Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2c (Adaptation and Inheritance). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
Variation, competition and adaptation
Continuous and discontinuous variation
Inheritance
Natural selection and extinction
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2a (Health and Lifestyle). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
-Nutrients
-Food Tests
-The Digestive System
-The Role of Bacteria and Enzymes in Digestion
-Drugs
-Smoking and Alcohol
-Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12760784
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on aerobic respiration. In this lesson students will learn about the reactants and products of aerobic respiration and their transport around the body. They will learn about why we respire and how out bodies respond to increased rate of respiration.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: aerobic, respiration, haemoglobin, plasma and exhale)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Order the steps
-Optional handout sheet task recapping the breathing mechanics from year 7
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Anaerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766949
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on inheritance. In this lesson students will explain how characteristics are inherited. They will also describe the structure of DNA and some of the history of DNA discovery.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: fertilisation, genetic information, DNA, chromosomes and genes)
-Task boxes
-Order the steps
-Handout sheet task
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Natural Selection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12770866
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the digestive system. In this lesson students will identify the major organs of the digestive system, discuss their functions and describe the digestive process.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (digestive system, digestion, oesophagus, absorb and villi)
-Handout sheet task
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Bacteria and Enzymes in Digestion https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762591
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on food tests. In this lesson students will learn about how to test food for lipids, sugars, starch and protein.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Task boxes
-Match the test (iodine for starch, filter paper and ethanol for lipids and Benedict’s solution for sugars).
-Handout sheet task
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Malnutrition https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12761787
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the role of bacteria and enzymes in digestion. In this lesson students will learn about what an enzyme is and why they are needed for digestion. They will also discuss the role of bacteria in digestion.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (immune system, enzyme, digestive juices, catalyst and bile)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Drugs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762660
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on photosynthesis. In this lesson students will explain the role of a producer in an ecosystem, describe the chemical process of photosynthesis and identify the structures and subcellular structures responsible for photosynthesis. They will also discuss how water and gases move in and out of plants.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (producer, consumer, xylem, phloem and stomata)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Leaves https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765291
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on plant minerals. In this lesson students will explain the role of nitrates, phosphates, potassium and magnesium in healthy growth. They will describe where plants get their minerals from and explain why farmers use fertilisers.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Chemosynthesis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765651
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on competition. In this lesson students will describe how adaptations help plants and animals to compete for different resources.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: competition, adaptation, mates and resources)
-Task boxes
-Matching exercise
-Handout sheet task
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Adapting to Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12981293
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on variation. In this lesson students will state what causes variation and give examples. They will learn about the difference between inherited and environmental variation.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: variation, characteristics, environmental variation, inherited variation and species)
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Continuous and Discontinuous variation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12981312
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on leaves. In this lesson students will describe the structure of a leaf, explain why stomata are found at the bottom and why photosynthesis mainly happens at the top and suggest reasons for adaptations in different leaves.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (adaptation, chlorophyll, surface area and pigment)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Handout sheet task
-Note taking extension on xylem and phloem
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Plant Minerals https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12765305
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on natural selection. In this lesson students will describe the process of natural selection and explain how it leads to the evolution of species over time.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: fitness, evolution, natural selection, artificial selection and fossil)
-Task boxes
-Order the steps
-Handout sheet task
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Extinction https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12981439
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B2b (Ecosystems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
Key points from the previous topic (Health and Lifestyle)
Leaf structure and photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
Plant minerals
Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Food chains, food webs and ecosystems
-Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12764690
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on ecosystems. In this lesson students will identify niches within an ecosystem, describe how organisms coexist within an ecosystem and practice using key vocabulary.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: population, community, habitat, ecosystem, niche and coexist)
-Task boxes
-Consolidation questions
-Handout sheet task
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768583
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on anaerobic respiration. In this lesson students will learn the word equations for anaerobic respiration in humans and yeast, explain the differences between anaerobic and aerobic respiration, discuss some uses for anaerobic respiration and explain what is meant by ‘oxygen debt.’
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: anaerobic, fermentation, oxygen debt, lactic acid and yeast)
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension questions
-Sorting task
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12768066
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chemosynthesis. In this lesson students will learn about the similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis and discuss where chemosynthetic organisms can be found and why.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: chemosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic, mutualistic, hydrothermal vent and deep sea vent)
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension questions
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766139
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Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on unicellular organisms. In this lesson students will learn how to explain what a unicellular organism is, describe the structure of an amoeba and explain how euglena has features of both plant and animal cells.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-Starter task
-Group reading task (literacy)
-Keywords activity (vocabulary: unicellular, multicellular, photosynthesis, flagellum and fission)
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Draw and label
-Putting the steps in order to describe a process
-All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable.
-Next lesson revision cells topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650813
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Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1a (Cells). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments.
In this lesson students will revise:
-How to use a microscope to observe cells
-How to calculate magnification
-Parts of the cell and their function
-The difference between plant and animal cells
-Examples of specialised cells
-Diffusion
-Unicellular organisms
-The presentation includes a free bonus resource specifically for revising the onion cells practical
-All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable.
-Return to the start of the topic: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975350
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Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on fertilisation and germination. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how fertilisation happens in plants, explain how fruits and seeds are formed after fertilisation and explain what seeds need for growth.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-Starter task (recall from previous lessons)
-Group reading task
-Keywords task (vocabulary: fertilisation, germination, starch, fruit and seeds)
-Task boxes
-Handout worksheet
-True or false task
-Ordering the steps of germination
-All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable.
-Next lesson Seed Dispersal https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659803
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