<ENTER> SECONDARY SCHOOL
SUBJECT
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Biology
Period per cycle
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5
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Class
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Form Four
ASSIGNMENT
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suggest 0.5 to 1 hour per cycle
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T.A.
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stand for time allocation, hr per cycle
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Date
Month
Cycle
1
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Introduction, Briefing
Remarks/ Actual Progress
Civic Ed. : Rules and regulations
Lab Safety
Chapter 1
Beginning the study of Biology
What is biology ?
Biological terms
The characteristics of living organisms
Chapter 2
Diversity of organisms and classification
Civic Ed. : Appreciate of living organisms
The variety of life
The classification system
Bacteria kingdom
Fungus kingdom
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Date
Month
Cycle
2
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Remarks/ Actual Progress
Plant kingdom
Animal kingdom
Specimen : Tapeworm
Differences between plants and animals
Identification with keys
Assignment : Classification
Chapter 3
The basic structure of a cell
The discovery of cells
The structure of a typical plant cell
The structure of a typical animal cell
Comparison between plant cells and animal cells
The microscope
What are tissue ?
What are organs ?
Systems
Experiment : Using of microscope, making slides
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Date
Month
Cycle
3
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Chapter 4
Remarks/ Actual Progress
Life processes in a cell
What are living organisms made of ?
The concept of metabolism
Model : Blocks for Entropy
The role of enzymes in metabolism
The nature and properties of enzymes
Mechanisms of enzyme action
Model : Screwdriver for Lock and Key hypothesis
Factors affecting enzyme activity
Transport of materials across cell membrane
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
4
Chapter 5
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Food requirements of humans
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats
Civic Ed. Malnutrition
Vitamins, Mineral salts, Dietary fibres, Water
Civic Ed. 均衡膳食的重要
Analysis of common foodstuffs
A balanced diet
Energy contents of different food substances
Daily energy requirement
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
5
Experiment : Food tests
Experiment : Dialysis tubing
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Date
Month
Cycle
6
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Chapter 6
Remarks/ Actual Progress
Nutrition in organisms
What is nutrition ?
Autotrophic nutrition
Heterotrophic nutrition
Nutrition in mammals
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
7-8
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Summary and revision
First Formal Test
9-10
Chapter 7
Civic Ed. 口腔衛生及飲食習慣
Nutrition in mammals
Ingestion
Civic Ed. Use of dental Floss
Model : Teeth and Skull Civic Ed. Teeth brushing
Transparency : Teeth
Digestion
Transparency : Human Alimentary Canals
11
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Absorption
Egestion
Assimilation
Date
Month
Cycle
12
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Chapter 8
Remarks/ Actual Progress
Nutrition in plants
How do green plants feed ?
The process of photosynthesis
The mechanism of photosynthesis
13
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Experiment : Photosynthesis of leaves
Experiment : Paper chromatography
14
The fate of the photosynthetic products
Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis
The importance of photosynthesis
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
15
Summary and revision
First Examination
16
Leaves - organs of photosynthesis
Civic Ed.
Mineral requirements in plants
Importance of plant on the earth
Fertilizers
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
17
Chapter 9
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Respiration
Release of energy from food
How is the energy released during respiration used by organisms
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Date
Month
Cycle
18-19
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Remarks/ Actual Progress
ATP
Anaerobic respiration
Comparison of respiration with photosynthesis
Experiment : Fermentation of dough
Transparency : Calorimeter
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
19-20
Chapter 10
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Gaseous exchange in humans and in plants
What is Gaseous exchange and why is it necessary ?
Breathing in humans
Structure of the human breathing system
Gaseous exchange in the alveoli
Mechanism of breathing
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
20-21
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
The effect of exercise on the rate and depth of breathing
Civic Ed.
Lung capacities
Effect of Smoking
Smoking and health hazards
Gaseous exchange in plants
Demo: Smoking
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
22-23
Chapter 11
Water and organisms
Importance of water to life
Water relations of animals
The kidneys
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Civic Ed.
Importance of renewable resources, water
Date
Month
Cycle
Content/ ETV/ Lab/ Others
Remarks/ Actual Progress
Excretion in man
Water relations and the water uptake of plants
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
24
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
Summary and revision
Second Formal test
25-26
Chapter 12
Transport in organisms
Civic Ed.
The need for a transport system
Blood donation
Functions of mammalian blood
Human blood groups and blood transfusion
Main blood vessels
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
26-27
Expected time for assignment : 15 mins
The heart
Blood circulation in man
Lymphatic system
Transport in angiosperms
Experiment : Heart dissection
Assignments : Take notes and answer questions
28-29
30
Summary and revision
Final Examination
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Expected time for assignment : 15 mins