GCSE - Extinction and Fossil Evidence

AQA GCSE - Classification and Evolution

A bundle of lessons on the 'classification and evolution' topic, from the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. These lessons were specifically designed for a lower ability year 10 class, but would be suitable for any KS4 group with some minor tweaking. All lessons include: * A 5-in-5 retrieval starter * A lesson hook and/or additional retrieval practice * Very clear direct instruction slides (low cognitive load, dual coding) * Checks for understanding (quizzes, hand signals, cold call questions) * Teacher modeling * Guided discussions * Independent tasks with modeled answers * Exam questions with mark schemes and/or modeled answers * A written plenary