AQA GCSE Fungal diseases

A full 1 hour lesson on fungal diseases from the AQA GCSE Biology syllabus. Also suitable for AQA GCSE Combined Science.
This resource contains:

• A 5 in 5 style retrieval starter
• A lesson hook on parasitic fungi in ants
• A hook / discussion on making links between athlete’s foot and mushrooms
• Direct instruction on athlete’s foot - causes, methods of spread, prevention
• A choice task ‘choose the difficulty’ - three deliberate practice questions on athlete’s foot (with answers)
• Retrieval practice linking tobacco mosaic virus to photosynthesis topic
• Direct instruction on rose black spot
• Lightning questions on rose black spot
• A practice exam-style question on rose black spot with guided peer assessment
• A ‘question olympics’ game - retrieval from this topic
• A plenary task