GCSE Biology Lesson Plan
GCSE Biology Lesson Plan
Diffusion 10 min
Osmosis 10 min
2 Key Concepts in Biology 1.3 Transport in cells- PPT 1.4 Transport in cell - PDF
Active Transport 10 min
Worksheet 30 min
Enzymes 10 min
Lock and Key Hypothesis 15 min
3 Key Concepts in Biology 1.2 Enzymes- PPT 1.2 Enzymes- PDF
Factors Affecting Enzyme activity 20 min
Worksheet 15 min
Evolution 15 min
Evidences of Evolution 15 min 4.1 Natural Selection & Evolution 1- PDF, 4.2
11 Natural Selection & Genetic Modification 4.1 Evolution- PPT
Classification 15 min Natural Selection & Evolution 2- PDF
Worksheet 15 min
Photosynthesis 10 min
Uses of Glucose 10min
Ways to Measure the Rate of Photosynthesis 10 min 6.1 Photosynthesis & Plant Growth- PDF, 6.3
18 Plant Structure & Their Functions 6.1 Photosynthesis- PPT
Factors affecting Photosynthesis 10 min Leaf Structure & Function- PDF
Structure & Function of Leaves 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
Diffusion
Osmosis
2 Key Concepts in Biology
Active Transport
Worksheet
Enzymes
Lock and Key Hypothesis
3 Key Concepts in Biology
Factors Affecting Enzyme activity
Worksheet
Microscope
Cell differntiation
5 Cells and Control
Stem cells, Uses and Issues
Worksheet
Nervous System
Types of Neurons
6 Cells and Control Transmission of Nerve Impulse
Receptors, Effectors and Reflex Arc
Worksheet
Stages of Meiosis
Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
7 Genetics
Human Genome Project
Worksheet
Structure of DNA
Causes of Variations
8 Genetics
Passing on of Mutations
Worksheet
Worksheet
Evolution
Natural Selection & Genetic Evidences of Evolution
10
Modification Classification
Worksheet
Physical Barriers
Chemical Barriers
Immune System
Immunisation & Advantages
Health, Disease and the development of
13 Antibiotics, Uses & Resistance
Medicine
Bacterial Cultures
Agar Plating
Aseptic Techniques
Worksheet
Photosynthesis
Uses of Glucose
Ways to Measure the Rate of Photosynthesis
15 Plant Structure & Their Functions
Factors affecting Photosynthesis
Structure & Function of Leaves
Worksheet
Transport in Plants
Specialised Plant Cells
Transpiration & its Importance
16 Plant Structure & Their Functions Water Uptake & Transport
Factors affecting Transpiration
Plant Adaptations
Worksheet
Important Hormones
Negative Feedback Systems & Adrenaline
Animal Control, Coordination & Regulating Blood Glucose
17
Homeostasis Diabetes & BMI
Blood Sugar Levels- Negative Feedback
Worksheet
Exchange of Molecules
The Heart
The Pulmonary Circulation
22 Exchange & Transport in Animals The Systemic Circulation
Circulating Blood
Cardiac Output
Worksheet
Levels of Organisation
25 Ecosystems & Materials Biodiversity & the Effect of Human Interaction
Worksheet
Carbon Cycle
Water Cycle
26 Ecosystems & Materials Nitrogen Cycle
Decomposition
Worksheet
Exam- Paper 2
CSE Edexcel Biology (COMBINED)
Duration Content
15 min
15 mins
1.1 Cell Structure- PPT
20 mins
10 mins
15 min
15 min
1.3 Transport in cells- PPT
15 min
15 min
10 min
20 min
1.2 Enzymes- PPT
20 min
10 min
10 min
15 min
15 min 2.1 Cell Division- PPT
10 min
10 mins
15 mins
15 mins
2.1 Cell Division- PDF
15 min
15 min
10 min
10 min
15 min 2.2 Coordination and Control- PPT
15 min
10 min
15 min
15 min
3.2 Reproduction- PPT
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
3.2 Reproduction- PPT
15 min
15 min
10 min
10 min
15 min 3.1 Genetic Inheritance- PPT
15 min
3.1 Genetic Inheritance- PPT
10 min
15 min
15 min
4.1 Evolution- PPT
15 min
15 min
5 min
5 min
10 min
10 min
10 min 5.1 Communicable Diseases - PPT
5 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
10 min
5 min
5 min
5.4 Non-communicable Diseases- PPT
10 min
10 min
5 min
10 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
10 min
5.2 Treating, Curing and Preventing
10 min DIseases - PPT
5 min
5 min
5 min
10 min
5 min
15 min
5 min
10 min 5.3 Making Medicines- PPT
10 min
5 min
10 min
60 min
60 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
6.1 Photosynthesis- PPT
10 min
10 min
25 min
5 min
10 min
10 min
15 min 6.2 Plant Organisation- PPT
10 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
10 min
10 min
7.1 Endocrine System- PPT
5 min
10 min
15 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
15 min
5 min 7.2 Hormones in Human Reproduction- PPT
5 min
5 min
5 min
10 min
5 min
10 min
10 min
7.3 Homeostasis- PPT
15 min
5 min
15 min
10 min
10 min
7.3 Homeostasis- PPT
10 min
30 min
5 min
10 min
5 min
5 min 8.1 Gas Exchange in Animals- PPT, 8.2
5 min Exchange & Transport in Animals- PPT
5 min
10 min
15 min
10 min
5 min
5 min
5 min 8.2 Exchange & Transport in Animals- PPT
10 min
5 min
20 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
8.3 Cellular Respiration- PPT
10 min
10 min
25 min
5 min
10 min
9.1 Adaptations, Interdepemdance &
10 min Competition- PPT
5 min
30 min
5 min
9.2 Biodiversity & the Effect of Human
25 min Interaction on Ecosystem- PPT
30 min
10 min
10 min
20 min 9.3 Nitrogen Cycles & Decomposition- PPT
10 min
10 min
60 min
60 min
Worksheets
Diffusion
Osmosis
2 Cell structure and transport
Active Transport
Worksheet
3
Cell division
Growth and differenciaton
3 Cells Division
Mitosis
Worksheet
4
Growth and differenciaton
4 Cells Division Stem cells, Stem cell delimmas
Worksheet
5
Blood, Blood vessels
5 Organising animals and plants The heart
Worksheet
6
helping the heart
6 Organising animals and plants Breathing and gas exchange
Worksheet
7
Tissues and organs in plants
Transport systems in plants
7 Organising animals and plants Evaporation and transpiration
Factors effecting transpiration
7 Organising animals and plants
Worksheet
8
Health and disease,
Pathogens and disease
8 Communicable diseases Preventing infections
Viral disease
Worksheet
Bacterial infections
Diseases caused by fungi and protists
9 Communicable disease
Diseases caused by Human defence responses
Worksheet
11
Vaccination
10 Preventing and treating disease Antibiotics and painkillers
Worksheet
12
Discovering drugs
11 Preventing and treating disease Developing drugs
Worksheet
13
Non communicable diseases
Cancer
Smoking and risk of disease
12 Non communicable disease
Diet, exerise and disease
alcohol and other carcinogens
Worksheet
14
Photosynthesis
The rate of photosynthesis
13 Photosynthesis How plants use glucose
Making the most of photosynthesis
Worksheet
Aerobic respiration
14 Respiration
The response to excercise
14 Respiration Anaerobic respiration
Metabolism and the liver
Worksheet
16
Overall Revision of All Paper 1 Topics
17
Exam- Paper 1
1
Principles of homeostasis
Reflex action
15 The Human nervous system
Structure and function of nervous system
Worksheet
3
Principles of hormonal control
The control of Blood Glucose level
16 Hormonal coordination Treating diabetes
The role of negative feedback
Worksheet
4
Human reproduction
Hormones and Menstrual cycle
17 Hormonal Coordination The artificial control of fertility
Infertility treatments
Worksheet
5
Types of reproduction, cell division in sexual reproduction
18 Genetics and Reproduction DNA and the genome
Worksheets
6
Inheritance in action
19 Genetics and reproduction More about genetics
Worksheet
7
Inhereted disorder
20 Genetics and reproduction
20 Genetics and reproduction Screening of genetic disorder
Worksheet
8
Variation
Evolution by Natural selection
21 Variation and Evolution
Selective breeding
Worksheet
9
Genetic engineering.
22 Variation and Evolution Ethics of genetic technology
Worksheet
10
Evidence of evolution
Fossils and extinction
23 Genetics and evolution
More about extinction
Worksheet
11
Antibiotic resistant bacteria
24 Genetics and evolution Classification, new system of classification
Worksheet
12
The importance of communities, Organisms in the environment
25 Ecology Distribution and abundance, Competition in animals
Worksheet
13
Competition in plants
Adapt and survive
26 Ecology adaptation in animals
Adaptation in plants
Worksheet
14
Feeding relationships
Materials cycling
27 Organising an ecosystem
The carbon cycle
Worksheet
15
Human population explosion
Land and water pollution
28 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Air pollution
Deforestation and peat destruction
Worksheet
Global warming
29 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Maintaining Biodiversity
Worksheet
Exam- Paper 2
Biology (COMBINED)
Duration Content Worksheets
15 min
10 min
10 min 1.1 Cell Structure- PPT 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Cell structure PDF
10 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
1.3 Transport in cells- PPT 1.4 Transport in cell PDF
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
1.2 Cell Division PPT 1.6, 1.7Cell division PDF
15 min
15 min
25 min
25 min 1.2 Cell Division PPT 1.5 Cell division PDF
10 min
25 min
25 min 2.4 Exchange and transport in animal PPT 2.10 Blood vessels PDF
10 min
25 min
2.8 The Heart - Cardiovascular system PDF, 2.9 Heart
25 min 2.4 Exchange and transport in animal PPT
and Blood vessels PDF
10 min
15 min
15 min
10 min 2.6 Plant organization PPT 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 Plant tissue, organs and systems PDF.
10 min
2.6 Plant organization PPT 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 Plant tissue, organs and systems PDF.
10 min
15 min
10 min
10 min 3.1 Communicable disease PPT 3.1 Communicable disease PDF
15 min
10 min
15 min
15 min
3.1 Communicable disease PPT 3.2, 3.3 Communicable disease PDF
15 min
15 min
25 min
25 min 3.1 Communicable disease PPT 3.6 Vaccines PDF
10 min
25 min
25 min 3.1 Communicable disease PPT 3.7 Drug discovery and development PDF
10 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
3.2 Non-communicable Diseases- PPT 3.8 Non communicable disease PDF
10 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
15 min
15 min 4.1 Photosynthesis- PPT 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Photosynthesis PDF
10 min
10 min
10 min
60 min
60 min
15 min
15 min
5.1 coordination & control, 5.2 Homeostasis PPT 5.1 ,5.2 Homeostasis PDF, 5.9, 5.10 Homeostasis PDF
15 min
15 min
10 min
10 min
10 min 5.1coordination & control, 5.2 Homeostasis PPT 5.5 Endocrine system PDF
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
5.6 Hormonal coordination PDF , 5.7 Hormonal
10 min 5.3 the role of hormones PPT
coordination PDF
15 min
5 min
25 min
25 min 6.2 Reproduction PPT 6.1 Reproduction PDF
10 min
25 min
25 min 6.1 Genetic Inheritance PPT 6.3 Reproduction PDF
10 min
25 min
6.1 Genetic Inheritance PPT 6.2 Reproduction PDF
25 min 6.1 Genetic Inheritance PPT 6.2 Reproduction PDF
10 min
15 min
15 min
6.1 Genetic Inheritance PPT 6.4 Variation and evolution PDF
15 min
15 min
25 min
25 min 6.1 Genetic Inheritance PPT 6.4 Variation and evolution PDF
10 min
15 min
15 min
7.1 Organization of an ecosystem PPT 6.5 Variation and evalution PDF
15 min
15 min
25 min
25 min 7.1 Organization of an ecosystem PPT 6.6 Understanding genetics and evolution PDF
10 min
25 min
25 min 7.2 Adaptations and inheritance PPT 7.1 Adaptation, Interdependence and competition PDF
10 min
15 min
15 min
10 min 7.2 Adaptations and inheritance PPT 7.2 Adaptation, Interdependence and competition PDF
10 min
10 min
20 min
10 min
7.3 Natural cycle & decomposition PPT 7.6 Cycles within Ecosystem PDF
20 min
10 min
10 min
10 min 7.3 Biodiversity and effect of humans on ecosystem
20 min 7.1 Organization of an ecosystem PPT PDF ,7.4, 7.5 Biodiversity and effect of humans on
10 min ecosystem PDF
10 min
20 min
20 min 7.1 Organization of an ecosystem PPT 7.7 Global warming PDF
20 min
opic
60 mins
IGCSE OXFORD AQA BIOLOGY
Week Topics Sub-topics Duration
Cell Structure - Animal, plant 15 min
Eukaryotes 10 min
1 Organisation Prokaryotes 10 min
Specialised Cells 10 min
Worksheet 15 min
2
Principles of organisation 5 min
2 Organisation Animal tissues, organs and system 25 min
Worksheet 15 min
3
Plant tissues, organs and system 15 min
3 Organisation Transport in cell 15 min
Worksheet 15 min
4
Photosynthesis 10 min
The rate of photosynthesis 10 min
4 Bioenergetics
How plants use glucose, exchnge and transport in plants 15 min
Worksheet 10 min
5
Circulation in humans 10 min
5 Bioenergetics Digestion 10 min
Worksheet 20 min
6
Breathing 15 min
6 Bioenergetics Respiration 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
7
Energy transfered in ecosystem 15 min
Adaptations 15 min
7 Ecology
Interdependance and competition 15 min
7 Ecology
Worksheet 15 min
8
Decay and the carbon cycle 10 min
8 Ecology Humans and their effect on the environment 10 min
Worksheet 15 min
9
The human nervous system 10 min
Neurons 10 min
9 Organisms interactions with the environment CNS 10 min
Reflex arc 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
10
Homeostasis 10 min
Control system (coordination control) 15 min
10 Organisms interactions with the environment Receptors 15 min
internal condition controlled 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
11
Control of water and ion content of the body 10 min
Temperature control 15 min
11 Organisms interactions with the environment
control of blood glucose 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
Behaviour 15 min
sexual reproduction 15 min
12 Organisms interactions with the environment
Parental care, innate behaviour 15 min
imprinting, habituation 15 min
13
Infection and response 10 min
Pthogens 10 min
13 Organisms interactions with the environment
Immune system, 10 min
Worksheet 15 min
14
Vacination 15 min
Mutation 15 min
14 Organisms interactions with the environment
Antibiotics 10 min
Worksheet 5 min
15
Reproduction 20 min
15 Inheritance sexual, asexual, budding 20 min
Worksheets 10 min
16
Cell division 10 min
Mitosis 10 min
16 Inheritance
Meiosis 10 min
Worksheet 15 min
17
Cell differentiation 10 min
Steam cells 10 min
Therapeutical cloning 10 min
17 Inheritance
Treatment with steam cell 10 min
Ethical issues 10min
Worksheet 10 min
18
Tumors 10 min
Cancer 15 min
18 Inheritance
Causes 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
19
Genetic variation 45 min
Genetic manipulation 10 min
cloning techniques 10 min
19 Inheritance
Genetic engineering 20 min
GM crops 10 min
Worksheet 10 min
21
Genetic disorders 20 min
Downs syndrome 10 min
20 Inheritance
cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia 20 min
Worksheet 10 min
22
Continous and discontinous variation 10 min
Genetic variation 10 min
22 Variation and evolution
enivironmental variation 20 min
Worksheet 10 min
1.1 Cell Structure- PPT 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Cell structure PDF
1.1 Cell Structure- PPT 2.1, 2.2 Animal and tissue organization PDF
5.1 coordination & control, 5.2 Homeostasis PPT 2.4 Digestion PDF
2.4 Exchange and transport in animal PPT 2.11 Breathing and Respiration
7.3 Natural cycle & decomposition PPT 7.6 Cycles within Ecosystem PDF