YEAR 8 BIOLOGY

Topic: Respiration
Lesson No: 1 Title: The reactants and products of respiration

Learning Objectives:
That respiration is a chemical reaction
The products of respiration include carbon dioxide and water
That respiration can be represented as a word equation

Key Words:

Glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, respiration, limewater

Lesson plan Resources Worksheets/

Text refs
Starter ideas
Burning sugar demo w/sheet questions
Main on respiration
Playing cards.
Respiration card game. In groups the class
play the game. The aim is to collect the
right cards to make the equation for
respiration.
Worksheet to consolidate learning Live and boiled peas. Flasks
and thermometers. W/sheet

Set up respiring peas. Make a prediction.

Discuss how to make the experiment a fair
test.

Practical/Demos (Equipment needed):

Extension work:

Differentiation:

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Advice for non-specialists:

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