Biology Aims and Objectives In Year 8 the Biology scheme of work builds upon the laboratory skills developed in Year 7. How science works is embedded in the lessons and they are specific focus during practical work. The Year 8 scheme of work is based on five topics. The first 4 topics will be taught sequentially with a test at the end and the British wildlife lessons are be taught seasonally in the designated half term.
1. Origins (5 lessons: 4 content + test) 2. Unseen world (5 lessons: 4 content + test) 3. Movement (5 lessons: 4 content + test) 4. Ecology (5 lessons: 4 content + test) 5. British wildlife (5 lessons) Topic
Description
Pupils should be able to
Topic 1 Origins
Understand how the organisms are adapted to their environment.
To know a range of examples of adaptions.
Understand how organisms evolve by the process of natural selection.
Explain the process of natural selection.
Understand the role of extinction in evolution.
Know a range of examples of natural selection including evolution of humans.
A thorough introduction to the types of microbes.
Understand the importance of microbes in biological process and environments.
Adaptations Evolution and Natural selection Human Evolution Extinction Topic test Topic 2 Unseen World Soil Fungi and decomposition
Laboratory practical to investigate antibiotic effectiveness.
Microrhiza
Understand the importance of antibiotics and how to reduce antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotics Topic test Topic 3 Movement
Understand how muscles function to enable movement.
Muscles and joints Dissection
Understand how the nervous system controls muscles.
Controlling muscles
Learn how to carry out a dissection.
Carry out a dissection safely. Describe the control and functioning of muscles to enable movement of bones.
Anaesthetics Topic test Topic 4 Ecology
An introduction to the study of ecology.
Understand how to measure populations of plants and animals.
What is Ecology?
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