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This curated collection supports a Year 10 Science mini-unit aligned to AC9S10U01, focusing on mitosis, meiosis, and Mendelian inheritance. Each resource has been selected to support inclusive, ICT-rich, student-centred pedagogy aligned with the SAMR model.

These resources are colour-coded based on the type of resource:

RED: YouTube Videos

BLUE: Venn Diagrams / Infographics

YELLOW: Worksheets / PowerPoints

GREEN: Interactive animations

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Curator’s Insight:
This video was selected as the core artefact for my learning sequence due to its clear, humorous, and visually engaging explanation of meiosis. The use of storytelling, analogy, and animation makes complex processes more accessible, especially for students with diverse learning needs, including EAL/D learners and those who benefit from visual or auditory input.

The video aligns with the Australian Curriculum descriptor AC9S10U01, supporting students to explain the role of meiosis in heredity and genetic variation. It also promotes ICT Capability by encouraging active viewing, critical reflection, and student-created responses such as videos, presentations, or infographics.

SAMR Alignment:

Modification: The animation enhances understanding beyond traditional diagrams.

Redefinition: Students can create their digital explanations, such as screencasts, applying their knowledge in creative, authentic formats.

This resource also supports inclusive and differentiated learning through its ability to be paused, replayed, and reviewed at the student’s own pace.

This resource also provides worksheets in the description which can be utilised either during the video, or after to check learning and understanding.

#Meiosis #AmoebaSisters #ICTCapability #VisualLearning #AC9S10U01 #SAMRRedefinition #InclusiveEducation

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Interactive Mitosis Animation – CELLS alive!

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Interactive Mitosis Animation – CELLS alive!

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Curator’s Insight:
This interactive animation provides a clear, step-by-step visualisation of mitosis, making it an excellent tool for diverse learners. Its self-paced design supports independent exploration, allowing students to pause and rewatch stages, which is particularly helpful for students who benefit from visual scaffolding or repetition.

This resource aligns with the Australian Curriculum descriptor AC9S10U01, as it helps students explain the process of mitosis and understand how chromosomes behave during cell division. It also supports the ICT Capability by encouraging students to engage with digital content to construct and represent knowledge.

Suggested activity ideas:

Paired or group note-taking while viewing each stage

Follow-up digital presentation or poster explaining each phase

Use as part of a flipped learning task with a complementary worksheet

SAMR Alignment:

Modification – Students use the animation as a dynamic model to replace textbook-only diagrams, enabling deeper understanding through interactivity.

#Mitosis #InteractiveLearning #VisualLiteracy #AC9S10U01 #ICTCapability #DigitalPedagogy #SAMR_Modification

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Curator’s Insight:
These sequencing cards provide a hands-on, visual, and kinaesthetic activity for students to explore the stages of the cell cycle, including mitosis. By physically arranging the stages in order, students reinforce their understanding of the timing, structure, and purpose of cell division in a tactile and memorable way.

Aligned to AC9S10U01, this resource supports students in explaining how mitosis contributes to growth and repair, while also addressing the diverse learning needs of students who benefit from visual scaffolding, movement, or physical engagement.

ICT & Extension Opportunities:
Although print-based, this activity can be extended using digital tools:

Students can recreate the sequencing digitally (e.g. in Canva, Padlet, or Jamboard)

Groups can film short skits or create stop-motion videos modelling each stage, building ICT capability and creativity

SAMR Alignment:

Substitution → Modification: Initially hands-on, this activity can evolve to include collaborative digital representations or multimodal student reflections explaining each phase.

#AC9S10U01 #InteractiveLearning #CellCycle #Differentiation #ICTCapability #SAMRModification #MakingScienceFun

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These sequencing cards test students’ understanding of the cell cycle and mitosis by asking them to place the stages in the correct order. There are two versions, with the higher ability version requiring students to identify a diagram of each stage as well as arranging the cards to show the correct sequence.

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Curator’s Insight:
These sequencing cards break down the stages of meiosis in a visual, step-by-step format that helps students better understand the formation of gametes and the biological basis of genetic variation. The activity supports differentiated learning, with simplified and extended versions included to cater to various ability levels.

Aligned with AC9S10U01, this resource promotes active learning and reinforces key concepts such as chromosome behaviour, genetic shuffling, and the importance of meiosis in sexual reproduction and heredity.

ICT & Extension Opportunities:
Though tactile by design, the activity can be enhanced with digital integration:

Students can create a digital storyboard or timeline of meiosis using tools like Canva or Google Slides

Learners may narrate and record each phase, combining visuals and voice to demonstrate understanding

SAMR Alignment:

Augmentation → Modification: Use the cards as a launchpad for students to digitally recreate and explain meiosis stages, integrating multimodal literacy and ICT skills.

#AC9S10U01 #UnderstandingMeiosis #VisualLearning #Differentiation #ICTCapability #SAMRModification #CellSequencing

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This series of meiosis sequencing cards has been designed to supplement and support your AQA GCSE Biology students as they work through the topic of Inheritance, Variation and Evolution. Inside this pack your students will be asked to put the stages of meiosis into order, with differentiated versions available for your students’ learning level.

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Curator’s Insight:
This printable worksheet prompts students to compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis, encouraging higher-order thinking through analysis and evaluation. By guiding learners to examine the differences and similarities between these two forms of cell division, the resource strengthens their understanding of genetic inheritance, aligned with AC9S10U01.

It also provides an excellent scaffold for written expression and serves as a pre-task or extension activity for deeper comprehension. Paired with a digital task (e.g. creating a Venn diagram or infographic), it can move beyond recall to support critical thinking and synthesis.

ICT Capability:
This resource can be digitised or paired with online tools (like interactive Venn diagrams or digital whiteboards), building ICT skills while encouraging students to represent their understanding in multimodal ways.

SAMR Alignment:

Augmentation: The Worksheet becomes more powerful when responses are digitised and shared.

Modification: Students could transform responses into visual comparisons (e.g., Canva, Jamboard) for class presentation.

#AC9S10U01 #Genetics #CellDivision #CriticalThinking #DigitalLiteracy #SAMRAugmentation #MitosisVsMeiosis

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This activity tasks students with comparing the differences and similarities between mitosis and meiosis. Students are asked to recall the number of daughter cells made during each process, the number of divisions that occur and the type and function of those daughter cells. They are also asked to consider the number of chromosomes found in the daughter cells of each process, and whether each type of cell division occurs during sexual or asexual reproduction.

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Punnett Squares Walkthrough Worksheet Pack

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Punnett Squares Walkthrough Worksheet Pack

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Curator’s Insight:
This interactive PowerPoint is a comprehensive and scaffolded resource that introduces students to Mendelian inheritance, beginning with basic traits and progressing to more complex genetic scenarios (e.g., codominance, incomplete dominance, sex linkage, and blood types).

It directly supports AC9S10U01 by helping students understand how meiosis influences heredity and how traits are predicted using Punnett squares. Its visual and structured layout accommodates diverse learning needs, providing both clarity and challenge.

ICT Capability & Classroom Use:

Encourages multimodal learning with visuals and animations

Can be used as a whole-class guide, self-paced review, or a flipped learning resource

Supports differentiated instruction, allowing students to revisit concepts or extend into advanced topics

SAMR Alignment:

Augmentation: Enhances delivery through animated visuals and structured guidance

Modification: Pairing with digital worksheets or student-created case studies encourages deeper application

#AC9S10U01 #PunnettSquares #DigitalPedagogy #ICTCapability #GeneticVariation #InteractiveLearning #SAMRAugmentation

This would pair well with a Punnett Squares Walkthrough Worksheet linked here:

https://www.twinkl.com.au/resource/punnet-squares-walkthrough-worksheet-au-sc-1688885063

#Genetics #PunnettSquares #InteractiveLearning #ICTCapability #AC9S10U01

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This PowerPoint presentation is a helpful resource to teach Mendelian genetics and Punnett squares. It covers the basics of simple Mendelian inheritance and also provides information on more complex topics such as codominance, incomplete dominance, sex-linkage, and blood types. You can use it to introduce your students to these concepts and challenge them with advanced content if they are ready.

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Curator’s Insight:
This interactive PowerPoint presents students with “What If” scenarios that explore disruptions in the cell cycle, such as errors in chromosome replication or failed checkpoints. These hypothetical situations require students to apply their understanding of mitosis and predict potential biological consequences, promoting critical thinking and deepening comprehension of genetic stability.

Aligned with AC9S10U01, this resource encourages students to consider the importance of mitosis in maintaining healthy cell function and how disruptions can influence heredity and disease. It supports collaborative learning, inquiry-based discussion, and formative assessment through provided answers and discussion prompts.

ICT Capability & Teaching Use:

Students can work through the scenarios independently or in groups

Use in conjunction with Jamboard or Google Slides to record responses

Encourages inquiry, reflection, and digital documentation of reasoning

SAMR Alignment:

Augmentation → Modification: Moves from static discussion to interactive, tech-enhanced exploration of abstract biological concepts

#AC9S10U01 #CellCycle #CriticalThinking #ICTCapability #VisualLearning #Genetics #SAMRModification

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This Cell Cycle PowerPoint activity recaps the cell cycle, the six main stages and discusses several scenarios where the stages of the cell cycle are disrupted in some way. Students are asked to think about each scenario and either discuss or write their thoughts. This will help clarify the importance of each stage of the cell cycle and helps serve as a recap of this topic.

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Curator’s Insight:
This infographic Venn diagram provides a simple, visual comparison between mitosis and meiosis, helping students identify similarities and differences between the two types of cell division. It breaks down complex content into clear, digestible chunks, making it an effective support for visual learners and those with additional learning needs.

Aligned with AC9S10U01, the diagram helps students understand how cells reproduce and how genetic traits are passed on. It also develops students’ ICT Capability by engaging them in the interpretation of digital visual representations of scientific processes.

Classroom Use:

As a reference during lessons

As a scaffold for student-created infographics or posters

As a comparative tool for assessment or group discussion

SAMR Alignment:

Augmentation: Enhances learning by using digital visuals to replace or expand on traditional text-based notes.

Modification: Students can create and share their digital comparisons using platforms like Canva, Jamboard, or Google Drawings.

#AC9S10U01 #DigitalLiteracy #ICTCapability #MitosisVsMeiosis #VisualLearning #SAMRModification

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Garden Gene Genius – Interactive Genetics Game

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Garden Gene Genius – Interactive Genetics Game

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Curator’s Insight:
Garden Gene Genius is a gamified learning tool where students breed virtual flowers to explore Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance. Students solve Punnett square puzzles involving complete dominance, incomplete dominance, codominance, and lethal alleles. The resource includes both a training garden for concept development and a challenge mode to reinforce mastery, with instant feedback that aids metacognition.

Aligned with AC9S10U01, this resource supports students in predicting genetic inheritance patterns and understanding how meiosis relates to variation. It also promotes the ICT General Capability by engaging students in digital simulations that encourage critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving.

Its visually rich, game-like interface supports diverse learning needs, particularly EAL/D learners, students with ADHD, or those requiring multisensory instruction.

SAMR Alignment:

Redefinition: This interactive game enables an experience that could not be replicated without digital tools—students become active participants in simulated genetic experimentation.

#AC9S10U01 #GamifiedLearning #Genetics #ICTCapability #InteractiveBiology #PunnettSquares #SAMRRedefinition