Microscopes Required Practical

This lesson is suitable for the AQA GCSE Biology and AQA Combined Science: Trilogy course looking at microscopes required practical.

This lesson is a practical lesson which needs: microscopes, glass slides, cover slips, transparent rulers, onion cells (and lamps depending on your school microscopes).

This lesson includes a video of how to complete the practical in full and an example exam question directly relating to this practical. It also breaks the practical down into its main two sections - the focusing and biological drawings first, before then moving on to calculating the mean length of an onion cell.

When using the resource:

• ‘Knowledge Checks’ should be completed on Mini White Boards.
• The re-teach slide is there in case it is needed from the ‘Knowledge Check’ - hence, can be skipped over if not needed.
• Independent Practice questions should be completed in students’ exercise books - with students working silently and independently.