Designed for the new specification IGCSE edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards. Covers: (a) Characteristics of living organisms 1.1 understand how living organisms share the following characteristics: • they require nutrition • they respire • they excrete their waste • they respond to their surroundings • they move • they control their internal conditions • they reproduce • they grow and develop. Contains exam style questions

A simple sheet for students to tick off as students complete their required practical’s. Goes into the front of their practical books. Check out my other resources at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science

A simple sheet for students to tick off as students complete their required practicals. Goes into the front of their practical books. Check out my other resources at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science

Get a discount on this resource when you buy directly from www.mrscience.co.uk Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards. 16 slides covering Osmosis . By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: Water may move across cell membranes via osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane. Students should be able to: use simple compound measures of rate of water uptake use percentages calculate percentage gain and loss of mass of plant tissue. Required practical activity 3: investigate the effect of a range of concentrations of salt or sugar solutions on the mass of plant tissue.

Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.5.3.6 ) course but can be modified for other exam boards. 20 slides covering the use of hormones to treat infertility: Describe what is meant by infertility and suggest reasons for it Describe the steps used in IVF Describe how FSH and IVF can be used to help treat infertility Evaluate from the perspective of patients and doctors the methods of treating infertility

Designed for the new specification IGCSE edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards. Covers: (b) Variety of living organisms 1.2 describe the common features shown by eukaryotic organisms: plants, animals, fungi and protoctists 1.3 describe the common features shown by prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria 1.4 understand the term pathogen and know that pathogens may include fungi, bacteria, protoctists or viruses Contains exam style questions

There are two worksheets: covers the structure and function of a leaf. cover photosynthesis and factors that affect photosynthesis. This worksheet can be used for pupils on the GCSE/IGCSE course. It can also be used to help A-level pupils review prior learning. Worksheet comes in PDF form.

Get a discount on this resource when you buy directly from www.mrscience.co.uk Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards. 17 slides covering Cell division (chromosomes, mitosis and the cell cycle) By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: 4.1.2.1 Chromosomes The nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes made of DNA molecules. Each chromosome carries a large number of genes. In body cells the chromosomes are normally found in pairs. **4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle ** Cells divide in a series of stages called the cell cycle. Students should be able to describe the stages of the cell cycle, including mitosis. During the cell cycle the genetic material is doubled and then divided into two identical cells. Before a cell can divide it needs to grow and increase the number of sub-cellular structures such as ribosomes and mitochondria. The DNA replicates to form two copies of each chromosome. In mitosis one set of chromosomes is pulled to each end of the cell and the nucleus divides. Finally the cytoplasm and cell membranes divide to form two identical cells. Students need to understand the three overall stages of the cell cycle but do not need to know the different phases of the mitosis stage. Cell division by mitosis is important in the growth and development of multicellular organisms. Students should be able to recognise and describe situations in given contexts where mitosis is occurring.

Get a discount on this resource when you buy directly from www.mrscience.co.uk Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards. 15 slides covering Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells . By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: **4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes ** Plant and animal cells (eukaryotic cells) have a cell membrane, cytoplasm and genetic material enclosed in a nucleus. Bacterial cells (prokaryotic cells) are much smaller in comparison. They have cytoplasm and a cell membrane surrounded by a cell wall. The genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus. It is a single DNA loop and there may be one or more small rings of DNA called plasmids. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the scale and size of cells and be able to make order of magnitude calculations, including the use of standard form.

Check out my other resources at: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course (covers spec point 4.1.1.3) but can be modified for other exam boards. 10 slides covering Animal cell specialisation . By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: -Explain how cells become specialised through differentiation. -Why are animal cells specialised -Be able to link structure to function of different animal cells.

Check out my other resources at: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science 7 practice exam questions suitable for the new GCSE AQA specification. Great revision tool or could be used as a end of topic test.

Get a discount on this resource when you buy directly from www.mrscience.co.uk Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards. 15 slides covering animal and plant cells. By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: **4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells ** Students should be able to explain how the main sub-cellular structures, including the nucleus, cell membranes, mitochondria, chloroplasts in plant cells and plasmids in bacterial cells are related to their functions. Most animal cells have the following parts: -a nucleus -cytoplasm -a cell membrane -mitochondria -ribosomes. In addition to the parts found in animal cells, plant cells often have: -chloroplasts -a permanent vacuole filled with cell sap. Plant and algal cells also have a cell wall made of cellulose, which strengthens the cell. Students should be able to use estimations and explain when they should be used to judge the relative size or area of sub-cellular structures.

A simple sheet for students to tick off as students complete their required practical’s. Goes into the front of their practical books. Check out my other resources at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science

**Get a discount on this resource when you buy directly from www.mrscience.co.uk ** Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards. 12 slides covering Active transport . By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: Active transport moves substances from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution (against a concentration gradient). This requires energy from respiration. Active transport allows mineral ions to be absorbed into plant root hairs from very dilute solutions in the soil. Plants require ions for healthy growth. It also allows sugar molecules to be absorbed from lower concentrations in the gut into the blood which has a higher sugar concentration. Sugar molecules are used for cell respiration. Students should be able to: describe how substances are transported into and out of cells by diffusion, osmosis and active transport explain the differences between the three processes.

Check out my other resources at: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.5.1.4 ) course but can be modified for other exam boards. 13 slides covering Resultant forces . By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: Add labels to a diagram to show several forces acting on it. Calculate resultant force produced by several forces acting on an object in coplanar directions. Draw a scaled free-body force diagram showing forces as vectors and find the resultant force vector.

A personal learning checklist for the new AQA science course. Students RAG rate the objectives. Contains a What went well, Even better if and student response section for teachers to give feedback to students. Check list covers: 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 Check out my other resources at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science

Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.5.4.1) course but can be modified for other exam boards. 26 slides covering Plant hormones and response: -Be able to describe how plants respond to light and gravity. -Be able to investigate the effect of light or gravity on the growth of newly germinated seedlings. -Be able to describe the effects of some plant hormones and the different ways people use them to control plant growth.

Check out my other resources at: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mr_science Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.1.1.1 ) course but can be modified for other exam boards. 11 slides covering Chemical equations. By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered: State that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction. Explain why mass is conserved in a chemical reaction. Write balanced symbol equations.