KS3 ~ Year 7 ~ Levels of Organisation

This lesson is designed for the Activate KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 B1.2 Module on ‘Structure & Function of Body Systems’

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The lesson begins with an introduction to the levels of organisation found within multicellular organisms. Students are then asked to sort the following into the correct order, according to size: cell, organ system, tissue and organ.

Students are then shown the definitions for each of the following: cells, tissues and organs before being asked to complete a mind map of organ systems they alread know of. After spending a few minutes on this task, some of the example answers can be revealed for pupils to mark their work.

Students are now given a list of organs and are asked to pick the organs which belong to the digestive system, respiratory system and water transport system of plants. Once this task has been completed, students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.

The next activity requires students to match the correct organ system name to the correct role of that organ system and then pupils need to complete a fill-in-the-blank task, the answers to both these tasks are included in the PowerPoint for students to self-assess their work.

Lastly, students are given a card sort containing organs/cells/tissues - students will need to match the correct cell to the correct tissue and then organ, this can be stuck into a table in their books. This work can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided. Students will finally complete a ‘Team Poster Challenge’ to end the lesson.

The plenary requires to spend one minute talking to the person next to them about what they have learned this lesson!

All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)