understand how adaptations in organisms change as a result of the environment they live in.
understand the structure and function of components that make up an ecosystems.
1. Discuss habitats explored in investigation. Animal Adaptations
2.Who am I - Activity - Look at your animal. Pose two answers about this animal witout using its name. Answer one needs to beabout its physical appearance and how it uses these to adapt to its environment. Answer 2 needs to be about its behaviour and how it adapts to its environment. Discusswith others.
3. Notes.
Text Book Reading
Read Chapter 13.1 to 13.3
Answer Questions 1-7 pp243-251. Complete by Friday.
Wednesday 17 July
Adaptations
1. Answer questions from ppt
2. Video on Life in a Tree. Answer questions that help try and make you think about adaptations.
3. Write down structural, physiological and behavioural examples.on worksheets.
Biozone
Animal Adaptations p 266-267
Adaptations of Aquatic Insects p268
Adaptations for Diving p229
Friday 19 July
I am learning to:
understand how structural adaptations in leaf structure (angiosperms) can vary depending on availability of water.
Go over Classification homework Structural Adaptations in Angiosperms
1. In group 3 complete practical activity and submit final into Drop box.
2. Use Glogster to communicate your findings to a general audience.
Find worksheets and othe information at Plant Adaptations. Click on Structural Adaptations.
Biozone Review Leaf Structure p 91 ( mesophyte)
Transport in Plants p 142
Stems and Roots p 143-144
Xylem and Phloem p146
New material
Hydrophyte - p 305
Xerophyte - p 303
Halophyte - p304
Term 3 Week 2
Monday 22 July
I am learning to:
understand how desert animals conserve water
give examples on physiological adaptatopns in animals
Handout provided for video. See me for a hard copy only
Tuesday
23 July
Complete Camel adaptations. - Video
Biozone Reading
Managing fluid balance on land. Page 277-278
Thursday
25 July
I am learning to:* understand behavioural adaptations in animals and classify them in terms of function
Know what rhythmicactivities, feeding behaviours, communication, social and territorialbehaviours are and give examples
Behavioural Adaptations in animals1. Lecture - Classifying behaviour in terms of stumuli - Innate and Learned behaviour
2. Behaviour classification in terms of function
Work requirement- Understanding how behavioural adaptations can be organised in term of learned and functional categories
Click here to find resources.
TextRead Chapter 17 pp. 318-325 Q1-10
Homework
Term 3 Week 3
Monday 29 july
If you have not done the pre survey quiz on research can you click here and complete for me.
1. Choose an animal species.
2. Conduct Information Research on Behavioural Adaptations.
See links for relevant pages in text book and questions
Activity
1.Complete Biozone pages not done
2.
You can do any but an example would be Glucose level compared to osmoregulation in fish. See Homeostasis link for compare and contrast table.
BiozoneThermoregulation
Control of body temperature p273-274
Hypothermia p 275
Water Balance
Managing Fluid balance on land page 277
Water balance in desert animal. Page 280
Water budgets in humans p281
Oxygen Concentration
The Effects of High Altitude p 276
Heinemann Text book
Chapter 16
Tuesday 6 August
Understand function of endocrine system
Give examples of animal hormones and their function
Compare and contrast two different negative feedback mechanisms of your choice. The attributes for comparison you may want to look at are- type of mechanism (hormonal or nervous system controlled), receptors involved (What are they, where are they found), What happens in a normal responce,What is the response in negative feedback.
Extension(includes example of negative feedback)
Control of the Menstrual Cycle p205
Friday
16 August
Go over Chapter 15 questions on Nervous System
PowerPoint for this sesion can be found at Ecosystems link. Will look at factors that effect abiotic systems
Term 3Week 6 Monday 19 August
PowerPoint for this sesion can be found at Ecosystems link. Will look at data logging equipment for testing abiotic factors in freshwater cosystems.Look at:
Temperature
Dissolved oxygen
tubidity
pH
Tuesday 20 August
Year 11 Reflection Day
Thursday
22 August
Today you will begin to do some initial information research about the Organ Pipes National Park which is the ecosystem we will be investigating.Resources to help you start the research can be found on the OrganPipesEcosystem link.
I have printed out a data grid to help you collect initial information research. You will complete the research this class and write up an introduction on the weekend. If you would like feedback on the introduction you need to submit this to me on Monday. Remember thre introduction is not an aim but background information done prior to the scientific report. I will want to see at least completed grid on Monday (grid will be submitted in appendix of final report.)
I will talk more about the excursion on Monday. Please email me any queries.
Term 3Week 7 Monday 26 August
Discussed Excursion
Discussed AT which can be found at Organ Pipes Link
Tuesday
27th August
BIOLOGY EXCURSION
Wednesday
28 August
In your group you need to analyse Results. This will include identifying organisms and working out turbidity and pH. You also need to start writing Aim, Material and Method which can be done as a group. Please fill in
Use the Template found at OrganPipesEcosystem ( also in drop box) to record biological data. Change file name to your GroupNo and add to drop box when complted. . We can use the files to collate class data.
Friday
30 August
Complete collecting all biotic and biotic data.
Write up Aim and Material and Method.
Term 3Week 8 Monday 2 September
1. Discussion on abiotic data.
2. Biotic data class results
3. Food chains and webs. (Use a digital tool to create this)
1. Factors that effect ecosystem Limiting Factors Ecosystems in the dark
2.Keystone species PP. 371-372. Ecosystem Stability.
3. Cycles
Break in groups of 4 and get them to do a talk on each of the following.
Need to include
• Diagram
• Description of the cycle
• Organisms involved
• How it effects the ecosystem
Use Glogster to do this
Matter is recycled in different ways through the following processes
• Water Cycle
• Carbon cycle
• Nitrogen cycle
• Phosphorus Cycle
Create a Glog using Glogster. Click here for link and add my educator code 7617C4. Student work
Biozone
PP311 Nutrient Cycles Pp 312 The Hydrologic Cycle(water) PP 313 The Carbon Cycle. PP 314The Nitrogen Cycle.
Text
Chapter 21 pp414-421
Term 3Week 9 Monday 16 September
Complete cycles work.
Assessment Task On Ecosystem due today
Chapter 21 Text book
Read and complete
Tuesday
17 September
Populations* Define
Characteristics of populations
Population Growth
Factors affecticting density and distribution
Growth graphs
What populations are at risk and why?
343. Features of Populations.
356 Population growth
348 Population regulation
Thursday
19 September
Complete all work so up to date
Construct revision material
Practice Exam
Term 3
Week 1
Monday 15 July
Animal Adaptations
2.Who am I - Activity - Look at your animal. Pose two answers about this animal witout using its name. Answer one needs to beabout its physical appearance and how it uses these to adapt to its environment. Answer 2 needs to be about its behaviour and how it adapts to its environment. Discusswith others.
3. Notes.
Note taking Template
Update
Unit 2 Glossary
Text Book Reading
Read Chapter 13.1 to 13.3
Answer Questions 1-7 pp243-251. Complete by Friday.
1. Answer questions from ppt
2. Video on Life in a Tree. Answer questions that help try and make you think about adaptations.
3. Write down structural, physiological and behavioural examples.on worksheets.
Animal Adaptations p 266-267
Adaptations of Aquatic Insects p268
Adaptations for Diving p229
Structural Adaptations in Angiosperms
1. In group 3 complete practical activity and submit final into Drop box.
2. Use Glogster to communicate your findings to a general audience.
Find worksheets and othe information at Plant Adaptations. Click on Structural Adaptations.
Review Leaf Structure p 91 ( mesophyte)
Transport in Plants p 142
Stems and Roots p 143-144
Xylem and Phloem p146
New material
Hydrophyte - p 305
Xerophyte - p 303
Halophyte - p304
Week 2
Monday 22 July
Case Study - Camels
Handout provided for video. See me for a hard copy only
23 July
Managing fluid balance on land. Page 277-278
25 July
2. Behaviour classification in terms of function
Work requirement- Understanding how behavioural adaptations can be organised in term of learned and functional categories
Click here to find resources.
Homework
Week 3
Monday 29 july
1. Choose an animal species.
2. Conduct Information Research on Behavioural Adaptations.
SAC 1-Information Research
Read Chapter 17 pp. 318-335 Q1-21
multicellular organisms. Major sense organs and pathways
of transmission of nerve impulses.
Hormonal control in complex multicellular organisms.
maintaining equilibrium and responding to changes in environmental conditions.
Booked Library
Click here to access a link to help you conduct useful research.
Needs to be finished by Monday where you will be tested upon it.
You have one week to complete research on your species and discuss its behaviour. You will be tested on this next Thursday.
Chapter 17 should also be done this weekend as it will help with assessment task.
Activity
1.Complete Biozone pages not done on ectotherms and endotherms.
Thermoregulation
Heinemann Text book
Chapter 16
Week 4
Monday 5 August
- Thermoregulation
- Water Balance
- Blood Glucose level
- Oxygen and Carbon dioxide concentration in bloodstream
See links for relevant pages in text book and questionsActivity
1.Complete Biozone pages not done
2.
You can do any but an example would be Glucose level compared to osmoregulation in fish. See Homeostasis link for compare and contrast table.
Water Balance
Oxygen Concentration
- The Effects of High Altitude p 276
Heinemann Text bookChapter 16
- Review Homeostasis
Compare&Contrast.doc
- Details
- Download
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Negative Feed back SystemsNervous System
Chapter 15.1 page 278 Q 1 and 2
8 August
Behavioural test om your animal. Be prepared with graphics.
Complete Work sheet on Nervous System if finished.
Week 5
Monday 12 August
Activities
Taste receptors
PTC Tasting
Touch receptors
Video on Action Potential
Chapter 15.3 Q 7-15
Biozone
Neurone Structure and Function - page 282
Response and regulation p283-284
Reflexes p285
Extra Work (are you looking for more to do?)
Biozone 286-290
14 August
p202 Male Reproductive System
p203 Female Reproductive Systems
2. Animal Hormones and the Endocrine System
Chapter 15.2 pp279-284 Q 3-6
Biozone
The Menstrual Cycle p204
Extension(includes example of negative feedback)
Control of the Menstrual Cycle p205
16 August
PowerPoint for this sesion can be found at Ecosystems link. Will look at factors that effect abiotic systems
Monday 19 August
22 August
I have printed out a data grid to help you collect initial information research. You will complete the research this class and write up an introduction on the weekend. If you would like feedback on the introduction you need to submit this to me on Monday. Remember thre introduction is not an aim but background information done prior to the scientific report. I will want to see at least completed grid on Monday (grid will be submitted in appendix of final report.)
I will talk more about the excursion on Monday. Please email me any queries.
Monday 26 August
Discussed AT which can be found at Organ Pipes Link
27th August
28 August
Use the Template found at OrganPipesEcosystem ( also in drop box) to record biological data. Change file name to your GroupNo and add to drop box when complted. . We can use the files to collate class data.
30 August
Write up Aim and Material and Method.
Monday 2 September
2. Biotic data class results
3. Food chains and webs. (Use a digital tool to create this)
Types of Fedding relationships
Feeding relationships
Foodchains and Food webs
Energy Flow
Chapter 20
Answer all questions
Biozone
Feeding Relationships
Food Chains and Food webs
- Food chains Page 319
- Constructing a Food Web Page 321-322
Cave Food Webs Page 325Extra
Dingo Food Webs page 323-324
Pyramids
Biomagnification
Create your own Food web
Ecological Pyramids page 330
Biomagnification page 320
Extra
Energy Flpw page 326
5 September
Monday 9 September
2. Last lesson to work on report. Start discussion
Chapter 20 should be complete for next lesson.
11 September
2. Answers to Chapter 20
3. Factors that effect Ecosystems.
P242 Ecological Niche
P243 Dingo Habitats (Collect)
P333 Niche diffentiation
P338 Intraspecific Competition
P 339. Predator-Prey Interactions
P340. Predator-Prey Strategies
Homework
PP. 371-372. Ecosystem Stability.
13 September
Ecosystems in the dark
2.Keystone species
PP. 371-372. Ecosystem Stability.
3. Cycles
Break in groups of 4 and get them to do a talk on each of the following.
Need to include
• Diagram
• Description of the cycle
• Organisms involved
• How it effects the ecosystem
Use Glogster to do this
Matter is recycled in different ways through the following processes
• Water Cycle
• Carbon cycle
• Nitrogen cycle
• Phosphorus Cycle
Create a Glog using Glogster. Click here for link and add my educator code 7617C4. Student work
PP311 Nutrient Cycles Pp 312 The Hydrologic Cycle(water) PP 313 The Carbon Cycle. PP 314The Nitrogen Cycle.
Text
Chapter 21 pp414-421
Monday 16 September
Chapter 21 Text book
Read and complete
17 September
356 Population growth
348 Population regulation
19 September
Construct revision material
Practice Exam