KS3 lesson to be taught alongside the KS3 Activate resources

To be used alongside the KS3 Active resources for this topic. This resource consists of a differentiated PPT with instructional activities

A jigsaw game to teach students about different types of digestive enzymes. Questions included to support discussions about specificity and complimentary binding.

Made for the new AQA GCSE B10.2 unit. Includes practical work to investigate different types of receptors. Textbook pages refer to the old AQA textbook. Thank you to other tes members who have contributed

Show students the kscience animation of the apoplast, symplast and vacuolar pathways. Students use this and the key terms on slide 1 to label the diagram on slide 2

Worksheet to illustrate changes in pressure and volume that occur during ventilation. Students look at differences in the two diagrams and calculate & & compare the area in the thorax during inhalation and exhalation

Designed for the Year 8 Unicellular Organisms topic (8D). Students learn about the uses of bacteria and yeast to make food products

Practical activity in which students measure different traits and record variation within the class using frequency tables. Can then be used to discuss continuous and discontinuous variation and plot the appropriate graphs

Lesson including practical and assessment questions to teach drag. Real life application, linking drag to Chris Hoy and cycling

Dominos style revision game for the new AQA GCSE B7 Non Communicable Disease topic. Cut out each triangle and students must match the key terms to their meaning. Creates a hexagon once complete

Powerpoint covering the first 4 lessons of the activate scheme of work. Worksheets referenced are available from Activate.

PowerPoint and worksheet with a step-by-step guide to calculate stomata density. PowerPoint also promotes discussion about factors affecting transpiration and adaptations of plants to reduce transpiration. Written for AQA topic B4.8

Worksheet to accompany the video (link on page 3). Exam question to assess understanding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBWGM630zG0

This covers tissue types and encourages students to research the effect of smoking, to present their findings to their peers.

Having taught about specialsied cells, this lesson asks students to view specialised cells and tissues under microscopes and carry out biological drawings.

Having set pre-reading which asks students to create posters on specialsied cells, this lesson challenges students to link their observations about structure to function.

For the new AQA GCSE Specification (B6). Includes video links and practical work to test the effect of caffeine drinks on memory.

Covers most key concepts from the new AQA B1 GCSE Topic of Cells and Transport. Cut each triangle up and students should match each key term with the definition. Creates a hexagon shape once completed

Designed for the Activate KS3 SOW. Worksheets referenced can be downloaded from Kerboodle. Contains complete lessons for topic 10.4 Genetics

Made for 6th form students for the ‘Classification and Evolution’ topic