Year 11 students, check the dates!
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
State what is meant by the term ‘variation’
Describe how variation in a species occurs
Explain whether characteristics are inherited, environmental, or both
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
State that there are two types of variation
Describe the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation
Select & plot appropriate graphs to show continuous or discontinuous variation data
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Name an environmental change
Describe and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment
Explain how variation helps a particular species in a changing environment
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Define the terms adolescence and puberty
Describe the main changes that take place during puberty
Interpret observations to categorise the changes during adolescence
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Name the main structures of the male & female reproductive systems, including gametes, and describe their functions
Extract information from text to describe these structures and their functions in a table
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Describe some causes of infertility
Explain the sequence of fertilisation & implantation
Use diagrams to show the steps that take place from the production of sex cells to the formation of an embryo
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Define the term ‘gestation’ and state how long pregnancy lasts
Describe what happens during gestation and birth
Predict the effect of smoking, alcohol or drugs on the developing fetus
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
State what the menstrual cycle is
Identify key events on a diagram of the menstrual cycle
Explain why pregnancy is more or less likely at certain stages of the menstrual cycle