KS3 Biology - Levels of Organisation
This bundle is a complete topic pack containing all powerpoints, student worksheets, risk assessments, stretch and challenge tasks, and answer sheets for the Biology topic “Levels of Organisation”. It also contains many student-led activities on the powerpoints (particularly designed to make the learning of parts and functions of organs/joints etc... easier, more fun and student-led), plenary activities. There are also interactive slides to demonstrate concepts (e.g. gas exchange) as well as self-completing slides where answers can be clicked and move into the correct place (great for distance learning students and cover lessons).
Bundle includes:
Lesson 1: Tissues and Organs
Lesson 2: Organ Systems
Lesson 3: Gas Exchange
Lesson 4: Breathing
Lesson 5: The Skeleton
Lesson 6: Joints
Lesson 7: Muscles
Lesson Objectives:
Lesson 1: Tissues and Organs
* Define the terms “tissue” and “organ”
* Identify some of the key organs in the human body
* Identify some of the key organs in plants
* Describe what some key organs do
Lesson 2: Organ Systems
* Define the term “organ system”
* Identify some of the key organ systems in the human body and what they do
* Describe the hierarchy of organisation in a multicellular organism
Lesson 3: Gas Exchange
* Name the key parts of the lungs
* Define the process of gas exchange
* Describe how parts of the gas exchange system are adapted to their function
* Compare inhaled and exhaled air
* WS: Read data from pie charts and draw conclusions
Lesson 4: Breathing
* Describe the physical changes that occur when a person inhales and exhales
* Describe a method used to estimate lung volume
* WS: Measure lung volume
* WS: Correlate and analyse data from a practical experiment to draw conclusions
Lesson 5: The Skeleton
* Label some of the main bones in the skeleton
* Describe the structure of a bone
* Describe the functions of the skeletal system
Lesson 6: Joints
* Name and give examples of the types of joint found in the human body
* Describe the role of joints in movement
* Label the structure of a joint
* Carry out the dissection of a joint
Lesson 7: Muscles
* Describe what a muscle is and give some examples
* Describe how muscles cause movement in the body
* Describe how antagonistic muscles control movement at a joint
* WS: Investigate the strength of muscles