Complete topic for Biopsychology (AQA A Level Psychology - Year 2). Includes all powerpoints, workbooks, exam questions and mark schemes. This is about 1.5-2 months worth of lessons. Suitable for home/ remote learning and cover lessons too.
Covering all the specifcation points:
**The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic).
• The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic
transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition.
• The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones.
• The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline.
• Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory,
visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research.
Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma.
• Ways of studying the brain: scanning techniques, including functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI); electroencephalogram (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs); postmortem examinations.
• Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these
rhythms. The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/
wake cycle.
30 minute exam questions for biopsychology. Students can also self-mark using the mark scheme.
Good for revision and homework. Or when you have finished the unit.
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lesson (about 1 or 2 hours), including powerpoint, videos, workbook, and exam questions. Can be used for in-person, remote and cover learning.
Covering the following specification points:
Biological Rhythms - Endogenous Pacemakers and Exogenous Zeitgebers
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lesson (about 1 or 2 hours), including powerpoint, videos, workbook, and exam questions. Can be used for in-person, remote and cover learning. Covering the following specification points:
Biological Rhythms - Ultradian and Infradian (circadian rhythms are a separate lesson in my shop).
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lesson (about 1), including powerpoint, videos, workbook, and exam questions. Can be used for in-person, remote and cover learning. Covering the following specification points:
Biological Rhythms - Circadian. (Ultradian and Infradian are a separate lesson in my shop).
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, videos, and exam questions with mark schemes. Can be used for in-person or remote learning. Covering the following specification points:
Ways of investigating the brain.
This lesson incorporates independent tasks such as group presentations or individual academic style posters.
Powerpoint for 5.1.1 Communication and Homeostasis - PAG 11.2: “An opportunity to monitor physiological functions in ectotherms and/or endotherms.”
I use this for the required practical (PAG) lesson after teaching about ectothermic animals. So I’ll explain what Daphnia are and the overall methodology of the investigation, along with showing the students some videos and then let them do the practical.
Full lesson for Spec point d of 5.1.1 OCR A Level Biology - 5.1.1 Communication & Homeostasis. Including:
( d) the physiological and behavioural responses involved in temperature control in ectotherms and endotherms.
To include:
• endotherms – peripheral temperature receptors, the role of the hypothalamus and effectors in skin and muscles; behavioural responses
• ectotherms – behavioural responses.
• An opportunity to monitor physiological functions in ectotherms and/or endotherms.
Includes detailed content, summary questions, videos and exam questions and answers.
PDF of the student checklist for 5.1.1 Communication and Homeostasis Checklist - OCR A Level Biology. Usually give this to students at the beginning of the topic so they can have this in front of their topic notes.
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, videos, workbook, and exam questions. Can be used for in-person or remote learning. Covering the following specification points:
Split Brain Research
Revision booklet for the Biological Molecules topic from A Level Biology. Intended for OCR, however can be used for AQA and Edexcel.
Includes recall sections, exam questions and organises all the biological molecules separately.
Can be used for revision lessons or extended homeworks (I used to set my students to complete 1-2 pages per week for homework whilst teaching the topic in lessons) or can also be used as an interleaving project. (Especially if some Y13 pupils need some brushing up on Y12 content!)
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, videos, workbook, and exam questions. Can be used for in-person or remote learning. Covering the following specification points:
Plasticity and Functional Recovery of the Brain
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, workbook, and exam questions. Covering the following specification points:
Localisation of function in the brain, hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language areas, Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas.
Includes lesson PPT and lesson handout with exam style questions
Full lesson covering for OCR A Level Biology covering spec point 6.3.2 (a):
The factors that determine population size.
The significance of limiting factors in determining the carrying capacity of a given environment.
The impact of these factors on final population size.
Remote / home learning pack for the entire Infection and Disease GCSE AQA Biology topic. (Thought this would be a very topical and interesting thing to learn about given the relevance of it in the current situation we are in)
Instructions included for teacher setting the work. Work emailed out or uploaded onto Google classroom or whatever is equivalent for you.
Includes a starter YouTube clip, some comprehension and then recall and exam questions. Mark scheme included for students to self-mark their answers too.
Work could be submitted as a Google doc/emailed/ on paper and picture taken.
I hope this comes in useful for you in this challenging period we are in.
Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, worksheets, and exam questions. Covering the following specification points:
The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition.
Introductory lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2.
Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, worksheets, and exam questions. Covering the following specification points:
The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic).
The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones.
The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline.
Full lesson including resources on animal and plant cells. Intended for all abilities in KS3. Could also be used as a GCSE animal and plant cells lesson as it thoroughly covers all the basics. (I’ve used the same lesson for KS3 and GCSE classes)
Also includes exam style questions and answers.