With over 15 years' experience in science education, my focus is on creating high-quality, visually engaging resources that support both teaching and learning. Research consistently shows that well-organised, clearly presented materials can significantly improve student outcomes by reducing cognitive load and enhancing retention. I aim to provide resources which are not only effective, but ready to use.
With over 15 years' experience in science education, my focus is on creating high-quality, visually engaging resources that support both teaching and learning. Research consistently shows that well-organised, clearly presented materials can significantly improve student outcomes by reducing cognitive load and enhancing retention. I aim to provide resources which are not only effective, but ready to use.
Contains >800 flashcards plus A4 revision sheets for each of the required practicals. This bundle includes the science methodology flashcards which cover key ‘general’ practical skills, graph/table/scientific drawing rules; interpretation of statistical tests.
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for final exam grades should your students choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
AQA Required practical revision notes/sheets covering the 12 A-level required practicals (redox indicator & respirometer included for required practical 9)
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes key information, an example method (where relevant) and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate with any further information as needed.
This resource can also be purchased as part of the AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle, which includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Practical skill flashcards
Required practical 1-12 revision sheets
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
Comprehensive Photosynthesis teaching pack.
Download includes:
72-slide PowerPoint presentation covering all Photosynthesis content from the AQA specification — detailed, structured, and ready to use in lessons or for independent study.
A separate revision PowerPoint focused on Required Practicals 7 & 8, designed to support practical understanding and exam preparation (includes frequently asked questions & answers).
A Chloroplast Structure & Function Worksheet to consolidate key concepts.
Student answersheets for the practical questions & answers.
A Key Term Worksheet to reinforce essential vocabulary and improve recall.
The main Powerpoint is divided into 4 lessons:
Lesson 1: chloroplast structure and function (including photosynthetic pigments).
Lesson 2: The light-dependent reaction.
Lesson 3: The light-independent reaction.
Lesson 4: Limiting factors.
The PowerPoint includes detailed slides covering all of the content, plus embedded consolidation/knowledge check/challenge tasks to test understanding. Full answer slides are included for any embedded tasks/questions.
A blank template ‘lesson objectives’ slide is included at the end of the Powerpoint if you need to rearrange the slides to suit lesson timings at your school.
A blank template slide for you to add a homework task is also included at the end of the Powerpoint.
Available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats.
Please note: The text on the PowerPoint slides is not editable (to preserve layout and formatting), but you’re free to make changes by adding new slides or placing text boxes over existing content.
If you have any problems at all with this resource, please email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com and I will rectify ASAP (contacting me directly is faster than leaving your message in a review because reviews take some time to become visible to the author).
Comprehensive ‘Energy and Ecosystems’ PowerPoint slides.
Download includes:
65-slide PowerPoint presentation covering all content for section 3.5.3 Energy and Ecosystems from the AQA specification — detailed, structured, and ready to use in lessons or for independent study.
Also includes a Key Term Worksheet to reinforce essential vocabulary and improve recall.
The main PowerPoint is divided into 3 lessons:
Lesson 1: Biomass, including dry mass & calorimetry.
Lesson 2: NPP = GPP -R, N = I -(F+R), percentage efficiency.
Lesson 3: Farming practices (includes 10 MCQ consolidation quiz at the end covering content from the whole topic).
The PowerPoint includes detailed slides covering all of the content, plus embedded consolidation/knowledge check/challenge tasks to test understanding.** Full answer slides are included** for any embedded tasks/questions.
A blank template ‘Lesson objectives’ slide is included at the end of the PowerPoint if you need to rearrange the slides to suit lesson timings at your school.
A blank template slide for you to add a homework task is also included at the end of the PowerPoint.
Available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats.
Please note: The text on the PowerPoint slides is not editable (to preserve layout and formatting), but you’re free to make changes by adding new slides or placing text boxes over existing content.
If you have any problems at all with this resource, please email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com and I will rectify ASAP (contacting me directly is faster than leaving your message in a review because reviews take some time to become visible to the author).
This set of 90 Visual Timetable Cards in bright colours is designed to support smooth transitions and reduce overwhelm for children and adults alike.
These illustrated cards cover a wide range of daily activities, helping to create structure and independence.
Designed in bold, eye-catching colours, these cards are perfect to engage and grab attention, making them a stylish and functional tool for visual timetables.
95 activities…
5 activity cards per A4 page.
Now, next, then cards also included.
Neutral, calming palette to reduce sensory overload.
Print, laminate, and add Velcro for durable, reusable cards.
Supports routine building, independence, and reduced anxiety.
Wide range of activity cards included:
All subject areas (plus spelling test, times table test).
Special activities (school trip, forest school, birthday, sports day, school play etc).
Wellbeing activities (mindfulness, quiet time, sensory time etc).
Key parts of the school day (register, assembly, circle time, lunch, play time, snack time etc).
Need extra cards? If there’s an activity you’d like that isn’t included, just email me at teachandlearnstem@gmail.com – I’m happy to create additional cards to suit your needs.
This set of 95 Visual Timetable Cards in soothing, natural colours is designed to support smooth transitions and reduce overwhelm for children and adults alike.
These illustrated cards cover a wide range of daily activities, helping to create structure and independence.
The calming earthy tones are gentle on the eyes and ideal for sensory-sensitive environments, making them a stylish and functional tool for visual timetables.
95 activities.
5 activity cards per page.
Now, next, then cards also included.
Neutral, calming palette to reduce sensory overload.
Print, laminate, and add Velcro for durable, reusable cards.
Supports routine building, independence, and reduced anxiety.
Wide range of activity cards included:
All subject areas.
Special activities (school trip, forest school, birthday, sports day, school play etc).
Wellbeing activities (mindfulness, quiet time, sensory time etc).
Key parts of the school day (register, assembly, circle time, lunch, play time, snack time etc).
Need extra cards? If there’s an activity you’d like that isn’t included, just email me at teachandlearnstem@gmail.com – I’m happy to create additional cards to suit your needs.
Printable science experiemental design wall display consisting of 6 A4 pages - each page covering 1 letter in the CIDERS acronym (control variables, independent variable, dependent variable, equipment, repeats and safety).
Print, laminate and stick to the wall to help your students remember!
Summary worksheets for the Liver and Kidney (for the Excretion topic in Module 5 OCR ‘A’ A-level Biology).
Please note this download does not include worksheets on the effects of kidney failure/treatment of kidney failure or how excretory products are used in diagnosis).
Three worksheets are included (plus differentiated versions):
Worksheet 1: Gross structure of the liver
Worksheet 2: Histology of the liver (labeling a liver lobule - please note this worksheet contains diagrams NOT stained micrographs)
Worksheet 3: The three functions of the liver (carbohydrate metabolism, detoxification, deamination).
5 kidney summary worksheets for A-level Biology.
Worksheet 1: Gross structure of the kidney labelling worksheet.
Worksheet 2: Structure of the nephron & formation of glomerular filtrate.
Worksheet 3: Selective reabsorption (including co-transport of glucose).
Worksheet 4: The role of the loop of Henle in water reabsorption (maintenance of a sodium ion gradient) - one version suitable for AQA, one version suitable for OCR (includes chloride ions in the explanation).
Worksheet 5: Osmoregulation (role of ADH)
Includes differentiated versions of each worksheet where relevant (one scaffolded ‘fill in the blank’ style worksheet, and one with blank answer spaces).
Full answer sheets are included (both coloured and black and white, where relevant), which could also be used as a handout.
Encourage students to add colour to the worksheets to aid formation of visual memories.
Any problems at all, please email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com and I will rectify ASAP (usually on the same day).
Photosynthesis is a key A-level Biology, which many students find tricky to get to grips with.
Help your students consolidate their knowledge with these three resources.
What is included?
Photosynthesis consolidation / understanding check questions.
Designed for the AQA specification, but relevant to other exam boards.
3 pages / 28 questions (plus 3 synoptic questions).
Full answers included.
Useful for homework / cover work / revision prior to end of topic assessment.
Photosynthesis Consolidation Task Stations: 6 task stations designed as a consolidation/revision lesson for A-level Biology Photosynthesis (with an optional 7th task for AQA)
Task 1: Sort (fill in the gaps and then order the steps of the light-dependent reaction).
Task 2: Describe (6 mark question on the light-independent reaction)
Task 3: State (10 x 1 mark ‘state’ the answer questions)
Task 4: Investigate (4 part question on the DCPIP practical)
Task 5: Calculate (percentage change & ratios)
Task 6: Synoptic (4 part task linking photosynthesis, protein structure & enzymes)
Optional Task 7: Essay (choose 1 essay from a choice of 3 and write a suitable paragraph on photosynthesis that could be included in the chosen essay).
What does this resource include?
PDF containing all 7 tasks
full mark scheme for tasks 1-6 (please note there is no mark scheme included for the essay task)
student answer sheets
Photosynthesis Summary Worksheets
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Includes 4 worksheets covering:
structure/function of chloroplasts
light dependent reaction
light independent reaction *
limiting factors of photosynthesis
2 different light independent reaction worksheets are included - one with ‘TP’ for AQA/OCR, and the other with ‘GALP’, for those teaching the Edexcel specification.
For each worksheet, differentiated versions are included:
a version containing just the diagram, for more confident students to annotate themselves.
a scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions of all worksheets are included.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Clean, black-and-white diagrams are ready for students to annotate and colour – an easy way to promote active engagement and aid memory retention through visual learning. Perfect for independent study, homework, revision lessons, or as part of a retrieval practice.
Download includes fully completed version of each worksheet that can be used as a handout if you’re short of time.
Scaffolded versions of each worksheet are included plus blank versions (for respiration & photosynthesis only) for more confident students.
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly - please email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com if you have any problems and I will rectify ASAP.
Worksheets summarizing the liver for the Excretion topic in Module 5 OCR ‘A’ A-level Biology.
Three worksheets are included (plus differentiated versions):
Worksheet 1: Gross structure of the liver
Worksheet 2: Histology of the liver (labeling a liver lobule - please note this worksheet contains diagrams NOT stained micrographs)
Worksheet 3: The three functions of the liver (carbohydrate metabolism, detoxification, deamination).
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Clean, black-and-white diagrams are ready for students to annotate and colour – an easy way to promote active engagement and aid memory retention through visual learning. Perfect for independent study, homework, revision lessons, or as part of a retrieval practice.
Differentiated versions are included :
A blank recall version for confident students to test and stretch their understanding.
A scaffolded gap-fill version to support those who need a little more guidance.
A full answer sheet is included, which can be used as a handout if you are short of time (both black and white & coloured versions are included).
GCSE PE consolidation worksheets with full answer sheets included.
Worksheet 1: covers the identification of the following structures of a synovial joint and how they help to prevent injury:
• synovial membrane
• synovial fluid
• joint capsule
• bursae
• cartilage
• ligaments.
Worksheet 2: requires students to identify a shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle joint from a picture and identify which type of freely movable joint they are (hinge or ball and socket).
Worksheet 3: requires students to complete a table to identify at which joints flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction, plantar flexion and dorsiflexion occur. They also have to describe each movement type and give a sporting example.
Summary worksheets covering 3.1.1.1 The structure and functions of the musculoskeletal system for AQA GCSE PE.
Download includes 10 worksheets covering the following:
Label the skeleton
Label the muscles.
Functions of the skeleton
Types of bone
Structure of a synovial joint
Types of movable joint
Types of movement at a joint
Antagonistic pairs
Identifying agonist/antagonist at different joints during flexion/extension.
Identifying type of muscle contraction during different exercises/movements.
Any problems at all, please email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com and they will be rectified ASAP.
Label the skeleton / skeletal system worksheet.
Make learning the human skeletal system interactive and fun with this ready-to-use labeling worksheet. This resource helps students identify major bones, reinforce terminology, and build a strong foundation in human biology.
Includes full answer sheet which could be used as a handout.
Download also includes a crossword puzzle for early finishers / homework task.
Great for a classroom task, revision activity, homework or cover-work.
Label the muscles worksheet.
Make learning the muscles of the human body interactive and fun with this ready-to-use labeling worksheet. Perfect for science and PE lessons, this resource helps students identify major muscles.
Includes full answer sheet which could be used as a handout.
Great for a classroom task, revision activity, homework or cover-work.
Also available as a bundle with the ‘Label the Skeleton’ Worksheet.
AQA GCSE PE consolidation worksheet. Download includes 3 worksheets plus full answer sheets for each worksheet.
Worksheet 1: Definitions and labeling muscles, agonist and antagonist involved in knee and elbow flexion and extension.
Worksheet 2: Complete the table to show the agonist and antagonist during flexion and extension at the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle joint. Plus the bones located at each joint.
Worksheet 3: Exam-style questions requiring students to identify the type of muscle contraction taking place during different movements and identifying the main agonist/antagonist (also includes a few questions on naming the type of synovial joint, naming bones etc).
Download includes two worksheets with full answer sheets included.
Worksheet 1: Complete the table to describe each of the 6 functions (support, shape, protection, production, movement, mineral storage) of the skeleton and give an application to physical activity for each.
Worksheet 2: Fill in table to describe, give an example and give a function in sport for long, short, flat and irregular bones. (versions included with completely blank table, or with the type of bone and a diagram already filled in).
6 summary worksheets with full answer sheets included.
Differentiated versions are included for worksheets 3-6:
A blank recall version for confident students to test and stretch their understanding.
A scaffolded gap-fill version to support those who need a little more guidance.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Clean, black-and-white diagrams are ready for students to annotate and colour – an easy way to promote active engagement and aid memory retention through visual learning.
Worksheet 1: Structure of the Earth.
Worksheet 2: Differences between oceanic and continental crust + labelling tectonic plates on a map.
Worksheet 3: Constructive plate margins.
Worksheet 4: Destructive plate margins.
Worksheet 5: Conservative plate margins.
Worksheet 6: Why do tectonic plates move?
Any problems at all, please just email teachandlearnstem@gmail.com and the issue will be rectified ASAP.
