By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify a parasite.
Identify a host.
Describe parasitism and mutualism.
Explain why organisms choose mutualism.
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 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 where Nitrogen can be stored.
Describe how Nitrogen is used in the body.
Explain why farmers encourage the amount of nitrates in their soil.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify what is meant by the rate of a reaction.
Describe how to measure the rate of reaction.
Explain why the method of using a mark at the bottom of a beaker is not a perfect way of measuring reaction rate.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the equation to calculate rate of reaction.
Describe how to read a products made / time graph.
Explain why the gradient of the line can change because of external factors. E.g. temperature rise.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify long and short chain hydrocarbons.
Describe the process of cracking.
Explain why companies would use cracking.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what’s meant by combustion.
Describe complete and incomplete combustion.
Explain why materials can combust completely and incompletely.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify circuit symbols.
Describe how to measure and calculate current.
Explain why ammeters can read a value as minus.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the circuit symbols for: a thermistor and a LDR.
Describe how resistance changes in a thermistor and LDR.
Explain why both LDRs and thermistors are used.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify a series and parallel circuits.
Describe the properties of series and parallel circuits.
Explain why parallel circuits are used in homes.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify how energy is used in a circuit.
Describe what the energy can be used for in a circuit.
Explain why people are using low energy bulbs.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by specific heat capacity.
Describe how specific heat capacity affects how a substance increases in temperature.
Explain the uses of a substance with a large specific heat capacity.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify fullerenes, monomers and polymers.
Describe the structure of fullerenes and polymers.
Explain the properties of fullerenes and why polymers can have different properties.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the meaning of the term chemosynthesis.
Describe the process of chemosynthesis.
Explain why chemosynthesis is necessary for some organisms.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the reactants and products of respiration.
Describe the process of aerobic respiration.
Explain why the body uses aerobic respiration.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the minerals a plant needs
Describe the effect of a lack of these on a plant
Explain why plants require some nutrients.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the contents of a food chain / food web.
Describe what a biomass pyramid shows.
Explain why numbers pyramids do not appear as pyramids.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the reactants and products of anaerobic respiration.
Describe the process of anaerobic respiration.
Explain why the body uses anaerobic respiration.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the 7 life processes.
Describe how to use a microscope.
Explain why microscopes are sometimes needed to confirm if a substance is alive or not.