assessed through through teaching examination and delivery Students will be assessed on their Activities: Edexcel International GCSE Critical thinking Critical thinking Section 1 1 ability to: student book tbc Problem solving Problem solving – Cells and Tissues Look at TEM images and try to Reasoning Analysis Cell structures and 1.1 recognise cell structures as seen identify structures. BBC Bitesize What’s In A Interpretation Reasoning – with a microscope and electron Adaptive learning Interpretation Cell? functions microscope (TEM images only), Produce a poster labelling (for animal cell components) Adaptability Decision making including nucleus, chromosomes, cell structures and annotated with Adaptive learning membrane, mitochondria, functions of each structure. Video Electron microscope Learning – endoplasmic reticulum and Intellectual Interest ribosomes Students can research a and curiosity particular organelle and prepare Initiative BBC Levels of Organisation – 1.2 describe the functions of the cell a PowerPoint presentation to the Self-direction (for animal cell components) structures: class. Responsibility nucleus Perseverance • Video Cell biology under the – chromosomes Look at pre-prepared slides of Communication • microscope cell membrane various cells under a light Collaboration • mitochondria microscope. Teamwork • endoplasmic reticulum Cooperation • ribosomes. Produce a slide of your own Interpersonal skills • cheek cell or onion cell Leadership – compare plant and animal cell structures. Please consider local Health and safety issues and regulations. Squeeze some pond weed between two microscope slides - look at them under a microscope to see how many chloroplasts there are. Plant cells are outside the specification but this can
assessed through examination through teaching and delivery 1 Section 1 Cells and Tissues Cell structures and functions Students will be assessed on their ability to: 1.1 recognise cell structures as seen with a microscope and electron microscope (TEM images only), including nucleus, chromosomes, cell membrane, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes 1.2 describe the functions of the cell structures: • nucleus • chromosomes • cell membrane • mitochondria • endoplasmic reticulum • ribosomes. Activities: Look at TEM images and try to identify structures. Produce a poster labelling structures and annotated with functions of each structure. Students can research a particular organelle and prepare a PowerPoint presentation to the class. Look at pre-prepared slides of various cells under a light microscope. Produce a slide of your own cheek cell or onion cell – compare plant and animal cell structures. Please consider local Health and safety issues and regulations. Squeeze some pond weed between two microscope slides - look at them under a microscope to see how many chloroplasts there are. Plant cells are outside the specification but this can Edexcel International GCSE student book – tbc BBC Bitesize – What’s In A Cell? (for animal cell components) Video – Electron microscope BBC – Levels of Organisation (for animal cell components) Video – Cell biology under the microscope Critical thinking Problem solving Reasoning Interpretation Adaptive learning Adaptability Critical thinking Problem solving Analysis Reasoning Interpretation Decision making Adaptive learning Learning Intellectual Interest and curiosity Initiative Self-direction Responsibility Perseverance Communication Collaboration Teamwork Cooperation Interpersonal skills Leadership
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