Year 10 / GCSE · Science
Cells
Year 10 / GCSE learners practise cell structure diffusion and osmosis gcse biology.
The activities include Compare and Contrast Key Features of Cell Specialisation, Describe the Uses of Stem Cells, Explain Diffusion, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, teach. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Compare and Contrast Key Features of Cell Specialisation
- Describe the Uses of Stem Cells
- Explain Diffusion
- Explain Diffusion
- Identify and Describe Key Features of Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
- Investigate the Process of Osmosis Using Potatoes
Checked learning resources
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Specialised cells and differentiation
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak GCSE Biology lesson comparing specialised animal and plant cells, linking structures and adaptations to functions and explaining differentiation from unspecialised cells while retaining the same genome.
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Diffusion and surface-area-to-volume ratio
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak GCSE Biology lesson defining diffusion down a concentration gradient and explaining how surface area, volume, surface-area-to-volume ratio, diffusion distance and concentration difference affect exchange.
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Osmosis using potato tissue
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak GCSE Biology practical matching the potato investigation: equal cylinders in different sugar concentrations, initial and final mass, percentage change, control variables, graphing, interpretation and isotonic concent
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Specialised cells and differentiation lesson slides
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Oak GCSE Biology lesson comparing specialised animal and plant cells, linking structures and adaptations to functions and explaining differentiation from unspecialised cells while retaining the same genome. Lesson slides
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Specialised cells and differentiation worksheet and quizzes
Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Oak GCSE Biology lesson comparing specialised animal and plant cells, linking structures and adaptations to functions and explaining differentiation from unspecialised cells while retaining the same genome. Worksheet and
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AQA GCSE Cell Biology Lesson 4: Specialised Cells
Twinkl · Teach · Account may be required
This AQA GCSE lesson pack teaches how animal and plant cells become specialised and how each specialised structure supports its function.
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AQA GCSE Cell Biology Lesson 7: Stem Cells
Twinkl · Teach · Account may be required
This GCSE lesson pack explains what stem cells are, compares adult and embryonic stem cells, explores uses in research and medicine and supports evaluation of the ethical debate.
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Diffusion and surface-area-to-volume ratio lesson slides
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Oak GCSE Biology lesson defining diffusion down a concentration gradient and explaining how surface area, volume, surface-area-to-volume ratio, diffusion distance and concentration difference affect exchange. Lesson slid