GCSE Biology Topic 5: Comparing Nerves and Hormones
In this GCSE Biology Topic 5: Comparing Nerves and Hormones lesson pupils will recap some of what they have learned in previous lessons about nerves and hormones, compare their similarities and differences and decide whether different examples are nerves or hormones.
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)
- Discussion exercise
- Nerves or hormones
- Task boxes
- Comprehension questions
- Handout sheet task
- 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.
- This assumes students have covered the basics of the:
- Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
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- 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
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