Suited towards KS3 students (yrs 11-14) By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify types of variation Compare continuous and discontinuous variation. Create graphs to show continuous and discontinuous variation.

Suited towards KS3 students (yrs 11-14) By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify variation Compare environmental and inherited variation Explain why variation comes about.

Suited towards KS3 students (yrs 11-14) By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify ways that organisms adapt to change. Describe what is meant by predator-prey relationships. Explain why organisms change through the seasons.

By the end of the lessons learners should be able to: Identify what is meant by the command words: State, describe and explain. Answer a describe question. Answer an explain question.

By the end of the lesson I will be able to: Identify the moving parts of the respiratory system. Describe how the breathing mechanism works. Create a model of the respiratory system.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the two types of antibiotic. Describe the effects of antibiotics. Explain why antibiotics should be closely monitored when used.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify factors that affect health. Describe how to improve health. Explain why wealth can affect health.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify the 4 food tests. Describe the colour changes associated with each food test. Explain why healthier foods will rarely test positive with Benedicts.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify the 6 nutrients the body needs. Describe how the nutrients are used in the body. Explain why too much of these nutrients or too little can affect the body.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify key changes in the fetus during development. Describe the process of labour. Explain why contractions aid the process of labour.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify the 2 main ways seeds are dispersed. Describe how animals and the wind can disperse seeds. Explain why seeds need to disperse.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the 3 famous fossils of human ancestors. Describe how the features of these fossils represented their lifestyles. Explain why tools are useful indicators of organism intelligence.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: State what is meant by a drug. Compare medicinal and recreational drugs. Explain why some drugs are made illegal.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify what food contains. Describe how to measure the energy content of food. Explain how to make this a fair test.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the source of an organism’s characteristics. Describe how genetic engineering works. Explain why genetic engineering is useful.

A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about: the principles of selective breeding and examples of this. Progress checks are available following each success criteria Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Learning objective: Evaluate the process of selective breeding and justify why farmers use it. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Success criteria: Identify characteristics in organisms. Describe how to selectively breed. Explain why selective breeding is used. Powerpoint contains 18 slides.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: State what is meant by a binomial name. Describe how organisms are classified in 7 sections. Explain why classification and binomial systems are needed.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify key parts of a flower. Describe the function of each part of the flower. Explain why flowers produce nectar.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify structures within the sperm and ova cells that help during fertilisation. Describe the process of fertilisation. Explain why the placenta is crucial for the development of a foetus.

By the end of the lesson learners will be able to: Identify parts of the female and male reproductive systems. Describe the journey of sperm to the egg. Explain why it’s best for fertilisation to occur in the female’s reproductive system.