I am a highly qualified and experienced secondary school teacher with a passion for providing an inspirational, high-quality education to students aged 11-18. My resources provide useful visual support for teachers during lessons and activities to aid learning of scientific concepts.
I am a highly qualified and experienced secondary school teacher with a passion for providing an inspirational, high-quality education to students aged 11-18. My resources provide useful visual support for teachers during lessons and activities to aid learning of scientific concepts.
This resource begins by introducing stem cells and their uses, before inviting students to write a clearly balanced account of the arguments surrounding the use of stem cells in research. It then moves on to introduce designer babies and encourages students to write a clearly balanced account of the arguments surrounding designer babies. This lesson provides excellent opportunities for class discussions on ethically challenging topics and an opportunity for students to complete extended pieces of writing. The resource includes links to useful videos on the topic.
This resource begins with a useful visual to introduce the topic of mutations and initiate discussion on point mutations. Students are then invited to watch two videos (links provided) before researching and answering a series of questions about mutations. I usually allow 20 minutes for the students to answer the questions on the worksheet, before going through the answers as a class (using the PowerPoint slides). If there is time, I then explain how mutations in bacteria enable them to become resistant to antibiotics.
This resource provides a useful and easy to use visual for introducing Mendelian Genetics and Punnet Squares. It includes useful links to videos and a key word list. I begin the lesson by introducing some of the subject specific terms, such as dominant and recessive traits, genotype and phenotype, and homozygosity and heterozgosity. I then briefly introduce Mendel and punnet squares before handing over to the students to complete a few activities on the topic.
This two slide PowerPoint resource provides a simple and easy to use stimulus for a lesson on reducing our carbon footprints. It includes a couple of useful web links and encourages students to complete their own carbon footprint reduction plan.
This creative, fun and easy-to-use resource introduces the process of diffusion. It includes a fun starter and plenary, useful video link and framework for a simple diffusion experiment.
This resource introduces the structure of the heart and double circulatory system. The second slide can be used both to introduce the different parts of the heart or as an assessment-for-learning activity at the end of the lesson. The third slide includes a worksheet that can be printed off and handed out to the students, for them to complete before the heart dissection. I usually project the fourth slide during the heart dissection to help students identify the different parts of the heart as they carry out their dissections. If there is time at the end of the lesson, I introduce the double circulatory system via an active learning activity, where students circulate around the classroom, holding either blue or red counters to represent deoxygenated and oxygenated red blood cells.
This lesson introduces students to the science of taxonomy and encourages them to consider why and how we classify living things. The resource includes a fun practical activity that invites students to classify a selection of food items into groups, based on their similarities and differences. Depending on how much time you have available, I then challenge my students to work in groups of five to complete the five kingdoms comparison table on their worksheet. If they finish early, or as a homework activity, I then invite my students to make a set of five top trump cards, one for each of the kingdoms.
This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘transport in animals’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the need for transport systems in multicellular animals and the different types of circulatory systems.
Students should begin by watching my video tutorial on this topic, which is freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorial in the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorial to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.
This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘transport in animals - exchange at the capillaries’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the formation of tissue fluid from plasma.
Students should begin by watching my video tutorial on this topic, which is freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorial on the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorial to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.
This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘plant responses to the environment’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the experimental evidence for the role of gibberllin in the control of stem elongation and seed germination.
Students should begin by watching my video tutorial on this topic, which is freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorial in the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorial and the PowerPoint slides to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.
This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘plant responses to the environment’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the commercial uses of plant hormones.
Students should begin by watching my video tutorial on this topic, which is freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorial in the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorial and the PowerPoint slides to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.
This high quality and easy-to-use resource on ‘plant responses to the environment’ is specifically designed for students studying OCR A-Level Biology. It includes information about the process of leaf abscission.
Students should begin by watching my video tutorial on this topic, which is freely available via my YouTube channel: BiologyWithNewhouse. I have included a link to the video tutorial in the activity sheet. Students should then use information from the video tutorial and the PowerPoint slides to help them complete the activity sheet. This can be done entirely independently, as a flip-learning exercise, or with teacher support.
This lesson covers OCR A Level Biology A - 2.1.2 (d) (e) Monosaccharides and Glycosidic Bonds, This resource pack includes a PowerPoint, worksheet, and answer sheet.
