Resources designed for AQA's Science exam specifications

The resources on this page have been created in collaboration with AQA, to support their new GCSE specification for Science. They are free so please dive in - we hope you enjoy using them!  

Find the complete teaching pack and other resources for the new Combined Science: Trilogy, Combined Science: Synergy, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry and GCSE Physics.

For more information about the new specification, go to AQA’s GCSE Science page.

Published: 03/08/2016
KS3 KS4 | Biology | Chemistry | Physics
254 pages

AQA Introduction to GCSE Science: Biomimicry

This resource is a collection of teaching ideas and student-facing resources (all of which were specifically commissioned), on the overarching theme of Biomimicry. Biomimicry was chosen as it's an exciting area of research that extends across scientific disciplines using inspiration from nature to help scientists solve contemporary problems. The pack aims to bridge the gap between what students will have studied at KS3 (e.g. energy transfer, chemical reactions and photosynthesis) and areas studied at GCSE (e.g. nanotechnology, nerve impulses and forces).        

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AQA Introduction to GCSE Science: Biomimicry

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KS3 KS4 | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Published: 03/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W6L3 A new look at wood

Students compare and contrast the properties of wood, concrete  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W6L2 Artificial photosynthesis 2

Continuing from the previous lesson students can use their c  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W6L1 Artificial photosynthesis 1

The first of two lessons that look a the potential of artificial  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W5L3 Silk moths and chitin

Scientists are looking for alternative polymers to non-biodegradable  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W5L2 Wind turbine blades

Bumpy or smooth – which type of surface would make the best wind  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W5L1 The Bombardier beetle

The starter activity provides the opportunity to discuss well  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W4L3 Tardigrades and vaccines

Investigate tardigrades and their extremophile existence. Explore  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W4L2 Mussel adhesive

Using mussels as a starting point explore the adhesive properties  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W4L1 Neural networks

A pen and paper free lesson in which the class builds a neural  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W3L3 Freshwater in deserts

Continuing the freshwater theme, explore the solution the Namib  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W3L2 Desalination

In this lesson students explore the water cycle and how fresh  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W3L1 Spiny-headed worms and skin grafts

How have spiny-headed worms influenced the design of skin grafts?  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W2L3 What's special about a lotus leaf?

Use the practical activity to explore the hydrophobic qualities  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W2L2 What can we learn from termite mounds?

Explore energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W2L1 Things that glow in the dark

Bioluminescence has inspired various products and is used to  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W1L3 Developments in microscopy

This lesson explores the development of microscopes as technology  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W1L2 Nanotechnology

Focus on the very big and the very small with the starter 'Powers  … read more

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KS3 KS4  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

W1L1 Introduction to biomimicry

Introduce the many ways in which science is looking to biological  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack

1.2 Nanotechnology

Three interactives for the starter activity 'Large and small  … read more

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3.2 Desalination

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4.2 Mussel adhesive

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5.3 Silk moths and chitin

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