PAPER 2 REVISION FOUNDATION TIER (Edexcel Combined Science)

This is a fully-resourced lesson which uses exam-style questions, engaging quiz competitions, quick tasks and discussion points to challenge students on their understanding of the content of topics B1 & B6 - B9, that will assessed on PAPER 2. It has been specifically designed for students on the Pearson Edexcel 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 key points of each of the sub-topics are embedded.

The lesson has been written to take place in numerous shops that could be found on the high street as well as at an urban park to allow the following sub-topics to be covered:

• Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
• The prefixes of size and converting between units
• The cell structures of animal and plant cells
• The structure of the heart and the circulatory system
• The features of the alveoli which enable efficient gas exchange
• Calculating cardiac output
• Temperature and photosynthesis
• The role of enzymes in reactions
• The functions of the components of blood
• The homeostatic control of blood glucose by insulin secretion
• Diabetes type I and II
• Calculating BMI and the link between obesity and diabetes type II
• The hormones involved in the menstrual cycle
• The different methods of contraception
• Estimating population size using sampling results
• The carbon cycle

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.

Due to the extensiveness of this revision lesson, it is estimated that it will take in excess of 3/4 teaching hours to complete the tasks and therefore this can be used at different points throughout the duration of the course as well as acting as a final revision before the PAPER 2 exam