By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 4 possible pathogens.
Describe the effects of these pathogens on the body.
Compare and give examples of each pathogen.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the cardiovascular system.
Describe how to cholesterol can affect the cardiovascular system.
Explain why different treatments are used to treat cardiovascular disease.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by a disease.
Compare communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Explain why masks and washing hands reduces the spread of communicable disease.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify factors that affect health.
Describe how to improve health.
Explain why wealth can affect health.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 4 food tests.
Describe the colour changes associated with each food test.
Explain why healthier foods will rarely test positive with Benedicts.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 6 nutrients the body needs.
Describe how the nutrients are used in the body.
Explain why too much of these nutrients or too little can affect the body.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify key changes in the fetus during development.
Describe the process of labour.
Explain why contractions aid the process of labour.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 2 main ways seeds are dispersed.
Describe how animals and the wind can disperse seeds.
Explain why seeds need to disperse.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify parts of a seed.
Describe how the pollen grain fertilises the ovule.
Explain why seeds will only germinate when exposed to water.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the 3 famous fossils of human ancestors.
Describe how the features of these fossils represented their lifestyles.
Explain why tools are useful indicators of organism intelligence.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the chemicals found inside a cigarette.
Describe how these chemicals affect the body.
Explain why more people are starting to use vapes instead of cigarettes.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by a drug.
Compare medicinal and recreational drugs.
Explain why some drugs are made illegal.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify what food contains.
Describe how to measure the energy content of food.
Explain how to make this a fair test.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the source of an organism’s characteristics.
Describe how genetic engineering works.
Explain why genetic engineering is useful.
A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about: the principles of selective breeding and examples of this.
Progress checks are available following each success criteria
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Learning objective: Evaluate the process of selective breeding and justify why farmers use it.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria:
Identify characteristics in organisms.
Describe how to selectively breed.
Explain why selective breeding is used.
Powerpoint contains 18 slides.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by a binomial name.
Describe how organisms are classified in 7 sections.
Explain why classification and binomial systems are needed.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify variation.
Describe the process of survival of the fittest.
Explain why natural selection requires reproduction.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by a fossil.
Describe how fossils are formed.
Explain why the fossil record is evidence for evolution.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify key parts of a flower.
Describe the function of each part of the flower.
Explain why flowers produce nectar.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify structures within the sperm and ova cells that help during fertilisation.
Describe the process of fertilisation.
Explain why the placenta is crucial for the development of a foetus.