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.
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.
Lesson plan and activities based around dinosaur extinction theories. Students look at a number of theories, summarise them and then prepare an argument as to which theory they believe to hold the most weighting. Allows students to develop skills in scientific explanations (in particular justification).
Lesson and activities for AQAs as Biology 16.2 & 16.3 Antibiotics é Antibiotic resistance. All reference to questions and/or pages in the book are from Nelson Thorne's AQA AS Biology student book - ISBN 978-0748782758.
A set of posters which details how students can improve their levels in science at KS3. Content is based on NC level descriptors.
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Lesson plan and activities covering sexual intercourse and fertilisation. Includes a literacy task where students write a story titled 'Journey of a sperm cell&'.
Lesson plan and activities for AQAs B1.2 Evolution in action. Any page references are for OUPs 'AQA GCSE Science&' book - ISBN 978-0-19-913583-7.
Uses examples of African and Asian elephants, as well as the peppered moth.
Practical equipment required (one between two):
- Pointed forceps
- Petri dish filled with 20 white paper dots and 20 newsprint dots (can be done with a hole punch)
- Sheet plain A3 paper
- Sheet newspaper
- Stopwatch
Lesson and activities for AQAs AS Biology 7.1 & 7.2 Variation and types of variation. All reference to questions and/or pages in the book are from Nelson Thorne's AQA AS Biology student book - ISBN 978-0748782758.
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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The lesson involves students recapping knowledge on cells and specialised cells from the first part of the unit. They then make plasticine models of the reproductive organs and label diagrams of the reproductive organs. Students can then be given the opportunity to improve their models. The lesson ends with a mini-whiteboard plenary.
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Lesson plan and activities for year 8 food webs and feeding relationships. Contains a cut and stick activity which could be used for display purposes and/or peer assessment.
The idea of cell division is discussed as a starter. Students then look at pre-prepared slides of cells at different stages of division and try to determine the correct order. There is a slide with cells at different stages of division also, if pre-prepared slides are not available. Students attempt to determine the order. The lesson ends with a discussion of the big question.
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A year 7 lesson as an introduction to cells. Students are also introduced to the microscope and how the microscope works. Slide 7 was printed (4 per a4 page) and given to the students. Students then completed the practical exercise, where they prepared slides of onion cells stained with iodine. Students then record their observations.
Lesson plan and activities for AQAs B1.2 Variation and reproduction. Any page references are for OUPs 'AQA GCSE Science&' book - ISBN 978-0-19-913583-7.
AQA As Biology 2011.
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The questions in the student textbook are with regards to the Nelson Thornes for AQA As Biology.
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