Biology - Schemes of work for Years 9, 10 and 11

Schemes of work for Year 9

Students are following the International GCSE course in year 9

Student Resources

Text book ' Biology for Life' Roberts

Autumn Term

1. The nature and variety of living organisms

2. Nutrition in Humans and Biological Molecules

3. The use of Biological resources, Food Production and Microorganisms

Spring Term

1. Plant Nutrition

2. The organism in the Environment and Feeding Relationships

Summer Term

3. Human Influences on the Environment

4. Food Production and Fish Farming

5. Selective Breeding

Schemes of work for Year 10

Student Resources

Text book used:"GCSE Biology" by Jones and Jones

"Complete Biology" by Ron Pickering

Autumn Term

1. Cell Structure, Movement of substances in and out of cells.

2. Human Excretion

3. Human Coordination and response, homeostasis.

4. Skin: barrier to infection; sense organ and thermoregulation.

5. Kidney: osmoregulation and excretion.

Spring term

1 Blood sugar control

2 Source, roles and effects of hormones

3. Plant coordination and response

4. Plant gas exchange

5. Water relations and transport in plants.

Summer term

1. Nervous system. Sense organs including accommodation by eye and the reflex arc.

2. Reproduction in Plants

Schemes of work for Year 11

Student Resources

Text book used:"GCSE Biology" by Jones and Jones

"Complete Biology" by Ron Pickering

Autumn Term

1. Respiration

2. Gas Exchange in Humans

3. Transport in Humans

4. Cell Division

5. Human Reproduction

6. Inheritance

Spring term

1. January - GCSE Trial Examination

2. Cloning

3. Selective Breeding

4. Genetic Modification

Summer term

1. Human Influences on the environment.

2. Complete syllabus, revision scheme and practice papers at end of course.