Genetic Engineering Lesson GCSE Biology

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Genetic Engineering. In this lesson, students will give some examples of how genetic engineering is used, describe an overview of how genetic engineering works and compare genetic engineering with selective breeding. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.

Note: on the AQA course, the molecular mechanism of genetic engineering is covered under Biotechnology (Topic 7 Ecology). We have included some bonus slides on it here for courses that teach this content as part of Inheritance.

This lesson includes:

• Title slide with learning objectives
• A starter activity
• Group reading (literacy)
• Keywords task (vocabulary: genetic engineering, genetically modified (GM), vector, herbicide and insecticide)
• Task boxes
• Comprehension questions
• Discussion exercise
• Sorting exercise (GM vs. selective breeding)
• Handout sheet task
• Bonus: Molecular mechanism of genetic engineering of bacteria to produce human insulin. Includes group reading, a walkthrough of the process step ordering task and a handout sheet task
• Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment
• Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
• Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.