By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the contents of animal and plant cells.
Describe the function of organelles.
Explain why animal cells need to consume food while plant cells do not.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 2 methods of pest control.
Describe how the 2 methods work in reducing the amount of crop loss.
Explain why people choose one method of control over the other.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify specialised cells.
Describe the function of some specialised cells.
Explain why some specialised cells contain particular features.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify different parts of the digestive system
Describe how food changes as it travels through the digestive system.
Explain why each step of the digestion process is important.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the contents of a prokaryotic cell.
Describe the digestion of starch, protein and lipids.
Explain why larger molecules must be digested to be useful.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify an enzyme-substrate complex.
Describe how temperature and pH affect enzyme activity.
Explain why enzyme activity changes with pH and temperature.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify key parts of the nervous system.
Describe the path of a reflex arc.
Explain why impulses need to be automatic and quick.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall what’s meant by a synapse.
Describe how to measure reaction times.
Explain why reaction tests need to be made fair.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 2 musculoskeletal disorders.
Describe the role of the joint.
Explain why decreased collagen content can lead to hypermobility.
Explain why rheumatoid arthritis leads to pain in the joints.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the parts that make up the ear.
Describe how the ear manipulates sound.
Explain why people can experience hearing loss / damage.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify independent and dependent variables.
Describe the effect of sucrose concentration on % change in mass
Explain why there is a change in mass in the potatoes.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the bones that make up the skeletal system.
Describe how muscles and bones interact.
Explain why a lack of food can affect a person’s structure and strength.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by unicellular and multicellular.
Describe the functions of vacuoles within a unicellular organism.
Explain why unicellular organisms are able to survive without additional cells.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the levels of organisation in a multicellular organism.
Describe how organisms use specific systems to survive.
Explain why one of these systems failing could affect the entire organism.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify changes that occur during puberty.
Describe how testosterone and oestrogen affect the body.
Compare the changes that occur in girls to boys.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify key changes in the fetus during development.
Describe the process of labour.
Explain why contractions aid the process of labour.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify key parts of a flower.
Describe the function of each part of the flower.
Explain why flowers produce nectar.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 6 nutrients the body needs.
Describe how the nutrients are used in the body.
Explain why too much of these nutrients or too little can affect the body.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify what food contains.
Describe how to measure the energy content of food.
Explain how to make this a fair test.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 4 food tests.
Describe the colour changes associated with each food test.
Explain why healthier foods will rarely test positive with Benedicts.