GCSE Biology Topic 5: Body Temperature
In this GCSE Biology Topic 5: Body Temperature lesson Pupils explain why the body must maintain a constant temperature. Describe how the body regulates its temperature and explain the meaning of “antagonistic effectors”. Finally, relate this to what they have learned about homeostasis, negative feedback and the nervous system to reinforce their topic vocabulary.
The slides include extension questions, and students can choose from a variety of different tasks.
This lesson includes:
- Title slide with learning objectives
- A starter activity
- Group reading (literacy)
- Task boxes
- Handout sheet task
- Comprehension questions
- Answer slides included for self-assessment
- Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
- Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that the nervous system, homeostasis and negative feedback have already been introduced.
- Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
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Next Lesson: The Endocrine System
In this lesson pupils will state what a hormone is, list some different hormones and what they do and describe the different structures in the body which produce hormones.
Lessons for Key Stage 4 GCSE Biology Topic Homeostasis
- Homeostasis
- Nervous System
- Reflexes
- Reaction Times Practical
- The Brain
- The Eye
- Correcting Vision Defects
- Body Temperature
- The Endocrine System
- Comparing Nerves and Hormones
- Blood Glucose and Diabetes
- Kidneys
- Kidney Failure
- Menstrual Cycle
- Controlling Fertility
- Adrenaline and Thyroxine
- Plant Hormones
