I am a secondary school science teacher, and I also teach Alevel Biology. I have had a passion for adapting and creating my own resources since my teacher training and having used TES to dig me out of that stressful 'I'm teaching something new tomorrow but haven't got any good resources!' panic I decided to share the resources I have lovingly made and adapted.
Most of my resources are geared towards low ability groups as that's what I have the most experience teaching.
I am a secondary school science teacher, and I also teach Alevel Biology. I have had a passion for adapting and creating my own resources since my teacher training and having used TES to dig me out of that stressful 'I'm teaching something new tomorrow but haven't got any good resources!' panic I decided to share the resources I have lovingly made and adapted.
Most of my resources are geared towards low ability groups as that's what I have the most experience teaching.
A tick task sheet which I created for some SEN pupils in a low ability year 8 class. I laminated them and use them for pupils to track which activity they are on. (Good behaviour management tool too!)
A sheet I developed for my lower set year 7’s to aid their literacy and spelling of key science words for each topic. Template is self-explanatory : they had a list of key words and had to pick a word they had learn the definition and spelling of and put it into a sentence. On a friday they then tested themselves to see if they could write the spelling correctly without using any aid. BOLD THEY LOVED IT!
Full lesson for the new AQA spec (updated lesson 2020) on Aerobic respiration, used with mid-ability year 10 class. Resource includes powerpoint, with equations, AFL pop quiz, questions; worksheet on germinating pea experiment (often comes up as an exam question) and a fairly easy exam question with mark scheme.
A complete lesson I used with my mid-ability set of year 10’s for the bioenergetics unit B4 lesson 7 on anaerobic respiration, and comparison with aerobic respiration. Resource includes:
30 slide dyslexia friendly powerpoint, with activities, equations, exam question practise and worksheets.
worksheets - venn diagram comparison worksheet
easy and medium differentiated exam questions with mark schemes
This bundle includes all 9 lessons of the B4 Bioenergetics topic for AQA New specification GCSE 9-1, for trilogy science at foundation level.
The lessons were made and used with a mid-low ability class, but can be adapted for the higher foundation students, or even for the higher trilogy paper as the content is much the same, just check with the specification what the extra content is they need to know. Most of the past paper questions are aimed at foundation, with a few higher ones for challenge.
Topic includes lessons on:
Photosynthesis introduction
The leaf and photosynthesis
3 & 4. Required photosynthesis practical
Maximising photosynthesis and limiting factors
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Effects of exercise
Metabolism and the liver
All lessons will include a dyslexia friendly powerpoint, differentiated lesson resources, opportunities for AFL, bell task, starter, plenary and occasional homework opportunities. There are options (usually every lesson) for self or peer assessment.
This bundle includes the required practical on photosynthesis, with sample results (as the practical itself is very uninspiring and slow to work; sample results may be useful if your class doesn’t collect any that can be analysed).
Individually, the bundle of lessons come to a total price of £23.50 but if you buy as a bundle they’re only £18!
Suitable for the new AQA GCSE specification 9-1.
KS3 lesson on Aerobic Respiration: includes lesson powerpoint, worksheets and practicals. I used this lesson with a low ability class, but there’s plenty of scope for it to be differentiated for a higher ability. Mini quiz at the end of the powerpoint to assess learning. I did the plenary quiz with mini-whiteboards in teams and made it into a competition - they loved it!
A fully resourced lesson for OCR BIOLOGY A ALEVEL Module 2 foundations in biology, Biological molecules lesson 1 - the importance of water.
Resource includes 39 slide powerpoint with videos, recap of bonding, hydrogen bonds, match up activities, how the structure of water and hydrogen bonds relates to water and the significance to life.
Questions and markscheme taken from other TES resources.
A KS3 powerpoint I made for my low ability year 8’s. Lesson starts with learning about the chemistry of food - BEAT THE TEACHER starter to assess what they already know. Students to write definition of digestion, group task to assess what they know about the position of the organs. Worksheet to then label organs. True or false activity, Exit ticket plenary.
This is a lesson I created for a mid-ability (Grade 3-6/7) year 11 class on the fourth lesson of the topic B6.
It has opportunities for differentiation, class discussions, pair work and then plenty of repetition of practising punnet squares!! The first page of the worksheet correlates with the 3-minute timed activity on the powerpoint and has a few questions to test understanding of the first lesson objectives. The last part of the worksheet is exam-style questions to practise punnet squares and probability.
A very low ability lesson powerpoint with worksheets and questions to test progress on the importance of communities. Includes the understanding and learning of key words - worksheets for this. Start of the lesson includes class discussion of key terms and forming definitions, discussing resources and interdependence. Answers for questions included in the slides.
Low ability worksheet to go with a discovery experiment using light ray boxes and prisms. Pupils to colour in the spectrum and use the key words to write a description of what is happening.
Complete lesson I created for a low ability year 8 class, introducing a tricky topic of enzymes. Using simple analogies and animations to help explain function of enzymes and the different digestive enzymes. Fill in the gap worksheet, cut and stick worksheets, video and plenary.
Quite a jam-packed powerpoint, some activities can be left out if needs be but lots of option for a varied lesson.
I made this lesson for my low ability year 8 class; includes starter, particle model diagrams, video of conduction, cut and stick activity and answers, questions, optional practical, individual writing task and plenary to finish.
I created this extended project resource for my year 9 class, to fall in line with the AQA NEW GCSE 9-1 Physics P1 topic: Energy.
Resource included instructions of what to research, key questions to answer, extension questions to think about, useful website links and a writing frame for what to include exactly on each slide. PDF file and editable word document included.
Gets pupils to research non-renewable vs renewable energy, and different renewable energy sources in more detail, formulate conclusions and evaluate efficiency of each energy source. Opportunity to stretch and challenge, with supportive writing frame at the end to support those who need some more guidance.
A powerpoint analogy of animal and plant cell organelles: relates each part of the cell to a different part / character in Harry Potter. Used with low ability year 10 group, but could be used with any level.
A task designed to supplement one of my climate change independent learning projects where students write a letter to Donald Trump discussing climate change.
Task includes:
researching climate change and finding evidence
looking at current solutions
providing their own opinions and analysing the evidence
Letter template included aswell as instruction worksheet.
