Year-8 Biology Ecosystems: Anaerobic Respiration
In this Year-8 Biology Ecosystems: Anaerobic Respiration lesson, students will learn the word equations for anaerobic respiration in humans and yeast. They will explain the differences between anaerobic and aerobic respiration. Finally they will discuss some uses for anaerobic respiration and explain what is meant by ‘oxygen debt.’
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)
-Keywords (vocabulary: anaerobic, fermentation, oxygen debt, lactic acid and yeast)
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension questions
-Sorting task
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
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