SEMESTER 1OVERVIEW (2011 – 2012)
Subject : Science _ Biology Grade : 9
No
1.
UNIT
ELECTRICITY FOR
OUR LIFE
TOPICS AND SUBTOPICS
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Electric fields
Electrical force
Electrical conductors and insulators
Electrical current
Electromotive force
Potential difference
Element of electricity
Ohm’s law
Series and parallel circuit
Resistors
Circuit diagrams & circuit components
Potential divider
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND METHODS
A. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Quiz
Homework
Experiment
Class work
Amount
3 times
3 times
tentative
Tentative
TIME
ALLOCATION
RESOURCES
8 Weeks
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th
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( 18 July – 16
September
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2011)
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Physics Matter GCE O level
chapter 16 – 18
New Science Discovery
Vol. 2 page 52 – 88
IGCSE Physics page 174 –
206
Seribu Pena fisika IX
chapter 1 - 2
B. CULMINATING ASSESSMENT :
Assessment
Criteria Assessed
Unit Written Test
MYP : B, C
National based
Unit Project :
MYP : E, F
Constructing
National based
Electronic circuit
devices
Criteria A : One world
Criteria B : Communication in Science
Criteria C : Knowledge & Understanding
Criteria D : Scientific Inquiry
Criteria E : Processing data
Criteria F : Attitude in Science
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2.
ELECTRICITY FOR
OUR LIFE (PART 2)
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Current, potential and energy
Converting electrical energy
Energy and power
Electrical energy in daily life
Energy safe
Danger of electricity*
A. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Quiz
Homework
Class work
Amount
1 times
2 times
Tentative
8 Weeks
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th
th
( 18 July – 16
September
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2011)
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Physics Matter GCE O level
chapter 19
New Science Discovery
Vol. 2 page 52 – 88
IGCSE Physics page 174 –
206
Seribu Pena fisika IX
chapter 3
B. CULMINATING ASSESSMENT :
Assessment
Criteria Assessed
Unit Written Test
MYP : B, C
National based
Unit Project :
MYP : E, F
Constructing a house National based
electrical circuit
Criteria A : One world
Criteria B : Communication in Science
Criteria C : Knowledge & Understanding
Criteria D : Scientific Inquiry
Criteria E : Processing data
Criteria F : Attitude in Science
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3
HUMAN ORGANS
SYSTEM (PART 2.)
 Organ system of excretion
 Structure of reproduction system
in human, vertebrate and plant
 Brain and nervous system in
human
 Outline structure of coordination
system in animal
 Define mechanical, physical and
chemical digestion
A. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Quiz
Homework
Experiment
Class work
Amount
3 times
5 times
1 time
1 time
10 weeks
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(3rd week of
July – 2nd week
of Oct 2011)
IGCSE Biology, Chapter
Human Physiology, p. 97,
131, 140, 163, 311
B. CULMINATING ASSESSMENT :
Assessment
Criteria Assessed
Unit Written Test
MYP : B, C
National based
Unit Essay
MYP : A, B
National based
Criteria A : One world
Criteria B : Communication in Science
Criteria C : Knowledge & Understanding
Criteria D : Scientific Inquiry
Criteria E : Processing data
Criteria F : Attitude in Science
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INHERITANCE AND
ADAPTATION FOR
NATURAL
SELECTION
 Adaptation of organism to their
environment
 Natural selection mechanism
 Transmission of genetic
information
A. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Quiz
Homework
Experiment
Class work
Amount
2 times
3 times
1 times
Tentative
3 weeks
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(1st week of Oct
– 4th week of
Oct 2011)
IGCSE Biology, Chapter
Genetics and Heredity, p.
182 - 200
B. CULMINATING ASSESSMENT :
Assessment
Criteria Assessed
Unit Written Test
MYP : B, C
National based
Unit Investigation
MYP : D, E, F
National based
Criteria A : One world
Criteria B : Communication in Science
Criteria C : Knowledge & Understanding
Criteria D : Scientific Inquiry
Criteria E : Processing data
Criteria F : Attitude in Science
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
 Types of biotechnology
 Benefit and limitation of
biotechnology
 Simple and modern
biotechnology
C. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Quiz
Homework
Experiment
Class work
Amount
2 times
3 times
1 times
Tentative
3 weeks
(1st week of
Nov – 3rd week
of Nov 2011)
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Fokus Biology Siap Ujian
Nasional, Bab 22, p. 153
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IGCSE Biology, Chapter
Micro-organism and
Humans, p. 326
D. CULMINATING ASSESSMENT :
Assessment
Criteria Assessed
Unit Written Test
MYP : B, C
National based
Unit Essay (Effect of
MYP : A, B
food technology to
National based
our life quality)
Criteria A : One world
Criteria B : Communication in Science
Criteria C : Knowledge & Understanding
Criteria D : Scientific Inquiry
Criteria E : Processing data
Criteria F : Attitude in Science
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