| Courses:
Key Stage 3 – N.C. based around Smart Science Scheme
| Year 7
Term 1 Topics & Content:
Living systems;
Lesson 1: Using a microscope
Lesson 2: Looking at animal cells
Lesson 3: Looking at plant cells
Lesson 4: The role of diffusion
Lesson 5: Adaptations of unicellular organisms
Lesson 6: Cells, tissues, organs and systems
Lesson 7: The human skeleton
Lesson 8: Muscles
Lesson 9: Muscles and movement
Lesson 10: Joints
Term 2 Topics & Content:
Diet and health:
Lesson 1: A balanced diet
Lesson 2: The human digestive system
Lesson 3: Digesting food
Lesson 4: Bacteria and digestion
Lesson 5: Food tests
Lesson 6: A closer look at the food groups
Lesson 7: Malnutrition and obesity
Lesson 8: Energy requirements
Lesson 9: Drugs
Lesson 10: Drug misuse
biodiversity
Term 3 Topics & Content:
Genetics and evolution;
Lesson 1: What is a species?
Lesson 2: Variation within a species
Lesson 3: Heredity
Lesson 4: Chromosomes, genes and DNA
Lesson 5: The DNA model
Lesson 6: Adaptation
Lesson 7: Natural selection and evolution
Lesson 8: Selective breeding
Lesson 9: Extinction
Lesson 10: Gene banks and |
Year 8
Term 1 Topics & Content:
Photosynthesis, Respiration & Circulation;
Lesson 1: Photosynthesis
Lesson 2: Leaves and photosynthesis
Lesson 3: Minerals from the soil
Lesson 4: Gas exchange in plants
Lesson 5: Breathing
Lesson 6: Aerobic respiration and energy
Lesson 7: Anaerobic respiration in humans and micro-organisms
Lesson 8: The circulatory system and blood
Lesson 9: The heart
Term 2 Topics & Content:
Reproduction & Growth;
Lesson 1: Reproduction
Lesson 2: Reproduction in plants: flowers and pollination
Lesson 3: Fertilisation and seed and fruit formation
Lesson 4: Seed dispersal
Lesson 5: Reproduction in humans: male and female sex organs
Lesson 6: Gametes and fertilisation
Lesson 7: Menstruation
Lesson 8: Pregnancy & Birth
Term 3 Topics & Content:
Ecosystems;
Lesson 1: Ecosystems
Lesson 2: Food chains
Lesson 3: Food webs and pyramids of numbers
Lesson 4: The importance of insects in crop pollination
Lesson 5: Populations
Lesson 6: Effect of human population increase on the environment
Lesson 7: Bio-magnification including water pollution
Lesson 8: Air pollution
Lesson 9: Effects of climate change
Lesson 10: Protecting the environment |
Year 9 (N.B. KS4)
Sets 1-7 are taught by specialist Biology, Chemistry & Physics teachers.
Block 1: Topics & Content:
Unit 1: Cell Biology;
Cell structure, function, specialisation, microscopy, cell transport, cell division, stem cells.
Unit 2: Organisation of Living Things;
Tissues & organs, digestive system, food tests, enzymes and reactions.
Block 2 Topics & Content:
Unit 2 continued…;
Heart & circulation, breathing, health & non-communicable disease, plant organs & systems.
Unit 3: Infection & Response;
Pathogens, disease, defence, vaccination, medicines, testing new medicines. |
Key Stage 4 – AQA Separate Science (Biology)8461/Combined Science (Trilogy) 8464
| Year 10
NB – Separate Biology is an option and topics relating to this are in bold
Sets 1-7 are taught by specialist Biology, Chemistry & Physics teachers.
Block 1 Topics & Content:
Unit 4: Bioenergetics;
Photosynthesis, plant growth, respiration, exercise & fitness, metabolism.
The eye, the brain, plant disease & defence.
Unit 5: Homeostasis & Response;
Nervous system, reflexes, endocrine system, blood glucose control, menstrual cycle & controlling fertility, adrenaline, thyroxine.
Excretion & osmoregulation, thermoregulation, plant hormones.
Block 2 Topics & Content:
Unit 7: Ecology;
Adaptation, competition, biotic & abiotic factors, interdependence, feeding relationships, human population growth, land use, pollution, climate change, biodiversity.
Trophic Levels, pyramid diagrams, decay, food production. |
Year 11
NB – Separate Biology is an option and topics relating to this are in bold.
Sets 1-6 are taught by specialist Biology, Chemistry & Physics teachers.
Block 1 Topics & Content:
Unit 7: Ecology;
Adaptation, competition, biotic & abiotic factors, interdependence, feeding relationships, human population growth, land use, pollution, climate change, biodiversity.
Trophic Levels, pyramid diagrams, decay, food production.
Unit 6: Inheritance, Variation & Evolution;
Sexual/Asexual reproduction, DNA, chromosomes, meiosis.
Cloning, DNA structure & proteins, theories of evolution, speciation
Block 2 Topics & Content:
Unit 6 cont…;
Inheritance, mutation, variation, GM, selective breeding, evolution by natural selection. Genetic understanding.
Revision
Term 3 Topics & Content:
Revision |
Key Stage 5 – AQA Advanced Level Biology 7042
| Year 12
Term 1 Topics & Content:
Biological molecules; carbs, lipids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, water, ions.
Cells; eukaryotic, prokaryotic, viruses, microscopy, cell fractionation, transport, mitosis.
Term 2 Topics & Content:
Cells; cell recognition, immunity.
Exchange in organisms; gas exchange in insects, fish, mammals, plants, digestion, mass transport in plants & mammals.
Genetic Variation, Selection & Relationships; genetic code, protein synthesis, meiosis
Term 3 Topics & Content:
Protein synthesis, genetic diversity, classification, biodiversity, adaptation & selection.
Energy Transfer; photosynthesis, nutrient cycles, energy flow through ecosystems, populations, investigating populations & succession (fieldwork). |
Year 13
Term 1 Topics & Content:
Energy Transfer; respiration, energy flow through ecosystems.
Organisms are sensitive & respond to stimuli; nerve impulse, synapses, muscle contraction, receptors, simple responses, homeostasis, blood glucose, osmoregulation.
Term 2 Topics & Content:
Genetics, Populations & Evolution; Mendelian inheritance, population genetics, selection, evolution & speciation.
Control of gene expression; regulation of protein synthesis, epigenetics, genome projects, gene technology – sequencing, GM, profiling.
Term 3 Topics & Content:
Revision |
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