Scheme of Work 2010-2011
Think Active! What Are The Learners Doing?
Course Overview
This unit offers learners the opportunity to acquire a broad
understanding of the nature of biological science. Learners will
acquire an understanding of the structure and function of animal,
plant and bacterial cells and systems. Learners will gain
knowledge and understanding of how organisms interact with the
environment and each other
Module / Unit Title
Life Processes and Living Things
Prepared by
Jo. Boddy
Lesson Duration
2 hrs
Start Date
28th Feb
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the nature of biological science.
2. Have an understanding of animal, plant and bacterial cells.
3. Understand inheritance.
4. Understand how organisms interact with the environment
and each other
5. Understand the structure and function of a key plant system
6. Understand the structure and function of a key animal
system
20th June
Assessment Details
Continuous assessment
Practical work
End Date
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Date
28/2
7/3
14/3
21/3
What topic(s) and
learning
objectives will be
covered?
2.1. Describe the
structure and
function of typical
animal, plant and
bacterial cells
(Revision from
start of year)
1.1. State key
attributes of living
organisms
What will learners do?
How will learning FS / Basic What resources are
be checked?
Skills/ECM needed?
Make slides of moss and
cheek cells. Drawings of
bacterial cells.
Add labels showing what
parts do.
Questioning
Mini-tests
Take in work
produced
MRS GREN
Portfolio building for
Healthy Living
Examine essays for
correction
Take in MRS
GREN work
Check portfolios
1.2. Describe
growth and
reproductive
strategies of
selected
organisms
2.2. Describe the
principles of
diffusion, osmosis
and active
transport
Human vs mouse
Worksheets
Mini –
presentations/marketplace
activity
Observe
presentations
Take in work
produced
Information on human
and mouse contrasting
number of offspring
and growth rates
GCSE worksheet +
practicals
Write up practical fully.
Practical – water passing
into visking tubing full of
sugar water, ink blot
demonstrating diffusion.
Observe
practicals. Take in
portfolio work
Ensure assessed
practical is fully
written up
Practical materials
Worksheets to fill in
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Microscopes, slides,
stains, preprepared
(Banta) slides of
bacterial cells
Worksheets
GCSE questions to
complete
Work from last term
What Independent
Learning/
Homework will be
set?
Correct essays from
last term (given out
in tutorials)
Catch up with work
missing from
portfolios
Assessed practical
Do full write up,
completing at home
28/3
2.3. Outline the
principles of
enzyme action
Catalase (liver)Practical
covering how enzymes
work and the effects of
temp and acids/alkalis on
them
4/4
5.1. Describe the
structure and
function of a key
plant system
Look at stomata under the
microscope by doing a
peel of nail varnish
Poster of a leaf, showing
what various parts do
25/4
Bank holiday on
Mon
Use tutorial
4.1. Define a range
of key ecological
terms
Bank holiday on
Mon
Use tutorial
2/5
4.2. Describe
energy flow
through a simple
food chain
4.4. Describe the
role of microorganisms in
nutrient recycling
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Observe
practicals. Take in
portfolio work
Ensure assessed
practical is fully
written up
Observe practical
Questioning
Take in completed
poster
Practical materials
Timed research
Go to LRC and use
computer or text book to
find definitions
Work completed
fully and on time
Ecological terms and
definitions sheet
Timed research
Pick out information from
worksheet OR use
computers in LRC to find
information on food
chains and nutrient
cycling.
Complete questions
Take in completed
work
Targetted
questioning
Worksheets to
complete
Printed information on
food chains and
recycling
GCSE questions on
food chains and
recycling
Practical materials
Information on leaves
Assessed practical
Do full write up,
completing at home
9/5
Portfolio building
16/5
6.1. Describe the
structure and
function of a key
animal system
23/5
6.1. Describe the
structure and
function of a key
animal system
6/6
3.1. Outline the
process of
monohybrid
inheritance
12/6
3.2. Describe the
principles of
natural and
artificial selection
4.3. Describe a
selected example
of evolution
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Create action plan for
those with missing work
Blood and arteries
Look at blood under the
microscope. Examine
liver with “pipes”. Mini
presentations on blood, fill
in tables with functions of
blood cells, add notes to
diagram of artery, cap and
vein
Heart dissection
Label a heart
Powerpoint
Describe what parts do
using a worksheet
Observe mini
presentations, test
with targeted
questioning
Take in completed
work
Slides of blood, liver,
blood cell table to fill
in, notes on arteries
caps veins, diagrams
to annotate
Do GCSE question
at home
Assist with
dissection
Targetted
questioning
Take in work
Hearts
Dissecting instuments
Worksheets on the
heart
Ensure work is
complete
Watch Powerpoint
Demonstration on
whiteboard of punnet
squares
Fill in Worksheet
Do questions in pairs
How the horse evolved
(powerpoint and
worksheet)and then was
selected for.
The peppered moth
(individual research)
Targetted
questioning
Take in work
Powerpont on
monohybrid
inheritance
Questions
Ensure work is
complete
Targetted
questioning
Take in work
Powerpoint and
worksheets on the
evolution of the horse
GCSE question
(involving a
description) on the
peppered moth
Ensure work is
complete
20/6
Portfolio building
Reference work to criteria
Ensure all work
marked and
present
Marked work
Catch up with
missing work
27 /6
Portfolio building
Emergency
session for
stragglers
Reference work to criteria
Ensure all work
marked and
present
Marked work
Catch up with
missing work
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