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Active colouring for GCSE and A-level biology revision

Use one colouring plate to practise labelling, explain a process and check what you can recall.

Pick one topic from your specification

Start with one diagram that matches what you are studying. Try the mitosis spread when revising cell division, or an anatomy plate when revising circulation. Read the guide, then choose three structures or stages to focus on.

Give each colour a job

Use the colour key consistently as you work through the plate. For each structure you colour, say its name and explain what it does in one sentence. For a process such as mitosis, put the stages in order and describe what changes from one to the next.

Close the book and try it from memory

Cover the guide and label a quick sketch. At GCSE, try naming a structure and stating its function. At A-level, use the vocabulary from your course to explain how a change in one stage affects the next. Check your answer against your specification or a mark scheme and write down one point to revisit.

The mitosis study guide and colouring plate from The Curious Cell.
Use the mitosis spread from The Curious Cell to practise explaining a process.

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