MS NAISON
ADVANCED LEVEL
ZIMSEC
BIOLOGY SCHEMES OF WORK
OAKDALE SENIOUR SCHOOL
TERMLY AIMS
1 Develop abilities and skills that enable learners solve day to day challenges and become self-reliant
2 Provide the basis for further studies in Biological Sciences and other related professional and vocational courses
3 Develop attitudes of concern for accuracy and precision, innovativeness, objectivity and integrity in the study of Biology
4 Develop enterprising skills that lead to value addition of natural resources
5 Develop an awareness of the diversity of life, global environmental issues and understand the need for conservation and its relevance to society
6 Promote an awareness of the use of Information Technology (IT) for communication as an aid to biological research
7 Develop an appreciation of health issues in a global context
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
GENE TECHNOLOGY
INHERITANCE CHANGE AND EVOLUTION
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
NERVOUS CONTROL
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY
GENE TECHNOLOGY
WK CONTENT WEEKLY APPROACH / MEDIA REFERENCES COMPETENCE
END OBJECTIVES METHODOLO S
GY
By the end of the l Pupils’ note Biological science Practical
Lesson 1 week, pupils should books 3rd ed p.
Personal, social
be able to:
and
- Photomicrographs
environmental
Understanding
responsibility
Chalkboard for biology p.
jotting down Science enquiry
notes.
Learning to learn
As/Alevel Course
book 4th ed p. Critical thinking
Creativity
Past exam
papers
Syllabus P
GENE TECHNOLOGY
WK CONTENT WEEKLY APPROACH / MEDIA REFERENCES COMPETENCE
END OBJECTIVES METHODOLO S
GY
Lesson 1 and 2 By the end of the -Illustrating Pupils’ note Biological science Practical
week, pupils should genetic books 3rd ed p.
Insulin engineering using Personal, social
be able to:
Production paper and scissors. and
- Steps involved in Photomicrographs
• Steps involved in the production of • Conducting environmental
Understanding
the production of human insulin by educational tours responsibility
Chalkboard for biology p.
human insulin by bacteria to Biotechnology
laboratories. jotting down Science enquiry
bacteria • Advantages of
• Discussing the notes.
• Advantages of human insulin Learning to learn
human insulin advantages of use As/Alevel Course
produced by gene
produced by gene technology in treating of insulin from book 4th ed p. Critical thinking
technology in diabetes gene technology.
Creativity
treating diabetes
Past exam
papers
• Discussing how Syllabus P
-describe how genetic genetic screening
screening is carried is carried out. ICT
Genetic Screening out • Discussing the • Braille
and • discuss the roles of roles of genetic software/Jaws
Fingerprinting genetic screening for screening. • Ink pads
-Genetic screening genetic conditions • Observing • Bond paper
• Roles of genetic and need for genetic simulations of • Hand lense
screening counselling
electrophoresis
• Genetic • explain the
process.
fingerprinting theoretical basis of
genetic fingerprinting • Discussing
• outline how the genetic
process of genetic fingerprinting.
fingerprinting is
carried out
-Answer all Pro-testing
questions well
Lesson 3 under exam Progress
condition; assessment
Revision exercise
-identify their
strengths and
weakness on the
subject content
covered.
EVALUATION
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
SUGGESTIONS
WK CONTENT WEEKLY APPROACH / MEDIA REFERENCES COMPETENCE
END OBJECTIVES METHODOLOGY S
By the end of the l • Discussing gene Pupils’ note Biological science Practical
Lesson 1 week, pupils should be therapy. books 3rd ed p.
Personal, social
Gene Therapy able to:
and
- outline the basis of Chalkboard for
gene therapy
environmental
jotting down Understanding
responsibility
notes. biology p.
• Discussing benefits Science enquiry
Benefits and • explain the benefits
and hazards of gene and hazards of gene Learning to learn
hazards of Gene technology. As/Alevel Course
Technology technology
book 4th ed p. Critical thinking
• Gene technology
• Its benefits and Creativity
hazards
Ethical Past exam
• Researching and
implications of debating on the social papers
Gene Technology and ethical
-Social and ethical • discuss the social and
ethical implications of implications of gene
implications of technology.
gene technology gene technology Syllabus P
Lesson 3
Revision Answer all questions
exercise well under exam Pro-testing
condition;
Progress assessment
-identify their
strengths and
weakness on the
subject content
covered.
EVALUATION
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
SUGGESTIONS
INHERITED CHANGE AND EVOLUTION
WK CONTENT WEEKLY APPROACH / MEDIA REFERENCES COMPETENCE
END OBJECTIVES METHODOLO S
GY
By the end of the - Discussing how Pupils’ note Biological science Practical
Lesson 1and 2 week, pupils should mutations and books 3rd ed p.
Natural selection environment may Personal, social
be able to:
• Natural Selection affect phenotype. and
- explain, with Photomicrographs
• Mutations examples, how - Discussing with environmental
Understanding
• Natural selection • mutations and examples how responsibility
Chalkboard for biology p.
Environmental environment may environmental
factors act as jotting down Science enquiry
factors affect phenotype
forces of natural notes.
• Evolution -explain, with Learning to learn
selection. As/Alevel Course
examples, how
environmental factors -Researching and book 4th ed p. Critical thinking
act as forces of presenting on how
natural selection Creativity
natural selection
- explain how natural may bring about Past exam
selection may bring evolution.
about evolution papers
• Outlining the
Artificial selection • describe one examples of Syllabus P
example of artificial artificial selection.
selection
Pro-testing
Lesson 3 Answer all Progress
questions well
Revision exercise under exam assessment
condition;
EVALUATION
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
SUGGESTIONS
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
WK CONTENT WEEKLY OBJECTIVES APPROACH / MEDIA REFERENCES COMPETENCES
END METHODOLO
GY
Mammalian By the end of the week, -Recognising the Pupils’ note Biological science Practical
circulatory system pupils should be able to: vessels under the books 3rd ed p.
Personal, social and
light microscope.
Lesson 1and 2 • identify arteries, veins and environmental
• Drawing plan
capillaries responsibility
-Arteries, veins and diagrams of ICT tools Understanding
capillaries • explain the role of blood vessels. biology p. Science enquiry
• Braille
haemoglobin in the
• Transportation of • Discussing the software/Jaws Learning to learn
transportation of oxygen and
oxygen and carbon transportation of
carbon dioxide Chalkboard for As/Alevel Course Critical thinking
dioxide oxygen and
carbon dioxide. jotting down book 4th ed p.
• explain the Bohr effect Creativity
-Oxygen dissociation notes.
curves • explain the significance of • Analysing
oxygen •Microscope
the difference in the affinity Past exam
• Difference in oxygen dissociation
for oxygen between: • Prepared
affinity between: curves. papers
slides
i. Haemoglobin and
i. Haemoglobin • Discussing the
myoglobin •Photomicrogra
and myoglobin differences in
ii. Maternal and foetal phs Syllabus P
ii. ii. Maternal oxygen affinity
haemoglobin
and foetal • ICT tools
haemoglobin • describe the cardiac cycle -Observing
• explain how heart action is cardiac cycle • Print media
• Cardiac cycle initiated and controlled simulations.
• Pacemake • explain the meaning of the • Observing heart
terms systolic blood initiation
Myogenic control • Heart models
pressure, diastolic blood simulations
• Systolic and diastolic pressure and hypertension • Sphygmomano
-Measuring blood
blood pressure discuss the long term meter
pressure.
• Hypertension -consequences of exercise on • Stethoscope •
• Analysing the
the cardiovascular system Research tools
• Improved cardiac results.
output
• Discussing the
-Normal resting pulse long term
rate
-consequences of
• Efficient exercise.
cardiovascular system
Lesson 3 - Answer all questions well Pro-testing
under exam condition;
Revision exercise Progress
-identify their strengths and assessment
weakness on the subject
content covered.
EVALUATION
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
SUGGESTIONS
NERVOUS CONTROL
WK CONTENT WEEKLY APPROACH / MEDIA REFERENCES COMPETENCE
END OBJECTIVES METHODOLOG S
Y
Need By the end of the • Drawing neurones Pupils’ note Biological science Practical
for week, pupils from prepared slides books 3rd ed p.
• Discussing the Personal, social
communication should be able to:
need for CT tools
and
Lesson 1and 2 - recognise the
• Neurones need for communication in Braille environmental
Understanding
• Need for communication living organisms. software/Jaws responsibility
biology p.
communication systems within Prepared slides
Science enquiry
living organisms
Chalkboard for Learning to learn
• Illustrating the As/Alevel Course
Action potential • describe the jotting down
• Action potential generation of an book 4th ed p. Critical thinking
generation of an notes.
• Resting potential action potential action potential.
Creativity
• Myelinated • explain the • Watching
neurone transmission of an simulations on Past exam
• (importance of action potential transmission of an
sodium and action potential. papers
along a myelinated
potassium ions in neurone • Demonstrating
the impulse • explain the saltatory conduction
transmission to be importance of in myelinated Syllabus P
emphasized). myelin sheath and neurones
• Myelin sheath the refractory
• Saltatory period in
conduction determining speed
• Refractory period of impulse
transmission
Lesson 3 - Answer all Pro-testing
questions well
Revision exercise Progress
under exam
assessment
condition;
-identify their
strengths and
weakness on the
subject content
covered.
EVALUATION
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
SUGGESTIONS