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BIOLOGY BIOLOGY at at
The The Friary SchoolFriary School
AS BIOLOGY IN YEAR AS BIOLOGY IN YEAR 1212
3 teaching groups9 lessons per fortnighteach group will be taught by two
teachersgroups taught by Mr Chick, Mr
Carney, Mr Awbery and Mrs Shepperson
Two lessons in the week will be a double practical session
HOW DO STUDENTS HOW DO STUDENTS STUDY?STUDY?
Theory lessonsPractical sessionsIndependent researchBackground readingFieldwork
COURSE COURSE REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS
Students should have achieved a grade B in GCSE Biology or Additional Science
Talk to one of us if you are concerned
HOMEWORKHOMEWORKOne piece per week per member of staff
Homeworks given an AS equivalent grade (A to E) wherever possible
MONITORING MONITORING STUDENTSSTUDENTS
Folders/notes inspected every half term
Advice given on note-taking and organisation
Folders should show evidence of background reading
RESOURCESRESOURCES All students issued with a specification specific
textbook Textbooks should be used at home for background
reading and to supplement lesson notes Textbook to be brought to all lessons Page references given in lessons Subscription to Biological Sciences Review
magazine strongly recommended (5 issues per year)
Science department laptops available for lessons when appropriate
PRACTICAL WORKPRACTICAL WORKAll lab reports to be written up in lab
books
Lab books handed in weekly for marking
Assessment of practical skills carried out on a regular but formal basis
EXAMINATIONSEXAMINATIONS
Unit 1 (Biology and Disease) in January 2012 (33%)
Unit 2 (The Variety of Living Organisms) in June 2012 (47%)
PRACTICAL AND PRACTICAL AND INVESTIGATIVE INVESTIGATIVE
SKILLSSKILLS 20% of total AS marks Practical investigation conducted in
school between March and May ISA test conducted under exam
conditions ISA test marked in school and moderated
by AQA (exam board) Practical skills assessed throughout the
course and marked in school
AS UNIT 1AS UNIT 1Cells and cell ultrastructureEnzymesDisease and infectious pathogensLifestyle and diseaseTransport and the exchange of
substancesImmunologyDigestion, absorption and assimilation
AS UNIT 1 continuedAS UNIT 1 continued
Case study – CHOLERAVentilation (breathing)Biological basis of heart
diseaseBiological basis of lung
disease
AS UNIT 2AS UNIT 2
Variation within speciesDNA and the genetic codeGenetic diversityMeiosis and gamete formationCell cycle and mitosisBiochemistryCells, tissues and organs
AS UNIT 2 AS UNIT 2 continuedcontinued
Gas exchangeTransport systems in plants
and animalsClassificationAdaptation and selection