GCSE Lesson 13 Sickle Cell anaemia

The lesson begins with recall of the function of haemoglobin and introduces sickle cell red blood cells and their effect on the delivery of oxygen to body cells. The link is made between a mutation in a gene created the sickle cell allele using clear images. The following slides teach the inheritance of sickle cell disease. Students then complete a co operative learning activity called Sage and Scribe - instructions included on a slide. All worksheets and answers included for self assessment. At the end, students introduce key terms and their meanings. There is an activity assessing students recall of these key terms