AQA B2.11 - Enzymes in digestion

In this lesson pupils use the knowledge gained from the previous lesson on enzymes and apply it to enzymes in digestion. The main bulk of the lesson consists of an information circus activity; pupils go around the classroom to different islands to find information about how and where enzymes exist in the digestive system. They use this information to complete their information grid (in the presentation).

Once pupils have completed the circus task (independent learning task) they peer assess their work and move on to looking how molecules are absorbed in the small intestine and the relation this has to enzymes.

They then look at factors such as speeding up digestion and the pH of the gut whilst assessing misconceptions of surface area (fats) with digestion.

Pupils have past exam questions throughout the activity. A nice lesson to get them up and moving around. Works really well with top set pupils and can be adapted for lower sets too :)