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This fully resourced lesson explores the ethical, social, and environmental issues surrounding genetic engineering. Designed for GCSE Combined Science (Biology Topic B13), this lesson helps students understand not just how genetic engineering works, but the important debates about whether it should be used.

This lesson includes:

  • Clear, student-friendly explanations of the benefits and concerns of genetic engineering
  • Real examples: GM crops, GM microorganisms, gene therapy, designer babies
  • Structured tasks covering scientific, ethical, and environmental viewpoints
  • Comprehension questions with full mark schemes and model answers
  • Benefits vs concerns sorting activity
  • A 6-mark extended response question with a model Level 3 answer
  • Mini-plenary and discussion prompts
  • Key command word definitions (e.g., “evaluate”) to support exam skills

This resource is ideal for:
✔ Classroom teaching
✔ Homework and revision
✔ Intervention and small-group tutoring
✔ Cover lessons (fully self-contained)
✔ Preparing students for extended writing questions

Everything is designed for zero teacher preparation—simply download and teach.
Clear explanations, engaging examples, and high-quality structured tasks make this sometimes challenging topic accessible and meaningful to all learners.

These resources are designed to minimise printing, allowing teachers to reuse sheets while students complete all tasks in their exercise books or on separate paper.

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This fully resourced unit covers the complete B13 Genetic Engineering topic for AQA GCSE Biology and Combined Science. With six complete lessons, including a structured revision lesson, this package provides everything you need to teach the topic confidently and effectively, with zero planning required. These lessons are provided in worksheet-based format, making them ideal for independent student learning, homework tasks, cover lessons, and easy use by classroom teachers. Perfect for new teachers, experienced teachers seeking high-quality ready-made lessons, tutors, and cover staff. What’s Included in the Full 6-Lesson Bundle? Lesson 1 – Selective Breeding ✓ How selective breeding works ✓ Desirable traits in plants and animals ✓ Advantages and disadvantages ✓ High-quality diagrams and scenarios ✓ Exam-style questions + mark scheme Lesson 2 – Selective Breeding: Applications & Problems ✓ Inbreeding, reduced variation, genetic risks ✓ Real examples (dogs, cattle, crops) ✓ Ethical considerations ✓ Plenary and retrieval questions Lesson 3 – Genetic Engineering: The Process ✓ Step-by-step method (enzymes, vectors, plasmids, embryos) ✓ Clear diagrams of gene transfer ✓ Glow-in-the-dark rabbit task ✓ Mini-plenary + 6-mark exam question Lesson 4 – Applications of Genetic Engineering ✓ GM bacteria producing insulin/HGH ✓ GM mice in research ✓ GM crops for yield, nutrition, pest and herbicide resistance ✓ Structured tasks with model answers Lesson 5 – Ethics of Genetic Engineering ✓ Benefits vs concerns ✓ Environmental, social, and ethical issues ✓ Designer babies, food safety concerns, gene therapy ethics ✓ Sorting tasks and extended evaluation questions Lesson 6 – Full Revision Lesson ✓ Key terms recap ✓ Ordering the genetic engineering process ✓ GM crop and GM microorganism questions ✓ Ethics evaluation ✓ 6-mark extended response ✓ Complete answer sheet included Features of the Full Unit - Fully differentiated tasks for a range of abilities - Model answers and mark schemes for all tasks - Retrieval starters and plenaries for every lesson - High-quality diagrams and visuals - Worksheets, sorting tasks, and comprehension activities - Covers ALL B13 specification points clearly and accurately - Designed for zero preparation — print and teach immediately - Suitable for both Foundation and Higher tier Ideal For: ✔ Teachers delivering AQA GCSE Biology or Combined Science ✔ Revision sessions and intervention groups ✔ Home learning and tutoring ✔ Cover lessons ✔ Schools seeking a complete, consistent scheme of work These resources are designed to minimise printing, allowing teachers to reuse sheets while students complete all tasks in their exercise books or on separate paper.

£14.00

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