Term 2 – Grade 6 Biology Dates 1 13 April – 17 April Topic Characteristics of living things Concept and use of classification system 1. Characteristics of living things: definitions/description - movement - respiration - sensitivity - Growth - Reproduction - excretion - nutrition 2. Use of classification system: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/548454060867789918/ - Species – binominal nomenclature/system 3.Features of organisms - Five kingdom scheme: (i) Animal(Arthropods, crustacean, insects, arachnids, myriapods, vertebrates, fish, amphibian, reptiles, birds, mammals), (ii)Plant (Algae, bryophytes,vascular plants, ferns, flowering plants) (iii) Fungi (iv) Prokaryote (v)Protoctist 2 20 April – 24 April 3 27 April – 30 April Friday holiday May 1st 4 04 May – 08 May Features of organisms Dichotomous key Cell structure and organisation Size of specimens Levels of organisation Thursday holiday – May 7th 5 11 May – 15 May 6 18 may 22 may 7 26may 29may Mon 25 holiday On leave cover 8 1 June – 5 June 9 8 June – 12 June Diffusion Osmosis Active transport Revision – a. PowerPoint questions b. Google classroom assignments Diffusion Osmosis Active transport (vi) Virus -Problems of the scheme: Why virus is not included? Murder mystery https://prezi.com/p/txvoqze1ln1y/murder-mystery/ 1.Cells structure 2.Cell drawings 3.Lab work – cheek cells, plant cells (photomicrographs,longtitudinal,transverse and cell parts) Light microscope , calculation of magnification - Specialisation of cells ( Ciliated cells, root hair cell, xylem vessels, palisade mesophyll, nerve, red blood cells, sperm cells, egg cell) - Tissue , organ and organ system Definition Importance of gas and solutes Rates/surface area/concentration gradient Membranes in animal and plant cells On Leave - Cover -Thematic Quiz on week 1 – 5 topics Characteristics of living things Use of classification system Five kingdom scheme Specialisation of cells Basic diffusion/osmosis Lab work\ Diffusion, osmosis , turgor, plasmolysis Rates/surface area/concentration gradient/ http://mrscienceut.net/Osmosis&DiffusionExperimentWorkbook.pdf water potential – animal and plant Active transport Revision/Quiz/Reports