Complete A Level Biology lesson covering chi-squared (single lesson).
Chapter 17 - Inherited Change
Based on AQA SOL (17.9 Chi-squared) - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - Copy and complete statistical test flow chart - when to use each test. Answers included.
Chi-Squared introduction, formula and links to genetics
Fully explained worked example, broken down step by step.
Another example to practice.
Answers for all tasks included
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Complete A Level Biology covering monomers, polymers and monosaccharides content.
Based on AQA SOL. - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - Prefixes in biology, recap of covalent, ionic and hydrogen bonding descriptions.
Monomers, polymers, polymerisation, condensation and hydrolysis reactions.
Monosaccharides - alpha and beta glucose structure
Summary - quiz on content, ideal for whiteboards
Answers for all tasks included.
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering Monohybrid inheritance, ratios and probability (double lesson).
Chapter 17 - Inherited Change
Based on AQA SOL (17.2 Monohybrid Inheritance and 17.3 Probability and genetic crosses) - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - What do you know already? (GCSE punnett square recap) & answers
How to complete the perfect monohybrid cross
calculating ratios
Mendel and F1 and F2 generations
Mid point review - practice Questions and answers
Coin toss & calculating ratios task - increase the sample size and observe the affect of predicted/observed ratios
More practice including exam Q - worksheet provided
Answers for all tasks included
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering the light dependent reaction, based on AQA SOL: 3.5.1 Photosynthesis (A-level only)
What’s included in the lesson?
Starter - What do you know already: Recall questions from prior learning/GCSE linked to set up learning for LDR
Answers included
Breakdown of LDR, divided into:
- Photolysis of water
- Photo-ionisation of chlorophyll
- Chemiosmosis
- Production of Reduced NADP
Full PP animation to visualise each stage
- Broken down into above steps
- Includes separate audio recording for either your own or students use to support the animation
- Includes animation as a video to support students independent learning
Summary tasks
- Draw out the process using the membrane and hints provided
- Multiple choice questions - Answers included
- Exam Practice question - Mark scheme included
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering Variation in Phenotype(double lesson).
Chapter 18 - Populations and Evolution
Based on AQA SOL (18.2 Variation in phenotype) - Ready to use, no preparation needed. (Print journal)
First lesson in new topic included - What do you know already (GCSE evolution recap)
Starter - What do you already know? GCSE
Students to consider what makes them who they are today - questioning to gage whether they are mainly a product of genetics/environment
Jim Springer/Lewis
Causes of variation
Students to receive: Sources of Human Psychological Differences: The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart
Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., David T. Lykken, Matthew McGue, Nancy L. Segal, and Auke Tellegen
Students to make a scientific poster to summarise the study.
Scientific poster help given
Previous student examples included
Once created, this gives students some beyond the specification literature to potentially include in the biology essay.
If you do not have access to the journal, please leave your email as a review and I will email it as PDF ASAP. I could not include in the download due to copyright
Answers for all tasks included.
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering genome projects
Chapter 20 - Gene expression
Based on AQA SOL 20.6 Genome projects - specification point - 3.8.3 Using genome projects (A-level only)
-Starter - Key terminology definitions - answers included
-Sequencing
-Prokaryotic genomes and uses
-Eukaryotic genomes
-Human Genome Project
Answers for all tasks included
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering Isolation and Speciation (single lesson).
Chapter 18 - Populations and Evolution
Based on AQA SOL (18.5 Isolation and Speciation) - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - What do you know already? (Recall content inc. Speciation at GCSE)
Speciation process key terminology
Genetic Drift
Allopatric V Sympatric
Exam question practice on both Allopatric and Sympatric with mark scheme included.
Answers for all tasks included
This bundle includes content for the AQA A Level Biology Topic 19 - Populations and Ecosystems
AQA A Level Biology (A2) - 19. Populations and Ecosystems - Ecosystems & Abiotic factors (Double)
AQA A Level Biology (A2) - 19. Populations and Ecosystems - Variation in population size (single)
AQA A Level Biology (A2) - 19. Populations and Ecosystems - Competition & Predation (Double)
AQA A Level Biology (A2) - 19. Populations and Ecosystems - Succession & Managing succession (Double)
Please see individual lessons for lesson descriptions.
Note: This bundle does not contain resources for Required practical 12: Investigation into the effect of a named environmental factor on the distribution of a given species.
There will be a seperate bundle with this available in it if required due to schools running the practicals differently.
This bundle includes content for the AQA A Level Biology Topic 18: Populations and Evolution
**Hardy Weinberg Principle - AQA A Level Biology (A2) -18. Populations and Evolution (Double lesson)
Variation in phenotype - AQA A Level Biology (A2) -18. Populations and Evolution
(Double lesson - please see note in lesson regarding journal)
Natural selection & Forms of selection - AQA A Level Biology (A2) -18. Populations and Evolution (Double lesson)
Isolation and speciation - AQA A Level Biology (A2) -18. Populations and Evolution (Single lesson)**
Please see individual lessons for lesson descriptions.
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering competition and predation (double lesson).
Chapter 19 - Populations and Ecosystems.
Based on AQA SOL (19.3 Competition & 19.4 Predation) - Ready to use, minimal preparation needed.
Big question
Starter - What do you know already from GCSE.
Inter vs Intra specific competition - video links included.
Application task using Oxford AQA Biology textbook
Predator/Prey adaptations, studying predation and predator/prey relationships
Exam question practice - specific question number and names provided but not in the PP due to AQA ExamPro guidelines. Mark Scheme in PP.
All information included and ready to go through.
Answers for all tasks included/page number given.
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering meiosis and genetic variation
Chapter 9 - Genetic Diversity
Based on AQA SOL 9.2 Meiosis and genetic varation - Ready to use, no preparation needed
Starter - What do you know already? Comparison table for mitosis and meiosis at GCSE level
Importance of meiosis
Meiosis process including interphase, meiosis 1 and meiosis 2
Variation - crossing over and independent segregation & random fertilisation
Identifying meiosis in life cycles
Summary practice questions with answers
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering succession and managing succession (double lesson).
Chapter 19 - Populations and Ecosystems.
Based on AQA SOL (19.6 Succession and 19.7 Managing Succession) - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Big question
Starter - Recall questions from the topic so far
Succession key terminology, process, image to print
Managing succession and conservation projects
Hen Harriers Vs Red Grouse
Application task using Oxford AQA Biology textbook
Exam question practice
Answers for all tasks included or page number given.
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering Variation in population size (single lesson).
Chapter 19 - Populations and Ecosystems.
Based on AQA SOL (19.2 - Variation in population size) - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - Draw images to show factors that can affect population sizes
Migration and calculating migration
Density independent factors
Plotting growth curves vs logarithmic scales.
Application task using Oxford AQA Biology textbook
Answers for all tasks included or page number given
Note: More information and lesson time on abiotic factors can be found in my lesson - Ecosystems and Abiotic factors
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering the Hardy Weinberg Principle(double lesson).
Chapter 18 - Populations and Evolution
Based on AQA SOL (18.1 Population Genetics) - Ready to use, no preparation needed. (Can print practice questions)
First lesson in new topic - What do you know already (GCSE evolution recap)
Starter - Keyword recall GCSE
Introduction to the HW principle (What it predicts and assumptions)
Equations
Worked example
8 Questions (2 exam style) All with answers and fully explained working out.
Recommended to print with question on the front and answer on the back.
Answers for all tasks included.
Complete A Level Biology lesson stem cells and totipotency
Chapter 20 - Gene expression
Based on AQA SOL 20.2 Stem cells and totipotency
Starter - What do you know already, recap of GCSE stem cells
Answers included
Different types of stem cells, location and potency
iPS - what they are, ethics, background and breakthroughs.
Summary question and answers
Answers for all tasks included
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering producing DNA fragments
Chapter 21 - Recombinant DNA technology
Based on AQA SOL 21.1 Producing DNA Fragments
Starter: What do you know already? GCSE genetic engineering recap & answers
Introduction to recombinant DNA technology
Glow in the dark organisms
Universal genetic code
Process of genetic modification using cloning
Producing DNA Fragments: Reverse transcriptase, restriction endonucleases and the gene machine.
(Slides made as printable info sheets for variety of activities eg marketplace, memory task etc).
Advantages & disadvantages of each method
Answers for all tasks included
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Initial lesson (single) for A Level Biology covering Biological Molecules.
Based on AQA SOL. - Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - GCSE Recap - what do you already know task & answers
Introduction to biological molecules and bonding (GCSE recap activity)
Dot & Cross diagram task & answers
All answers for tasks included.
One extra task requires Oxford AQA A Level (or As Level) Biology textbook - this can be removed
Complete A Level Biology lesson covering required practical 7 - investigating plant pigments (double lesson).
Chapter 11 - Photosynthesis
Based on AQA SOL (Required practical 8 - effect of a variable of dehydrogenase activity - variable ammonium hydroxide) Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter - recap LDR relevant to NADP and electron acceptors
Assessment info
Background information
Chloroplast prep
Instructions for write up
Practical should also be completed in this lesson.
Feedback sheet and questions for write up included
Answers for all tasks included
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering required practical 7 - investigating plant pigments (double lesson).
Chapter 11 - Photosynthesis
Based on AQA SOL (Required practical 7 - Investigating Photosynthetic Pigments with Chromatography) Ready to use, no preparation needed.
Starter -
Recall GCSE chromatography and answers
Lab report specifics and assessment criteria
Background information -plant pigments
Paper VS TLC
Calculating Rf values
Identifying plant pigments
Practical should also be completed in this lesson.
Feedback sheet included
Answers for all tasks included
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Complete A Level Biology lesson covering Genetic Fingerprinting
Chapter 21 - Recombinant DNA technology
Based on AQA SOL 21.5 Genetic Fingerprinting
Starter - Recap Gel electrophoresis and answers
Big question - would you get genetically screened - link to 23&me
Recap DNA probes, student whiteboard activity
How DNA probes are used to locate genes
Hybridisation
How DNA probes are used to locate alleles of genetic disorders
Genetic screening, counselling and personalised medicine
Answers for all tasks included
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