Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: identify which cell is a plant cell and which is an animal cell and explain why Main: Label plant and animal cells differentiated worksheets (bronze silver gold) Match up strucutre and function of organelles venn diagram similarities and differences between plant and animal cells Plenary: true/false questions

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: why do animals have specialised cells, try and identify cells in the pictures Main: Research task - using kerboodle books or any other resource, research criteria to meet for each cell. Lower ability information sheets, and grid to fill in for LA students Extension: answer questions Plenary: identify if statements are true/ false

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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

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

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

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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.

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

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: what would happen to the particles thinking about diffusions Main: introduce active transport, define active transport. show where it works in plants and animal cells complete differentiated literacy activity Extension task Plenary: mark work, tweet one thing they have learnt today

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: reflect on previous diffusion practical Main: explain surface area:vol, do practic equestions and mark do research task to explain how surfaces are specialised extension: checkpoint follow ups from kerboodle Plenary" tweet what theyve learnt

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: how do sharks find their prey easily define diffusion Main:: three practicals affect of temperature affect of concentration affect of surface area accompanying work sheet to fill in whilst completing practical THen complete differentiated diffusion literacy task Plenary: tweet what they have learnt today

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: Discuss and make a prediction about where the water willl move bring it together with a definitoin of osmosis Main: Set up practical so results can be looked at next lesson - method on slide go through what happens to cells in different concentrations differentiated literacy task Plenary: mark questions

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: what is the role of a vacuole stretch: what happens to a plant cell if placed in concentrated sugar solution Main: Complete required practical, record results, compelte worksheet extension exam question if do complete Plenary: mark required practical

aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class - worksheet from tes Starter What is a stem cell. Turn the picture into words – looking for key words,  undifferentiated, differentiated Main – Watch a video, explaining what stem cells are and what they can be used for Research task, differentiated criteria to find out about stem cells use p.30-31 in kerboodle text books, ipads extension: worksheet with questions Plenary Peer assess each others work, which level do they think their partner has achieved, using the success criteria

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Could do the practical - but where it falls with teaching my class this im unable to, task to use the method instead Starter: Students discuss how cells change through the life time of a human Go through what happens at each stage in life, students then write their own description in their books of what happens at each stage Stretch: if cells are repaired and replaced and there are stem cells how are people paralysed Main – Discuss how plants grow – key words on the board, from discussion get students to write their own definitons for these words, green pen their answers Turn method for how to clone cauliflower into a storyboard – alternatively you can carry out the practical. Extension questions if students finish task Plenary Explain why a starfish is more like a plant than an animal in terms of its ability to regrow limbs

Aimed at KS3 students. This lesson recaps KS2 prior knowledge on the structure of a plant. Before moving onto KS3 content about structure and function of parts of the plant, followed by a plant dissection, accompanied by worksheets.

Starter: Simple recall questions based on prior knowledge, easily changed to suit your class Main: Information about the respiratory system, then a labelling task, a putting in order task and questions to consolidate learning. All answers on the powerpoint. Gas exchange information on the ppt also a drawing of how it can be taught under the visulisar, followed by questions to check understaning. Plenary True or false

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

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: match up the key words to the defintions Main: discuss key words and then think pair share, how do we go from a single cell to an embryo to who we are today Research mitosis, move around the room and find out about the steps Complete literacy question task to reinforce learning for the day Plenary: go through answers to the worksheet and tweet the most important thing they have learnt today