GCSE Biology Topic 4: Aerobic Respiration

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In this lesson pupils will describe aerobic respiration and write a word equation for it, list some uses for the energy transferred by respiration and recap how the reactants for respiration reach respiring tissues. This lesson links respiration to earlier course content (Topic 1 – Cells, and Topic 2 – Organisation).

GCSE Biology Topic 4: Aerobic Respiration

In this GCSE Biology Topic 4: Aerobic Respiration lesson, pupils will describe aerobic respiration and write a word equation for it, list some uses for the energy transferred by respiration and recap how the reactants for respiration reach respiring tissues. The slides include extension questions, and students can choose from a variety of different tasks.

This lesson links respiration to earlier course content:

Topic 1 – Cells
Topic 2 – Organisation

This lesson includes:

Title slide with learning objectives
A starter activity
Group reading (literacy)
Task boxes
Order the steps
Comprehension questions
Numeracy task (basic)
Answer slides included for self-assessment
Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
Suitable for supply teaching and home learning.

A supplementary resource

Next Lesson: Anaerobic Respiration

In this lesson pupils will write the word equations for anaerobic respiration in people, plants and yeast and explain why anaerobic respiration is used. They will compare anaerobic to aerobic respiration and describe some examples of anaerobic respiration in yeast.