NAGLE CATHOLIC COLLEGE HUMAN BOLOGICAL SCIENCE COMBINED STAGE 1A/1B TERM 4 2013

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Content

Text Human Perspectives

Possible activities from STAWA

Homework Chapter notes and Review questions

Do p3 for homework (1A) Do graph and finish activity questions

Assessment

Working scientifically

Chap 1 p1-10

Working Scientifically activities from Chapter 1 of HP

Week 3 term 4

Introduction to human biology p1 and 2 (1A) Activities p 11-14 in human perspectives Caffeine and pulse rate p.130 (1A) 2 Living and non-living life processes Evidence for life processes Living or dead changing ideas of life and death Body systems general Life processes linked to body systems 3

Chapter 2
Can look at a variety of living/non-living objects Ethical Debate on when someone can be considered dead (brain death, organ donor )

Act 3: Evidence that I am alive Act 4: Dead or alive? Act 7: Body systems virtual dissection Act 8: The leg bone is connected to the .. Act 9: What systems is that?

P4-p5 Unit 1A
Week 4 Term 4

1A manual p55-62

Body organization Start digestive system

Chap 4
Microscope looking at tissues

Act 40 Microscope introduction Act 7: Body systems virtual dissection

Week 6 Term 4

Week Content 4 Input and Output system: Digestion and nutrition Digestive system

Text Chapter 5 p45-54

Activities Act 19: How a gunshot wound helped understand the function of the stomach Act 20: Digestion

Homework Look at website on digestion

Assessments Test 1: The scientific method, life processes, body organization

structure function movement through the system

Week 7 term 4 Last day is Thursday 29th November

Year 2013 ends here

Respiration and excretion

P55-60
Lung and kidney dissection

Act 27: Breathing Act 28: What would I do? Act 29: Excretion: Water loss from the skin

Websites Extended Response 1: Investigate disorders due Monday week 7

Circulation

Chapter 6
Heart dissection Giving blood

Act 24: Blood specialised cells Act 25: Circulation: evidence of blood flow Act 26: Evidence of heart beat

structure function Materials transported in blood linking of systems

Test 2: On Chapter 5 Input and output system

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Content

Text Human Perspectives

Possible activities from STAWA

Homework Chapter notes and Review questions

Assessment

7 8

Investigation Heart rate Skeleton

Investigation 1: resting heart rate

Chapter 11 and 12

structures functions how it works

Act 10: Major bones of the skeleton Act 11: Observing features of joints Act 12: How flexible are you?

Muscles

Chapter 11 and 12

Act 13: Muscle mapping Act 14: Muscle movement Act 15: Musclemania Act 16: Muscle endurance

size and location of major muscles function of muscles strength of muscles muscle endurance

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Content

Text Human Perspectives

Possible activities from STAWA

Homework Chapter notes and Review questions

Assessment

1 2 Nervous system overview Nervous system

Only 1 lesson Chapter 8 Act 34: Reaction times Act 35: Hearing tests Act 36: Sight tests Act 37: Colour perception
Test 3: On Chap 6, 11 and 12 Transport Support and Movement Systems Investigation 2: due at the end of the week

senses - range of factors detected, location of receptors nerves, CNS balance The ear The eye

4 5

Investigation 2 Near Point of Vision Tolerance limits respiration and gas exchange regulation of heartbeat other points in text Chapter 7 Act 28: How does it feelto choke on a cheese burger Activities from text book: Breathing rate and exercise

Exams revisions all week

Test 4: communications systems, supplying oxygen, removing Co2

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Content

Text Human Perspectives

Possible activities from STAWA

Homework Chapter notes and Review questions

Assessment

7 8

EXAMS Temperature control Water balance Chap 9 Chap 10 Act 5: When do I shiver or sweat? Act 29: Excretion: Water loss from the skin

No lessons EXAMS EXAMS Only 2 lessons exams finish on Tuesday

Cells

Chapter 3

structure functions variations

Act 41: Microscope: Preparing specimens

Microscope activities from textbook Website: Cells Alive!

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Pathogens types of pathogens common diseases caused by different pathogens conditions for bacterial growth sources of infection vectors of disease

Chapter 14

Act 42: Parasites Act 43: The 5 second rule

11

Extended response 2 Pathogen and body response

Only 3 lessons finish on Thursday

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1 Cells Division and Growth

Possible activities from STAWA

Homework Chapter notes and Review questions

Mitosis - microscopic examination of cells
Website: Cells Alive!

Assessment

Chapter 13

Act 46: Modelling mitosis Act 47: Skin repair rates

Only 3 lessons, start on Tuesday Test 5: On Chap 3 and 14 Cells and protective system

stages chromosomal changes growth and repair rates of mitosis in different body locations DNA and chromosomes

Chap 17

Act 52: Model of DNA Act 51: DNA extraction Act 49: Human karyotypes Act 50: Twins studies

relationship between DNA, genes, chromosomes and cell nucleus role of DNA general structure of DNA Concept of gene Chromosomal differences between males and females 3 DNA profiling and its uses for identification

Chap 18

Act 53: Uses of DNA technology Sources of DNA problems with DNA testing Act 54: Parental testing Act 55: Who did it?

paternity immigration criminal offences Chap 15

Reproduction and human life cycle

Test 6: On Chap 13, 17 and 18. Cell division, Growth, inheritance, and difference. Investigation 3 due Tuesday week 6.

Health survey in young adults

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Content

Text Human Perspectives

Possible activities from STAWA

Homework Chapter notes and Review questions

Label diagrams Web sites

Assessment

Male and female: sexual dimorphism roles in reproduction different cultural roles gender determination Human variation

Chap 16

Act 57: Body measurements Act 56: Growth rates of males and females

Boarder long week end only 3 lessons

Chap 19

Test 7: Chap 15 and 16 Male and female reproduction and life cycle

Maintaining Health

Chap 21

Act 18: Food: what why and how much? Act 22: Healthy eating Act 21: Whats in a burger?

Give student extended answer 3

Classification of human species

Chap 20

Extended answer 3 Technology changing life expectancy Due at the end of week

10

Revision for exams