PAPER 2 FOUNDATION TIER REVISION (AQA GCSE Combined Science)

This is a fully-resourced lesson which uses exam-style questions, quiz competitions, quick tasks and discussion points to challenge students on their understanding of topics B5 - B7, that will assessed on PAPER 2. It has been specifically designed for students on the AQA GCSE Combined Science course who will be taking the FOUNDATION TIER examinations but is also suitable for students taking the higher tier who need to ensure that the fundamentals are known and understood.

The lesson has been written to take place at a health clinics day at the local hospital so that the following sub-topics could be covered:

• Control of blood glucose concentration
• Diabetes type I and II
• The endocrine system
• The menstrual cycle
• Roles of the female and male reproductive hormones
• Sexual and asexual reproduction
• Meiosis and gametes
• Sex determination
• Contraception
• Evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• Genetic terminology
• Inheritance of genetic disorders
• The central nervous system
• A reflex arc
• Classification systems and the binomial naming system
• Structural adaptations
• Carbon cycle and climate change

In order to maintain challenge whilst ensuring that all abilities can access the questions, the majority of the tasks have been differentiated and students can ask for extra support when they are unable to begin a question. Step-by-step guides have also been written into the lesson to walk students through some of the more difficult concepts such as genetic diagrams and interpreting the results and evolution by natural selection.

Due to the extensiveness of this revision lesson, it is estimated that it will take in excess of 3 teaching hours to complete the tasks and therefore this can be used at different points throughout the course as well as acting as a final revision before the PAPER 2 exam.