Literacy: Antibacterial Resistance Flowchart

Activity

This activity requires stage 5 students to read the article linked below and use this to create a flowchart of series of diagrams to illustrate the steps in bacterial resistance. Students will complete this activity after learning about the process of natural selection, so this way they can apply their prior knowledge to  the article. Some key words students should include will be listed on the board as they do this activity (such as resistance, mutation, selection, selective pressure). This way all students will have equal access to the activity and know the expectations the teacher has set for this activity. Furthermore, as students are creating their own summaries, they will be able to add as much or as little detail as they wish to.

Syllabus Dot points Covered

LW4 c. explain, using examples, how natural selection relates to changes in a population, eg in the

development of resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and insects to pesticides

Activity Link

Article on antibacterial resistance link

Literacy: Organelles Vocabulary Test

Activity

This stage 4 literacy activity is an online quiz where students match the term to their explanation. This allows students to revise both scientific concepts and vocabulary. By using this online quiz to revise the terms, students are able to work through these terms at their own pace, and students who wish to advance their knowledge or feel the need to do more study are able to go back and revise terms they feel they need to improve their understanding in.

Syllabus Dot Points Covered

LW2

b. identify structures within cells, including the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall and chloroplast, and describe their functions

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Literacy: Cloze Passage on Plants and Photosynthesis

Activity

This activity is part of a summary worksheet made for a high-achieving year 8 class. Cloze passages are a literacy and content activity which gives students a chance to revise content and practice their literacy skills, particularly vocabulary and contextualising the passage. This cloze passage summarises the work from several lessons, and covers content on plant systems and photosynthesis, and links it back to animal systems content.

Syllabus Dot points Covered

Stage 4

LW3 a. identify the materials required by multicellular organisms for the processes of respiration and photosynthesis

LW3. b. explain that the systems in multicellular organisms work together to provide cell requirements, including gases, nutrients and water, and to remove cell wastes

Activity Sheet

Differentiation Strategies

In this cloze passage, the words needed are listed at the bottom. This way, students who find that they need prompting are able to read through the list to help them. Furthermore, students who need extra help will be able to move into  a small group with me where I will go through it with them slowly if they have any further problems. Lastly, students who want more of a challenge in their learning would have been set this near the beginning of the unit as a way to see what they'll be learning. An idea following on from this is that these more advanced students could use this sheet at the start as a prompt to research and find the answers as a means of learning the content.