Aimed at mixed ability year 9 class Starter: discuss surface area practical from diffusion lesson Main: Explain surface area: vol and practice how to work it out research how different multi cellular animals are adapted extension: kerboodle checkpoint follow up level 4/6/8 plenary: what have they learnt today

Aimed at a low ability class. Starter Activity Stick in objective sheets for this topic. Starter question what makes each person different. Extension task: why do we look different Main – Literacy task, focus on the key word variation: write a definition, then write their own sentence using it, then draw a picture to show the key word also Draw a venn diagram and decide if the variation is genetic, environmental or both. Highlight what genetic means Go through answers and discuss why students have put it there Think, pair, share, what similarities and differences would twins have if they were separated at birth Answer questions about twins using data provided Plenary Recap tick grid, which features are due to the environment, genes or both

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Aimed at a low ability class Starter Activity Pictures of animals with the albinism mutation, students decide if they think this is beneficial or not and explain their answer Main – Think pair share for one minute to discuss the word mutation. Then do a vocab lab for the definition Fill in the blanks about mutations, print for LA students Watch video about Charles darwins natural selection. Then cut and stick the statements into order to describe natural selection. Green pen mark Explain how the lion is adapted and how these adaptations are beneficial. Complete exam questions. Extension question available on powerpoint. Plenary Mark exam question

Aimed at a low ability class Starter Activity why do we breed different types of dog Extension: how do we do this Main – Watch the video, then students to write their own idea of what selective breeding is from the video Give students information from slides, students then make a flow chart to show how a cow could be selectively bred for a high milk yield Use ipads to find out about different dog breeds and why we selectively breed them Extension: are there any other animals/plants we selectively breed and why Plenary As a class put the statements on the board in order to explain selective breeding of wolves

aimed at a mixed ability class Starter: differentiated starter questions, with answers on following slide Main: mini debate to start, 6 statemenets rate from 1-5 on 1 being comfortable 5 being completely against. Students watch video to hear some viewpoints about the use of stem cells. students then are given one statement so they either need to argue for or against stem cell research using their knowledge from the video and from the information sheets Whole class debate Finally summarise the points on the board into two columns, one for stem cell research one against stem cell research Plenary: exam question

Aimed at low ability KS4 students, targets of level 3/4 Starter: Differentiated synoptic questions linking to B8 photosynthesis. Main: match up key words, then link key words to food chain. differentiated 6 mark question. Broken down 6 mark question to build confidence, focusing on key words. Bronze/silver supportive sheets Gold students just answer the question. Plenary: Mark scheme on powerpoint for students to mark and improve their answer.

complete paper one revision. Aimed at low ability foundation students. Inspired by Dr Edmunds Booklets include fact sheets for each topic, each fact sheet has page numbers from the CGP foundation revision guide for support. There are answers for these fact sheets for students to check their answers. Each topic also has a page of exam questions for students to practice their knowledge. answers for these are in the back of the booklets Hopefully will be of help. Any feedback welcome :)

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter Activity C2 retrieval practice questions – go through the answers. Stick in objective sheets for this topic Main – Think pair share – what is the blood made up of? Go through answers, show students a photomicrograph of the different cells Students then use the handout to make a grid of the function of the different parts of the blood. Extension questions at the bottom to challenge level 4+ students Go through answers, ensure everybody knows key function for each type of cells Six mark question – students have ten minutes to answer questions. Then green pen mark Watch a video of a blood donation, have a mini debate – would you give blood? Plenary Plenary key questions to answer

Starter Activity No goal retrieval starter. Students given a picture of the structure of the leaf and annotate what they can remember. Go through answers,  students annotate anything they did not already know. Main – Students listen whilst teacher explains what photosynthesis is (5minutes) Students answer task 1 and task 2 – write the equation and describe the process of photosynthesis (10 minutes)  Success criteria can be given to LA students for support Go through answers, success criteria on the board, question students for answers, green pen answers (5 minutes) Students think of the answer to the questions on the board whilst demonstrate the testing for starch test. Students move around the room to find ways plants use glucose Plenary Differentiated exam questions

Starter Activity Starter questions about the microscope Main – Students stick microscopes in the middle of their page. Use the information on the slide to label the parts of the microscope.  Extension: to explain how to use a microscope Check answers – answers on the PowerPoint. Students check answers, ensure students know the function of each part of the microscope. Explain magnification and resolution, get students to write the definitions. Think pair share, pictures of light and electron microscopes, see what students can summarise as differences Students to make a grid in their books light vs electron microscopes, make notes on any differences from the video Sort the statements and go through answers Explain how to work out total magnification and then practice. Explain the magnification equation and then practice using it Plenary Fill in the gaps in the sentences

Three differentiated resources. Cant be used as homewowrk or for required practical revision. Good to use as a retreival resource after the practical. Each differentiated resource has a space to write the required practical method, low level sheets have key words to guide them. Each resource has different exam questions dependent on level. All answers included. I print 2 sheets per side, back to back. Be careful if you shrink to A5 some of the answers for the magnfication questions will change as the image size measured will be different.

Combining both B1.2 and B1.3 from the kerboodle topic Starter: No goal starter, images of plant and animal cell and a microscope. students can add any information they already know. Images can be printed or a list of what they know can be wrote. To be referred to at the end of the topic, assess prior knowledge Main: Label plant and animal cell, differentiated version available, animated answers embedded in the powerpoint Match structure and function of organelles Show students bacterial cell, students draw and label their own, before filling in the comparison tick box to compare animal, plant and bacteria cells. Stretch task available Explain key words prokaryotic and eukaryotic, then students complete the assessed questions showing understanding of differences between these cells. Self assess answer using mark scheme Plenary Plenary grid, can be done individually or as teams. Covers key concepts from the lesson, answers on the following slide

Differentiated practice using the magnfication equation. Bronze: very simple, simple put the numbers into the equation silver: need for rearranging equation gold: need for rearranging equation and converting between units, and measuring image size from image

Starter: Retrieval starter, based on prior knowledge about animal and plant cells Main: explaination of how to convert between common units used in biology Differentiated task to convert between units -explaination of how to use standard form questions to practice on standard form microscope questions to explain examples differentiated magnfication worksheet Plenary: plenary grid with questions from this lesson and based on animal and plant cells. to be done individually or as a group

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Objectives: Describe how water is transported in plants Explain how gases enter and leave plants explain how some plants are adapted to limit water loss Potential practical activity of celery with food colouring, not essential for the lesson however. Starter: Recall questions, answers on the following slide Main - potential celery practical discuss the role of the root hair cells, recap students prior knowledge on this Discuss how water enters a plant, answer questions. Answers on next page Discuss how gases get in and out of a plant Discuss adaptations plants have in warm temperatures Plenary - Exam questions, answers included

Starter: Recap of a plant cell. Main - intro to photosynthesis, defintion and explaination Video with questions to answer Student task to explain photosynthesis with a clear success criteria given Discuss how we can measure the rate of photosythesis Pondweed practical could be done at this point, alternatively there is a online simulation attached. Give students data, work out the mean, plot a graph write an evaluation. Work sheet for support given with results table and graph. plenary - recap questions from earlier in the topic

Biology Aqa trilogy, B4.3 Aimed at a mixed ability class Starter: exam question based on previous lesson on blood vessels Main: 2 minute video to introduce heart double circulatory task Then differentiated task on the heart to label Plenary : exam question on labelling the heart