By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify biotic factors within an ecosystem. Describe how biotic factors can affect an ecosystem. Describe what will happen if the number of prey increases. Explain why it is important for the population of predators to remain below a certain threshold.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify abiotic factors. Describe how to use a belt transect. Describe the effect of pollutants. Explain the importance of wildlife monitoring.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the contents of an ecosystem. Describe how organisms can be interdependent. Describe how herbivores and carnivores interact. Explain how to calculate the abundance of a population.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the reactants and products of respiration. Describe the process of aerobic respiration. Describe the process of anaerobic respiration. Explain how the body uses both aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the main components of the heart. Describe the journey of blood through the heart. Describe how to calculate cardiac output. Explain the importance of valves in the heart.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the main components of the circulatory system. Describe the various blood vessels in the circulatory system. Describe the components of blood. Explain the use of the double circulatory system to help humans in life.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify substances excreted and absorbed by the body. Describe how the capillaries are effective for exchanging substances. Describe how to calculate surface area and volume. Explain how organisms compensate for a small surface area: Volume ratio.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the factor that increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Describe how a person can be tested to be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Explain the importance of controlling and reversing diabetes type 2.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the hormones that increase and decrease blood glucose concentrations. Describe how blood sugar levels change after a person has consumed a meal. Explain why these separate hormones are needed whilst eating and during a marathon.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the roles of luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. Describe how IVF and hormone treatments aid pregnancy. Explain what would happen if hormone levels changed.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify key parts of the female reproductive system. Describe the roles of oestrogen and progesterone. Describe the menstrual cycle. Explain the use of contraception.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify two endocrine glands. Describe the effect of thyroxine and adrenaline on the body. Explain how these hormones help the body.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify some hormones used in the body. Describe the hormone’s target cells and the effects. Compare the hormonal response and nervous response.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify substances that are transported in the xylem and phloem. Describe how a plant transports sucrose and water. Explain why the phloem and xylem are good at their roles of transport.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify substances that are present in the soil. Describe how a plant intakes these substances. Compare osmosis and active transport.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify variables that will affect the rate of photosynthesis. Describe how light intensity can affect the rate of photosynthesis. Explain the inverse square law for intensity.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: State the limiting factors for photosynthesis. Describe how a limiting factor can affect photosynthesis. Explain why these limiting factors have the effect that they do.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis. Describe how a leaf is adapted for its function. Explain why the leaf requires guard cells. Compare root cells and cells of a plant’s leaf.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify variation between organisms. Compare continuous and discontinuous variation. Explain the link between continuous variation and environmental factors. Explain the link between discontinuous variation and genetic factors.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Create a drawing of DNA labelling: sugar, phosphate and base. Pair correct bases together Describe how DNA bases are read in the body Explain what’s meant by mutation and the effects of this.