It can be challenging for teachers to prepare lessons on new parts of the biology specification, such as neuroscience and the functions of the brain.

New material such as the synthesis of monoclonal antibodies is a topic that has made it to KS4 from university research level and beyond, for example.

During this lesson students will complete a number of discrete activities which focus on the newest content from a range of examination boards at KS4 biology.

You could break up the activities, using them individually as they fit into the larger scheme of learning, or deliver them as a more intense experience suited for separate science taster lessons or as revision towards the end of the course.

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