Popular resources for Biology students of GCSE, AS, A Level, BTEC and Access to Science courses.
From cell biology to genetics, the resources include PPT quizzes and comprehensive whole unit booklets.
Popular resources for Biology students of GCSE, AS, A Level, BTEC and Access to Science courses.
From cell biology to genetics, the resources include PPT quizzes and comprehensive whole unit booklets.
To cover both GCSE and A Level/Access Biology courses on the Skeletal System
8 RESOURCES PPTs and Booklets
PPT 1 - GCSE Level - Bones and Blood
Objectives:
Describe how our skeleton, joints and muscles support our body and allow us to move
Describe how we can monitor our level of fitness
Summarise a day in the life of a physiotherapist
PPT 2- The Skeletal System - A Level/Access Biology
Objectives:
1. Describe how our skeleton, joints and muscles support our body and allow us to move
2. Give the functions of cells of the bone
3. Label the parts of a long bone
PPT 3 - The Skeletal System - A Level/Access Biology
Objectives
To recap the functions of the skeletal system
To give the different shapes of bone
To give the different types of joints
To describe the stages of bone formation
To label the Haversian system
To identify the different types of vertebra
Hand-out 1 - GCSE Bones and Blood
The skeleton:
â—Ź Label the skeleton
â—Ź Describe the three types of joints
â—Ź Joints and Bones: Key terms
â—Ź Antagonistic pairs of muscles
â—Ź A day in the life of a physiotherapist
The heart, the blood and circulation
â—Ź Label the heart and give the three stages of the heartbeat.
â—Ź Give the differences between arteries, capillaries and veins
â—Ź Give the components of blood and their functions
Hand-out 2
- An Introduction to the skeletal system
Hand-out 3
Labelling a long bone
Bone development
Compact and spongy bones
Key word list
Muscle contraction
Hand-out 4
Revision of functions of the skeletal system
Types of joints
Bone development
Labelling of the Haversian System
The vertebrae
Hand-out 5
Further Revision
Bone Shapes
Type of Joints
The Vertebrae
The Haversian System
Muscle contraction
Presentations and handout to cover the biomes of the world including:
Aquatic, desert, temperate, tropical, tundra, taiga and a summary PPT and handout.
Suitable for Biology, Geography and Ecology students.
How to create a dichotomous key plus classification
Powerpoints, options for creating a dichtomous key and classification activity.
For 14-18 years old.
This PowerPoint presentation covers the following diagnostic blood techniques and when they might be used:
Aim: To name different diagnostic blood techniques and when they might be used:
Blood Cell Count
Blood Smear
Red Blood Cell Count
Reticulocyte Count
Mean Corpuscular Volume
Platelet Count
A PowerPoint and booklet for GCSE, A Level, BTEC and similar Biology courses. In word and PPT format to enable editing. Contains:
1. The Digestive System Booklet:
This booklet contains 35 pages for students to complete including labelling of the digestive system, carbohydrates, fats and proteins, calorie intake task, enzymes, food tests and flame tests.
This booklet is in word format to enable editing.
2. A PowerPoint of 98 slides which cover labelling of the digestive system, deficiency diseases, enzymes and enzyme technology for A Level Biology and similar courses.
Includes 98 slides crammed with information which cover:
Labelling of the digestive system
Deficiency diseases:
This presentation covers the 7 essential components of a diet.
There are also many slides that can be used as a card sort or PowerPoint quiz which cover the foods which many vitamins and minerals are found as well as the deficiency disease which results if these are lacking.
14 types of vitamins/minerals are covered.
Also covers eating disorders and BMI.
Enzymes:
A summary of different types of enzymes.
Key terms and concepts and labelling of main stages of an enzymatic reaction
An example of an enzyme reaction involving catalase.
Two models of enzyme action.
Enzyme technology:
The use of enzymes in manufacturing sweets.
Using enzymes from bacteria and fungi.
Immmobilised enzymes.
Examples of Industrial enzymes and their roles in industry.
Pectinases.
Proteases.
Lactase.
The Lymphatic system; suitable for GCSE, A Level, BTEC and similar courses.
Contains a Booklet of 15 pages which covers:
1. This booklet includes 15 pages for students to complete including labelling of the lymphatic system, the role of tissue fluid and different blood cells, inflammation, the main components of the blood and immunity, protection against pathogens and lines of defence.
2. A PPT of 21 slides which covers:
The organs of the lymphatic system and their function, including the spleen, bone marrow, tonsils and lymph nodes.
How to describe the means by which fluid is lost and regained by circulatory system
The formation of tissue fluid
Inherited diseases and gene therapy: PPT of 43 slides, covering the following:
Objectives:
1: Identify and describe two examples of inherited conditions and diseases
2: Identify the mechanisms by which these conditions and diseases are inherited
3: Investigate and describe the effectiveness of gene therapy to prevent inherited conditions and diseases
Example of inherited diseases
Haemophilia – X-linked inheritance
Huntington’s Disease (HD) – dominant autosomal inheritance
Cystic fibrosis (CF) – recessive autosomal inheritance
Sickle cell anaemia - recessive autosomal inheritance
2. Sex determination and Inherited diseases
21 slides covering sex determination and inheritance of diseases.
82 PPT slides covering:
Natural selection
Homologous structures
Analogous structures
Taxonomy including examples of taxonomic groups with pictures
Evolution and examples of natural selection including tasks on resistance of drugs and other examples.
Darwin's theory of evolution through the mechanism of natural selection (step by step)
Learning Objectives
Understanding the impact of climate change on biodiversity and how to incorporate climate education into the secondary ​science curriculum.
Understanding the impact of climate change on ecosystem services and how to incorporate climate education into the secondary ​science curriculum.
3.  Teaching the impact of greenhouse-gas emissions and the importance of working towards the U.K. target to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.
4. Gaining familiarity with a range of activities which secondary schools can use to enhance sustainability education, including futuring exercises focused on adaptation planning.
5. Recognising the importance of developing a whole-school strategy for sustainability and climate change education and recognising opportunities to embed a deeper understanding of the issues.
Includes 41 slides
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Introducing and Embedding the Goals in Your Educational Setting
Learning Outcomes
To gain insight into the purpose, history and development of the UN sustainable development goals
To appreciate the global significance of the SDGs, targets and indicators, and understanding how these are reviewed
To understand how the SDGs have been incorporated into the subject content of international qualifications
To recognise how to incorporate teaching and learning about the goals in science and humanities disciplines
To appreciate the importance of embedding the SDGs within the PSHE and citizenship curricula
A Genetic Engineering resource that is suitable for GCSE and A Level Biology students.
Provides case studies and background information on:
Henrietta Lack's and Hela cells,
Cloning - a weblink activity with questions
The Human Tissue Act questions
3 case studies of cloning and questions.
Diseases, pathogens and Infections: 19 PowerPoints for BTEC/GCSE/A Level and similar courses:
1. Disease classification
2. Different diseases and infections
3. Parasites and pathogenic bacteria
4. Diseases with environmental causes
5. Allergies and asthma
6. Degenerative diseases
7. Dietary deficiency diseases
8. Psychiatric nature of some diseases
9. Food and water contamination
10. Fungi and viruses
11. Symptoms
12. Types of symptoms
13. Transmission by indirect contact
14. Vector transmission of diseases
15. Risk factors to developming alzheimers and osteoporosis
16. Occupational therapy
17 Disease transmission - Direct contact
18. Droplet and airborne transmission
BTEC Biology and the Environment: Genetic diseases PPT and Hand-out
Hand out of 11 pages with tasks to complete
PPT of 19 slides covering tasks, activities and information on Genetic diseases
Embryo development and cell differentiation for A Level/ Access/ HND
35 PPT slides which cover the stages of embryo development, cell differentiation and stem cells.