Trinity Academy
Science Mastery Curiculum
Biology Elementary 2
The hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms
Lesson 5 – The respiratory system
Lesson Objective
About the organs of the respiratory system.
Lesson Outcome / Skill
o Give examples and know the position of organs and organ
systems. Including: Digestive System (Stomach, Small Intestines,
Large Intestine, Liver, Pancreas), Respiratory and Circulatory
System (Lungs and Heart) and Male and Female Reproductive
System.
o Suggest what might happen
o Be able to construct table of results
o Use and round decimal numbers
o Identify obvious risks.
o Include appropriate units when giving results
Trinity Academy
Science Mastery Curiculum
Biology Elementary 2
Suggested Activities
Starter
1. DART Activity. Students read and answer questions. Peer
assessment opportunity.
2. Label the respiratory system and read the brief for the
experiment.
5-to-Drive
1. A&F – use student’s ideas to gauge
starting point of lesson and possible
groupings.
Engagement and enjoyment
Questioning to gauge prior
knowledge
2. A&F – use student’s ideas to gauge
starting point of lesson and possible
groupings.
Engagement and enjoyment.
Questioning to gauge prior
knowledge
Resources
1. DART Worksheet
2. Images on
smartboard (not
labelled to jog
memory.
Main
1. Work in pairs to label the respiratory system and design a
rhyme to remember the order from mouth to alveoli (This is
repeated in I1 where students will be expected to know
names and functions, here they only need to know positions
of major organs e.g. lungs, bronchi and alveoli). Check and
peer assess and then test order using MWB.
Students then have to work in small groups to build a model
of the system using the equipment given (and instructions
depending on class).
1. Peer support
Differentiation – help centre, grouped
task.
Peer assessment of answers
Teacher assessment using traffic
light cards – regrouping according to
feedback of task, e.g. greens work
with reds on next task
Use of timer ensures pace +
engagement
1. Worksheet and
PPT.
2. Model PPT.
Trinity Academy
Science Mastery Curiculum
Biology Elementary 2
2. Differentiation – Students plan
different experiments.
Choice of task by teacher.
Pace Engagement and enjoyment
3. Information
hunt posters
and table
sheet.
2. Carry out investigation as a class to test lung capacity.
Opportunity for planning, collecting results, analysing results,
concluding and graph plotting. This task could be used over
a series of lessons to cover all areas or as one lesson and
the teacher selects the area required.
Plenary
1. Cross word on respiratory system.
2. Close activity
1. Teacher assessment
Peer assessment
Engagement and enjoyment
1. Worksheet
crossword
2. Self evaluation
Differentiation – option of difficulty.
2. Close activity
W/S.