OCR A Level Biology A lesson on Ventilation. This is one of eight lessons to meet the specification points for 3.1.1 Exchange Surfaces.
Specification points: 3.1.1 (d)
Objectives for this lesson:
• Name the components of the mammalian ventilation system.
• Describe the mechanism for ventilation in mammals.
• Explain the function of key components of the mammalian ventilation system.
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OCR A Level Biology A lesson on Tissue Fluid Formation and Retention. This is one of ten lessons to meet the specification points for 3.1.2 Transport in Animals.
Specification points: 3.1.2 (d)
Objectives for this lesson:
• Recap the names of the different blood vessels.
• Describe how tissue fluid is formed from plasma.
• Explain the differences in the composition of blood, tissue fluid and lymph.
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OCR A Level Biology A lesson on Structure of the Mammalian Heart. This is one of ten lessons to meet the specification points for 3.1.2 Transport in Animals.
Specification points: 3.1.2 (e(i))
Objectives for this lesson:
• State the function of the coronary arteries.
• Label the external and internal heart structures.
• Explain the functions of the internal structures of the heart.
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This is designed for the OCR A Level Biology A Module 3.1.2 Transport in Animals SLOP Booklet and Answers.
It is a 43 page workbook for students to fill in and also has exam questions for each lesson.
There is also answer books included.
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OCR A Level Biology A lesson on Maintaining Biodiversity. This is one of nine lessons to meet the specification points for 4.2.1 Biodiversity.
Specification points: 4.2.1 (g)
Objectives for this lesson:
Recall the factors affecting biodiversity.
Describe the reasons for maintaining biodiversity.
Explain, with examples the reasons for maintaining biodiversity.
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This is designed for the OCR A Level Biology A Module 4.2.1 Biodiversity SLOP Booklet and Answers.
It is a 42-page workbook for students to fill in and also has exam questions for each lesson.
There is also answer books included.
This workbook was designed with my lessons, so please check them out as well.
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A lesson on Current for KS3 with practical activities included to allow students to determine how the current changes with series and parallel circuits. Rope needed to demonstrate how the current flows through a circuit and to show that the electrons are already present in circuit and don’t come from the battery. Can be used with some calculation questions to reinforce understanding for higher level groups.
These questions can be used in the lessons or as a homework. Links directly to the AQA GCSE Objectives and are graded at Grades 4, 6 and 8. Answers are provided for self or peer assessment.
Excellent way to support students in their lesson notes.
Attached is four resources, the first two are the marking stickers. The topic has been broken down into two different stickers, but you could combine them if needed. The second two are a reference handout for students to use to help them when responding to marking and completing the tasks necessary to fill the gaps in their learning. The final resource is information on specialised cells to be used as reference for one of the DIRT tasks.
On the marking sticker, colour code the different learning outcomes when marking their books as either red, amber or green to make it simple for the pupils to see which outcomes they need to focus on and which they are fine with. Or these stickers could be altered by adding an additional column and using WWW and EBI instead. Both are effective methods of providing feedback for pupils. The bottom two boxes allow for tasks to be set and any more generalised feedback to be provided by ticking any relevant boxes.
The second attachment is the resources to be used by the pupils in a feedback lesson (DIRT lesson). I print the slides off two to a page, back-to-back with one between two for pupils. This provides them with the tasks necessary to meet the learning objectives and close any gaps in learning. I find these tasks much easier for pupils to use than simply directing them to textbook pages. Some of the pictures and questions taken from other resources and compiled here.
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Great for a revision lesson on energy and energy resources.
Two different levels of pyramids; one for mid to high ability and one for low ability groups.
Students use any resources available to them including lesson notes and textbooks to try and complete as many questions as they can to get to 100 points. This is a great differentiated resource as students can attempt harder questions for more points or stick to lower level questions for less points, meaning more questions.
Answers are also included for all the questions.
Students should only need 20-30 minutes to attempt pyramid and then can self assess.
Complete lesson on Preserving Biodiversity, designed for the new Activate Scheme but can be used for other syllabus’ as well.
Includes definitions of extinction and conservation, gene banks and captive breeding. There are you tube videos included to support learning and a challenge grid of questions that can be printed and given to the students. The questions are differentiated with red being lowest level to green being highest with a challenge question in purple to stretch the higher ability students and get them thinking about the importance of conservation.
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Complete lesson on Reflection, designed for the new Activate Scheme but can be used for another syllabus’ as well.
Includes various tasks, a practical and discussion. All answers are provided on the slides so students can self/peer assess. There are differentiated tasks and questions. There is a practical requiring light ray boxes, mirrors and protractors for students to investigate what the Law of Reflection might be and to draw their own conclusions before revealing the Law to them.
Included in this lesson pack is a Code breaker starter, instruction sheet for students to use as a checklist during the practical to encourage students to follow all instructions in a method, an investigation template for the lower ability students with the incident rays already drawn on and a differentiated worksheet with questions on Reflection and using the Law of Reflection.
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Complete lesson on Refraction, designed for the new Activate Scheme but can be used for another syllabus’ as well.
Includes various tasks, a practical and discussion. All answers are provided on the slides so students can self/peer assess. There are differentiated tasks and questions. There is a practical requiring light ray boxes, glass blocks and protractors for students to investigate how refraction works.
Included in this lesson pack is an instruction sheet for students to use as a checklist during the practical to encourage students to follow all instructions in a method.
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Complete lesson on the Eye and Vision, designed for the new Activate Scheme but can be used for another syllabus’ as well.
Includes various tasks and discussions around how the eye works and what causes vision to be blurry and how to correct. All answers are provided on the slides so students can self/peer assess. It starts with a word serahc on keywords linked to the eye and light to familiarise students with some of the spellings. There is a differentiated worksheet on the structure of the eye and what each structure does. There is a set of information sheets that can be printed on A3 and placed around the room for the students to use to fill in their worksheet. The lower ability information sheets are best printed in colour and have basic information on them needed to complete the diagram label and part and function match up. In contrast, the higher ability worksheet requires students to read a more detailed information sheet and extract the key information to include themselves when annotating the diagram. There is then a gap fill activity on the worksheet that can be completed while discussing short-sighted and long-sighted vision and how to correct.
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KS3 Electromagnets Revision Pyramid Activity. Answers are also included to allow for self/peer assessment.
Students have to answer as many questions as they can to reach 100 points in a certain time. This is a great activity for revision purposes and allows students to differentiate the level of questioning they answer as different questions are worth different amounts of points with harder questions being worth more.
Challenge Question pyramid based around the initial lessons for science for Year 7. Differentiated questions with easiest questions being worth 5 points and hardest question being worth 30 points. I usually set this as a challenge giving the students 20 mins to try and reach 100 points. Students highlight each question as they attempt them. This challenge can be approached in different ways from picking the easier questions and answering more questions or having less, but more challenging questions. It often surprises me as to how many students will challenge themselves to the harder questions and push themselves.
Answers are included so students can self/peer assess.
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This is a complete lesson on Change of State aimed at a Year 7 class. It includes activities, tasks and questions. I also asked the lab technician for some stearic acid warmed up so students could create a cooling curve. This lesson is designed with no need for printing. Differentiated tasks for differing abilities of students.
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OCR A Level Biology A lesson on Levels Of Protein Structure. This is one of three lessons on proteins to meet the specification points for 2.1.2 Biological Molecules.
Objectives for this lesson:
Recall the structure of an amino acid and the synthesis and breakdown of dipeptides and polypeptides.
Describe the different levels of protein structure.
Understand the role of different types of bonds in the structure of proteins.
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