Unit at a glance
4 lessons, 180 minutes of teaching
Scheme of work
The lessons in order
| Ref | Lesson pack | Structure | Worksheet | Quiz | Lab tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.1 | Energy flow Almost every living thing on Earth runs on energy that left the Sun a few minutes ago. | Cooperative Concept Mapping | 6 Q, 17 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 1 |
| 19.2 | Food chains, webs and pyramids A food chain follows energy from a producer to the animals that eat it. | Think-Pair-Share | 6 Q, 22 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 2, tab 3, tab 4 |
| 19.3 | The carbon and nitrogen cycles Energy flows through an ecosystem and is lost, but the atoms that build living things are used over and over. | Mix-Pair-Share | 6 Q, 21 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 5, tab 6 |
| 19.4 | Populations Put a few yeast cells into a flask of sugar solution and count them over the next day and a half. | Jigsaw | 6 Q, 21 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 7 |
Each pack holds the plan, worksheet and quiz for its lesson. Teach the rows in order; the lab tabs match the student lessons.
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