Course overview
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.
Key Concept:
Cells, organisation in humans
Assessment Points:
End of unit assessment will consist of a 40 mark test
Midway assessment set by class teacher which could be an exam question
Guidance:
Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom.
Key Vocabulary:
Absorbed
Active site
Alkali
Amino acid
Amylase
Bile
Buffer solution
Carbohydrase
Carbohydrate
Catalyst
Cell
membrane
Cellulose
Charge
Control
Denature
Digestion
Digestive system
Egestion
Emulsify
Enzyme
Fats
Fatty acids
Gall bladder
Glucose
Glycerol
Glycogen
Gut
Iodine solution
Lipase
Lipid
Liver
Lock and key hypothesis
Metabolism
Microvilli
Molecule
Optimum
Organism
Pancreas
Ph
Photosynthesis
Polymer
Precipitate
Protease
Protein
Protein synthesis
Reducing sugars
Soluble
Solution
Starch
Substrate
Sugar
Villi
Aerobic respiration
Aorta
Arteries
Atria
Atrium Blood plasma
Blood transfusion
Bone marrow
Capillary
Carbon dioxide
Cholesterol
Coronary artery
Coronary heart disease
Diffusion
Hemoglobin
Heart
Hormone
Natural pacemaker
Organism
Pacemaker
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Red blood cell
Stent
Tissue fluid
Valve
Vein
Vena cava
Ventricle