BIOLOGY BIOLOGY at at

The The Friary SchoolFriary School

AS BIOLOGY IN YEAR AS BIOLOGY IN YEAR 1212

3 teaching groups9 lessons per fortnighteach group will be taught by two

teachersgroups taught by Mr Chick, Mr

Carney, Mr Awbery and Mrs Shepperson

Two lessons in the week will be a double practical session

HOW DO STUDENTS HOW DO STUDENTS STUDY?STUDY?

Theory lessonsPractical sessionsIndependent researchBackground readingFieldwork

COURSE COURSE REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

Students should have achieved a grade B in GCSE Biology or Additional Science

Talk to one of us if you are concerned

HOMEWORKHOMEWORKOne piece per week per member of staff

Homeworks given an AS equivalent grade (A to E) wherever possible

MONITORING MONITORING STUDENTSSTUDENTS

Folders/notes inspected every half term

Advice given on note-taking and organisation

Folders should show evidence of background reading

RESOURCESRESOURCES All students issued with a specification specific

textbook Textbooks should be used at home for background

reading and to supplement lesson notes Textbook to be brought to all lessons Page references given in lessons Subscription to Biological Sciences Review

magazine strongly recommended (5 issues per year)

Science department laptops available for lessons when appropriate

PRACTICAL WORKPRACTICAL WORKAll lab reports to be written up in lab

books

Lab books handed in weekly for marking

Assessment of practical skills carried out on a regular but formal basis

EXAMINATIONSEXAMINATIONS

Unit 1 (Biology and Disease) in January 2012 (33%)

Unit 2 (The Variety of Living Organisms) in June 2012 (47%)

PRACTICAL AND PRACTICAL AND INVESTIGATIVE INVESTIGATIVE

SKILLSSKILLS 20% of total AS marks Practical investigation conducted in

school between March and May ISA test conducted under exam

conditions ISA test marked in school and moderated

by AQA (exam board) Practical skills assessed throughout the

course and marked in school

AS UNIT 1AS UNIT 1Cells and cell ultrastructureEnzymesDisease and infectious pathogensLifestyle and diseaseTransport and the exchange of

substancesImmunologyDigestion, absorption and assimilation

AS UNIT 1 continuedAS UNIT 1 continued

Case study – CHOLERAVentilation (breathing)Biological basis of heart

diseaseBiological basis of lung

disease

AS UNIT 2AS UNIT 2

Variation within speciesDNA and the genetic codeGenetic diversityMeiosis and gamete formationCell cycle and mitosisBiochemistryCells, tissues and organs

AS UNIT 2 AS UNIT 2 continuedcontinued

Gas exchangeTransport systems in plants

and animalsClassificationAdaptation and selection