NEW (2016) AQA AS-Level Biology – Vaccination

This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA AS-level Biology course, particularly the ‘Cells’ module.

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A-Level lesson format: I teach in more of a lecture style compared to GCSE. In the majority of my A-level lessons the beginning portion of the lesson is mainly teacher-led, where students are expected to take notes onto a handout/in their books. This is then mixed in with student-led activities, as well as questions and exam prep.

You will find some of my slides have blank spaces for you to add more detail/descriptions/explanations. If you look at the ‘Notes’ section underneath each of these slides, you will find additional content which you can add in as you teach!

This lesson begins with a review discussion of antibodies. Students should describe the structure and function of antibodies in addition to the roles of plasma and memory cells.

Students are then introduced to the function of vaccines a simulation of immune response through a descriptive graph. They should take notes of the following slides which define immunity, both passive and active. The two forms of immunity are also described as a flowchart, students will use this chart to help them complete the first task of the lesson! Answers are available on the following slide for self-assessment. The second task is to copy and complete a table to summarise active and passive immunity.

The next slides introduce the three main types of vaccines, students should take good notes before answering an exam style question. Answers are available on the following slide for self-assessment.

Students will then think>pair>share to discuss the features of a successful vaccination program. They should consider side effects, administration, production, and herd immunity.

Herd immunity is then defined and used to explain historical examples of population-wide vaccinations. Students will use these slides to inform the next task, in which they’ll be asked to consider why a vaccine may fail to eliminate a disease. They will be given a short reason and asked to describe why this reason impacts immunity. Answers for self-assessment are available on the following slide.

The plenary task for this lesson is to create a keywords list from the lesson overall.

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