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This pack of GCSE thinking strategy worksheets is designed to support retrieval practice, stretch and challenge, and critical thinking across the full KS4 curriculum. Based on popular strategies like Odd One Out, Link It Up, Silent Debate, Prove It, and Because-But-So, these tasks promote deeper understanding, evaluation, and analysis – ideal for AO3, metacognition, and higher-order thinking.

Each worksheet is fully aligned to the GCSE specification, covering every topic with student-friendly language and structured response prompts. Ai was used to help create these time saving resources. Perfect for Ofsted-ready planning, DIRT tasks, revision, cover lessons, and independent learning.

Editable in Word/Google Docs that cover the whole specification.

One sheet per specification point
1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
1.2 Animal and plant cells
1.3 Cell specialisation
1.4 Cell differentiation
1.5 Microscopy
1.6 Chromosomes
1.7 Mitosis and the cell cycle
1.8 Stem cells
1.9 Transport in cells
2.1 Principles of organisation
2.2 The human digestive system
2.3 Enzymes
2.4 The heart and blood vessels
2.5 Blood
2.6 Coronary heart disease
2.7 Health and disease
2.8 Cancer
2.9 Plant tissues and organs
2.10 Transport in plants
3.1 Communicable diseases
3.2 Viral diseases
3.3 Bacterial diseases
3.4 Fungal diseases
3.5 Protist diseases
3.6 Human defence systems
3.7 Vaccination
3.8 Antibiotics and painkillers
3.9 Discovery and development of drugs
3.10 Producing monoclonal antibodies (HT only)
3.11 Use and issues of monoclonal antibodies (HT only)
3.12 Plant diseases
3.13 Plant defence responses
4.1 Photosynthesis
4.2 Rate of photosynthesis
4.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
4.4 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
4.5 Response to exercise
4.6 Metabolism
5.1 Principles of homeostasis
5.2 Structure and function of the nervous system
5.3 Reflex actions
5.4 The brain (HT only)
5.5 The eye (HT only)
5.6 Control of body temperature (HT only)
5.7 Human endocrine system
5.8 Control of blood glucose
5.9 Hormones in human reproduction
5.10 Infertility treatments (HT only)
5.11 Negative feedback (HT only)
5.12 Plant hormones
5.13 Uses of plant hormones
6.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
6.2 Meiosis
6.3 DNA and the genome
6.4 Genetic inheritance
6.5 Inherited disorders
6.6 Sex determination
6.7 Variation
6.8 Evolution and natural selection
6.9 Selective breeding
6.10 Genetic engineering
6.11 Cloning (HT only)
6.12 Evidence for evolution
6.13 Extinction
6.14 Classification
7.1 Communities
7.2 Abiotic and biotic factors
7.3 Adaptations
7.4 Levels of organisation
7.5 The carbon cycle
7.6 The water cycle
7.7 Decomposition (HT only)
7.8 Biodiversity
7.9 Waste management
7.10 Land use and deforestation
7.11 Global warming
7.12 Maintaining biodiversity
7.13 Trophic levels (HT only)
7.14 Food production (HT only)