Models for teaching biology to students aged 14–16

Unlike many slide decks, the models I share aren’t to be presented or delivered, but co-constructed, step by step; a teaching method I explain in my books, Difference Maker and Teaching Meaning. What are the benefits of a community of teachers sharing our models?

We gain teaching capacity: combining professional coordination with teaching autonomy.
We have a lighter workload: our planning only involves understanding and adapting models.
Our students learn more: they reap the benefits of teaching without PowerPoint slides.

Note: Currently, this is the order in which I teach the topics, which is based on meaning-making and explained in Biology Made Real.

Stock & flow models 11–18 The Organism 14–16 Ecology 13–16 Evolution 14–16

Diffusion 14–16 Gas exchange 14–16 Circulation 14–16 Enzymes 14–16 Digestion 14–16

Genetic Inheritance 14–16 Microorganisms & respiration 14–16 Immunity 14–16 Coordination & control 14–16 Osmosis 14–16 Urinary system 14–16 Human reproduction 14–16

Plants 14–16 Nutrient cycles 14–16 Human effects on the environment 14–16 DNA & protein synthesis 14–16