Key Stage 3 and 4 Biology

Resources are listed below with direct links to the web based resource and downloadable or other content.


 

Photosynthesis in Action

Online interactive task that is completed online

Student notes to understand the experiment

Extra teachers notes

youtube video

Change the distance of the light source from a sample of Eoldea and see how it affects the rate of photosynthesis. Highly interactive, allowing the students to log, tabulate and graph data.

 

Watch a Fungus Grow

Online interactive task that is completed online

Student notes to understand the experiment

Extra teachers notes

youtube video

Choose from two different fungi to test, see how the rate of growth changes over time. Highly interactive, allowing the students to log, tabulate and graph data. Also allows for discussions on non-controlled factors such as temperature.

 

Label Plant Cells

Online interactive task that is completed online

Revision notes for students to remember the parts

Blank worksheets to photocopy

youtube video

Label a variety of parts of a plant, the plant cells and parts of plant cells. Download worksheets to give to your class to do the exercise on paper.

Genetic Code Bracelet

An activity for students to make and understand

Activity download

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Explain genetic words using beads and create a item that the students can take home.

Edible DNA

An activity for students to make and understand

Activity download

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Make a model of DNA with sweets, great activity to explain the structure to your class.

Bumblebee Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Classification Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Environment Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Genetics Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Microbes and Minibeasts Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Minibeasts Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Photosynthesis Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Plants Wordsearch

Complete the wordsearch online

Blank wordsearch to fill out

Wordsearch with answers higlighted

youtube video

Online and downloadable versions, includes a word glossary on the words used.

Buzz Game

An educational game

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Create a diverse environment whilst still maintaining a profitable field, choose how wide your field margins are, how many beetle banks you would like and how many hectares of bird food crop. Then see how much money your farm would make and your biodiversity score!

 

Difference between plant and animal cells: Which one of the following is NOT true?

1. Plants have a cell wall

2. Plants do not have mitochondria

3. Plants and animals have a common one celled membrane-bound nuclei ancestor

4. Plants get energy from sunlight

Show Answer