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 and activities for AQAs A2 Biology 1.4 Competition. Any reference to questions and/or pages from the book refer to Nelson Thorne's AQA A2 Biology student book, ISBN 978-0748798131.
Revision lesson for year 8 students on microbes and disease. Includes a key word grid used for bingo, where the definition is given and students raise their hand to guess the word. Once the correct word is shared with the class, students tick them off. Key word grid could also be used with mini-whiteboards. Also contains a multiple choice quiz which could be done in teams or individually.
Lesson plan and activities based around natural defences and the usefulness of handwashing against microbes. Includes a practical activity with instructions.
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.
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.
Instructions are provided in the notes section of the powerpoint slides. Designed as the second part of a 2-hour double lesson.
All questions with reference to the student textbook is with regards to Nelson Thornes AQA As Biology.
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Lesson and activities for AQAs AS Biology 6.2 Phagocytosis. 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.
A set of lungs will have to be requested before the lesson if you wish to carry out the demo (although it is not necessary to the lesson). I also use a cauliflower and cut it up as a model for the alveoli. Students could also critique this model to develop their HSW skills.
This lesson is designed as one half of a double lesson.
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Year 8 revision lesson on heating and cooling. Activities include splat, mini-whiteboards (keywords and definitions), bingo and a multiple choice quiz.
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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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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Designed for a second set year 10 class as an introduction to genetic engineering.
This was run as a cut and stick activity, but if it was printed in colour it could be done as a card sorting activity, also.
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