1. 6 Mark Questions
Examples from AQA B1

2. Body temperature
What adaptations help a human to maintain a consistent body temperature?

3. Method
First, bullet point a few ideas or key words relevant to the question.
Next, put them into a logical sequence by writing a number next to each one. You may wish to add or remove points.
Turn each one into a sentence, linking them by describing causes and effects (so, which means that, and then…)

4. Body temperature Hot sweat thirsty Cold shiver hairs on end
Blood flow?

5. Body temperature Hot sweat 1 thirsty 2
Cold shiver 4 muscles/respiration
hairs on end 5 insulation
Blood flow? 3, 6

6. Example Questions
Explain how human actions have increased the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
Describe the stages of a reflex arc when a person touches a hot plate.
How are medical trials tested before widespread use and why?

7. Using the method
For your question, write the bullet point ideas and sequence them.
Compare your order with your partner; would you agree or disagree?
What do you add when you take a moment to think? What might you remove?
How would you link these ideas together in sentences?

8. Carbon in the Atmosphere
Burning
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Fossil fuels
Plants
Animals
Decomposition

9. Reflex Arc Stimulus Receptor Sensory neurone Relay neurone NO BRAIN
Motor neurone
Effector (muscle)
Response

10. Medical Trials Reduce deaths/improve health Double blind/randomized
Animals/cells
Healthy people
Ill people

11. Changes
Each of these sets of bullet points is incomplete. How do they compare to your thinking?
Write up possible answers in sentences then discuss these with your partner. Do you agree on a predicted mark?
Use markschemes to check your score. Are you making predictable or repeated mistakes?