These teaching resources and practical investigation ideas are referred to directly within the OCR Gateway GCSE Biology specification, for teaching from 2011.
They refer to the biology components taught within the OCR GCSE Gateway Core Science, Additional Science and Triple Science.
Many other practical investigations and resources to support your teaching are available throughout the SAPS website. Please go to Secondary Resources for a filterable index of other resources available.
Module B1
Effect of light on growth of a seedling
- Practical: The response of seedlings to light Includes student sheet, illustrated worksheet and teachers' notes
Module B2
Research images of plant (and animal) adaptations
- Visit our Plant Science Image Library
Sustainability
Module B3
Root tip squash to show mitosis
Examine pollen under a microscope
- Visit our Pollen Image Library
Carry out a meristem tissue culture using cauliflower
Investigate chloroplasts
Module B4
Practice your ecology and fieldwork skills from the classroom with our preparatory ecology exercises
Testing variegated and non-variegated leaves for starch
- Practical: Starch test in variegated leaves Includes student sheet and teachers' notes
- Video clip: Light and starch
The production of oxygen in plants
The release of oxygen by pond weed
- Practical: Investigating photosynthesis using Cabomba Includes teachers' and technical notes
Effect of changing light, CO2 or temperature on pondweed
- Practical: Using Cabomba in hydrogen carbonate indicator Includes teachers' and technical notes
Investigate osmosis using potato strips
- Practical: Using potato to demonstrate osmosis and the new Chardakov method Includes teachers' and technical notes
Examine stomata under a microscope
- Practical: Observing stomata Includes teachers' and technical notes
Use ICT to examine leaves
Experiments to show transpiration
- Practical: Comparison of transpiration rates Includes teachers' and technical notes
Experiment to show the effect of mineral deficiencies on plants
Module B6
Gene technology