• Below is an outline (in red and colours oher than black) for Ms Lupone's Unit 1 Biology for Term 1 2014. Student's should use this as a guide and refer to it every lesson an in particular during an absence. Please note that the text in red has been modified for this year. The black was last year's curriculum.
  • Work outlined in this colour refers to work from the Heinemann Text Book which is referred to as the "text" or Biozone Student Workbook which is identified as Biozone.
Date
Learning Intentions
Learning Activities
Class Preparation and Homework (Includes releavant chapter readings)
Week1
05/02/2014
  • Class expectations
  • What is the Science of Biology?
  • Testing what you know
1. Individual Brainstorm
2. Group discussion- come up with a collective paragraph blurb about what is the subject is about.
3. Discuss VCE expectations.
4. Class Expectation 2014
Pre-class Activity - Cells workbook
Viewed videos
http://ed.ted.com/featured/faPe3PZf
http://vcell.ndsu.edu/animations/flythrough/movie-flash.htm

Week's Reading and Note Taking task
  • Read Chapter 2 on Structure of Cells of text.
  • Answer relevant questions (1-11).
  • Chapter Review. Ensure relevant words are entered in the glossary and complete review on page 35.
06/02/2014

1. Each group to summarise class expectations.
2. Go over VCE Biology Expectations.

3. Come up with class expectations.
4. Review the survey
5. Work independently on Introduction to cells
Continue with week's reading and answering of questions
Week 2
Monday
10/02/2014
12/02/2014
Cell in Action
We Are Learning To (WALT):
  • Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells at the light microscope level.

  • Learn to use a light microscope for our own field work.
1. Review of what we know
Complete the following pagesBiozone
  • Bacterial Cells p.50
  • Plant cells p.53
  • Animal cells p.55
2. PowerPoint. Found at
Introduction to cells

3. Different types of Microscopes
  • Stereo and dyno light (optical microscope)
  • Light microscope (optical microscope)
  • Electron microscopes
4. Practice using microscope
Activity 1- What do you see under Light microscope
Activity 2 - Drawing prepared slides
Activity 3 - Drop of Pond Water
Activity 4 - Create a wet Mount

Click here to find the relevant resources for today's class.
Pre-class Activity. Ensure you have completed
Introduction to cells

Biozone pages.
  • Biological Drawings p20
  • Optical microscopes p46 and 47
  • Microscopy techniques p48
Friday
14/02/2014
Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells at the light and electron microscope levels.

WALT:
  • Identify structures and their functions of organelles found in eukaryotic organisms.
Please Note: I will not be here on this day as I am on Year 7 Activity day. Make sure you bring Heinemann Text book to this class.
1. Read through PowerPoint Cell Structure and Function found by clicking on following link.
Cell structure and Function

2. Read through all Chapter 2 and complete questions you have not done. Include Chapter 2 review. These are to be finished by next class. Email me any questions you cannot do so I can go through them in class.

3. Complete worksheets. To be done for homework.
Weekend Homework

Ensure you are up to date with all work asked to be completed in this lessons. If you have any questions from Chapter 2 please email Ms Lupone by 4.00 p.m. Monday 17/02/2014. I will go through these questions during the week.
Week 3
Tuesday
18/02/2014
WALT:
  • Learn to use a light microscope for our own field work.
  • To make annotated scientific drawings of cells
1. Review work on Cell structure and Function
2. Discuss glossary.
3. Look at Work requirement and complete onion cell activity only.
  • Review components of drawing cells

4. Take a look at videos under Field of View under Microscope page for homework if not completed in class.
Homework Start working on a glossary

Complete the following glossary on cells by entering some of the new words found here. This is a communal site and each person should add 3 of their own words or proofread some one else's description if all the words are done. If you need help with finding an online dictionary just go to the glossary tab on the menu bar of this wiki
Wednesday
19/02/201
WALT:* Learn to use a light microscope for our own field work.
  • To make annotated scientific drawings of cells
Field of View
  • Scales handout
  • PowerPoint on FOV
  • Complete Activity to work this out.
  • Draw a scale for your onion drawings
Work on Work Requirement
Biozone
Cell Sizes page 45
Calculating Linear Magnification page 49
Thursday
20/02/2014
WALT:
  • Learn to use a light microscope for our own field work.
  • To make annotated scientific drawings of cells
  • Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells at the light and electron microscope levels
    • understand cell structure of Proctists or Protista.
    • Know examples of Protists
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Work Requirement - Cells and the Microscope
Part B - protista
These animals are coming today so we are looking at these first. Before you begin click here to see examples of what can be found.
You need to do some research to answer the questions under Part B Investigatiting Protists. Need to include these if your folio of work.
Homework

Ensure you have completed all of Part B Protists

Biozone
Unicellular Eukaryotes Pages 51 and 52
Week 4
Monday
24/02/2014

Work Requirement - Cells and the MicroscopePart A - Plant Cells
Complete Banana and Onion cells

Wednesday
26/02/2014
Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells at the light and electron microscope levels
  • understand cell structure of Animal cells Know examples of animal cells
  • understand cell structure of Plant cells
  • Know examples of plant cellscells
Part 1
I will be absent today but if you have a Science teacher you can go on with Part C Investigating Animal Cells. Please ensure you use the Internet or text book to see some prepared shots of the cells. Answer all the questions.
Click here for some examples and support

Part 2
Complete handout on Cell specialisation using images provided. View PowerPoint to help you or use online resources.





Please ensure you are completing the question from the work requirement. Please ensure you cite references in a bibliography.
Biozone

Identifying structures in a Plant Cell page 54
Identifying structures in an Animal Cell page 56
Interpreting Electron Micrographs Page 57

Other biozone and text book reading
Types of Cells page 43

Chapter 15.3 Read and take notes on section under heading Neuronal structure (Page 290 in old book)
Chapter 9.2 Read and take notes on section under heading Blood (Page 157 of old text book)
Chapter 5.3 Read and take notes of this Chapter titled Growth, Specialisation and death
Friday
28/02/2013

See above for work. Make sure it is completed. Ensure you have completed all biozone and placed them in portfolio. I will collect these next week to see what you have done.
Part B and C should be completed this weekend. If you have any questions bring them to class on Monday.
Will collect all completed Biozone handouts. make sure they are in a folio and ready to be handed up.
Week 5
Tuesday
4/03/2013

Complete Part A Plant Cells
Red Onion Cells
Elodea
Osmosis

Review Work Requirement
Last Year's AT
BiozoneTypes of Living Things p 48Types of cells p49
Wednesday
5/03/2014

1. Complete answering Work Requirement Questions. Part B and C
2. Any Questions on sample AT.
3.BiologicalMolecules
4. Revision on Cells
You will need to memorise the FOV dimensions.
Thursday
6/03/2014



Week 6
Monday
4/03/2014

Long Weekend

Wednesday
6/03/2014
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Assessment Task Today
Homework- Complete introduction to Enzyme Prac
Friday
9/03/2014

Enzymes

Complete the Douchy Podcast see BiologicalMolecules for details.
Tuesday

18/03/2014

1. Chemical terms important in Biology
2. BiologicalMolecules
Biozone
Biological Molecules p 32
Carbohydrates p 33 (Please note another name for Carbohydrates are Poysaccharides)
Lipids p 34
Nucleotides and Nucleic acids p 35
Amino Acids p36 and Proteins p 37
Wednesday

19/03/2014
Learning Intention* Understand the role that enzymes play in cell function.
  • What is an enzyme?
  • How does it work?
  • What factors affect enzymes?

Learning Goals
  • Be able to revise and study appropiately for exams.
  • Setting goals to support good learning.
1. Complete Biological Moleciles
2. Enzyme
Preview video on Enzymes page that tells you more about this enzyme
Notetaking
BiozoneEnzymes p 38

Text book reading Chapter 3.1
Answer Question 1-6

Extension
Andrew Douch Podcast
"Whats an enzyme"
Thursday
20/3/2014

1. Review Enzymes. Collect prac report.

2.Set up balloon demo.
Text book reading Chapter 3

Look at this TED ED and do thinking questions related.

The role of Breathing
Week 6
Monday
24/032014

1. Read Handout on Cellular Respiration in yeast
2. Designing an experiment
3. Variables
4. Prac - Yeast and Respiration

Write up aim and material and method in pairs
Homework for respiration

Read respiration section in Chapter 3 of textbook and take notes. Complete questions.
Wednesday
26/03/2014
WILT* understand the role of cellular organelles such as mitochondria and cytosol have in respiration.
  • understand the importance of enzymes in biochemical activities of cells
  • know that respiration is a biochemical processes and the different parts to this process
  • understand respiration in terms of inputs and outputs.
1. Look at role of breathing in Respiration (Find PPT on this page and relevant videos). TED ED or homework.2. Discuss cellular respiration
  • formula
  • role of ATP and ADP
  • role of glucose
  • Glycolysis
  • anaerobic respiration
  • aerobic respiration
  • role of mitochondria
Homework
Read Chapters 3.2 and 3.2
Answer Questions 10 and 11.
Add to and clarify notes on respiration.
Summarise notes for exam revision
Friday
28/03/2014

1. Revise Cell Respiration. Ask any questions.
2. How do gases enter a cell - Stomata Prac.
Complete question on stomata
Homework
Textbook Read Chapter 3.4 and 3.5. Answer all questions.
Tuesday
1/04/2014

1. Review questions on leaf prac.
2. Discuss Photosynthesis
3.If time permits work on plant transporation questions or complete for homework.
How does water and food circulate around a plant.Complete question on plant transportation
Wednesday
2/04/2014

Photosynthesis
Biozone
Photosynthesis page 85
Adaptations for Photosynthesis page 87
Homeork

Complete
Comparison_photosynthesis_and_respiration1.doc
Thursday
3/04/2014

1. Comapring Photosynthesis and Respiration
Comparison_photosynthesis_and_respiration1.doc

2. Organising Notes into meaningful information
Webspiration

Homework
1. Questions on Respiration and Photosynthesis

2. Organise notes for exams.
Test on Term 1 work when we return.
Ms Lupone's Compare and Contrast Photosynthesis and Respiration Table



END OF TERM 2
Holiday Homework
Organise all your notes so far. Prepare study notes on Term 1 using Inspiration or/ Flash cards or graphic organisers. Look at the Learning Intentions summary sheet to help you do this.
Test first day back. Wednesday 23rd April
Photosynthesis and Respiration Questions