GCSE Combined Science: Variation (Biology)

A complete lesson including starter activity, mini AfL work tasks with answers, main work tasks with answers for a KS4 GCSE lesson on variation. Main work task is differentiated with sentence starters for the 6 mark exam question

By the end of the lesson students should be able to:

Identify variation causes by genes and by the environment
Describe how variation contributes to an organism’s survival
Explain the mechanisms of genetic variation

Students will be able to take rich notes on variation, building on their KS3 knowledge on this topic

The teacher will be able to quickly assess students’ understanding of variation by carrying our mini AfL questions using A,B,C cards or mini white baords

The lesson ends with a main work task for students to complete. Students will be able to self or peer assess their answers to this task using the detailed answers provided

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