GCSE Biology B1 - Cell Levels System revision follows the Gateway Science specification. This resourse is for Year 9 - 11 pupils. It summaries the key concepts on all the B1 topics to include B1.1 Cell structure, B1.2 What happens in cells, B1.3 Respiration and B1.4 Photosynthesis. Students must fill in the keywords that are missing on the ‘student version’ ppt. There is answers on the ‘answer’ ppt. that accompanies the student version and there is a help sheet, this displays the keywords for students. Please note triple concepts are not included in these summaries (I usually get my triples to do up their own slide on the triple concept that is missing.) The dept of practical/experimental knowledge is also missing but please see me other resources on GCSE Biology practical summaries. Students (especially the lower ability) find these revision sheets very helpful and they form the backbone of their revision.

This is an excellent assessment resource that my department used for internal examination with our Year 13’s - It was their December mock examination. I created all three papers using past examination papers dating back to the 2006 specification. My reasoning for creating these assessments from old material a) my students had completed all the current AQA papers and the majority had completed the specification before this. The 2006 - 2011 spec. questions posed a new challenge for my students even the meticulous students. **Student feedback: ** My meticulous students were so thankful for these questions as it really challenged them especially the Paper 3. My weaker ability students found it very challenging but it served as a great indicator for students needing further intervention support. *The resources: * A Powerpoint with the paper 1, 2 and 3 mark scheme; on slides 2, 20 and 38 you will see the papers question breakdown. I printed these for my students and got they to record their marks per question. At the end of the marking students analysed areas of strength and weakness. Paper 1 - students need to have studied Chapters 1 - 10 to answer these 7 questions - time allowed 55mins Paper 2 - students need to have studied Chapter 11 - 21 to answer these 6 questions - time allowed 55mins Paper 3 - students need to have completed core practicals, completed past exam questions on practicals to complete this paper - time allowed 55 mins

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 1 Attached is a revision poster I use with my Yr7’s to summaries the key concepts in this topic for human and plant reproduction.

Specification link:*** Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 2*** B3 Adaptation and inheritance A Year 8 lesson I developed; could also be used for KS4 This resource comes differentiated (use with your higher or lower sets) students will learn the difference between inherited and environmental variation a few activities all with answers homework exercise also included

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 2 B3 Adaptation and inheritance Resource includes differentiated lesson (higher and lower) opportunity to carry out a practical worksheets (higher and lower) allows students to practice their skills on collecting data, graphing and calculating homework exercise - a selection of past exam questions (answers included) When students complete this exercise I mark it as an assessed piece of work.

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science - Activate 1 Attached is a template I use with my year 7 students to revise this topic If you can photocopy as A3 it works even better answers also attached

Specification link: **Oxford KS3 Science Activate book and schemes of work. ** B3 - Reproduction Lesson 1: Adolescence It address key terms adolescence and puberty, discuss the differences between the two concepts, gives examples. Worksheet, cardsort material and discussion opportunity at the end of the slide show.

Specification link: **Oxford KS3 Science Activate 1 ** Lesson 2: Reproductive systems Lesson: Identifies the key parts of the male and female reproductive systems and the functions. A worksheet with answers to consolidate their learning and two summative plenaries to choose from

Specification link: **Oxford KS3 Science Activate 1 ** Lesson 3: Fertilisation and implantation Students will revisit the main part and functions of the female reproductive system. Understand the journey the egg and sperm take and how a zygote is formed. Students will also look at the size of the sperm cell to the egg and see how these cells are adapted to their function. Worksheets to consolidate their learning.

Specification link: **Oxford KS3 Science Activate 1 ** B3 Reproduction Lesson 4: Development of a fetus Lesson: Gives an opportunity to students to carry out some independent research access to ICT or ipads needed. Worksheeet to consolidate learning.

Specification link: Oxford KS3 Science Activate 1 B3 Reproduction Lesson 5: The menstruation cycle Lesson: Revisits the key parts of the female reproductive systems, discusses term ‘cycle’, looks at a timeline of menstruation and answer questions to consolidate their learning.

GCSE OCR GAteway Science Specification (Grade 9- 1) B4 - Ecosystems Lesson includes: Starter, main and plenary Practical worksheet Past exam question (at higher and foundation tier) Practical request order Always important to cover this practical when teaching this Ecology lesson. The 6 marker on the past exam question is a typical question you would see on a paper and student who carry out this practical do better in answering the question.

GCSE OCR Gateway Science Specification (Grade 9 - 1) Complete lesson (Starter, main (2 tasks) plenary) with differentiated worksheets a homework task group work a mark schemes for all tasks included Students will learn the difference between abiotic and biotic factors be able to give examples of these factors within communities and discuss the affects be able to identify examples within ecosystems

GCSE OCR Gateway Science *Specification link *(Grade 9 -1) B4 Competition and interdependence There is a lot of biological concepts to cover in this lesson (my advice would be to do Task 3 (research task) in a separate lesson and finish that lesson with some past exam questions. The biggest mistake teachers make here is they fly through this section and students mis the understanding of key terms like bioaccumulation and the examboard loves to test students scientific knowledge on the concepts covered in this lesson This lesson covers the term competition - students can watch a short clip on intrasepecfic competition terms - predation, mutualistic and parasitism relationships explained and questions to consolidate students learning term bioaccumulation explained independent research task

OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification Suitable for Year groups 9 - 11 This is a homework booklet I put together for the 5 lessons for combined students and 7 lessons for triple/separate biology students; mark schemes included. I photocopied it as a booklet, it was handy for picking up and marking myself rather than taking up 20-30 exercise books. My students hole punched theirs and treasury tagged it in their exercise books (also hole punched). I did not mark all sections, we peer assessed some of it in lessons using green pen.

OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification Suitable for **Year **groups 9 - 11 It summaries the key concepts on B4 to include Ecology, biotic and abiotic factors, interdependance, food chains, carbon, nitrogen and water cycle Triple/separate content not included. I usually get my students **to add on **this criteria Practical detail also** not included**: see my GCSE practical summaries. This revision resource: Assess students understanding on keywords in B4 and concepts Forms the backbone of their revision Student have always found these posters helpful and use them regularly when answering exam questions stuents found the layouts of the cycles very helpful; to help them memorise the cycles students would work in pair or groups of four to draw the cycles on the desks with washable marker pens. I was also able to move between group and orally check their understanding. This is excellent for a student lead activity and teacher facilitating - great as a learning walk activity

OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification Suitable for Year groups 9 - 11 Students will learn the difference between a natural and artificial ecosystem key terminology design their own ecosystem storyboard - my example if from ‘Finding nemo’ understand the difference between food chains and food webs Homeworks tasks also included - see my B4 Ecosystems homework FREE booklet that covers consolidation for all lesson in this B4.1 scheme of work (5 lessons for higher; 7 lessons for triple/separate Biology). The answers are also included

OCR Gateway Science Spec. (Grade 9-1) B4 - Ecosystems Includes: Higher and Foundation lesson and worksheet Each lesson has starter, main and plenary a ‘click and go’ powerpoint with all answers to worksheets included lots of visual aids and assessment for learning

OCR GCSE Spec. (Grade 9 -1) B4 Ecosystems This lesson is for Biology only students: a ‘click and go’ powerpoint with starter main and plenary all answers included on slide students can practice calculating efficiency of biomass transfer

This a two page revision poster on all the key facts bout the The circulatory system Heart Blood vessels Student version requires students to fill in the missing keywords and the teacher version has the answers to display on the interactive board. I use these posters after teaching these topics to students, student like these revision posters as they show chunk revision.