Target Year Group: Year 12 (or above)
Duration and Timing: One timetable block – full year
Aims:
To involve students in the discovery of the variety and complexity of the living world, from single-celled organisms to the complexity of multi-cellular organisms, and by doing so to increase their sense of wonder, stimulate their curiosity, and help them to appreciate how organisms live.
Description:
The living world is studied at the cellular level, at the individual organism level and by investigating relationships between organisms in their natural environment. Practical work is an important part of the course.
Assessment: Both internal and external
Pre-requisites: 12 credits from Year 11 Science, 5 credits of which were for Biology. The final decision shall be at the discretion of the HOD Biology.
Leads on to: Biology 3
Fees: To cover the cost of one field trip. A workbook is purchased.
Achievement standards assessed:
| TOPICS |
| Title |
Number |
Level |
Int/Ext |
No. of
Credits |
| Carry out a practical biological investigation with supervision |
AS 90457  |
2 |
Int |
3 |
| Research the interaction between humans and an aspect of biology |
AS 90769 |
2 |
Int |
3 |
| Describe genetic variation and change |
AS 90459 |
2 |
Ext |
3 |
| Investigate an interrelationship or pattern in a population or community |
AS 90460 |
2 |
Int |
3 |
| Describe concepts and processes relating to ecology |
AS 90461 |
2 |
Ext |
3 |
| Describe diversity in the structure and function of animals |
AS 90462 |
2 |
Ext |
3 |
| Describe cell structure and function |
AS 90464 |
2 |
Ext |
3 |
| Use a microscope to investigate biological material |
US 8928 |
2 |
Int |
3 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
"If a tree dies, plant another in its place." - Carolus Linnaeus
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