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 visually appealing set of two worksheets/placemats for GCSE students on firstly, respiration in animals, covering both aerobic and anaerobic respiration and secondly, fermentation in yeast.
Perfect for use when both teaching the topic area and also for revision. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
The worksheets will help students learn the equations for respiration, it’s role in living things and also familiarise themselves with key words related to the topic.
As a suggestion the resource could be laminated and completed by students using OHP pens and then cleaned off for future use with other pupils.
These sheets could even be used as a short progress test with students too.
An answer sheet is included for both worksheets for teachers.
A perfect revision lesson for GCSE Biology students, covering the topic of circulation. All worksheets are designed to be visually engaging and can be worked through independently by students. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Included are four worksheets covering the topics:
1.) Heart structure and function (+ a differentiated version to give more support)
2.) Blood vessels: structure and function
3.) Composition of blood
4.) Crossword on blood vessels and blood
Answer sheets are included for the teacher.
Two clear and visual worksheets, covering the structure and function of the female and male reproductive systems. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and they are designed to be worked through independently by the students. The sheets are also useful as an assessment and/or revision tool.
Answer sheets are included for the teacher.
A bundle of 20 comprehensive GCSE Biology resources, consisting of over 40 visually appealing and clearly laid out worksheets, all accompanied by a separate answer sheet.
The worksheets are designed to be worked through independently by pupils and cover the following GCSE topics:
Circulation (blood vessels and blood composition)
Hormones
Heart structure and the Respiratory system
Biotechnology (the fermenter)
The carbon cycle
Cell Biology
Movement across membranes
Digestion
Teeth
Enzymes
Homeostasis
Inheritance (monohybrid crosses)
The kidney
The eye
The nervous system including synapses
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Human reproduction
Plant reproduction
Transport in plants
Visually appealing worksheets/place mats for GCSE Biology students on the structure of the heart. Perfect for use when teaching the topic and also for revision purposes. The worksheets could even be used as a progress test on these topic areas. The worksheets should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and pupils will be able to work independently through the activities.
There is a differentiated heart structure worksheet for students who may benefit from extra support.
There is also an answer sheet for the teacher, which is great for non-specialists teaching Biology in schools.
As a suggestion the place mat could be laminated and pupils could complete the activities with OHP pens. The laminated sheets could then be cleaned for future use with other pupils. Otherwise the place mat could be laminated after completion by pupils and used for display purposes in the classroom or for revision.
This pack of three worksheets focuses on sexual reproduction in plants, perfect for GCSE students or could be used with able KS3 pupils. Each worksheet should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and can be completed independently by students.
The pack includes:
Worksheet 1: Covers the structure of insect-pollinated flowers and the functions of the key parts of the flower. Great for students to familiarise themselves with the flower’s structure and function of the main parts. Sheet is supplied in both colour and grayscale.
Worksheet 2: Allows students to recognise the key differences between the structure of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers and how flower structure is suited to the method of pollination.
Worksheet 3: Allows students to understand how fertilisation occurs once pollination has taken place.
All worksheets are provided with an answer sheet, perfect for non-specialists teaching Biology.
A visual worksheet which gets pupils to identify the location of a number of endocrine glands in the body. The worksheet also allows pupils to learn about the hormones produced by the main glands, their target organs and the effect of the hormone.
The second worksheet is a crossword to consolidate students’ knowledge of the endocrine system and strengthen their use of key words associated with this topic and aid correct scientific spelling too.
Both worksheets have an answer sheet for the teacher.
A worksheet with accompanying answer sheet on the structure and function of synapses.
The sheet also includes an extension activity for students on the affect of drugs on synaptic transmission.
This sheet is also available as part of a bundle along with worksheets on neurones and the eye, link below:
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The GCSE Biology worksheet pack focuses on the topic of respiration. It is aimed at the CIE IGCSE course and comprehensively covers topic 12.
There are four worksheets for students to complete, covering the following subtopics:
WS1 An introduction to respiration and uses of energy in the body
WS2 Aerobic respiration and using the respirometer to investigate the rate of respiration
WS3 Anaerobic respiration and oxygen debt recovery
WS4 An overview of aerobic and anaerobic respiration in humans
Clear and detailed answer sheets are provided for each of the four worksheets.
A pack of five worksheets for the teaching or revision of the GCSE Biology topic digestion. Worksheets are designed to be visually appealing, engaging and encourage independent learning by students.
The pack includes:
1.) Worksheet on the structure and function of digestive system
2.) Worksheet on the digestion of food by enzymes (differentiated support version provided too)
3.) Worksheet on the overview of digestion (includes role of bile)
4.) Worksheet on absorption and villi adaptations - Now Updated with microvilli added to the diagram and table
5.) Crossword on the digestion topic
All worksheets are provided with answers.
This 2-piece worksheet bundle would make a great lesson on using the microscope and how to calculate magnification, size of specimens and converting units of measurement.
This is a huge bundle of resources covering many of the topics studied in Year 1/ AS year of the OCR A Biology course.
Due to the similarities with other A level specifications this bundle would be well suited to other exam boards too.
Topics covered include:
1.) The heart and circulation
2.) The cardiac cycle
3.Chromatography
3.) Nucleic acids
4.) Protein synthesis
5.) Mitosis and meiosis
6.) Cell structure
7.) Transport in plants
8.) Statistics for biologists
9.) Prokaryotes
10.) Biochemistry: Carbohydrates
11.) Biochemistry: Lipids (Trigylcerides)
12.) Biochemistry: Proteins
13.) Biochemistry: Water and it’s properties
Answer sheets are provided for all resources included in this bundle
This large, comprehensive Biology GCSE worksheet pack covers the topic of plant nutrition (topic 6 on the CIE course)
The pack contains the following:
Worksheet 1 - Defining photosynthesis, the equations for photosynthesis, uses of glucose by the plant and mineral requirements.
Worksheet 2 - Requirements of light, chlorophyll and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
Worksheet 3a, b, c, and d - Investigating photosynthesis using aquatic plants (focusing on AO3 skills)
Worksheet 4 - Limiting factors and using glasshouses to increase crop yield.
Worksheet 5 - Using hydrogencarbonate indicator to investigate photosynthesis and respiration.
Worksheet 6 - Structure of the leaf and adaptations for photosynthesis.
Key features of the worksheets:
Visually engaging for students and clearly laid out
Familiarisation of students with key words, their correct spelling and definitions
Neat summary of the content for students’ notes (can be easily placed into a file or stuck into books)
Comprehensive corresponding answer sheets for the teacher
Helpful for lesson preparation for non-specialist science teachers
A clearly laid out and visual worksheet which focuses on the labelling of the parts of the fermenter and their roles.
The fermenter commonly comes up on GCSE Biology exam papers and this worksheet will help your students to get to grips with how the fermenter works, providing them also, on completion, with a clear and comprehensive revision resource.
A completed answer sheet is provided for the teacher and can be projected on the board when going through the sheet with students…
Buy the mitosis and meiosis activity packs together and get the posters for free.
The two activities on mitosis and mitosis are designed so that students can learn and identify the key stages and describe what happens in each stage for the two types of cell division.
The close activity included helps students to become more familiar with the key words used in the cell division topic.
Both activities can be completed by the students independently as the instructions are given on the sheets.
These activity packs are ideal for both teaching the topic and also as a revision aide for the students.
The posters are great for display around the classroom or to give to pupils for revision.
All sheets are provided in an A3 or A4 format. I would recommend printing the meiosis activity and poster on A3 paper if possible. This keeps all the stages of meiosis on one page, making it easier for students to compare the two different stages of meiosis with one another.
A comprehensive and visually appealing A level worksheet pack summarising the biochemistry topic of proteins. There are two worksheets included in the pack, designed for pupils to work through independently.
Answers are provided for the teacher.
Worksheet 1 covers:
Structure and properties of amino acids
Formation of dipeptides
Worksheet 2 covers:
The four levels of protein structure
Focus on haemoglobin as an example of a protein
The worksheets are provided in both an A4 and A3 format.
A3 size is recommended for printing for students.
Visually appealing worksheets for GCSE biology students on the structure of the lungs. Perfect for use when teaching the topic of gas exchange and also for revision purposes. The worksheets could be set ss a homework or even be used as a progress test on the topic. The worksheets should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and pupils will be able to work independently through the activities.
There is a differentiated lung structure worksheet for students who may benefit from extra support.
There is also an answer sheet for the teacher, which is great for non-specialists teaching biology in schools.
Always a challenging topic at GCSE, this collection of visual worksheets and posters should help your students get to grips with the Carbon Cycle. There is a worksheet included, available in both colour and black and white for students to complete. Additionally a separate A4 poster for students to complete, also in colour or black and white. There is an answer sheet for the teacher included in the pack, great for non-specialists teaching GCSE Biology.
Perfect for use when both teaching the topic area and also when revising. The worksheet will help students learn the parts of the Carbon Cycle and familiarise themselves with key words.
As a suggestion the resource could be laminated and completed by students using OHP pens and then cleaned off for future use with other pupils. Could even be used as a short progress test with students too.
There are two A3 wall posters, for classroom display, of the completed carbon cycle included too in this pack of resources. The poster comes in both colour and black and white. The black and white version could be coloured in by students if desired.
The first of three resource packs covering the Transport in Animals topic.
This resource pack contains a comprehensive 20 slide presentation with four worksheets to be completed by students as the presentation is worked through.
The presentation and worksheets cover the following subtopics:
1.) The need for a circulatory system
2.) Different types of circulatory system (including advantages and disadvantages of the different types)
3.) Structure and function of blood vessels with corresponding worksheet (1)
4.) Structure of blood vessels related to their function with corresponding worksheet (2)
5.) Exchange at capillaries with corresponding worksheet (3) - there is a support version provided too with the words given for students to complete the cloze activity if needed
6.) Formation of tissue fluid with corresponding worksheet (4) also includes mathematical calculations for the students on pressure
7.) Comparison of blood plasma, tissue fluid and lymph
Answers are given in the presentation to worksheets 1 and 2 and answers sheets are provided for worksheets 3 and 4.
The notes given with the presentation (seen under the slide when not in presentation mode) explain which worksheet should be used with which slide/s.
This resource pack should take approximately 2 hours to work through.
Although designed for OCR A students, the content is extremely similar for all A Level Biology specifications.
Resource packs 2 and 3 to follow shortly - these will cover the heart structure, cardiac cycle, coordination of the cardiac cycle and transport of carbon dioxide and oxygen.
A visually appealing and well laid out A level worksheet pack focusing on plant responses and the plant hormones involved. There are three worksheets included in the pack, designed for pupils to work through independently. Once completed these worksheets will create a set of useful and detailed revision notes for students.
Worksheets cover the following:
Overview of plant responses and the roles of the 5 main plant hormones. This worksheet comes with 5 information sheets, one for each hormone, that pupils can use to complete the table element of the worksheet.
Plant responses to the environment
Types of plant response (tropisms)
Answer sheets are provided for all three worksheets.