I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
I have been teaching Biology for 20 years and I have struggled to find concise and engaging resources for teaching Biology, which is why I have set about creating my own.
I hope that my resources are enjoyed by your pupils and of course support their learning of such an interesting and great subject.
A set of two colouring posters, to encourage the idea of what STEM is in primary schools. These posters could be used to encourage a colouring competition either within a science lesson or in the whole school.
A GCSE maths resource bundle containing 7 worksheets, focusing on the topics of indices and surds.
Worksheets are clearly differentiated using a bronze, silver and gold system, which is great for developing students’ confidence in the topics.
Subtopics covered by the indices worksheets include:
Law of indices
Negative and fractional indices
Subtopics covered by the surds worksheets include:
Simplifying surds
Expanding brackets
Rationalising the denominator
All worksheets have been produced in collaboration with a subject lead for Maths and separate answer sheets are provided. The answer sheets make it easy for self or peer marking to take place in the classroom.
A pack of 7 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets, focusing on the value of coins and calculating change given.
Using imagery of real money, the worksheets encourage pupils to become more familiar and confident about the value of the different coins currently used in the UK.
The worksheets get gradually more challenging, allowing for clear differentiation in the classroom.
A separate answer sheet is provided for each of the 7 worksheets. This could be displayed via a smart board to encourage pupils to mark their own work or peer mark if preferred.
A game of 3 in a row, for practising telling the time and making maths fun, with a competitive edge.
The game comes with 30 question cards.
It also comes with 4 pre-prepared ‘3 in a row’ grids to be photocopied.
A detailed instruction sheet is provided on how to use the resource and play the game.
For optimal use, durability and longevity please laminate the question cards and pre-prepared ‘3 in a row’ grids before cutting up (a guillotine is the fastest way to do this). OHP pens can be used to write on the laminated ‘3 in a row’ grids and cleaned off with alcohol for reuse if counters are not available for marking off numbers.
A bundle of 3 in a row maths games, for practising addition, subtraction and multiplication. The games help make maths fun, with a competitive edge and help pupils improve their use of mental arithmetic.
A detailed instruction sheet is provided on how to use the resource and play the game.
For optimal use, durability and longevity please laminate the question cards and pre-prepared ‘3 in a row’ cards before cutting up (a guillotine is the fastest way to do this). OHP pens can be used to write on the laminated ‘3 in a row’ cards and cleaned off with alcohol for reuse if counters are not available for marking off numbers.
A fun Christmas quiz aimed at all year groups of secondary school and A level students:
Six rounds in total, all Christmas themed, 70 points available in total:
Round 1 Christmas film round (20 pts)
Round 2 Christmas TV adverts (freeze the screen so students can’t see the video played, just need to hear it) (8 pts)
Round 3 Secret Santa (guess the celeb) (10 pts)
Round 4 Christmas Songs (10 pts)
Round 5 Christmas traditions around the world (6 pts)
Round 6 Christmas Chocolate (20 pts)
This is a complete lesson focusing on the introduction of the microscope and its correct use. The lesson pack includes a PowerPoint to guide the lesson, a detailed lesson plan and a worksheet, accompanied with answers.
The lesson is designed to be approximately an hour long and can be used with either KS3 or KS4 students being introduced to the topic of cell biology and the use of the microscope in Biology.
The lesson is designed to be fully comprehensive and also well designed to engage students with a variety of activities, both teacher and student let.
This lesson is the first in a scheme of work on Cell Biology (to follow soon)
This bundle includes worksheets on both the carbon and nitrogen cycle for students to complete and crosswords on both cycles. All answers are provided for the teacher.
This bundle cover the introductory topics on the CIE GCSE Biology course.
Topics covered are:
Characteristics of life (MRS GREN) - worksheet pack with PowerPoint
Classification worksheet pack (features of organisms):
Including…
* The 5 Kingdoms
* Vertebrate classification
* Arthropod classification
* Plant classification
This pack would also be suitable for lower school years who might be covering these topics in advance of the GCSE course.
All answers are included.
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The GCSE Gas Exchange Topic Bundle includes the worksheet pack, which can be used whilst teaching the content. Also the A3 knowledge organiser, which can be used when students come to revsit the content, for preparation for assessment.
All answer sheets are included
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This resource features three multiple-choice packs, each featuring 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 1 of the IGCSE CIE course and the three subtopics are:
Characteristics of life
Classification
Using keys for identification
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 5 of the IGCSE CIE course on Enzymes.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 4 of the IGCSE CIE course on biological molecules.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource is a multiple-choice question pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 7 of the IGCSE CIE course on Human Nutrition.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 18 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Variation and selection.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 15 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Drugs.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features a multiple-choice pack containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 20 of the IGCSE CIE course, on Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This resource features three multiple-choice packs, each containing 20 questions.
This pack covers Topic 19 of the IGCSE CIE course and the three subtopics are:
Energy flow, food chains and food webs
Nutrient cycles
Population size
These packs can be used in a number of ways:
Use as a homework task for consolidation or assessment of prior knowledge of a topic
Multiple-choice challenge, where students either individually or in teams compete against one another to get the most correct answers (15 minutes is a good time allowance to give)
As an assessment (15-20 minutes)
For revision of a topic before an exam
Answers are provided (can be projected to go through the correct answers and allow pupils to self or peer mark), and also an answer grid for students to complete if you would rather reuse the question papers, rather than the students writing on them.
This is a 40 mark/40 minute assessment featuring 10 multiple choice questions (paper 2) and 30 marks of structured questions (paper 4) to give students practice of both styles of question.
A mark scheme is included for the assessment.
An activity for Year 1 pupils to complete when learning about parts of the body during the 'Animals' topic.
Pupils have to match up the parts of the body with the pictures provided.
The worksheets are designed to be visually engaging for the pupils and there is a clear instruction sheet included for the teacher.