Pupils are provided with examples of organisms and their environments. Pupils must then match up the correct organism with the corrext environment, by writing the organism's name in the table.
Designed for an SEN year 9 class to use for revision, but could be adapted to be used for years 7 and 8, also.
Year 8 revision lesson on 'How living things interact&' - covers food webs, food chains, pyramids of number, pyramids of biomass etc. Activities include describing game, key words bingo and multiple choice quiz.
Lesson and activities for AQAs A2 Biology 1.1 Populations and ecosystems. Any reference to questions and/or pages from the book refer to Nelson Thorne's AQA A2 Biology student book, ISBN 978-0748798131.
Orginally designed for a high ability year 8 group to cut and stick the organisms, drawing lines to show the feeding relationships.
The blank card was left for the pupils to draw the sun, but this could be taken out/sun drawn on for the pupils depending on ability.
This activity was also used with an SEN year 9 class for revision. The cards were laminated and cut out for them, as were the arrows. Pupils then sorted the cards into simple food chains and expanded as they wished - these were then noted down in their books.
Lesson plan and activities for year 7 on pregnanacy. Lesson covers stages of development in the foetus as well as new key words and diagrams. Includes an AfL plenary task.
NEW GCSE 2016
Diffusion - This lesson is based on the AQA Specification - This lesson covers:
- The definition of diffusion
- Relating diffusion to surface area
- Why diffusion is important to cells
This lesson contains:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
Questions are from the new Kerboodle GCSE 1-9 textbook.
Scheme of Work, adapted from the AQA ELC spec and cross-referenced against the Spec for AQA science A core. Designed for a SEN class with MLD to cover science core over 2 years.
AQA As Biology 2011.
The student questions are with regards to the student textbook published by Nelson Thornes, AQA As Biology.
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Lesson plan and activities for AQAs B1.1 Nervous system and reflexes. Any page references are for OUPs 'AQA GCSE Science&' book - ISBN 978-0-19-913583-7.
AQA As Biology 2011.
The dissection is intended to take the whole of a 1-hour lesson. Students can make notes if appropriate as they progress through the lesson.
The lesson is designed as a recap and extension on knowledge of the heart structure. The homework is for questions from the student textbook (Nelson Thornes AQA Biology).
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A tick-box worksheet designed as a plenary to cover the social, moral and economical issues surrounding genetic engineering / genetic modification.
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NEW KS3
Nutrients in food - based on the Activate SoL - covering:
- The main nutrients
- Uses of the main nutrients
- A numeracy activity looking at food packets
The lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file - whole lesson
- Starter worksheet
- Differentiated activity looking at food packets (adapted from Activate SoL)
The whole unit of work is available at a cost of only £1 per lesson here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/health-and-lifestyle-unit-activate-new-ks3-11237609
NEW GCSE 2016
NEW GCSE 2016
The heart & circulatory system - Based on the AQA Specification - this lesson covers:
- the functions of the major parts of the heart.
- dissection of a heart and identify these major parts.
- linking the structure and functions of the heart and circulatory systems.
This lesson includes:
- Whole lesson (ppt file)
- Starter activity and worksheets (adapted from a creative commons free resources on TES, thank you!)
Designed for SEN year 9 class, but could be used for year 7 and 8 classes, also.
Pupils match up the correct definition with the key word. Could be done as a cut and stick, or drawing a line.