I've been teaching A-level biology for years and have spent several hours developing resources to the highest possible standard.
They are designed to maximise class time - spending less time on learning facts, with a focus on application and the processing of information.
I've been teaching A-level biology for years and have spent several hours developing resources to the highest possible standard.
They are designed to maximise class time - spending less time on learning facts, with a focus on application and the processing of information.
PowerPoint to accompany student notes on the the link reaction & Krebs cycle. Contains all the relevant terminology now included in the 2016 specification.
PowerPoint to accompany class notes on the Electron Transport Chain and to summarise aerobic respiration. Contains two 10 mark questions for students to peer-test after viewing an animation on the chemiosmotic theory. One of the marks schemes / diagrams refers to chemiosmosis in photosynthesis. Also contains answers to 'challenging colouring in' and a quiz near the end.
My students have suggested this has been one of the most useful resources to help with their organisation and stress levels. These folder dividers are printed (duplex) and given to our students. It is intended they are placed in the students' A4 ring-binder folder, and:
1) Help students arrange their class notes in discrete topic sections.
2) contain a topic glossary, which students complete prior to the lessons. It is recommend they use only the AQA endorsed text books, and in addition to the glossary at the back of the text book, they will need to search through some of the chapters to find some of the definitions.
3) contain an unlabelled image (relevant to the topic) and a passage of text with some key terms omitted, which students need to complete using the images (included in this purchase) and the passage of text using the AQA 2016 specification.
4) contain a revision check sheet with each strand of the specification for use during revision - this helps to ensure students are not missing out any strands of the specification in their revision and can help them approach their revision in a structured and methodical manner.
PowerPoint on electron microscopes. Contains a quiz for students to 'guess the electron micrograph' and includes a video of the Cordyceps fungi that invades the body of an insect to grow and diminish the insect population.
Student notes / work booklet to cover seven 1.5 hour lessons on topic 19: Populations (AQA), plus some independent study.
Marking guidelines for the questions interspersed throughout, and at the end of the booklet are also included.
The PowerPoints to accompany these notes can be purchased separately or as part of the bundle.
Lengthy PowerPoint introducing this lesson - should be used with the class notes for the topic. Very lengthy, so obviously not all of it should be shown to your classes, but for teacher use as you work through activities.
PowerPoint introducing this lesson - should be used with the class notes for the topic and I would advise that you do not purchase this, unless you are going to purchase the bundle for this topic.
Topic overview check sheet for use when peer-marking student overview of this topic. Included is an example of an highly successful Biology student's topic overview!
I ask my students to practice marking this mock overview prior to them completing their first overview.
Please vie the resource titled 'AS / A-level Biology Moodle quiz - 1. Biological molecules (sample)' before downloading and attempting to use with your Moodle platform.
This contains detailed information about the quizzes and a sample, so you can check compatibility, quality, etc.
Upon downloading, you will need to amend the file extension from .doc to .mbz before restoring to your Moodle platform.
Please vie the resource titled 'AS / A-level Biology Moodle quiz - 1. Biological molecules (sample)' contains general information about the quizzes and a sample quiz, so you can check compatibility, quality, etc.
This quiz contains 49 questions and a maximum mark of 70. Some of the questions are from previous quizzes to help develop the 'big picture' of biology, but there are of course a number of new questions.
Upon downloading, you will need to amend the file extension from .doc to .mbz before restoring to your Moodle platform.
Please vie the resource titled 'AS / A-level Biology Moodle quiz - 1. Biological molecules (sample)' contains general information about the quizzes and a sample quiz, so you can check compatibility, quality, etc.
This quiz contains 23 questions and a maximum mark of 39. Some of the questions are from the Biological Molecules quiz to help develop a little synopticity, but there are of course a number of new questions.
Upon downloading, you will need to amend the file extension from .doc to .mbz before restoring to your Moodle platform.
PowerPoint and activity introducing 'The principles of feedback mechanisms' and ' Control of the oestrous cycle'.
Students often find this especially challenging and it took me a while to come up with an effective lesson that helped students remember the interaction between the hormones involved in the control of the oestrous cycle. This resource takes about 2.5-3 hours to work through, but some of the activities can be done independently.
The PPT begins introducing positive and negative feedback, with a few examples of milk let down and birth.
Then, there is a card sort activity, which is supported with matching the cards with various sections on the graphs.
There's a few exam questions and an application activity about 'The oestrous cycle in pigs' near the end.
This resource also comes with a fully editable version of the accompanying student notes, which contains another application type activity and a selection of past examination (AQA) questions & marks scheme.
PowerPoint on water and its functions. Contains a few video clips, which help to illustrate some of the key ideas. Designed to complement the class notes on this topic.
Also included in this resource, is a new specification exam style question on water and marking guidelines.
