Used with high ability year 9 class:
- Scavenger hunt Q sheet
- I printed and laminated answers, and spread these around the room. Pupils used this information to answer the questions.
- Correct the mistakes passage on aerobic and anaerobic respiration - including scientific and SPaG errors, for pupils to correct. Answer sheet inc.
Designed for use with high ability year 9 class to cover the new GCSE scheme, mark scheme included.
Have not included a question on cancer, as members of this class have recently lost family members.
Used with high ability year 10 class.
Links to nervous disorder charity websites which all contain interesting videos which can be watched with the class.
Used with a high ability year 10 class, in a lesson about the structure and function of the brain.
To get them used to interpreting and analysing information, and to link NS structure to nature of the condition.
- high ability year 10 class.
- began with Chinese whispers to mimic the Nervous System (seventy seven benevolent elephants). Class were then able to guess the topic we were learning about, through the game.
- discussed 'brainbow' (google this, mapping of neural pathways)
- labelled diagrams of neurones and discussed their structure.
Lesson designed for high ability class - but could be adapted to suit any needs.
- Began lesson with recap to previous learning relating to the nervous system.
- Assess prior knowledge using laminated structure labels and A3 eye diagram.
- Students move around the room using the table, and assorted sheets to collect information.
- Use this information to reorder their labelled diagram, now they have a enhanced understanding.
- Discussion regarding perception of colour
- Plenary ('To the left'): books closed, each group gets a new diagram. In silence, one person in the group labels a structure, and passes it to the left, and so on. pupils may amend each others' answers, but this is a silent activity to check understanding.
Used with high ability year 10 class.
Work through SOLO levels of understanding. Accompanied by AQA textbook, but any would do/could be shown in lesson with students later demonstrating their understanding.