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The resources on this page have been created in collaboration with AQA, to support their new GCSE specification for Science. They are free so please dive in - we hope you enjoy using them!
Find the complete teaching pack and other resources for the new Combined Science: Trilogy, Combined Science: Synergy, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry and GCSE Physics.
For more information about the new specification, go to AQA’s GCSE Science page.
Published: 03/08/2016
KS3 KS4 | Biology | Chemistry | Physics
254 pages
KS3 KS4 | Biology | Chemistry | Physics
254 pages
AQA Introduction to GCSE Science: Biomimicry
This resource is a collection of teaching ideas and student-facing resources (all of which were specifically commissioned), on the overarching theme of Biomimicry. Biomimicry was chosen as it's an exciting area of research that extends across scientific disciplines using inspiration from nature to help scientists solve contemporary problems. The pack aims to bridge the gap between what students will have studied at KS3 (e.g. energy transfer, chemical reactions and photosynthesis) and areas studied at GCSE (e.g. nanotechnology, nerve impulses and forces).
See other resources: AQA biomimicry pack
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KS3 KS4 | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Published: 03/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): AQA biomimicry pack
W6L3 A new look at wood
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Students compare and contrast the properties of wood, concrete
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W6L2 Artificial photosynthesis 2
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Continuing from the previous lesson students can use their c
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W6L1 Artificial photosynthesis 1
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The first of two lessons that look a the potential of artificial
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W5L3 Silk moths and chitin
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Scientists are looking for alternative polymers to non-biodegradable
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W5L2 Wind turbine blades
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Bumpy or smooth – which type of surface would make the best wind
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W5L1 The Bombardier beetle
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The starter activity provides the opportunity to discuss well
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W4L3 Tardigrades and vaccines
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Investigate tardigrades and their extremophile existence. Explore
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W4L2 Mussel adhesive
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Using mussels as a starting point explore the adhesive properties
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W3L3 Freshwater in deserts
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Continuing the freshwater theme, explore the solution the Namib
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W3L1 Spiny-headed worms and skin grafts
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How have spiny-headed worms influenced the design of skin grafts?
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W2L3 What's special about a lotus leaf?
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Use the practical activity to explore the hydrophobic qualities
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W2L2 What can we learn from termite mounds?
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Explore energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation
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KS3 | Published: 17/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Heating and cooling | AQA biomimicry pack
W2L1 Things that glow in the dark
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Bioluminescence has inspired various products and is used to
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W1L3 Developments in microscopy
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This lesson explores the development of microscopes as technology
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W1L2 Nanotechnology
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Focus on the very big and the very small with the starter 'Powers
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W1L1 Introduction to biomimicry
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Introduce the many ways in which science is looking to biological
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5.3 Silk moths and chitin
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The lesson contains activities in which students compare the
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