Reaction time - AQA RPA 6 Ruler-drop test

A full 1 hour lesson based on the Biology Required Practical 6 from AQA GCSE Combined Science (reaction times). Also suitable for students studying AQA GCSE Biology.
This resource was designed for a lower ability year 11 class, but could easily be adapted for other year groups or abilities.

This resource includes:

• A fully guided PowerPoint, with chunked practical instructions
• A student worksheet with practical instructions, results tables, and application questions
• A conversion table for reaction times

The PowerPoint includes:

• A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter
• A lesson hook - an online reaction time game
• Chunked practical instructions (slow practical) with use of colour coding and dual coding / imagery for ease of understanding
• Models (e.g. a model results table showing how to find an anomaly)
• Application questions
• Model answers
• A written plenary (an exam question, with a scaffold, a mark scheme, and a model answer)