This lesson was created for students in an SEN school and is 50 minutes long
Included:
What Carbon is
Aerobic respiration - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from sentence
Photosynthesis - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from picture
Combustion - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from sentence
Decomposition - what this means
ACTIVITY - identify the keyword from the description
The carbon cycle - picture
Whole class check - what is the process in the picture
ACTIVITY - identify the process by numbers in the picture
Independent questions - very simple
Plenary - identify, describe, explain the parts of the carbon cycle. Can be done as an exit ticket where students pick one to answer
Worksheet slide 1 and 2 unblurred when bought
TRADITIONAL FOOD AND SCIENCE
This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson that is 60 minutes long. This was developed as part of a culture day lesson linking science with culture.
Included:
Starter – what are some traditional foods in your culture.
Career link - Food Anthropologist
7 x A3 printout information hunt detailing traditional food, origins and science link of the following:
British - stilton cheese
African - Plantain
Italian - Prosciutto
German - Sauerkraut
Polish - Kielbasa
Chinese - Century Egg
Japanese - Natto
Content & Presentation slides:
What is traditional food
Chemistry - atoms making up molecules inside of food
Molecules in food
Food chemistry - chemical reactions rearranging atoms
pH - acidity and alkaline FOOD LINK
Enzymes as workers of cells FOOD LINK
Osmosis definition and FOOD LINK
Fermentation definition and FOOD LINK
Anaerobic respiration definition and FOOD LINK
Worksheet on slide 2 and 3 - student exploration
Scientific keyword definitions
Tick box table of food in different cultures
When did these traditional foods originate in history
Table completion of the scientific process (e.g. fermentation, osmosis etc) and space to write down what it does.
Answers included - Opportunity for Self/Peer Assessment
**PRINT SLIDE 2 TO 3 FOR WORKSHEET
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Students investigate an element of their choice and complete the table using a laptop. Independent task.
Unblurred when bought.
Extension - in their book, draw a picture of where you would find this in real life.