A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS4 GCSE lesson on variation. Main work task is differentiated with sentence starters for the 6 mark exam question By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Identify variation causes by genes and by the environment Describe how variation contributes to an organism’s survival Explain the mechanisms of genetic variation Students will be able to take rich notes on variation, building on their KS3 knowledge on this topic The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of variation by carrying our mini AfL questions using A,B,C cards or mini white baords The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above

Fun Revision Quiz on AQA GCSE Biology: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution. Students will be tested using a series of questions on the following topics: Antibiotic Resistance The Theory of Evolution Genetic Engineering Variation Classification and Evolutionary Trees Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Mitosis and Meiosis DNA and Genes Genetic Crosses This quiz can be completed using A,B,C cards or on mini whiteboards Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above