This is a KS3 Biology lesson covering the function of muscles, the names of some major muscles in the human body, antagonistic muscles pairs and a practical to measure muscle fatigue. This lesson also comes with two alternative student led practical investigations.
This resource contains:
Teacher powerpoint (with teacher delivery notes, interactive plenary, challenge tasks throughout and careers links)
Student worksheet (For practical Option 1) (PDF and editable word)
Lesson Objectives:
Describe what a muscle is and give some examples
Describe how muscles cause movement in the body
Describe how antagonistic muscles control movement at a joint
Investigate the strength of muscles
This lesson covers the KS3 biology curriculum looking at diffusion in cells and describing the movement of some of the key particles that move in and out of cells.
Lesson objectives:
Name some substances that move into and out of cells
Describe the process of diffusion
Describe examples of diffusion in cells
This Lesson Contains:
Complete lesson powerpoint with animations, video clip link, student tasks and guidance for teachers
Student gap fill worksheet for higher and lower ability (differentiated) (PDF and Editable versions)
Answer sheet for student gap fill
This lesson covers examples of specialised cells, their adaptations and how those adaptations make them suited for their function.
**This lesson resource includes: **
Complete lesson powerpoint
Student led circus investigation task sheet (PDF and editable versions)
Answer sheet (PDF and editable versions)
Information cards for task on different specialised cells (PDF and editable versions)
Automatically checking multiple choice plenary quiz (great for mini-whiteboard AFL)
Lesson Objectives
Know what a specialised cell and an adaptation is
Give some examples of specialised cells
Identify and describe the adaptations of some specialised cells
Explain how an adaptation makes a specialised cell good at its function
This lesson covers the KS3 basics of animal cells, including their basic structure, the function of each part of the animal cell, and how to observe animal cells (cheek cells) under a microscope.
This Lesson Includes
Lesson powerpoint with full answers, guidance for teachers in delivery and engaging activities designed for EAL and AEN students, interactive plenary multiple choice quiz, challenge tasks for higher ability students
Practical order form/risk assessment
CLEAPPS Guidance on practical completion
Student key note/worksheet (PDF and Editable word versions)
Student worksheet answers (PDF and Editable word versions)
Lesson objectives
State what a cell is
Name the different parts of an animal cell
Describe the function of each part of an animal cell
Use a microscope to view animal cells (cheek cells)
This complete lesson teaches students the parts of the microscope, how to use one, what they’re used for, and how to calculate magnification.
This lesson contains:
Complete lesson powerpoint, including mini-whiteboard AFL tasks for calculating magnification and full answers
Student handout sheet (with and without hints for AEN students)
Plenary task
Lesson Objectives
Name the parts of a microscope
Describe how to use a microscope to observe very small objects
Calculate the total magnification used to observe an object
View and focus objects under a microscope
A full lesson outlining the basic GCSE structure of the atom, the position and charges of the subatomic particles inside it. A part of the course which is sometimes difficult to teach in a fun and interactive/discovery based way, this lesson will help students to discover information and make connections themselves. Students will hopefully not only learn the charges and masses and positions of subatomic particles, but gain an appreciation of scale and relative mass, as well as understand some of the reasons behind the structure of the atom and the reason we draw it the way we do.
This lesson includes:
Powerpoint - including key notes, delivery tips, modelling ideas, interactive class activities and key hinge/get-them-thinking questions, tips on dealing with common misconceptions
Multiple choice interactive plenary activity
Full answers
Lesson Objectives
Describe what a subatomic particle is
Describe the structure of an atom in terms of subatomic particles
Give the positions, relative mass and charge of the three subatomic particles
A full lesson resource teaching students how to use the periodic table (mass number and atomic number) to count the numbers of subatomic particles in an atom. This lesson also covers the definition of “isotopes”. This lesson also dual codes this information with atomic diagrams and periodic table squares to cement student understanding of where these numbers come from, while also being a great support for EAL and SEN students. Great for “I do, we do, you do” activities and can be easily added to and extended if more examples and practice are needed by a given class.
Lesson contains:
Lesson powerpoint, including whole class whiteboard AFL activities, core hinge/thinking questions, full answers and notes to aid in lesson delievery and structure
Student worksheet
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Lesson Objectives:
Know what the numbers on the periodic table mean
Use the periodic table to count the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom
Predict atomic number and mass number from the numbers of subatomic particles
Define the term “isotope” and identify examples of them
This is a KS3 Biology lesson covering the defintions of tissues and organs, examples of both in humans and plants, and the functions of some of the key organs.
This lesson may require students to have access to the internet.
This resource contains:
Teacher powerpoint including teacher guidance and answers
Student worksheet (PDF and Editable versions)
Student worksheet answers (PDF and Editable versions)
Lesson Objectives:
Define the terms “tissue” and “organ”
Identify some of the key organs in the human body
Identify some of the key organs in plants
Describe what some key organs do
This lesson is a KS3 biology lesson covering the structure of the lungs, the basic process of gas exchange in the lungs, and the differences in composition between inhaled and exhaled air.
This lesson contains:
Risk assessment for lung dissection demonstration
Risk assessment for student practical
Student worksheet (PDF and Word)
Student worksheet answers (PDF and Word)
Lesson powerpoint - including gas exchange animation!
Lesson Objectives:
Name the key parts of the lungs
Define the process of gas exchange
Describe how parts of the gas exchange system are adapted to their function
Compare inhaled and exhaled air
WS: Read data from pie charts and draw conclusions
This bundle is a complete topic pack containing all powerpoints, student worksheets, risk assessments, stretch and challenge tasks, and answer sheets for the Biology topic “Levels of Organisation”. It also contains many student-led activities on the powerpoints (particularly designed to make the learning of parts and functions of organs/joints etc… easier, more fun and student-led), plenary activities. There are also interactive slides to demonstrate concepts (e.g. gas exchange) as well as self-completing slides where answers can be clicked and move into the correct place (great for distance learning students and cover lessons).
Bundle includes:
Lesson 1: Tissues and Organs
Lesson 2: Organ Systems
Lesson 3: Gas Exchange
Lesson 4: Breathing
Lesson 5: The Skeleton
Lesson 6: Joints
Lesson 7: Muscles
Lesson Objectives:
Lesson 1: Tissues and Organs
Define the terms “tissue” and “organ”
Identify some of the key organs in the human body
Identify some of the key organs in plants
Describe what some key organs do
Lesson 2: Organ Systems
Define the term “organ system”
Identify some of the key organ systems in the human body and what they do
Describe the hierarchy of organisation in a multicellular organism
Lesson 3: Gas Exchange
Name the key parts of the lungs
Define the process of gas exchange
Describe how parts of the gas exchange system are adapted to their function
Compare inhaled and exhaled air
WS: Read data from pie charts and draw conclusions
Lesson 4: Breathing
Describe the physical changes that occur when a person inhales and exhales
Describe a method used to estimate lung volume
WS: Measure lung volume
WS: Correlate and analyse data from a practical experiment to draw conclusions
Lesson 5: The Skeleton
Label some of the main bones in the skeleton
Describe the structure of a bone
Describe the functions of the skeletal system
Lesson 6: Joints
Name and give examples of the types of joint found in the human body
Describe the role of joints in movement
Label the structure of a joint
Carry out the dissection of a joint
Lesson 7: Muscles
Describe what a muscle is and give some examples
Describe how muscles cause movement in the body
Describe how antagonistic muscles control movement at a joint
WS: Investigate the strength of muscles
This bundle contains the lessons, powerpoints and all relevant resources for teaching the Separate Science GCSE Chemistry AQA content on electrochemical cells and fuel cells.
This bundle contains 3-4 lessons of content including:
Lesson 1: What are Electrochemical Cells?
Lesson Objectives:
Describe what an electrochemical cell is and what we use it for
Describe how to make an electrochemical cell
Identify factors which affect the size of the voltage produced by an electrochemical cell
This lesson contains:
Lesson powerpoint
Student practical investigation
Teacher notes on how to deliver lesson slides/content and answers
Lesson 2: How do Electrochemical Cells Work?
Lesson Objectives:
Recall the definitions for oxidation and reduction
Identify which elements are oxidised and reduced in an electrochemical cell
(H) – write half equations for oxidation and reduction taking place in electrochemical cells
Explain why alkaline/non-rechargeable batteries eventually stop working
This lesson contains:
Lesson powerpoint, containing animation about how electrochemical cells produce electrical current and the reactions that take place within it
Student exam questions (23 marks worth) from AQA syllabus with mark scheme
Teacher notes on how to deliver lesson slides/content and answers
Lesson 3/4: What are Fuel Cells?
Lesson Objectives:
Describe, in basic terms, how a hydrogen fuel works
(Higher only) write balanced half equations for the reactions taking place inside a hydrogen fuel cell
Describe advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen fuel cells
Evaluate the use of hydrogen fuel vehicles compared to electric and petrol vehicles
Lesson resources include:
Lesson powerpoint with printable diagrams for students
Explanations of half equations from fuel cell (both acid cell (not AQA) and alkaline cell (AQA) version) and balancing them
Relevant video links
6 marker question and mark scheme
Exam question pack on fuel cells and energy
Plenary AFL multiple choice quiz and debate activity
Worksheet to help students understand how to work out whether a substance is a solid, liquid or gas based on it’s melting point or boiling point.
Worksheet document contains answers at the end.
Contains PDF copy and editable PPT version
Worksheet to be used to help students understand the steps in carrying out a simple acid-base titration.
Worksheet also contains key questions about the set up of the experiment and the collecting of data.
Contains both a PDF copy and an editable PPT copy
Full answer sheet included at the end of each document
A simple but effective wall display of some of the most common chemical formulas used in chemistry (especially relevant for the KS3 and GCSE Chemistry syllabus).
An interactive powerpoint resource designed to be used for distance learning from home.
Also contains interactive questions, a cheat sheet of common ions and practice questions.
Students should be able to:
Predicting the formula of salts from their names and ions