AQA GCSE - Digestion and Enzymes TOPIC

These lesssons are designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. There are five, full 1-hour lessons from the digestion and enzymes topic which focus on: * Labelling the digestive system and describing the function of each digestive organ * Method of enzyme action, lock and key theory * The effect of temperature and pH on enzymes * Food tests (guided practical) * The function of bile (neutralising stomach acid, emulsifying lipids) Also included is a knowledge organiser which contains the key information from this topic. This can be used as a visual to support SEND students throughout the topic, or as a revision resource for an end of unit assessment. All of the lesson resources in this bundle contain: * A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter * An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson * Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load * Teacher models * Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes * Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides * A plenary task