Students complete their pre reading prior to arriving at the lesson
Starter - Students do a short quiz to check pre reading understanding, then do a small task checking knowledge on an element of the last chapter
Main - Students have 4 tasks from which to choose from (one is an iPad task)
Plenary - Complete the diagram as fast as possible in your groups of four
Students arrive at the lesson having completed their pre reading, and creating a resource for the lesson
Starter - Recap on the previous topics in this chapter, and then recap on KS4 knowledge
Main - Variety of tasks enabling students to identify the stages of mitosis
Plenary - Exam questions on this topic
Students complete the pre reading prior to the lesson (pre reading included)
Starter - Students check their understanding of standard form and the use of micro, nano and milli
Main - Menu of activities for students to complete their weakest areas first
Plenary - Check understanding based on what they didn't know at the start of the lesson
Students complete the flipped learning (attached) prior to the lesson. They then arrive and complete a variety of tasks.
Starter - Odd one out, with reasons why
Main - Labelling EM images of cells
Plenary - Exam Questions
This resource has as many 6 mark questions as I could find, or have the time to write myself. Along with each question is a writing frame which includes a sentence starter. There is also a mark scheme for each question
This resource has as many 6 mark questions as I could find, or have the time to write myself. Along with each question is a writing frame which includes a sentence starter. There is also a mark scheme for each question.
Starter - Classification and Protein synthesis recaps
Main - Students do three activities to look at similarities between species
Plenary - Exam questions and MS
This resource has as many 6 mark questions as I could find, or have the time to write myself. Along with each question is a writing frame which includes a sentence starter. There is also a mark scheme for each question.
Starter - recap on keywords and thinking about reflection
Main - work through worksheet to discover the relationship, alongside practice drawing ray diagrams
Plenary - assess knowledge from the lesson
Students complete the pre reading prior to starting the lesson
Starter 1 – Students answer the 4 mark question on “What is a species”
Starter 2 – Students get a card, they have to find their partner
Main activity – Videos and teacher input to then answer the exam questions
Plenary – Students in pairs try to remember the 6 marking points for species and courtship
You may need to rename the video files to have the .flv file extension, or load them in VLC player. Either way will get them to play if you find they can't play normally, although, you shouldn't have issues.
Starter – Show students the pictures of the animals adapted for their environment.
Main activity – Look at the key points needed to answer a question about selection with two example questions
Plenary – Ten word summaries of stabilising and directional stability
Lesson Breakdown
1 - B1.1 & B1.2 - Quiz question cards, exam questions and a Tarsia puzzle
2 - B1.3 - Lesson looking at how to answer the "Evaluate" questions.
3 - B1.4 - Dice game questions and exam questions
4 - B1.5 - Revision station activity, lots of different activities to assess this topic. Turnables activity based on exam questions
All resources included.
This booklet contains one Level 2 and one Level 3 question per topic in B1. The front cover allows the students or the teacher to track their common mistakes.
The booklet also contains a set of relevant 6 mark questions at the back, including a scaffolded writing sheet.
Also attached is the raw word document which contains the answers to the questions
Students complete the flipped learning prior to the lesson
Starter recaps the diagrams they were looking at last lesson on Haploid and Diploid number
Main looks at exam questions, some long answer, building to a 25 mark question. Dependent on time, they could plan this lesson, then write it as homework or in the next lesson (How I am doing it)
Plenary - Odd One Out. Which is the odd one out and explain why
Starter to get them thinking about velocity and speed and a recap on distance time graphs
Main 1 - Acceleration calculations, with answers
Main 2 - Velocity time graph worksheet
Extension exam questions and mark scheme included
Plenary, compare d/t and v/t graphs
Students need to arrive to the lesson having complete the pre reading.
Starter - Students recal their knowledge of mitosis using diagrams of the phases
Starter - Students compare mitosis and meiosis
Main - Students complete exam questions where they are required to draw diagrams
Plenary - Kahoot quizzes
Prior to the lesson students need to have completed the pre reading sheet
Starter - Word fill based on previous lesson
Main - Students translate DNA to determine the mutation, then they translate the protein to see the effect on the protein and write a brief statement which is then compared to a pre-prepared brief statement.
Plenary - Exam Questions with Mark Scheme
Students complete the pre reading before they arrive at the class as this is a flipped lesson.
Starter students sort themselves into groups based on the card they are given
Main students have a piece of pre-mRNA and make different splicing patterns, then create the a.a sequence from these and have an exam question to answer
Plenary students participate in a Kahoot.
Pre reading completed before the lesson.
Students have a RNA sheet to fill in as they enter to check their knowledge.
Students then play Splat to check keyword knowledge
Students then work in groups to achieve 100% on the 6 exam questions (approx 40 marks)
Finish off with a Kahoot online quiz.
This lesson is designed as a flipped lesson (flipped pre read sheet is included)
This is mainly a practical skills lesson as the content for acceleration is covered in the pre reading. There is a practical sheet available, although there is the option for students to plan and carry out the practical themselves
Resources include:
GCSE recap starter to highlight students who may need extra help, with answers
Practical sheet for those that need it
Instructions on how to use ticker tape
Plenary exam question, with answers