OCR A - A Level Bio, Specialised cells, 2.1.6 (h)

This lesson resource is from the OCR A - A Level Biology specification, from the topic 2.1.6 Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation, spec point(h).
This lesson focuses on specialised animal and plant cells. It goes through the structure, function and adaptations of the following cells:

• Erythrocytes
• Neutrophils
• Squamous epithelial cells
• Ciliated epithelial cells
• Sperm cells
• Palisade cells
• Root hair cells
• Guard cells
  This is designed to be taught in 1 hour.

In all of my PowerPoints for my A Level Biology lessons, you can expect to see most or all of the following:

• A retrieval practice starter in the form of a “10 in 5” quiz, designed to retrieve large amounts of prior knowledge in a short time
• A lesson hook or career link to make current learning relevant to pupils
• Regular retrieval of prior knowledge throughout the lesson, such as GCSE content or links to previous topics
• Teacher delivery slides featuring the use of imagery and dual coding, and minimal text to reduce cognitive load
• Frequent checks for understanding in the form of whiteboard quizzes, hand signal quizzes, and multiple choice questions from exam papers
• Guided student discussions to support higher order thinking and development of ideas
• Deliberate practice tasks designed to apply newly learned knowledge, always complete with answer slides
• Embedded exam questions, always including mark schemes
• A short plenary task to consolidate learning