AQA (9-1) Human Digestive System (Spec Ref: 4.2.2.1)

This is an updated scheme of learning to cover content set out in the AQA 9-1 Biology Specification for The Human Digestive System, specification references 4.2.2.1, or OUP chapter B3. This is a scheme of 8 lessons covering the following content:

1. Tissues and Organs
2. Chemistry of Food
3. Required Practical- Testing for Sugar and Starch
4. Required Practical- Testing for Lipid and Protein
5. Enzymes and the Digestive System
6. Factors effecting enzymes
7. Required Practical- Effect of pH on enzyme activity
8. Speeding up digestion

Each lesson contains the following features:
• A PPT to give structure to the entire lesson- timings, video links, key content, key diagrams, tasks and instructions, examples
• A lesson objective explicitly linked to the specification
• Success criteria, deliberately limited to 4, directly linked to the specification
• A “Do Now Activity” for students to complete as they arrive
• A “Do Not Disturb Activity” intentionally no shorter than 10 minutes, giving students time to practice what they have learnt in the lesson and review their learning
• Teacher Script- particularly useful for any non-specialist teachers delivering the content, this ensures that the key information is delivered to students during the lesson.
• A “What Great Looks Like”- this shows an example of the quality of work expected from students if they are to produce a flawless response to a question or task.
• An exit ticket to be given to the teacher at the end of the lesson to inform planning for the following lesson should any re-teach of content be needed.

This scheme is written for Year 9 students beginning their GCSE on 3 lessons a week and therefore throughout the scheme there is also:
• Weekly homework tasks, designed to develop long term memory and these are based on students previous topics of atomic structure and motion (to be marked in lesson by students)
• Check point activities to assess students through the topic and inform planning for re-teach before continuing and completing the topic.