Post on 11-May-2018
Scale the whale.
Can you place the whale parts in size order largest to smallest?
Consider which area of biology you would be studying with each picture.
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The Course: Year 1.
Topic 1
• The heart
• Biochemistry
• Cardiovascular disease
Topic 2
• Protein synthesis
• DNA, Gene therapy
• Genetic testing
Topic 3
• The cell cycle (mitosis)
• Gene expression
• Stem cells and ethics
Topic 4
• Ecosystems
• Evolution
• Plant cells
• Transport in plants
The Course: Year 2.
Topic 5
• Photosynthesis
• Climate change effects
Topic 6
• Forensics
• Infection and disease
Topic 7
• Respiration
• Joints and movement
• Biology of exercise
Topic 8
• Brain and mind
• Learning
Core Practical's
• 18 over 2 years (Not the only practical's)
• All need to be completed and written up
• Will be assessed in exams
• Assessed on practical competencies and given a pass/fail at the end of the course.
Assessments
• You will have small regular class assessments.
• You will also have bigger half termly assessments
• Mocks before exams
• Regular assessment of practical skills
The exams
Exam 1
• Topic 1-4
• Topic 5 and 6
• Practical's
Exam 2
• Topic 1-4
• Topic 7 and 8
• Practical's
Exam 3
• Topic 1-8
• Pre-release article
• Practical's
Task 1: GCSE knowledge review www.pearsonactivelearn.com
Username: FirstnameSurname eg. JaneGilmore
Password: Biology123 (Capital letter important)
• Go to work set and do the 7 short tasks and tests that have been set for you- I will be sent your mark so will know if they are done!
• Explore the website to look at what you will be learning!
Task 2: Biology wider reading
Mini project
• Click on the link and choose any of the A level activities that interest you and complete
• Be prepared to present your findings in the first lessons of AS Biology
• Good Luck
Your Summer Assignment
Practical
• Aim: to investigate how changing temperature affects the heart rate of invertebrate.
L.O. to set up and use the microscope, to handle living organisms with due care, to consider validity of practical investigations.
Investigating heart rate of Daphnia.1. Set up the Daphnia for viewing under the
microscope:-Place a few threads of cotton wool on the slide,
transfer a Daphnia in a pipette to the slide. It will get trapped in the thread without being harmed.
-Now add water to the petri dish
2. Look through the microscope- you should be able to see the heart beating.
3. Count the number of beats in a minute.
4. What happens to the heart rate when you add some warm (not boiling!) water?
Heart
Daphnia, or fresh water
fleas are small
crustaceans which are
ectothermic, they
do not have
physiological means of
controlling their body
temperature.
L.O. to set up and use the microscope, to handle living organisms with due care, to consider validity of practical investigations.