A KS4 lesson, based on ‘Antibiotics and Painkillers’.
Students should understand the differences between painkillers and antibiotics, how they both work and how antibiotic resistance develops.
Students should understand the process of seed dispersal and the various ways seeds are dispersed, as well as the importance of dispersal in nature.
Includes a mini practical exercise.
For mid-low ability KS3 students.
THey should understand the phases of the moon and eclipses.
Contains who wants to be a millionaire and crossword for challenge.
Students should understand the importance of the carbon cycle, they key events of the carbon cycle and how carbon dioxide contributes to global warming.
Students should understand what competition and adaptation are, and how important it is for animals to adapt to their surroundings.
This links to natural selection with a fun and engaging game for students to get their heads around natural selection and desirable characteristics.
Students should understand how glucose is regulated in the body and what happens if glucose levels are not properly regulated and the difference between type 1+ 2 diabetes
Students to recap briefly on optimum enzyme function and the pH that amylase functions at its optimum level at.
Includes questions to test knowledge/understanding of the practical. Answers below:
An independent research project for KS4 students covering metabolism. It has a quick starter, and the basics of what students need to know about with regards to metabolism: what it is, how the liver plays a part in metabolism and various metabolic reactions.
Suitable for KS3 student and low ability KS4 students. It covers group 1 elements: their properties and how they react with water.
Includes self assessment activities throughout.