Years 10 and 11 Biology Curriculum Plan
The course is examined by the AQA, who provide a detailed specification along with module tests and mark schemes.
The course features many of the major theories of science in a way that encourages students to appreciate their importance to everyday life. It also explores how scientific information is obtained, how reliable it is, what its limitations are, and how this information helps society to make important decisions. Students are prepared to deal with issues involving science which they may meet. It will enable students to progress to A levels in science subjects. This course explores scientific concepts in more depth, and develops students' understanding of how scientists work. It will extend students knowledge and understanding of each subject.
At the end of Year 9 students will take the first Biology module and in November of Year 10 they will take the second Biology module. Each module is assessed by a 30 minute objective test (tiered). These units are each worth 12.5% of the overall qualification.
| Year 9 - June | B1a |
| Year 10 - November | B1b |
| Year 10 – March | B1a re-takes |
| Year 10 – June | B1b re-takes |
In Year 11 there will be:
• One 45 minute paper - UNIT 2 (tiered) containing structured questions worth 25% of the overall qualification in January.
• One 45 minute paper - UNIT 3 (tiered) containing structured questions worth 25% of the overall qualification in June.
B1a assessed in June of Year 9
Useful links:
Spolem.co.uk
S-cool Homepage
GCSE Biology Bitesize Revision
Biotopic Homepage
Virtual Body Homepage
Biozone Internet link
B1a assessed in June of Year 9
How do human bodies respond to changes inside them and to their environment?
Links:
Nervous System Tutorial
Synapse Animation
Explore the Nervous System
Hormones and their Effects
Love and Sex
What can we do to keep our bodies healthy?
Link:
How do we use/abuse medical and recreational drugs?
Links:
What causes infectious disease and how can our bodies defend themselves against them?
Links:
Lymphocyte Animation
Phagocyte Animation
The Immune System
Teaching Scheme for Unit B1(a)
B1b assessd in June of November of Year 10
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Lesson |
Topic (links to page titles in your textbook) |
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1 |
Co-ordination and Control Responding to change |
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2 |
Reflex actions |
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3 |
The menstrual cycle |
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4 |
The artificial control of fertility |
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5 |
Controlling conditions |
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6 |
Exam Style Questions and review |
|
7 |
Healthy Eating Diet and exercise |
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8 |
Weight problems |
|
9 |
Fast food |
|
10 |
Health issues |
|
11 |
Exam Style Questions and review |
|
12 |
Drug Abuse Drugs |
|
13 |
Legal and illegal drugs |
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14 |
Alcohol |
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15 |
Smoking and cannabis (as a gateway drug) |
|
16 |
Exam Style Questions and review |
|
17 |
Controlling Infectious Diseases Pathogens |
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18 |
Defence mechanisms |
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19 |
Using drugs to treat disease |
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20 |
Changing pathogens |
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21 |
Developing new medicines |
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22 |
Immunity |
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23 |
Exam Style Questions and review / test |
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Past Papers /glossary / quizzes/ study cards / websites |
What determines where particular species live and how many of them there are?
Links:
Anatomy of a Croc
Desert Plant Survival
Why are individuals of the same species different from each other?
What new methods do we have for producing plants and animals with the characteristics we prefer?
Links:
Engineer a Crop
How Cloning Works
Genetic Modification
Cloning in Focus
Why have some species of plants and animals died out?
How do new species of plants and animals develop?
Links:
Bio Bob's Biodiversity Adventure
Restoring the Tortoise Dynasty
How do humans affect the environment?
Links:
Teaching Scheme for Unit B1(b)
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Lesson Number |
Topic (links to page titles in your textbook) |
|
1 |
Adaptation for survival Adaptations in animals
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2 |
Foundation students may require a second lesson to cover above |
|
3 |
Adaptations in plants |
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4 |
Competition in plants and animals
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5 |
Exam Style Questions / HSW from text –adaptation |
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6 |
Variation Inheritance |
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7 |
Types of reproduction including cloning - tissue culture and cuttings
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8 |
New ways of Cloning – embryo transplant and fusion cell and adult cell cloning |
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9 |
Genetic Engineering |
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10 |
Issues concerning cloning and genetic engineering including GMO Question practice |
|
11 |
Exam Style Questions / HSW from text –variation |
|
12 |
Evolution The origins of life on Earth · Fossil record |
|
13 |
Theories of Evolution |
|
14 |
Natural Selection, Mutation and Extinction |
|
16 |
Exam Style Questions / HSW from text – Evolution |
|
17 / 18 |
How people effect the planet Effects of the population explosion · Acid rain Global warming May need 2 lessons if HSW is covered in detail - a good chance to review main concepts prior to examination |
|
18 |
Sustainable Development and Planning for the future · Pollution indicators Lichens |
|
19 |
Exam Style Questions / HSW from text – human effect |
|
20 |
Past Papers /glossary / quizzes/ study cards / websites |
B2 assessed in January of January of Year 11
What are animals and plants built from?
Links:
Plant Cell
Cells Alive
Animal and Plant Cells
How do dissolved substances get into and out of cells?
Links:
Turgor
Plasmolysis
How do plants obtain the food they need to live and grow?
Links:
Photosynthesis
Green Plants as Organisms
Section through a Leaf
Photosynthesis - Testing Leaves for Starch
What happens to energy and biomass at each stage in a food chain?
Links:
The Pond Ecosystem
Life Needs Energy
What happens to the waste material produced by plants and animals?
Links:
Carbon Cycle
What are enzymes and what are some of their functions?
Links:
Enzymes
Plant Respiration
How do our bodies keep internal conditions constant?
Links:
Making Insulin
Which human characteristics show a simple pattern of inheritance?
Links:
Inheritance
Teaching Scheme for Unit B2
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Lesson Number |
Topic (links to page titles in books your textbook) |
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CELLS |
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1 |
Generalised plant and animal cells |
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2 |
Specialised cells |
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3 |
Diffusion |
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4 |
Osmosis |
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5 |
Osmosis |
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6 |
Review |
|
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TEST |
|
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HOW DO PLANTS PRODUCE FOOD |
|
7 |
Overview of photosynthesis and leaf structure |
|
8 |
Limiting Factors |
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9 |
Limiting factors |
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10 |
Uses of glucose |
|
11 |
Minerals |
|
12 |
Review |
|
|
TEST |
|
|
ENERGY FLOWS |
|
13 |
Pyramids of Biomass |
|
14 |
Energy Losses |
|
15 |
Energy in Food Production |
|
16 |
The Carbon Cycle |
|
17 |
Review |
|
|
TEST |
|
|
ENZYMES |
|
18 |
Enzyme Structure |
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19 |
Factors Affecting Enzyme Action |
|
20 |
Aerobic Respiration |
|
21 |
Digestion |
|
22 |
Speeding up Digestion |
|
23 |
Making use of Enzymes |
|
24 |
Review |
|
|
Test |
|
|
HOMEOSTATSIS |
|
25 |
Controlling internal conditions |
|
26 |
Controlling body temperature |
|
27 |
Controlling blood sugar |
|
28 |
Review |
|
|
Test |
|
|
INHERITANCE |
|
29 |
Cell division and growth |
|
30 |
Stem cells |
|
31 |
Cell division (H) only |
|
32 |
Sexual reproduction |
|
33 |
Mendel and DNA |
|
34 |
DNA in detail (H) |
|
35 |
Inheritance |
|
36 |
Inherited conditions in humans |
|
37 |
Review |
|
38 |
Test |
|
|
Past papers |
How do dissolved substances get into and out of animals and plants?
Links:
Membrane Transport
Human Body
Duodenum
Lungs
Transpiration
How are dissolved materials transported around the body?
Links:
Heart
Blood System
Vertebrate Circulatorium
The Heart and Circulation
The Heart's Structure and Action
How Your Heart Works
How Diagnosing Heart Disease Works
The Heart
Animated Heart
The Circulatory System - Anatomy and Physiology
Lifeblood
How Blood Works
The National Blood Service
How does exercise affect the exchanges taking place within the body?
Link: Sports Physiology
How do exchanges in the kidney help us to maintain the internal environment in mammals and how has biology helped us to treat kidney disease?
Links:
Kidney
The Urinary System
How Your Kidneys Work
How are micro-organisms used to make food and drink?
Link:
What other useful substances can we make using micro-organisms?
Link:
How can we be sure we are using micro-organisms safely?
Teaching Scheme for Unit B3
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Lesson Number |
Topic (links to page titles in books your textbook) |
|
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EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS |
|
1 |
Active transport |
|
2 |
Exchange of gases in the lungs |
|
3 |
Exchange in the gut |
|
4 |
Exchange of materials in other organisms (read only) |
|
5 |
Exchange in plants |
|
6 |
Transpiration |
|
7 |
Review |
|
|
TEST |
|
|
TRANSPORTING SUBSTANCES AROUND THE BODY |
|
8 |
The circulatory system |
|
9 |
Transport in the blood |
|
10 |
The effect of exercise on the body |
|
11 |
Anaerobic respiration |
|
12 |
The human kidney |
|
13 |
Dialysis |
|
14 |
Kidney transplants |
|
15 |
Review |
|
|
TEST |
|
|
MICROBIOLOGY |
|
16 |
Growing microbes |
|
17 |
Food production using yeast |
|
18 |
Food production using bacteria |
|
19 |
Large scale microbe production |
|
20 |
Antibiotic production |
|
21 |
Biogas |
|
22 |
More bio fuels |
|
23 |
Review |
|
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TEST |
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Revision and past papers |
