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 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 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
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 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on word equations. In this lesson students will learn how to identify reactants and products from word equations, write word equations and discuss some of the hazards which can come from chemical reactions.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-Starter task
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: reactants, products, hazard and risk)
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet
-Consolidation exercise
-Hazards and risks exercise
-Next lesson Burning Fuels https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12979635
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Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free lesson on the Immune System. In this lesson pupils will describe some of the physical defences which stop pathogens from entering our bodies, explain the role of white blood cells in fighting pathogens and define antibodies, antigens and antitoxins. 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 (antimicrobial, mucus, cilia, engulf and phagocytosis)
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension questions
-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 apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
-Next lesson Vaccination https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12945573
Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on the Carbon Cycle. In this lesson pupils will describe the carbon cycle, identify stores of carbon and explain how carbon moves from one store to another. They will also explain why the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere remained steady for a long time.
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 Activate 2 KS3 course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keyword task (vocabulary: carbon cycle, carbon store, fossil fuel, greenhouse gas and climate change)
-Handout sheet task
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Climate Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12796097
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Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Parts of a Plant.
Learning Objectives
Identify the four main parts of a plant (flowers, leaves, stem and roots)
Say which job each part of the plant does and describe the features that help it to do it
Define the keywords: reproduction, nutrition and support
Lesson Includes
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.