Lesson plan and activities based around natural defences and the usefulness of handwashing against microbes. Includes a practical activity with instructions.
Lesson and activities for AQAs 1.2 Data and disease. All reference to questions and/or pages in the book are from Nelson Thorne's AQA AS Biology student book - ISBN 978-0748782758.
Lesson on puberty and adolescence. Students start by identifying changes that have occurred in a celebrity as they have grown into an adult. Students then watch a youtube video on puberty and investigate the changes on the BBC website. Students then arrange the changes that happen to males and females in a venn diagram. Students are given an opportunity to develop their literacy skills by writing an agony aunt reply. The lesson ends with a mini-whiteboard activity.
NEW KS3
Continuous and discontinuous variation - Based on Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- The definitions of continuous and discontinuous variation
- How to display continuous and discontinuous variation on a graph
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Practical activity & accompanying worksheet
NEW KS3
Drugs - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- The definition of a drug
- Categories of drugs
- Effects of drugs on the body
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Card sort activity (based on a boardworks activity)
- Information sheets for students (adapted from another resource)
- Poster circus activity
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
Health & Lifestyle (non-communicable diseases) - Based on the AQA Specification - this lesson covers:
- the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases.
- the effects of diet, smoking, alcohol and stress on health.
- how and why the Government encourages people to lead a healthy lifestyle.
This lesson includes:
- Whole lesson (ppt file)
- AfL starter activity
- Independent learning activity which could last a number of lessons.
Please note book pages are not included due to copyright - although questions used are included. Any GCSE textbook based on the AQA specification would be suitable.
NEW KS3
Resistance - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- What is meant by resistance
- Calculating resistance of a component and a circuit
- The difference between conductors and insulators in terms of resistance
This lesson include:
- PowerPoint file (whole lesson)
- Practical activity & accompanying worksheet
The whole unit of work is available at a cost of only £1.13 per lesson here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electricity-and-magnetism-unit-new-ks3-11238382
NEW KS3
Leaf & Photosynthesis - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- The word equation for photosynthesis
- What happens to the products of photosynthesis
- How the leaf is adapted for photosynthesis
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Activity worksheet
- Practical activity & accompanying worksheet
NEW KS3
Bacteria & Enzymes in Digestion - based on the Activate SoL - Covers:
- Enzymes involved in digestion and their role in the breakdown of different types of food.
- Where in the body enzymes are found.
-How bacteria aid digestion.
This lesson contains:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Scaffold worksheet for lower ability students to help describe the substrates and products of enzyme digestion
- A practical activity adapted from another resource.
- An AfL plenary
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 KS3
Alcohol - based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- The effect alcohol has on health and behavior
- The effect of alcohol on unborn babies
- The effect of alcohol on reaction times
This lesson contains:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson).
- Reaction time practical activity & worksheet (adapted from another resource).
- Home learning activity, which could be used in lesson .
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
Specialised cells - based on the AQA specification - this lesson covers:
- Examples of specialised cells
- The need for specialisation
- Some adaptations of specialised cells
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson) - adapted from the legacy SoL
- Poster circus activity - adapted from a legacy resource
- Home learning activity - adapted from the legacy SoL
NEW KS3
Pressure in gases - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- Factors that affect gas pressure
- The definition of gas pressure
This lesson contains:
- Powerpoint (whole lesson - some content taken from a legacy resource)
- Practical demos & accompanying worksheet
NEW KS3
Pressure in liquids - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- How liquid pressure changes with depth
- The concept of density
- Using density to explain why some things sink and why others float
This lesson includes:
-Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Practical activity and accompanying worksheet
NEW GCSE 2016
Stem cells - Based on the AQA specification - This lesson covers:
- Uses of stem cells obtained from embryos
- Embryo screening
- Ethical issues
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson) - adapted from the legacy course
- Card sort activity - adapted from a legacy resource
- Ethics/summary activity - adapted from a legacy resource
NEW KS3
Digestive system - Based on the Activate SoL - covers:
- The structure of the digestive system
- Adaptations of organs of the digestive system
This lesson contains:
- Powerpoint file - whole lesson
- Scaffolded task (adapted from the Activate SoL) to lead into...
- Extended writing activity
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 KS3
Plant roots and stems - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- The three main functions of plant roots
- The root hair cells
- Relating structure to function of both roots and stems
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Two accompanying worksheets
NEW KS3
Magnets and Magnetic Fields - Based on the Activate SoL - This lesson covers:
- How magnets interact
- How to represent magnetic fields
- The Earth's magnetic field
This lesson includes:
- Powerpoint file (whole lesson)
- Practical activity and accompanying worksheet
The whole unit of work is available at a cost of only £1.13 per lesson here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electricity-and-magnetism-unit-new-ks3-11238382