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Diffusion Digital Lesson | KS3 Biology Year 7–8 Self-Marking Activity

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Interactive KS3 Biology lesson (Years 7-8), 18 slides: diffusion, concentration gradients and the factors that affect its rate, with self-marking activities.

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Lesson at a glance

What pupils will learn

  • Students will be able to define diffusion accurately.
  • Students will understand how concentration gradients drive diffusion.
  • Students will practise identifying examples of diffusion in cells.

Curriculum

UK
Year 7–9 Science, National Curriculum (England)
Topic area
Cells and Microorganisms
US equivalent
Grades 6–8 (year level only; not mapped to US standards)

What the lesson covers

  • What Is Diffusion?
  • Concentration Gradients Explained
  • The Cell Membrane
  • Diffusion in Breathing
  • Diffusion in Digestion
  • Factors Affecting Diffusion

How it is interactive

  • 4 multiple-choice questions
  • 2 fill-in-the-blank questions
  • 2 sorting and ordering tasks
  • 1 sentence-writing task

Feedback and what you get

Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end. Sentence-writing tasks are for pupils' own answers and are not marked automatically.

A 18-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.

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Make diffusion easy to understand with this interactive KS3 Biology lesson. 18 slides cover how substances move into and out of cells by diffusion, through self-marking activities, drag-and-drop tasks, quizzes and instant feedback.

Whats inside

  • 18 slides: what diffusion is, concentration gradients, the cell membrane, diffusion in breathing and digestion, factors affecting the rate of diffusion (surface area, concentration gradient, temperature)
  • Fill-in-the-blanks, sort-the-items and multiple-choice checks throughout
  • Self-marking, with instant feedback

Why it works

  • No-prep, supports the National Curriculum for England and builds toward GCSE Biology
  • Suitable for classroom teaching, independent learning, homework, revision or cover lessons
  • Runs in any browser on laptops, Chromebooks and tablets
Year GroupsYear 7–9
Resource Type🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities
FormatDigital Only
CurriculumEngland & Wales — KS3 (Years 7–9)
Added24 July 2026

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