A no-prep, 7-lesson science unit on GCSE Biology (AQA 4.1 Cell biology): eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells; cell structure; specialisation and differentiation; microscopy; the cell cycle and mitosis; stem cells; transport in and out of cells, 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 are living things built from cells, and how do cells stay alive, specialise and divide?

What’s included

• 7 × Teacher lesson plans (Word) on the 5E spine (Engage · Explore · Explain · Elaborate · Evaluate)
• 7 × Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch — mapped to Foundation Higher)
• 7 × Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, 16:9 widescreen)
• 1 × Full required-practical lab pack (Word) — AQA RP1: microscopy — 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. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
2. Animal and plant cell structure
3. Microscopy and magnification (RP1)
4. Cell specialisation and differentiation
5. The cell cycle and mitosis
6. Stem cells
7. Transport in and out of cells