IAL Biology Edexcel – Core Practical 1 (CP1)

Complete lesson for Pearson Edexcel IAL Biology core practical 1: Benedict’s and iodine tests with colour standards, plus real exam questions.

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Lesson 3 of 22 · Unit 1 (WBI11), Topic 1 · Spec 1.3: Core practical 1: sugar and starch

What this lesson covers

• Ready-to-teach 23-slide deck: Benedict’s and iodine tests, making colour standards, a step-by-step method, variables, risk and validity.
• Two real WBI13 practical-paper questions (June 2019, June 2025) with official mark schemes and full-mark model answers.
• A colour-standard detective mini-practical with technician prep, plus a method relay and an expert-witness role play.
• Student notes with a core practical sheet, nine practice questions (54 marks), homework and a misconception check — 1:1 or whole class.

Everything you need, in one folder

• Lesson PowerPoint (23 slides): retrieval starter, click-to-reveal teaching slides, quick checks with answers, real WBI11 exam questions with official mark schemes and model answers, and an exit ticket with answers. Full speaker notes.
• Detailed 3-page lesson plan: timed sequence with key questions, answers, misconceptions, differentiation and extension.
• Student notes (12 pages): knowledge organiser, revision-guide pages with answers, key terms and a “Can I…?” checklist, word bank and sentence starters, core practical sheet, double-sided flashcards.
• Practice questions (9 questions, 54 marks) with a separate mark scheme — each question on its own page, using only content taught so far.
• Homework (15 marks) with a separate mark scheme, including spaced retrieval of earlier lessons.
• Misconception check (1 multiple-choice question) with a teacher key explaining every wrong answer.
• Active-learning printables (7 pages) for hands-on tasks, games and data activities, plus teacher notes with answers.
• Teacher notes: the starter and exit-ticket mark points and prompts, plus active-learning running notes and answer keys.
• Catch-up and Extension bank decks: 12 catch-up lessons on assumed GCSE knowledge (B1–B12) and 13 extension lessons (E1–E13).

Why teachers love it

• Complete and exam-focused: no prep; built from real Pearson Edexcel WBI11 papers, official mark-scheme wording and examiner-report insights.
• Strict teaching order and EAL-friendly: questions use only content taught so far; works 1:1 or with a whole class.

File formats: PPTX (PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides) and PDF.

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