KS3 Biology - Genetics
AQA Activate 10.4.3
More inheritance recap as starter (which is optional as this is a pretty big lesson)
Tasks include:
Dominant vs recessive
Genetic Cross diagrams
Interpretation of Cystic Fibrosis Pedigree (Recessive Family tree)
Plenary is interpretation of Huntington’s Disease Pedigree (Dominant Family tree)
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
KS3 Biology - Genetic Modification
AQA Activate 10.4.4
Huntington’s Disease Pedigree (Dominant Family Tree) as starter
3x Tasks with challenge opportunities throughout + plenary
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
Bundle contains 4 presentations and 1 worksheet covering:
10.4.1 - Inheritance
10.4.2 - DNA (can be delivered in 2 ways - see teacher slide)
10.4.3 - Genetics
10.4.4 - Genetic Modification
These 4 lessons contain the all the content for the 4 subtopics contained within the Inheritance topic.
The latter of lesson 10.4.2 is GCSE content and can be removed if taking a low ability class.
Lesson 10.4.3 is a large lesson and can be split into 2 lessons - or - remove the inheritance recap starter activity.
Movement - Joints - Activate 2.5 - AQA Activate 8.1.3 - KS3 Biology
Contains 2 presentations - 1 includes an investigation for pupils to carry out but is dependent on equipment available, the other includes a paper based lesson with no investigation.
Challenge opportunities throughout
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/fvBbjuX_LZM
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
KS3 Biology - Drugs - Activate 1.6 - AQA Activate 8.3.3
Challenge opportunities throughout
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/Vr4mNOZmQ7I
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
KS3 Biology - Breathing - Activate 2.2 - AQA Activate 8.3.1
Challenge opportunities throughout - Worksheet included
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/fQ7sm7H_El0
Also convenient for students who missed the lesson
KS3 Biology - Ecosystems and Competition - Activate2: 2.9 (+3.1) - AQA Activate 9.1.3 and 9.1.4
Challenge opportunities throughout
Lesson contains starter - keywords for both topics and tasks to check understanding.
Predator-prey relationship graph with cut and stick activity including copy of graph for students to stick in their books
**2nd Worksheet included for: **
Explaining why predator numbers are lower than prey numbers using recap of food chains and energy transfer - including percentage calculation practice
Data included for Red Squirrel Vs Grey Squirrel on worksheet with further percentage calculation challenge questions and calculating differences task
Answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/7UIs1UWIa14
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
KS3 Biology - Smoking - Activate2: 1.8 - AQA Activate 8.2.5
Challenge opportunities throughout + Worksheet
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/3ZRvdF4uaqY
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
Activate 1 - Biology 1 - Chapter 3.6
AQA Activate 9.2.1
Contains Starter, 3 tasks, + plenary
with most answers animating onto the screen
2x Worksheet is included on the last slide of the presentation
1x worksheet as MS Word document (Print as 2x pages per sheet, flip on the short edge)
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/f9vy1AX8euk
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
Activate 1 - Biology 1 - Chapter 3.8
AQA Activate 9.2.3
Contains Starter, 3 tasks, + plenary
(Presentation with no investigation only contains starter + 2 tasks + plenary)
with answers animating onto the screen
Pieces of blank A4, metre sticks/tape measures/metre wheels required for investigation
See the lesson taught here (no investigation):
https://youtu.be/yFNVUj6Klak
Also convenient for students who missed the lesson
KS3 Biology - Unicellular Organisms - Activate 1.5 - AQA Activate 8.2.5
Worksheet included for labeling Amoeba and Euglena - all contains text for comprehension task
Challenge opportunities throughout
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/FJTMHnScORM
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
AQA Activate 8.2 - Cells
Activate 1 - Chapter B1
5 presentations with 5 accompanying worksheets
8.2.1 Observing cells
8.2.2 Animal and Plant cells
8.2.3 Specialised cells
8.2.4 Movement of Substances
8.2.5 Unicellular Organisms
Observing cells requires the use of microscopes
All lessons contain challenge tasks through out and (almost) all answers animate onto the presentation
This contains 3 presentations + 1 worksheet covering:
9.3.1. Aerobic Respiration
9.3.2. Anaerobic Respiration
9.3.3. Biotechnology
Worksheet and aerobic respiration lesson have many tie-ins and recapping of earlier lessons on “breathing” - all tasks are still accessible without prior delivery of earlier lessons.
KS3 Biology - Aerobic Respiration - Activate2: 2.5 - AQA Activate 9.3.1
Lesson covers:
Recap of the components of the atmosphere and that percentage of oxygen in the exhaled breath is lower - this leads into what oxygen could be used for.
Photosynthesis equation is recalled and aerobic respiration is defined, as well as the terms endothermic and exothermic reactions - assigning these terms to photosynthesis and aerobic respiration respectively.
Three specialised cell types are considered - sperm cell, muscle cell, and root hair cell - all of which have a lot of mitochondria - students are asked to make the link between the number of mitochondria, the function of the specialised cell, and how much energy that would require.
Further analysis of the topic links it with the digestion of carbohydrates to get glucose ,and how oxygen is transported from the lungs to the tissues for aerobic respiration.
Challenge opportunities throughout + worksheet
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/Ptg_SeAYZk8
Also convenient for students who are absent from lessons
KS3 Biology - Movement - Muscles - Activate 2.6 - AQA Activate 8.1.4
Challenge opportunities throughout
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
See the lesson taught here:
https://youtu.be/p52fjThSO8c
Also convenient for students who miss the lesson
KS3 Biology - Ecosystems and Competition - AQA Activate 10.3.2
Challenge opportunities throughout
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
Video of the lesson here:
https://youtu.be/Xg8u4K-4PVs
Also available for students who are sbsent or who are keen to revise
KS3 Biology - Photosynthsesis: Leaf adaptations and Investigations
Activate2: 2.1 + 2.2 - AQA Activate 9.4.1 + 9.4.2
9.4.2 - only partially covered - content is concluded in “Photosynthesis: Transpiration -Activate”
Challenge opportunities throughout + 2 worksheets
Many answers animate onto screen to allow opportunity of peer/self assess
Video for lesson can be accessed here:
https://youtu.be/ui00gHJrUFQ
Can also be used for students who were absent from the lesson or students who want to revise