A fully resourced, plug-and-play Organisation Part 2: Cardiovascular System & Lungs unit designed specifically for the AQA GCSE Biology (9–1) specification. This comprehensive pack contains everything you need to teach, practise, revise and assess the unit — saving hours of planning and resource preparation.

What’s Included in This Resource Pack?
Complete Lesson PowerPoint Series: Fully editable lesson presentations, plus resources for revision and end-of-unit assessment, featuring:

Embedded answers for easy self/peer marking
Assessment for Learning (AfL) checkpoints throughout
Differentiated tasks and activities
Print-ready differentiated worksheets
Practical and scientific-skills activities, including heart dissection
Exam-style practice and application questions
Opportunities for mathematical, data-handling and evaluation skills
Detailed Scheme of Work (SOW): Clear specification mapping, lesson sequence, resources and learning objectives to support departmental planning.

Comprehensive Revision Suite:

Student Revision Checklist mapped to the AQA specification
Visual Learning Map / revision organiser
Three levels of differentiated revision worksheets
Complete revision worksheet mark scheme

End-of-Unit Assessment and Feedback:
30-mark end-of-unit summative test
Detailed test mark scheme
One-page post-test feedback sheet
Question-by-question topic and score analysis
Skills analysis covering literacy, numeracy, explanation, application and evaluation
Student reflection on areas of confidence and areas to revise
Targeted follow-up practice linked to individual areas for improvement

Topics Covered:
Blood and Blood Vessels ; calculating rates of blood flow
The Heart – chambers, valves and major blood vessels; structure and function
Coronary Heart Disease – atherosclerosis, reduced coronary blood flow and heart attacks, lifestyle factors affecting the risk of cardiovascular disease
and treating disease with statins, stents and coronary bypass surgery
Other Heart Conditions & Treatments – faulty valves, abnormal heart rhythms, replacement valves, artificial pacemakers and artificial hearts
The Respiratory System – trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, alveoli, ribs, intercostal muscles and diaphragm, inhalation and exhalation; changes in volume, pressure and airflow
Smoking & Tobacco Smoke – tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide and their effects on the body

Key Features:
Mapped to AQA: Aligned with the AQA GCSE Biology (8461) and Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) specifications.
Differentiated: Support, Core and Stretch materials provide appropriate scaffolding and challenge for a range of learners.
Assessment-Rich: Regular AfL, exam-style questions, quantitative skills, data interpretation and evaluation are embedded throughout the unit.
Practical Support: Includes structured resources for heart dissection, supporting identification of key anatomical structures and links between structure and function.