These free teaching resources and biology practical investigation ideas are referred to within the AQA AS Biology specification.
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.
U1 - teaching resources
Rates of reaction - enzymes
Practical - Student Sheet 14 - Phosphatase Enzymes in Plants
U2 - teaching resources
Looking at plant cells under a microscope
Practical - stomatal opening and closing in Commelina communis
Video clip - Leaf structure, stomata and carbon dioxide
Rate of water uptake in potometer
Practical - comparison of transpiration rates
Gene technology
Video clip - Norman Borlaug and selective breeding of wheat
Video clip - Muriel Weldale and complex gene interactions
Video clip - William Bateson and patterns of inheritance
Video clip - The discovery of gene switches in maize
Extended Project Qualification
We have a large number of resources, including ideas for practical investigations, for the extended project qualification in the student section of the website.
