A no-prep, 6-lesson science unit on GCSE Biology (AQA 4.4 Bioenergetics): photosynthesis, the rate of photosynthesis and limiting factors; uses of glucose; aerobic and anaerobic respiration; response to exercise; metabolism, written for Key Stage 4 / GCSE (ages 14-16). Phenomenon-first and three-dimensional: every lesson opens with something to wonder about and builds toward the unit’s big question. Open and teach — full teacher plans, projectable slides, three differentiated pupil worksheets per lesson, a complete printable lab pack, a knowledge organiser, and a baseline + end-of-unit assessment.

Big question: How do living things capture, store and release the energy they need to live?

What’s included

• 6 × Teacher lesson plans (Word) on the 5E spine (Engage · Explore · Explain · Elaborate · Evaluate)
• 6 × Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch — mapped to Foundation Higher)
• 6 × Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, 16:9 widescreen)
• 1 × Full required-practical lab pack (Word) — AQA RP6: effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis — method, fair-test variables, household and lab equipment lists, a real risk assessment, a blank results table, and analysis + conclusion scaffolds
• 1 × Knowledge organiser (Word, A4 landscape)
• 1 × Baseline + end-of-unit assessment with a teacher answer key — plus 6 original exam-style questions with full mark schemes and command words (describe / explain / evaluate / calculate)
• Hand-coded diagrams with clear labels for the unit’s key ideas — never AI-generated
• Original illustrations for every phenomenon hook

Lesson outline

1. Photosynthesis
2. Limiting factors and the rate of photosynthesis (RP6)
3. Uses of glucose in plants
4. Aerobic respiration
5. Anaerobic respiration
6. Response to exercise and metabolism