings. *** Images are not my own. They were obtained from the internet through a commonly used search engine. ***

Students were asked to create a model of the digestive system (done on sugar paper, however, it could also work as a prompt for other models). Includes some keywords for the AQA A-Level.