ANNUAL LESSON PLAN

BIOLOGY
FORM 4 2010

WEEK

DATE

TOPIC

LEARNING AREA

EXPERIMENT

(MINIMUM REQUIREMENT)

EXERCISES
(MINIMUM REQUIREMENT)
PAPER
PAPER
PAPER
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2
3
OBJECTIVE

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ESSAY

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Q1

Q2

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
1
INTRODUCTION
TO BIOLOGY

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STRUCTURED

1.1 Understanding the study of Biology

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1.2 Applying scientific investigation
2.1 Understanding cell structure and function

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CELL
STRUCTURE
AND CELL
ORGANISATION

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MOVEMENT OF
SUBSTANCES
ACROSS THE
PLASMA
MEMBRANE

Activity 2.1 & 2.2 *

To determine the structures
found in animal cell and plant
cell

2.2 Understanding cell organisation

2.3 Appreciating the uniqueness of the cell

3.1 Analysing the movement of substances

across the plasma membrane
3.2 Understanding the movement of
substances across the plasma membrane
in everyday life

Activity 3.5: Studying the effect

of hypotonic, hypertonic and
isotonic solutions on plant cells

Activity 3.6: *
Determining
the
concentration of an external
solution which is isotonic to
the cell sap of a plant. (page
30)
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3.3 Appreciating the movement of substances

across the plasma membrane

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CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION
OF THE CELL

4.1 Understanding the chemical composition

of the cell
4.2 Understanding carbohydrates
4.3 Understanding proteins

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4.4 Understanding lipids

4.5 Understanding enzymes

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4.5 Understanding enzymes

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CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION
OF THE CELL

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4.6 Realising the importance of the chemical

composition in cells

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Activity 4.3: Investigate the

effects of temperature on the
breakdown of starch by
amylase (page 36-38) *
Activity 4.4 : Studying the
effect of pH on the activity of
pepsin (page 39-41)

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5.1 Understanding mitosis

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CELL DIVISION

5.2 Understanding meiosis

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5.3 Appreciating the movement of

chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis

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NUTRITION

6.1 Understanding types of nutrition

6.2 Applying the concept of balanced diet

Activity 6.1: Determining the

energy value in food samples
(page 61 62)*

6.3 Understanding malnutrition

6.4 Analysing food digestion

Activity 6.3: Determining the

vitamin C content in various
fruit juices (page 65 66)
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6.5 Understanding the process of absorption

and assimilation of digested food
6.6 Understanding of formation of faeces and
defaecation
6.7 Evaluating eating habits
6.8 Realising the importance of a healthy
digestive system
6.9 Understanding the importance of
macronutrient and micronutrient in
plants
MID -YEAR EXAMINATION

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MID- YEAR EXAMINATION

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MID- YEAR EXAMINATION

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MID- YEAR BREAK

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6.10 Understanding photosynthesis

6.11 Understanding the mechanism of
photosynthesis

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6.12 Synthesising factors affecting

photosynthesis
6.13 Practising a caring attitude towards plants

Activity 6.4 : To investigate the

effect of light intensity on the
rate of photosynthesis

6.14 Understanding the technology used in

food production
6.15 Evaluating the technology development in
food processing

Activity 6.15:
Preparing a
portfolio on the technological
development
of
food
processing
(page 80)

7.1 Understanding the respiratory process in

energy production
7.2 Analysing the respiratory structures and
breathing mechanisms in human and
animals

Activity 7.2: Investigating the

process
of
anaerobic
respiration in yeast
(page 85-87) *

7.3 Understanding the concept of gaseous

exchange across the respiratory surfaces
and transport of gases in human.

Activity 7.4: Observing graphics

and
live
specimen
of
respiratory structures
(page 80-90)

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NUTRITION

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RESPIRATION

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7.4 Understanding the regulatory mechanism

in respiration

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7.5 Realising the importance of maintaining a

healthy respiratory system
7.6 Understanding respiration in plants

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8.1 Understanding the abiotic and biotic

components of the environment

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8.2 Understanding the processes of

colonisation and succession in an
ecosystem

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DYNAMIC
ECOSYSTEM
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8.3 Synthesising ideas in population ecology

Activity 8.5: Investigating the

distribution of plants using the
quadrat sampling technique
(page 111-112)
Activity 8.6: Estimating the
population size of garden snails
using capture, mark, release
and recapture technique
(page 113-114)

8.4 Understanding the concept of biodiversity

Activity 8.8: Collecting stamps

of local plants and animals

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Activity 7.6: Investigating the

differences between inhaled
and exhaled air in terms of
oxygen and carbon dioxide
contents.
(page 93 94)

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8.5 Understanding the impact of

microorganisms on life
8.6 Appreciating biodiversity
9.1 Evaluating human activities that
endangered an ecosystem

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ENDANGERED
ECOSYSTEM

Activity 9.2: Investigating the

level of pollution in several
different sources of water
(page 128 129)
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9.1 Evaluating human activities that

endangered an ecosystem

9.2 Understanding the greenhouse effect and

thinning of the ozone layer
9.3 Realising the importance of proper
management of development activities
and the ecosystem
REVISION

REVISION

REVISION

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FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

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FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

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FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

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DISCUSSION OF FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

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FINAL YEAR HOLIDAY

NOTE :
* EXPERIMENTS THAT SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT FOR PeKA