Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Evolution. In this lesson, students will describe the process of evolution by natural selection, explain the evidence for evolution and discuss why Charles Darwin’s work was controversial. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity What are these characteristics for? Group reading (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: fittest, phenotypic variation, genotypic variation, evolution and adaptation) Task boxes Order the steps to show Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Discussion exercise Comprehension questions 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.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Variation. This lesson has a heavy literacy focus and provides opportunities to practice using the keywords from AQA GCSE Biology Topic 6 in context. In this lesson, students will state what is meant by variation in a species, describe how variation arises in a population and decide whether example characteristics vary due to genes, environment or both. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Discussion exercise; what makes things the same species? Group reading (literacy) Genes or environment task Comprehension questions Task boxes Variation vocabulary handout sheet 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.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the work of Gregor Mendel. In this lesson, students will describe the work Mendel, state the three conclusions Mendel came to and explain why it took time for people to understand Mendel’s work. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Handout sheet task with extension Task boxes Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Order the steps to show the timeline of later discoveries 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on X and Y Chromosomes. In this lesson, students will discuss the pros and cons of embryo screening, use genetic diagrams to calculate the odds of inheriting conditions from dominant and recessive alleles and read family trees to show how characteristics are inherited. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Comprehension questions polydactyly (dominant) Comprehension questions cystic fibrosis (recessive) Discussion exercise Handout sheet task with extension Long-answer questions 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). For the extension to the handout task they will need to have some understanding of drug development (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12948723). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Genetic Diagrams. In this lesson, students will explain the difference between dominant and recessive characteristics and learn how to use two different types of genetic diagram to show the odds of inheriting traits controlled by one gene. They will then use family trees to show how to track inherited traits. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Discussion Exercise Keywords (vocabulary: characteristics, alleles, dominant allele, recessive allele, homozygous and heterozygous) Comprehension questions Modelling genetic diagrams Paired exercise Handout sheet exercise Order the steps Task boxes 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on X and Y Chromosomes. In this lesson, students will describe the chromosome combinations which determine biological sex in humans and use genetic diagrams to show the probability of a baby being born male or female. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Discussion Exercise Handout sheet exercise Other types of genetic diagrams 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Asexual Reproduction. In this lesson, students will state what asexual reproduction is and give examples of organisms which use this method. They will then compare asexual and sexual reproduction and give advantages of each method. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Sorting task (sexual or asexual?) Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet exercise 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, The last task assumes that students have already covered mitosis. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis. In this lesson, students will describe the production of gametes by meiosis and explain how gametes fuse to produce offspring. They will explain how this leads to genetic variation and why this is important. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Order the steps Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet exercise Meiosis vs mitosis comparison 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, The last task assumes that students have already covered mitosis. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Mutation. In this lesson, students will describe what mutation is, explain how mutation can lead to disease and describe the different types of mutations (insertion, addition and substitution). 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Comprehension questions Discussion Exercise Handout exercise Order the steps Long-answer questions 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, however it does require the basic structure of DNA to have been taught first (see DNA and protein synthesis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13041785) Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on DNA and Protein Synthesis. In this lesson, students will define key vocabulary like genes and genome, describe the structure of DNA and where it is found, state the steps of protein synthesis and explain the role of proteins in biology. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Keywords task (vocabulary: DNA, chromosome, gene, genome and inherited characteristics) Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Task boxes Linking questions (high ability) 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Plant Hormone. In this lesson, students will list some plant hormones and state their function. They will explain how these hormones can be used commercially. They will explain how plant responses can be investigated in the lab. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Task boxes Data task (numeracy) 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have already covered the rest of the human endocrine system. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984155

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Adrenaline and Thyroxine. In this lesson, students will describe what each hormone does, explain how the release of hormones is affected by negative feedback and interpret graph data about thyroxine levels. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Data Task Extension data task comparing the thyroxine graphs to other negative feedback graphs 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have already covered the rest of the human endocrine system. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Plant Hormones https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13039382

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Fertility. In this lesson, students will describe which hormones can be used to control fertility and describe other contraceptive methods. They will also explain how fertility can be increased using hormones and reproductive technologies like IVF and ICSI. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Keywords (vocabulary: contraception, mucus, spermicide, abstinence and sterilisation) Task boxes Handout sheet task Comprehension questions Discussion exercise Order the steps Recall questions Discussion notes 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Adrenaline and Thyroxine https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13039042

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Menstrual Cycle. In this lesson, students will describe the stages of the menstrual cycle and how it is controlled by four main hormones. Pupils will then explain how LH, FSH, oestrogen and progesteron interact with each other. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Stage Matching Task boxes Handout sheet task Comprehension questions Exam style questions 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Controlling Fertility https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13038611

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on treating kidney failure. In this lesson, students will describe in detail how dialysis words, compare dialysis and kidney transplants and revisit immunity from topic 3 to explain why transplanted organs are sometimes rejected. 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: the function of the kidneys and anti-diuretic hormone are covered in a separate lesson which is available for free here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13034532 This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Discussion exercise Task boxes Group reading Keywords (vocabulary: concentration, diffusion, dialysis, ions and partially permeable membrane) Handout sheet task Comprehension questions Comparison 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson The Menstrual Cycle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13038005

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Kidneys. In this lesson pupils will describe the role of the kidneys in cleaning the blood, explain how hormones control the function of the kidneys and state the different types of treatment for kidney failure. 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: this lesson does not discuss in detail how the two treatment methods work- this will be covered in a separate lesson. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Discussion exercise Handout sheet task Group reading (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: urine, urea, excretion, filter and anti-diuretic hormone ADH) Task boxes Order the steps Comprehension questions 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Kidney Failure Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13036969

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Blood Glucose and Diabetes. In this lesson pupils will describe how blood glucose is controlled, explain the difference between type I diabetes and type II diabetes and describe how diabetes can be managed. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: diabetes, insulin, glucagon, glycogen and pancreas) Task boxes Order the steps Discussion exercise Handout sheet task Comprehension and recall questions Numeracy task Linking questions 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 is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson The Kidneys https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13034532

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Comparing Nerves and Hormones. In this lesson pupils will recap some of what they have learned in previous lessons about nerves and hormones, compare their similarities and differences and decide whether different examples are nerves or hormones. 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. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Discussion exercise Nerves or hormones Task boxes Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have already covered the basics of the nervous (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383) and endocrine systems (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13027931). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Blood Glucose and Diabetes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13031727

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Endocrine System. In this lesson pupils will state what a hormone is, list some different hormones and what they do and describe the different structures in the body which produce hormones. 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. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: hormone, endocrine system, gland and metabolism) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Reading comprehension -Order the steps -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Comparing Nerves and Hormones https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13029327