sliding filament theory of skeletal muscle contraction
Ppt describes with visual aids the various parts of the myofibril and how they interact to contract the muscle following an action potential.
PPT designed to accompany required practical 1 of the practical endorsement for the new AQA A-level spec.
Includes the purpose of a lab-book and how this should be set out.
Also includes a method for the affect of temperature on the rate of reaction of trypsin.
Guides students through each step of risk assessment, results analysis, conclusion and evaluation.
Also includes extension activity to boost maths skills by calculating the temperature coefficient.
PPT designed to accompany the Required Practical 7 of the AQA A-level Biology course.
Contains method, description of skills needed to gain practical endorsement and explanation of Rf values.
Powerpoint to guide students through Required Practical 6 for AQA Biology Year 1. (AS)
Covers Aseptic technique, Measuring Zone of Inhibition and Bacterial growth curves.
Powerpoint covers the areas of the brain and what they do. It also covers how we investigate the brain using MRI scans.
Worksheet on the brain structure and function included. Worksheet on using MRI scans included.
An introduction to the synoptic essay on paper 3 of the AQA Biology A-level.
Lesson includes the following…
choose topics relevant to the essay title
understand the mark scheme and why essays are awarded each band of marks.
Explore ways in which we can link topics to the main theme of the question ie the importance of (this is what students find hardest to do and what they need to be able to do gain the top 2 bands of marks)
I designed this ppt to introduce essays to my year 12s at the end of the AS course. Topics relevant to the essay titles from year 13 could certainly be added if you were using this year 13 students.
PPT and Lesson plan.
Students are given a mystery box which symbolises their genetic information. They then complete research on the implications and ethics of genetic screening to decide whether they should open the box.
Ppt on organisation of cells tissues and organs aimed at high ability year 7s,
Also covers organ transplants and the ethics involved. Opinions could be used to generate a mini-debate and get students to decide where they stand using an opinion line.
A series of 5 lessons designed to match the new AQA specification topic of hormonal control.
Lesson 1 - explores the hormones controlling human fertility
Lesson 2 - contraceptives. Students research the various different contraceptive methods, how they work and their pros and cons
lesson 3 - controlling fertility - how knowledge of hormones can be used in IVF, fertility treatment and the contraceptive pill.
Lesson 4 - Hormonal control in plants - looks at tropisms and auxin.
Lesson 5 - Explores how the nervous system and endocrine system interact with each other. Covers negative and positive feedback as well as the action of thyroxine and adrenaline. Also cover the plant hormone gibberellin and its uses.
Series of 7 lessons designed for a high ability year 8 group (but useable at GSCE)
Students go through the whole process of an investigation. Includes
1) Definition of Variables
2)Designing Tables
3) drawing graphs
4) risk assessment
5) writing a Hypothesis
6) writing a method
7) Analysis of results and conclusions
8) evaluating results
9) definition of HSW keywords.
In order to complete required practical 12 we took our students out on a field trip.
They had to investigate the population of water invertebrates at 4 locations, a canal, a brook man made ponds and a hoverfly lagoon.
They then took measurements of 5 different aspects of the water chemistry; turbidity, ammonia, nitrates, phosphorus and oxygen.
Students write up a full report in which they carry out statistical analysis (chi squared and Simpson's diversity index)
Resource includes ppt on eutrophication, a plan of action for the field trip, data recording sheet, methods for the water chemistry tests, invertebrate identification charts and a help sheet showing what the students needed to include in their report.
Students were asked to give a presentation to report their findings to the rest of the class.
Investigation into the effect of temperature on the rate of respiration of cultures of yeast.
Includes objective and background theory of practical, method, and discussion questions.
LOs
All – state what an infectious disease is
Most – give examples of microorganisms that cause disease
Some – Explain how pathogens can make you feel ill.
Includes 6 mark practise exam question and mark scheme