First 10 lessons of AQA Biology (Revision Resource)

Having encountered a similar Physics resource, I have found that this makes for a really great revision lesson. It forces all students to get involved (you can see if they aren't, because they aren't moving) and it introduces good flash card technique (i.e. saying the answers out loud, making sure you get precise wording etc).

I've ended up making these for many many different topics, because every class I've tried it with has responded really well.

Step 1: Print pages 1 to 4 on coloured card, and cut into small individual cards (one copy of the entire document for the class).

Step 2: Print pages 5 and 6 on A3 paper (1 each for every student).

Step 3: Give students 1 card each

Step 4: Explain to students that they now each have a model answer to a question. They will have 15 - 30 minutes (depending on how large / compliant your class are!) to swap answers with their peers like so:

Student 1 - *reads question 1*
Student 2 - *answers question 1*
EITHER: Student 2 gets it right, and wins the card or Student 2 gets it wrong.
THEN: Student 1 *reads out the answer to question 1*
Student 2 *repeats it back*

Then reverse roles.

Basically, nobody can move on until they can say the model answer and they don't just keep guessing. They get told what the right answer is. BUT they have to be able to repeat it, which keeps them listening.

AFTER this period is completed you then give the students the A3 sheets and ask them to fill in as many answers as they can remember. This means that they finish the lesson with a summary resource they can take home to revise from. Depending on the class I've tried this as a silent memory exercise, or allowed them to carry on moving around and grabbing the cards they can't remember.

This resource covers:
- Animal and Plant Cells
- Specialised Cells
- Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
- Magnification
- Diffusion
- Osmosis
- Active transport

NB It does not cover meiosis / mitosis (as it was based on the first 10 lessons from my textbook, which doesn't quite marry up with the order in the spec!)

Happy revising.