A Science teacher by trade, I've also been known to be found teaching Maths and PE! However, strange as it may seem, my real love is designing resources that can be used by other teachers to maximise the experience of the students. I am constantly thinking of new ways to engage a student with a topic and try to implement that in the design of the lessons.
A Science teacher by trade, I've also been known to be found teaching Maths and PE! However, strange as it may seem, my real love is designing resources that can be used by other teachers to maximise the experience of the students. I am constantly thinking of new ways to engage a student with a topic and try to implement that in the design of the lessons.
This bundle of 18 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C2 (Elements, compounds and mixtures) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include:
Elements
Electron configurations
Compounds
Chemical formula of ionic compounds
Ionic compounds
Covalent substances
Simple molecules
Polymers
Metallic bonding
Diamond and graphite
Graphene and the fullerenes
Changing states
Pure and impure substances
Distillation
Filtration and crystallisation
Chromatography
Interpreting chromatograms
Relative formula masses
Empirical formula
All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
This bundle contains 20 lesson PowerPoints which are highly detailed to ensure that the topic 7 content is covered at the depth required for A-level Biology. The lessons have been intricately planned to contain a wide variety of tasks that will engage and motivate the students whilst covering the current material and to make links to other lessons in this topic as well as to the previous 6 topics.
The tasks, which include exam-style questions with mark schemes, guided discussion time and quick quiz competitions, cover the following points in the respiration, muscles and the internal environment topic of the Edexcel International A-level Biology specification:
The overall reaction of aerobic respiration
The many steps of respiration are controlled and catalysed by a specific intracellular enzyme
The roles of glycolysis in aerobic and anaerobic respiration
The role of the link reaction and the Krebs cycle in the complete oxidation of glucose
The synthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation
Know the way in which muscles, tendons, the skeleton and ligaments interact in movement
The structure of skeletal muscle fibre
The structural and physiological differences between fast and slow twitch muscle fibres
The contraction of skeletal muscle in terms of the sliding filament theory
The myogenic nature of cardiac muscle
The coordination of the heartbeat
The use of ECGs in the diagnosis of abnormal heart rhythms
The calculation of cardiac output
The control of heart rate and ventilation rate by the cardiovascular control centre and the ventilation centre in the medulle oblongata
The role of adrenaline in the fight or flight response
The meaning of negative feedback and positive feedback control
The principle of negative feedback in maintaining systems within narrow limits
The meaning of homeostasis and the maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium in exercise
The gross and microscopic structure of the mammalian kidney
Selective reabsorption in the proximal tubule
The control of mammalian plasma concentration
Switching genes on and off by DNA transcription factors and the roles of peptide and steroid hormones
Due to the detail included in this lesson bundle, it is estimated that it will take in excess of 2 months of allocated A-level teaching time to cover the content
If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons in the bundle, then download the skeletal muscle, coordination of the heartbeat, role of adrenaline and control of mammalian plasma concentration lessons as these have been uploaded for free
Hours and hours of planning have gone into each and every lesson that’s included in this bundle to ensure that the students are engaged and motivated whilst the detailed content of topic 2 of the Edexcel International A-level Biology specification is covered. Membranes, proteins, DNA and gene expression represent some of the most important structures, molecules and processes involved in this subject and a deep understanding of their role in living organisms is important for a student’s success.
The 20 lesson PowerPoints and accompanying resources contain a wide range of activities which cover the following topic 2 specification points:
Know the properties of gas exchange surfaces in living organisms
Understand how the rate of diffusion can be calculated using Fick���s Law of Diffusion
Understand how the structure of the mammalian lung is adapted for rapid gas exchange
The structure and properties of cell membranes
The movement of free water molecules by osmosis
The movement across membranes by passive and active transport
The role of channel and carrier proteins in membrane transport
The basic structure of an amino acid
The formation of polypeptides and proteins
The structure of proteins
The mechanism of action and specificity of enzymes
Enzymes are biological catalysts
Intracellular and extracellular enzymes
The basic structure of mononucleotides
The structure of DNA and RNA
The process of DNA replication
The nature of the genetic code
A gene as a sequence of bases on DNA that codes for a sequence of amino acids
The process of transcription and translation
Errors in DNA replication give rise to mutations
Mutations give rise to disorders but many mutations have no observable effect
The meaning of key genetic terms
Understanding the pattern of monohybrid inheritance
Sex linkage on the X chromosome
Understand how the expression of a gene mutation in people with cystic fibrosis impairs the functioning of the gaseous exchange, digestive and reproductive systems
The uses and implications of genetic screening and prenatal testing
Due to the detail included in all of these lessons, it is estimated that it will take in excess of 2 months of allocated A-level teaching time to complete the teaching of the bundle
If you would like to sample the quality of these lessons, then download the rapid gas exchange, osmosis, DNA & RNA, genetic code, genetic terms and cystic fibrosis lessons as these have been uploaded for free.
This bundle of 19 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic B6 (Global challenges) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Biology specification. The topics covered within these lessons include:
Investigating distribution by sampling
Increasing biodiversity
Loss of biodiversity
Selective breeding
Genetic engineering
Producing a GMO
Health and disease
Communicable diseases
Stopping the spread of diseases
Plant diseases
Plant defences
The Human Body’s Defences
Blood clotting
The uses of vaccines
Monoclonal antibodies
Antibiotics
Developing drugs
Non-communicable diseases
Treating cardiovascular diseases
Organ transplants
Stem cells in medicine
All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
This bundle of 18 lessons covers all of the content in Topic C3 (Chemical reactions) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include:
Conservation of mass
Writing word and symbol equations
Writing ionic equations
The mole
Mole calculations
Calculating masses
Concentrations
Endothermic and exothermic reactions
Bond energy calculations
Making salts
Reactions of acids
Oxidation and reduction reactions
Electrolysis
Writing half equations for electrolysis
Detecting gases
All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.
This bundle of 17 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic B6 (Global challenges) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include:
Investigating distribution by sampling
Increasing biodiversity
Loss of biodiversity
Selective breeding
Genetic engineering
Producing a GMO
Health and disease
Communicable diseases
Stopping the spread of diseases
Plant diseases
The Human Body Defences
Blood clotting
Using vaccines In the prevention of disease
Antibiotics
Developing drugs
Non-communicable diseases
Treating cardiovascular diseases
Organ transplants
Stem cells in medicine
All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.