KS3 Biology — The 7 Life Processes (MRS GREN) — Extension Pack

🧬 Stretch high achievers further with four ready-to-use enrichment activities on MRS GREN and the seven life processes — no preparation required. MRS GREN is an acronym for the seven characteristics that separate living things from non-living things — Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, and Nutrition — and these tasks push students to apply that thinking, for KS3 students aged 11–14.

📦 What's included:

Vocabulary Matching (15 terms) — covering all seven life processes, life cycles, photosynthesis, and key terminology

Challenge Quiz (25 marks) — data analysis of life process percentages across different organisms, slow movement in plants, bacterial locomotion, and why fire is not alive

Virus Case Study (20 marks) — exploring whether viruses should be classified as living or non-living, and why antibiotics cannot treat viral infections

Teach It Back task — students design their own MRS GREN guide for younger learners, assessed with a provided rubric

Full answer keys and marking guidance included for all four activities.

🎬 Watch the free video lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htjjypdqCkI

👩‍🏫 Google Classroom ready — copy the link straight into your assignment. Print as many copies as your class needs.

🔓 Pairs with the main 100-mark MRS GREN worksheet, also available as part of the Complete Lesson Pack. Save £1 buying the pack (£3 + £3 = £6 separately, £5 together).

Price: £3