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Sherbrooke Community School
VCE biology year 12 term 2, 2014
Teacher: Jacqueline Wiltshire
Term 2
WEEK
DATES
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21/4-25/4
2
28/4-2/5
3
5/5-9/5
4
12/5-16/5
5
19/5-23/5
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26/5-30/5
Jacqui Wiltshire
Subject: VCE year 12 Biology
Today’s Date: Wednesday, March 09, 2016
TASK / CONTENT
Tuesday: Types of signaling molecules- neurotransmitters, animal hormones,,
pheromones, and plant growth regulators
Thursday: generalized view of how information is received by a cells receptor and
transducted to an effector for lipid and protein based signaling molecules
Friday: ANZAC day
Homework: hormone revision and exam questions
Monday: PD: apoptosis as an example of the cellular response to specific signals
Tuesday: the nature of the stimulus response model and the role of the nerve
pathway and chemical signals in the transmission of information from receptors to
effectors
Friday: SAC 3 preparation: An investigation into enzyme action
Homework: SAC revision and nervous system revision and exam questions
Tuesday: the overview of homeostasis
Thursday: Cellular and non cellular pathogens (viruses, prions, bacteria,
eukaryotic and multicellular pathogens)
Friday: SAC 3: An investigation into enzyme action
Homework: pathogens revision
Monday: nature of physical and chemical barriers in plants and animals (including
hormone) to invading pathogens
Tuesday: Structure and role of the lymphatic system in the innate and adaptive
immune response.
Friday: SAC 4 preparation: a simulation of an organisms response to a chemical
or physical signal
Homework: SAC 4 preparation and lymphatic system revision including exam
questions
Tuesday: the nature, characteristics and roles of components in the innate
immune response
Thursday: the inflammatory response
Friday: SAC 4: a simulation of an organisms response to a chemical or physical
signal
Homework: 1st and 2nd non specific immunity including inflammation revision
including exam questions
Monday: nature, characteristics and components of the adaptive immune
response, B cells and humoral immunity
Tuesday: nature, characteristics and components of the adaptive immune
response, T helper and T cytotoxic cells and cell mediated immunity
Friday: SAC 5 preparation: A poster in response to a stimulus on an issue related
to immune system
Homework: SAC 5 preparation and non specific immune response revision
including exam questions
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Tuesday: acquired immunity through natural and passive strategies including the
nature and production of vaccines and antibody serums and their importance in
maintaining immunity for a particular disease in the human population
Thursday: contd.
Friday: SAC 5: A poster in response to a stimulus on an issue related to immune
system
Homework: unit 3 past paper
Monday: binary fission in prokaryotes, phases of the cell cycle, mitosis and
cytokinesis
Tuesday: SAC1: preparation an investigation or simulation related to mitosis or
meisosis
Friday: DNA replication and key events in meiosis including recombination
Homework: SAC1 revision and mitosis, meiosis revision including exam questions
Tuesday: Molecular genetics, the nature of the genomes, genes and the genetic
code
Thursday: The role of RNA in transcription and in translation for Eukaryotes
Friday: SAC1: an investigation or simulation related to mitosis or meisosis
Homework: revision on transcripton, replication and translation including exam
questions
Monday: Gene regulation (switching on and off of genes by factors expressed by
regulator genes by factors expressed by regulator genes and environmental
factors
Tuesday: contd.
Friday: DNA tools and techniques: Gel electrophoresis and SAC 2 preparation: An
investigation using a DNA tool or manipulation technique
Homework: unit 3 past paper, SAC 2 revision and gene regulation revision
including exam questions
END OF TERM 2
Jacqui Wiltshire
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Unit No. (continues)
Term 3
WEEK
DATES
TASK / CONTENT
1
14/7-18/7
2
21/7-25/7
3
28/7-1/8
4
4/8-8/8
5
11/8-15/8
Tuesday: DNA amplification and DNA sequencing making recombinant plasmids
SAC2: preparation
Thursday: Bacterial trnasformations, DNA profiling and gene cloning using
plasmids as a gene delivery systems
Friday: SAC2: An investigation using a DNA tool or manipulation technique
Homework: Revision of DNA tools and techniques including exam questions
Monday: inheritance the nature of chromosomes, alleles, genotypes and
phenotypes
Tuesday: causes of phenotypic variation, mutations, recombination of parental
alleles in sexual reproduction
Friday: polygenes and interactions of environmental factors with genes
Homework: Heredity revision and exam questions
Tuesday: continuous and discontinuous variation
Thursday: the monohybrid cross
Friday: the dihybrid cross (linked and independent) dominance, recessive, co
dominance and multiple alleles
Homework: revision on patterns of inheritance including exam questions on
monohybrid and di hybrid inheritance
Monday: SAC 3 preparation: an investigation related to a genetic cross
Tuesday: pedigree analysis, autosomal and sex linked and the use of a test cross
Friday:
Homework: SAC 3 preparation and revision on pedigree analysis inclusing exam
questions
Tuesday:
Thursday:
Friday: SAC 3: an investigation related to a genetic cross
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18/8-22/8
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25/8-29/8
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1/9-5/9
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8/9-12/9
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15/9-19/9
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END OF TERM 3
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Sherbrooke Community School
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Term 4
WEEK
DATES
TASK / CONTENT
1
6/10-10/10
2
13/10-17/10
Tuesday: SAC 5 preparation
Thursday: revision
Friday: SAC 5 A response to an issue related to human intervention in
evolutionary processes
Monday: revision
Tuesday: revision
Friday: revision
3
20/10-24/10
Tuesday: revision
Thursday: revision
Friday: revision
4
27/10-31/10
Monday:
Tuesday:
Friday:
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3/11-7/11
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Friday:
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10/11-14/11
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17/11-21/11
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24/11-28/11
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1/12-5/12
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8/12-12/12
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15/12-19/12
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END OF YEAR
Jacqui Wiltshire
Sherbrooke Community School
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