Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) some of the drugs traditionally extracted from plants - starter task to identify plants and their uses. 2) how penicillin was discovered - watch video then summarise in one paragraph; mini-plenary: true or false statements (answers included). 3) how scientists look for new drugs - link to video on the discovery of modern medicines; information on the phases of identifying safe and effective medicines. 4) the stages involved in testing and trialing new drugs - ordering task of the steps involved in a drug trial (answers included). 5) why testing new drugs is so important - challenge task to explain why the process of testing new drugs is carefully controlled; Video link on clinical trials with corresponding questions to complete. Plenary and AfL: gap fill task (answers included for peer or self-assessment), matching task - the drug and which plant it was extracted from (answers included).

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology only (TRIPLE GCSE) specification. This GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation may take up to two lessons to complete and contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: Recall that plants produce hormones to coordinate and control growth, and responses to light and gravity - watch video then answer corresponding questions (integrated answers included); information on tropisms; mini-plenary discussion activity; worksheet on plant hormones and tropisms (integrated answers included). Describe how unequal distributions of auxins cause unequal growth rates in plant shoots and roots - information on auxins; mini plenary - gap fill activity (integrated answers); worksheet as above. Required practical - the effect of light and gravity on the growth of germinating seedlings – Planning and Results sheet (integrated answers included in the PowerPoint); – Analysis and Interpretation of Results sheet (integrated answers included); information slides on how to set up the practical; an example of the expected results is modelled through use of a photograph. AfL: mini plenaries and activities throughout this lesson make it pupil-led. Answers are included for peer or self-assessment of each and every task. I have now included some of the activities as separate worksheets in pdf form so you can easily print from separate files. The mark schemes are also embedded into the PowerPoint presentation for easy peer or self-assessment by students.

Lesson plan (presentation) with activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the process of genetic engineering 2) Describe case studies of GMOs (e.g. golden rice and insulin) 3) Explain the ethical considerations of GMOs

New AQA specification for Year 12 biology. This lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation includes all the integrated pupil led activities and integrated answers to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe why meiosis is necessary 2) Describe the process of meiosis 3) Explain how meiosis creates genetic variation

This PowerPoint includes all the activities (in one file) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe how plants limit water loss 2) Explain how xerophytes conserve water 3) Compare/contrast the conservation of water in plants and insects The activities included are: starter sorting activity to link terminology of plants with their descriptor (integrated answers in PowerPoint); think pair share activity on the theory of water potential (integrated answers in PowerPoint); information cards for pupil-led activity to complete information in a table on features and adaptations of xerophytes (integrated answers in PowerPoint); exam questions (integrated answers in PowerPoint).

Lesson plan and activities to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Plan an investigation 2) Explain how your method will test the hypothesis 3) Explain why you have chosen your range of data or observations

This 45-slide PowerPoint includes all the activities (in one file) required to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Describe the stimuli that plants respond to 2) Describe plant growth factors such as IAA 3) Explain phototropism in flowering plants 4) Explain gravitropism in flowering plants All answers to the activities are included and fully integrated into the PowerPoint.

This Powerpoint presentation provides a series of different student activities interspersed by information slides to keep learning active. All questions have a corresponding mark scheme included. It provides a complete lesson for the delivery of the following graded lesson objectives: Describe the differences between conservation and preservation Explain the reasons for conservation and preservation Compare direct and indirect benefits of conservation Students are then able to use the the graded lesson objectives provided to reflect on their learning at the end of the lesson. This resource is sold as a single lesson and provides an example of the content and quality of my resources for GCSE and A Level biology, many of which are sold as a much larger series of lessons. Your feedback is much appreciated.

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There a 7 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in. The lessons included are: 1) Tissues and organs 2) The human digestive system 3) The chemistry of food 4) Catalysts and enzymes 5) Factors affecting enzyme action 6) How the digestive system works 7) Making digestion efficient

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: identify the organs involved in regulating metabolism - starter task to identify organs (pupils have come across these organs in earlier lessons on blood glucose regulation); information slides on the thyroid gland and adrenal glands; mini-plenary: gap fill exercise (answers included). to describe what thyroxine does in the body - information slides for pupils to read and ask questions; mini-plenary: gap fill exercise (answers included). to explain the importance of negative feedback systems - card sort activity with template sheet for pupils to identify the glands involved in negative feedback of thyroxine and its effects on the body (answers included); exam questions on negative feedback in controlling blood glucose levels (answers included). Mini-plenary, plenary and AfL: gap fill tasks (answers included for peer or self-assessment), sorting task - glands and the negative-feedback template sheet (answers included), exam-style questions (answers included).

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation contains all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: To describe different methods of hormonal and non-hormonal contraception - information slides followed by Linking Activity (link the hormone-based contraceptive to the active ingredient and its function); Exam Questions (just print the slide) with fully integrated mark scheme. To explain how methods prevent pregnancy - quick quiz starter to recap roles of hormones in the menstrual cycle; information slides and Linking Activity. To analyse scenarios and decide on the most appropriate method of contraception - Sorting task to identify the benefits and drawbacks of using condoms; Family Planning Clinic - a game type activity where pupils take on the role of the Healthcare Professional or the Client and determine what advice should be followed (all cards for the game are included - just print!) There are a series of mini-plenary and AfL tasks throughout the lesson and each includes fully integrated answers (mark scheme) for peer or self-assessment.

This resource focuses on the following lesson objectives for exam boards AQA/OCR: Describe anaerobic respiration Develop practical skills to investigate anaerobic respiration Explain observations from an investigation It uses a series of three different experiments that are simple but effective investigations looking at anaerobic respiration in yeast. Each experiment can be set up by one pair or group of students and then students can move around the room and view the set up of the other experiments and make their own predictions and observations for each. The entire lesson with all activities, crib sheets/mark schemes is contained within one file (ready for printing), however I have included separate pdf files if you prefer to print the worksheets and resources from single files. The Equipment Help Cards, Questions to Consider and Sentence Starters and Endings all lend themselves to supporting lower ability students to complete the activities to the best of their ability. Extension activities are included as well as a choice of Exam practice questions that could be used as homework tasks.

GCSE biology Grade 1-9. This resource provides all the material you need to teach these two lessons and has options for use with either lower ability or top sets. The resources are all contained within one file however for those that prefer to print from single files I have included some of the activities as a separate file too. It covers the following learning objectives (1-3) and the many activities associated with each objective which you can pick and choose from: describe the process of evolution by natural selection (aiming for grade 4): Starter - True and false statements Discussion - Points on the evolution of mobile phones Story - The evolution of the peppered moth Task - Number the statements in order to describe the important events in the story of the evolution of the peppered moth describe how organisms evolve over time (aiming for grade 6): Story - The evolution of the peppered moth Application - Six mark exam question to correct (SPAG) Extension - Writing an improved answer AfL - Comparing answer to the mark scheme (self-/peer-assessment) present explanations of data as evidence for evolution (aiming for grade 8): Video - The evidence for evolution AfL - Correct main pieces of evidence from the mark scheme provided Reading and comprehension - task followed by questions and answers Plenary - Crossword with mark scheme provided Homework - Exam Question on Evolution All activities have the mark scheme included for peer-/self-assessment. All activities have options for extension and differentiation included. Please leave feedback on what you thought of the resource.

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. This lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation contains all of the activities (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) To describe the effect of diet and exercise on the development of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes 2) To describe how alcohol affects the liver, the brain, unborn babies 3) To identify carcinogens There are a range of activities to choose from: video, sorting tasks, exam questions, data analysis and comprehension questions. There is too much material to cover in one lesson - you will have to select what is better suited for your class. There are several challenge questions and differentiated tasks scattered throughout.

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE biology specification. GCSE Biology (Higher only content) lesson plan/PowerPoint presentation that includes all the activities and resources (in one file!) to achieve the following learning objectives: 1) how monoclonal antibodies are produced and used - Recap questions and introduction for discussion to clarify terms from previous lessons on antigens, antibodies and antibiotics; Activity 1: flow diagram on preparing antibodies (challenge task included), answers provided in the PowerPoint for peer or self assessment; Activity 3: order statements to correctly describe the process of making monoclonal antibodies (answers included). 2) uses of monoclonal antibodies - Activity 2: follow-up questions to assess understanding of content in Activity 1 (answers included), differentiated with challenge question. 3) advantages and disadvantages of using monoclonal antibodies - Activity 2 (as above); Activity 4: short film on monoclonal antibodies as magic bullets with follow-up questions that are differentiated (answers provided) Plenary: Why are monoclonal antibodies considered to be a magic bullet - select the correct answer from the list. Extra challenge tasks: label an antibody task (answers included).

Content is for the NEW AQA GCSE Biology specification. 35 slides of fun and engaging activities within this high quality PowerPoint presentation which contains all the resources (in one file!) for two complete lessons. To achieve the following learning objectives: 1) Why it is important to control your internal environment - set of assorted homeostasis cards where pupils take turns to discuss with their partner how their body conditions might change with respect to the images on the cards 2) The key elements of control systems - starter task to match the sense to the sense organ; complete the table: sense, sense organ, stimuli; worksheet (print slide A4 for students to complete (could be used as a potential homework dependent on timing) on homeostasis; plenary - choose the correct meaning for each of the terms. 3) Why you need a nervous system - gap fill exercise with extension task to illustrate how the nervous system detects a change and reacts to it. 4) How the structure of the nervous system is adapted to its function - starter task to sort parts of the body into sense organs, effectors, coordinators; information slides on the structure of the nervous system (CNS, peripheral nervous system). 5) How receptors enable you to respond to changes in your surroundings - information slides on how the nervous system works and the different types of neurons, AfL in gap fill and extension illustration task. 6) How Science Works - Required practical instructions, planning sheet and analysis worksheet with table to complete (print slides A4 for practical write-up), graph to plot results and follow up questions. All activities come complete with fully integrated answers in the PowerPoint for peer/self assessment.

This compilation of crosswords are for the new AQA GCSE specification in biology. These can be used as a plenary, a short revision task or as a starter to recap at the previous lesson. There are 5 crosswords in total. There are 3 files for each crossword: 1) the crossword and clues at the bottom of the page; 2) the crossword with the corresponding word bank included (for differentiation); 3) the crossword completed with the answers filled in (for self/peer assessment). The topics included are: 1) Non-communicable diseases 2) Cancer 3) Smoking and the risk of disease 4) Diet, exercise, and disease 5) Alcohol and other carcinogens