Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.7.2 ) course but can be modified for other exam boards.
11 slides covering Impact of environmental change:
4.7.2.4 Impact of environmental change (biology only) (HT only)
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
29 slides cover: respiration.
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered /:
4.4.2.1 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Students should be able to describe cellular respiration as an exothermic reaction which is continuously occurring in living cells.
The energy transferred supplies all the energy needed for living processes.
Respiration in cells can take place aerobically (using oxygen) or anaerobically (without oxygen), to transfer energy.
Students should be able to compare the processes of aerobic and anaerobic respiration with regard to the need for oxygen, the differing products and the relative amounts of energy transferred.
Organisms need energy for:
• chemical reactions to build larger molecules
• movement
• keeping warm.
Aerobic respiration is represented by the equation: glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water
Students should recognise the chemical symbols: C6H12O6, O2, CO2 and H2O.
Anaerobic respiration in muscles is represented by the equation: glucose lactic acid
As the oxidation of glucose is incomplete in anaerobic respiration much less energy is transferred than in aerobic respiration.
Anaerobic respiration in plant and yeast cells is represented by the equation:
Glucose --> ethanol + carbon dioxide
Anaerobic respiration in yeast cells is called fermentation and has economic importance in the manufacture of bread and alcoholic drinks.
**4.4.2.2 Response to exercise **
During exercise the human body reacts to the increased demand for energy.
The heart rate, breathing rate and breath volume increase during exercise to supply the muscles with more oxygenated blood.
If insufficient oxygen is supplied anaerobic respiration takes place in muscles. The incomplete oxidation of glucose causes a build up of lactic acid and creates an oxygen debt. During long periods of vigorous activity muscles become fatigued and stop contracting efficiently.
(HT only) Blood flowing through the muscles transports the lactic acid to the liver where it is converted back into glucose. Oxygen debt is the amount of extra oxygen the body needs after exercise to react with the accumulated lactic acid and remove it from the cells.
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(g) Gas exchange
Humans
2.46 describe the structure of the thorax, including the ribs, intercostal muscles, diaphragm, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli and pleural membranes
2.47 understand the role of the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm in ventilation
2.48 explain how alveoli are adapted for gas exchange by diffusion between air in the lungs and blood in capillaries
2.49 understand the biological consequences of smoking in relation to the lungs and the circulatory system, including coronary heart disease
2.50 practical: investigate breathing in humans, including the release of carbon dioxide and the effect of exercise
Designed for the new specification IGCSE edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
2.80 understand how organisms are able to respond to changes in their environment
2.81 understand that homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment, and that body water content and body temperature are both examples of homeostasis
2.82 understand that a co-ordinated response requires a stimulus, a receptor and an effector
Flowering plants
2.83 understand that plants respond to stimuli
2.84 describe the geotropic and phototropic responses of roots and stems
2.85 understand the role of auxin in the phototropic response of stems
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
Humans
2.59 describe the composition of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma
2.60 understand the role of plasma in the transport of carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat energy
2.61 understand how adaptations of red blood cells make them suitable for the transport of oxygen, including shape, the absence of a nucleus and the presence of haemoglobin
2.62 understand how the immune system responds to disease using white blood cells, illustrated by phagocytes ingesting pathogens and lymphocytes releasing antibodies specific to the pathogen
2.63B understand how vaccination results in the manufacture of memory cells, which enable future antibody production to the pathogen to occur sooner, faster and in greater quantity
2.64B understand how platelets are involved in blood clotting, which prevents blood loss and the entry of micro-organisms
2.65 describe the structure of the heart and how it functions
2.66 explain how the heart rate changes during exercise and under the influence of adrenaline
2.67 understand how factors may increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease
2.68 understand how the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries relate to their function
2.69 understand the general structure of the circulation system, including the blood vessels to and from the heart and lungs, liver and kidneys
Contains examination questions
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(f) Respiration
2.34 understand how the process of respiration produces ATP in living organisms
2.35 know that ATP provides energy for cells
2.36 describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration
2.37 know the word equation and the balanced chemical symbol equation for aerobic respiration in living organisms
2.38 know the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants and in animals
2.39 practical: investigate the evolution of carbon dioxide and heat from respiring seeds or other suitable living organisms
Contains exam style questions.
There are three worksheets:
Covers the digestive system.
Cover the small intestine and Disease of the small intestine.
Calorimeter.
These worksheets can be used for pupils on the GCSE/IGCSE course. It can also be used to help A-level pupils review prior learning.
Worksheet comes in PDF form.
Worksheet contains 320 active recall questions to cover Topic 3 – Cell Structure, Reproduction and Development from the international edexcel biology course.
The questions can be used for:
-Short quizzes
-Revision questions
-Homework
-Assesssment
Designed for the new specification IGCSE edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(a) Reproduction
3.1 understand the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction
3.2 understand that fertilisation involves the fusion of a male and female gamete to produce a zygote that undergoes cell division and develops into an embryo
Flowering plants
3.3 describe the structures of an insect-pollinated and a wind-pollinated flower and explain how each is adapted for pollination
3.4 understand that the growth of the pollen tube followed by fertilisation leads to seed and fruit formation
3.5 practical: investigate the conditions needed for seed germination
3.6 understand how germinating seeds utilise food reserves until the seedling can carry
out photosynthesis
3.7 understand that plants can reproduce asexually by natural methods (illustrated by runners) and by artificial methods (illustrated by cuttings)
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
23 slides covering the The heart and blood vessels.
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
Students should know the structure and functioning of the human heart and lungs, including how lungs are adapted for gaseous exchange.
The heart is an organ that pumps blood around the body in a double circulatory system. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs where gas exchange takes place. The left ventricle pumps blood around the rest of the body.
Knowledge of the blood vessels associated with the heart is limited to the aorta, vena cava, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein and coronary arteries. Knowledge of the names of the heart valves is not required.
Knowledge of the lungs is restricted to the trachea, bronchi, alveoli and the capillary network surrounding the alveoli.
The natural resting heart rate is controlled by a group of cells located in the right atrium that act as a pacemaker. Artificial pacemakers are electrical devices used to correct irregularities in the heart rate.
The body contains three different types of blood vessel: • arteries
• veins
• capillaries.
Students should be able to explain how the structure of these vessels relates to their functions.
Students should be able to use simple compound measures such as rate and carry out rate calculations for blood flow.
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.7.1 ) course but can be modified for other exam boards.
38 slides covering adaptations :
4.7.1.1 Communities
4.7.1.2 Abiotic factors
4.7.1.3 Biotic factors
4.7.1.4 Adaptations
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.7.2 ) course but can be modified for other exam boards.
20 slides covering How materials are cycled (carbon cycle and water cycle):
4.7.2.2 How materials are cycled
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
2.51 understand why simple, unicellular organisms can rely on diffusion for movement of substances in and out of the cell
2.52 understand the need for a transport system in multicellular organisms
Flowering plants
2.53 describe the role of phloem in transporting sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant
2.54 describe the role of xylem in transporting water and mineral ions from the roots to other parts of the plant
2.55B understand how water is absorbed by root hair cells
2.56B understand that transpiration is the evaporation of water from the surface of a plant
2.57B understand how the rate of transpiration is affected by changes in humidity, wind speed, temperature and light intensity
2.58B practical: investigate the role of environmental factors in determining the rate of transpiration from a leafy shoot
Contains exam questions
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(g) Gas exchange
Flowering plants
2.40B understand the role of diffusion in gas exchange
2.41B understand gas exchange (of carbon dioxide and oxygen) in relation to respiration and photosynthesis
2.42B understand how the structure of the leaf is adapted for gas exchange
2.43B describe the role of stomata in gas exchange
2.44B understand how respiration continues during the day and night, but that the net exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen depends on the intensity of light
2.45B practical: investigate the effect of light on net gas exchange from a leaf, using hydrogen-carbonate indicator
Includes a video for flipped learning.
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(e) Nutrition
Humans
2.24 understand that a balanced diet should include appropriate proportions of carbohydrate, protein, lipid, vitamins, minerals, water and dietary fibre
2.25 identify the sources and describe the functions of carbohydrate, protein, lipid (fats and oils), vitamins A, C and D, the mineral ions calcium and iron, water and dietary fibre as components of the diet
2.26 understand how energy requirements vary with activity levels, age and pregnancy
2.27 describe the structure and function of the human alimentary canal, including the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum and ileum), large intestine (colon and rectum) and pancreas
2.28 understand how food is moved through the gut by peristalsis
2.29 understand the role of digestive enzymes, including the digestion of starch to glucose by amylase and maltase, the digestion of proteins to amino acids by proteases and the digestion of lipids to fatty acids and glycerol by lipases
2.30 understand that bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder
2.31 understand the role of bile in neutralising stomach acid and emulsifying lipids
2.32 understand how the small intestine is adapted for absorption, including the structure of a villus
2.33B practical: investigate the energy content in a food sample
Contains exam questions.
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Contains topics covering (7 powerpoints):
Human endocrine system
Control of blood glucose levels
Hormones in human reproduction
Contraception
Treating infertility
Negative feedback
Plant hormones and response
Using plant hormones
Lessons are designed for the new AQA course covering specification points: 4.5.3.1, 4.5.3.2, 4.5.3.4, 4.5.3.5, 4.5.3.6, 4.5.3.7, 4.5.4.1 and 4.5.4.2
These lessons can be adapted to be used with other exam boards as all new science specifications now cover the same content.
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
22 slides covering Microscopy:
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered (includes a required practical):
Students should be able to:
understand how microscopy techniques have developed over time
explain how electron microscopy has increased understanding of sub-cellular structures.
Limited to the differences in magnification and resolution.
An electron microscope has much higher magnification and resolving power than a light microscope. This means that it can be used to study cells in much finer detail. This has enabled biologists to see and understand many more sub-cellular structures.
Students should be able to carry out calculations involving magnification, real size and image size using the formula:
magnification = size of image
size of real object
Students should be able to express answers in standard form if appropriate.
Required practical activity 1: use a light microscope to observe, draw and label a selection of plant and animal cells. A magnification scale must be included.
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Lesson covering:
Factors that lead to CVD
Treatments for CVD
Evaluate different treatments for cardiovascular disease