Biology Triple Autumn Term

Cells; Learners will learn about what they are made of, the different specialised cells that form tissues and organs within animals and plants to enable them to understand how and why different functions happen. Students will learn about different functions within the cells including respiration and diffusion. There will be opportunities for learners to use microscopes to look at their own cells and learn how to prepare slides to view and draw and therefore identify different parts of plant and animal cells.

Animal organisation; In this unit learners will gain a greater understanding of body systems such the digestive, circulatory, skeletal muscular and nervous system. Using information they have learnt from previous biology units they will find out how cells, tissues and organs work together to carry out particular functions. We will look at specific conditions such as diabetes and how this affects the body systems. They will carry out a debate into organ transplants, looking into the ethics and clinical side to make well thought out decisions.

Cells, organisation in humans

End of unit assessment will consist of a 40 mark test

Midway assessment set by class teacher which could be an exam question

Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom.