Sachaclokey's is a shop that specialises in resources for the new 2016 KS4 AQA Biology students. The resources include a range of activities, starters, worksheets and powerpoints, all of which have been used successfully with students of a wide range of abilities. The author is a Leader of learning in Science
Sachaclokey's is a shop that specialises in resources for the new 2016 KS4 AQA Biology students. The resources include a range of activities, starters, worksheets and powerpoints, all of which have been used successfully with students of a wide range of abilities. The author is a Leader of learning in Science
A set of detailed revision notes, exam style questions and revision lesson PPT covering the whole of B1 Cell structure and Transport for KS4 pupils covering the AQA 2016 syllabus.
The PPT covers 2 or 3 revision sessions which contains:
6 mark questions,
Whiteboard quizzes,
magnification calculations,
Block buster game,
A miss wrong activity,
Exam style questions,
What am I quiz,
Graded questions,
Cell labelling activity,
What's my job quiz on specialised cells,
Comparing osmosis, diffusion and active transport table
Calculating surface area and volume ratio activity.
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This resource has a PPT for Foundation tier and Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B1 Cell structure and transport. This is the 7th and 8th lesson in the topic and covers Osmosis in plant and animal cells. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom are the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect activity - why putting salt on slugs kills them
Literacy task using key terms to explain osmosis with self/ peer assessment task
Designing an experiment to investigate the effect of different solutions on plant cells. Pupils choose variables, write hypothesis's and carry out investigation in first lesson. In the second lesson pupils analyse their results. Write conclusions and evaluate their work.
6 mark question on osmosis
Analysis and explanation task of plant and animal cells in hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solutions
This resource has a PPT for Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B5 Communicable diseases. This is the 1st lesson in the topic and covers Health and Disease. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect task - pupils define what it means to be healthy.
Think, pair and share activity - pupils use picture to describe what makes us ill
Pupils write definitions for communicable and non communicable diseases and explain how other factors can affect health.
Pupils organise diseases into communicable and non communicable
Whiteboard quiz - different diseases
Linking task -
Data analysis tasks - pupils analyse different graphs
Demonstrate - pupils complete worksheet
6 mark question - Explain how the interactions between different types of diseases can affect the prevalence of a disease around the world
Plenary - pupils explain why communicable diseases are more of a problem in third world countries and why non communicable diseases are more prevalent in developed countries
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This resource has a PPT for Foundation tier and Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B4 Organising animals and plants . This is the 4th lesson in the topic and covers Heart problems. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect activity - pupils use the picture to describe what is happening, why it has happened and what happens next
Risk factors - pupils identify the risk factors for heart disease.
Heart disease data task - pupils use the map and data to answer questions
What am I? pupils use pictures to guess the issue and heart disease causing factor
Quick on the draw activity - Differentiated for FT and HT. Resources at end of the PPT or attached as worksheets.
Doctor task - pupils read each patients' description and decide which treatment would be best for them.
Plenary - List 4 problems of the heart and the ways it can be treated. Explain why heart disease is described as multi-factorial using what you’ve learnt today.
This resource has a PPT for Foundation tier and Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B3 Organisation and the digestive system . This is the 1st lesson in the topic and covers Tissues and organs. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom are the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect activity - pupils explain the difference between unicellular and multicellular
Match up the definitions and examples for each level or organisation in an organism.
Extra challenge: Name organs that make up a particular organs system .
Literacy task pupils use information on tissues to answer questions
Application task pupils apply knowledge of cell organisation to the human digestive system.
Match up the organs system to its function in the body
Organ system game - pupils work in pairs to compete against each other to name the organs found in different organ systems
Plenary - List the following structures, starting with the smallest
All worksheets are attached at the end of the power point
This resource has a PPT for Foundation tier and Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B4 Organising animals and plants . This is the 2nd lesson in the topic and covers blood vessels. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect activity - how does blood get around the body?
Whiteboard quiz- which blood vessel
Who am I? Pupils match up functions and structures
6 mark question - compare the structure and function of blood vessels with either peer or self assessment
Literacy task explaining the difference between single and double circulatory systems.
Worksheet on blood vessels includes data analysis questions and drawing a graph of results
Plenary - Progress check questions
This resource has a PPT for Foundation tier and Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B3 Organisation and the digestive system . This is the 7th lesson in the topic and covers Efficient digestion. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom are the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect activity - analysis of a cheese sandwich
Data analysis based on 2 different methods
Progress questions
Journey of a cheese burger. Pupils describe the journey of a cheeseburger through the digestive system. Graded success criteria.
Digestion key questions
Differentiated worksheets for FT and HT. Could be used for homework
Worksheet on digestive enzymes, bile and the stomach.
6 mark question -Describe how different parts of the human digestive system help to break down molecules of fat so that they can be absorbed into the body.
Plenary - whiteboard quiz in pairs
This resource has a PPT for Foundation tier and Higher Tier covering the new AQA specification for B4 Organising animals and plants . This is the 6th lesson in the topic and covers Plant organs. Each slide has the lesson objective at the top and at the bottom the learning outcomes as well as key words. Includes:
Connect activity define task - difference between a tissue and organ
Name the Plant organs and functions task
Gap fill on plant functions for FT
Paired whiteboard quiz on the leaf structure
Label cross section of a leaf
Describe the location of vascular bundles in the plant
Information hunt - pupils use information sheets to complete the worksheet on the adaptations of tissues/cells in the leaf. Challenge and extension questions on each of the fact sheets.
6 mark question - Describe to Homer the structure of a leaf and functions of the tissues in the leaf.
Plenary - 3,2,1 questions
Structure of a leaf homework