Biology End of Unit Progress Test on the following topics:
Microscopes/Observing Cells
Plant & Animal Cells
Specialised Cells
Balancied Diets/Diets Gone Wrong
Digestive System
Respiratory System
Biology Progress test is accompanied by mark scheme and feedback sheet for students to complete.
Biology End of Unit Progress Test on the following topics:
Adaptations
Natural Selection
Selective Breeding
Food Webs & Ecology
DNA, Genes & Chromosomes
Variation
Male & Female Reproductive Systems
Sexual Reproduction & Fertilisation
Menstrual Cycle
Inheritance/Genetics
Biology Progress test is accompanied by mark scheme.
KS4 Biology Lesson on Growth in Animals
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, differentiation, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State that growth in animals is due an increase in cell size and number (Level 4)
LO2: Describe how the structure of specialised animal cells is related to their function (Level 5)
LO3: Explain why cell differentiation is important in the development of specialised cells; use percentile growth curves to interpret growth in children (Level 6)
(All worksheets are included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS4 Biology Lesson on Mitosis
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, differentiation, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State the names and order of the stages of the cell cycle and describe what happens in each stage of the cell cycle, including mitosis (Level 4)
LO2: Describe why mitosis is important for an organism (growth, repair, asexual reproduction); describe how mitosis produces genetically identical cells (Level 5)
LO3: Explain why organisms may rely on asexual reproduction; describe how cancers grow (Level 6)
(All worksheets are included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS4 Biology Lesson on Growth in Plants
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, differentiation, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State the different stages in the growth of plants (Level 4)
LO2: Describe how the structures of specialised plant cells are related to their function (Level 5)
LO3: Explain why cell differentiation is important in the development of specialised cells in plants (Level 6)
(All worksheets are included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS3 Biology Lesson on Model Cells (Assessment)
Students were requiured to create a model of a plant/animal cell.
In order to prepare them for this to conduct at home the grading criteria was reviewed with AfL on command words with exam style practice. This is followed by a revision mindmap on cells and specialised cells with all answers fully animated within slides.
KS3 Biology Lesson on Cell Division
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State what cell division is and why it is important (Level 3)
LO2: Describe the process of both mitosis and meiosis and where both types of cell division take place (Level 4)
LO3: Explain and be able to compare both processes of cell division (Level 5)
(All resources including worksheets included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS3 Biology Lesson on Microscopes
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State that microscopes are used to magnify objects and be able to recall the different parts of a microscope (Level 3)
LO2: Describe how to work out the total magnification of a microscope and outline the steps needed in the preparation of a microscope slide (Level 4)
LO3: Explain why biopsies are taken and be able to estimate the sizes of specimens under a microscope (Level 5)
(All resources including worksheets included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS3 Biology Lesson on All System Go (Levels of Organisation)
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State the relationship between cells, tissues, organs and organ systems (Level 3)
LO2: Describe the functions of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems in humans; the water transport system in plants (Level 4)
LO3: Explain what happens when organs do not function properly (Level 5)
(All resources including worksheets included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
**KS3 Biology Lesson on Food Webs & Ecology **
Slides are fully animated, differentiated, with constant AfL, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State and define the key terminology producers, predator, prey and food chain (Level 3)
LO2: Describe how to use and interpret food chains and food webs (Level 4)
LO3: Explain what happens to an ecosystem if a species is removed or added to a food chain or food web (Level 5)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity in addition to interleaving questions at start of lesson.
KS3 Biology Lesson on Natural Selection
Slides are fully animated, differentiated, with constant AfL, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State and define what is meant by ‘natural selection’ (Level 3)
LO2: Describe the process of natural selection and how it takes place (Level 4)
LO3: Explain and apply concepts of natural selection to unfamiliar examples (Level 5)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity in addition to interleaving questions at start of lesson.
KS3 Biology Lesson on Variation
Slides are fully animated, differentiated, with constant AfL, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State what is meant by ‘variation’ (Level 3)
LO2: Describe and differentiate between genetic and environmental variation; continuous and discontinuous variation providing examples for each (Level 4)
LO3: Explain how to carry out an experiment to explore variation, collect data and represent this with an appropriate graph (Level 5)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity in addition to interleaving questions at start of lesson.
KS4 Biology Lesson on Abiotic Factors
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, differentiation, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State different examples of Abiotic Factors (Level 4)
LO2: Describe how communities are affected by abiotic factors (temperature, light, water, pollutants) (Level 5)
LO3: Explain how to investigate the effect of abiotic factors on the distribution of organisms using belt transects (Level 6)
(All worksheets are included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS4 Biology Lesson on The Water Cycle
Slides are fully animated, with constant AfL, differentiation, scaffolding of learning and review of objectives.
LO1: State examples of materials that cycle through ecosystems (Level 4)
LO2: Describe the process by which water cycles through living organisms and abiotic parts of an ecosystem (Level 5)
LO3: Explain how drinking water can be produced by desalination in areas of drought and why water is important to living organisms (Level 6)
(All worksheets are included)
Slides also include keywords on each slide and Stretch & Challenge for each activity. Interleaving Questions included at the start of each lesson.
KS3 Biology Lesson on Model DNA (Assessment)
Students were requiured to create a model of DNA
In order to prepare them for this to conduct at home the grading criteria was reviewed with AfL on command words with exam style practice.