4th Sep '25

Schemes of Work

1B
- 1B.1
  - Lesson 01 - What are living things made up of? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - There are seven processes that are common to living things. - KS3.B.22
    - The seven life processes are movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. - KS3.B.22
    - T: Cells as are the fundamental unit of living organisms. - KS3.B.01
      - Suggested Activity:
        organ models and torso model
        Equipment Required:
        organ models
        Georgina torso body model
    - T: Cells => Tissues => Organs => Organ Systems => Organisms - KS3.B.06
    - W: Cells are repeated units - KS3.B.01
    - W: Tissues are one type of cell working together. - KS3.B.01
    - W: Organs are made of different tissues working together. - KS3.B.01
    - W: Organ Systems are different organs working together. - KS3.B.01
    - W: Organisms are living things, in which different organ systems work together. - KS3.B.01
    - W: All living, or once living, things are made up of cells. - KS3.B.01
    - W: Cells have smaller structures called organelles in them. - KS3.B.01
    - T: The function of the cell wall is to strengthen the cell. - KS3.B.02
    - T: The function of the cell membrane is to control the passage of substances in and out of the cell. - KS3.B.02
      - Suggested Activity:
        Back to back - drawing a 'square' palisade cell as a general plant cell.
    - T: The function of cytoplasm is to be a place for chemical reactions to take place. - KS3.B.02
    - T: The function of nucleus is to control the cell. - KS3.B.02
    - T: The function of permanent vacuole is to be a store of cell sap. - KS3.B.02
    - T: The function of the chloroplasts is to absorb light energy to make food - KS3.B.02
    - T: The function of mitochondria is to release energy through respiration. - KS3.B.02
    - T: The function of the ribosome is to do protein synthesis (making). - KS3.B.02
  - Lesson 02 - How are cells different from each other? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - W: the similarities and differences between plant and animal cell:
      - Plant and animal cells both have: cell membrane; cytoplasm; nucleus; mitochondria & ribosomes.
      - Only plant cells have: cell wall; permanent vacuole and sometimes chloroplasts. - KS3.B.03
      - Suggested Activity:
        Draw a human cheek cell as a standard animal cell.
        
        Double bubble to compare.
    - A: Students to sort diagrams (or photos for higher ability) of animal and plant cells based on their characteristics.
      
      - Root hair cell
      - Red blood cell
      - Elodea cell
      - Ciliated cell - KS3.B.03
      - Suggested Activity:
        Sorting photos of cell diagrams
        Equipment Required:
        Cell diagrams printed and cut out
    - W: That cells have special characteristics, different organelles and shape, in order to fulfill their function. - KS3.B.02
      - Suggested Activity:
        Use Specialised cells powerpoint.
    - W: Root hair cells have a large surface area to absorb water and nutrients. RHC have no chloroplasts as light does not get to them. - KS3.B.02
    - W: Red blood cells have a rounded shape to allow it to flow smoothly. Is red due to the iron compound used to carry oxygen. RBC have no nucleus and a biconcave cross section to increase oxygen capacity. - KS3.B.02
    - W: Elodea cell have lots of chloroplasts to capture light. - KS3.B.02
    - W: Ciliated cells have hairs on them to move substances around. - KS3.B.02
    - W: NB: Do not use a palisade cell as this will be used in 3B. - KS3.B.02
  - Lesson 03 - How do we use a microscope to see cells? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - T: DESIRABLE:
      To prepare a slide... - KS3.B.01
      - Suggested Activity:
        DESIRABLE:
        To prepare a slide...
        Equipment Required:
        Cover slips
        Optical pins
        Scalpels
        Cutting title
        Iodine
        Onion bulb
        Daffodil bulb
    - T: To focus a (light) microscope, put your head to the side and raise the stage until it is as close to the objective lens as possible without making contact. Then looking through the microscope, wind the stage down using the coarse focusing knob. The fine focus using the smaller knob. - KS3.B.01
      - Suggested Activity:
        Use Microsopes
        Equipment Required:
        Microscopes
        Slides
    - T: Biological diagrams are line drawings of 'the generalised specimen'. - KS3.B.01
    - D: Students to record cell structure as a labelled biological diagram as seen using a light microscope. - KS3.B.01
    - W: What is the difference between a onion bulb cell and a daffodil bulb?
  - Lesson 04 - What are the forms of life? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - W: Unicellular organisms are living things made up of only a one cell. - KS3.B.05
    - W: Multicellular organisms are living things made up of many cells. - KS3.B.06
    - T: Bacteria, Protozoa and Yeast (unicellular fungi) are examples of unicellular organisms. - KS3.B.05
    - T: A bacterial cell consists of cytoplasm and a membrane surrounded by a cell wall; the genes are not in a distinct nucleus.
      Some Bacteria may have Flagella (tails) to swim. - KS3.B.05
    - T: Yeast cells have a nucleus, cytoplasm and a membrane surrounded by a cell wall. - KS3.B.05
    - T: Protoza have pseudopodia (“false feet”) to move about and to surround food and take it inside the cell.
      Protoza have temporary vacuoles containing waste. - KS3.B.05
    - A: Students to sort prepared slides or diagrams of unicellular organisms based on their characteristics. - KS3.B.05
- 1B.2
  - Lesson 05 - Planning: Hand Grip Strength vs Age Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: ENQUIRY: Planning
      
      - Aim: To find out how age affects the hand grip strength.
      - Hypothesis: That the older someone is the stronger their grip.
      
      NB: Experiment is likely to show a lack of range, use as a teaching point.
      Use age in days
      May be use male and female keyed data points. Will there be a difference in trend?
      Forces may not have been taught yet, if so teach Newtons as the unit of force - KS3.B.08
  - Lesson 06 - Data Collection: Hand Grip Strength vs Age Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: ENQUIRY: Data collection - KS3.B.08
      - Suggested Activity:
        Export DoB from SIMs and use the following formula to calculate their age in days.
        
        =DATEDIF(B2, TODAY(), "d")
        
        where 'B2' is their date of birth.
        Equipment Required:
        Hand Strength Grip Meters
  - Lesson 07 - Analysis: Hand Grip Strength vs Age Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: ENQUIRY: Analysis - KS3.B.08
- 1B.3
  - Lesson 08 - Halfway Review Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - Review of 1B.1
      - Suggested Activity:
        https://www.mrcorfe.com/Hamble/Questions/1B.1
- 1B.4
  - Lesson 09 - How is the human skeleton arranged? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - T: The structure of the human skeleton:
      
      Legs:
      - The upper leg has one bone called the Femur.
      - The lower leg has two bones called the Tibia and the Fibula. The Tibia is the larger bone.
      - The Femur, Tibia and Fibula are connected by the Knee joint, behind the Patella (knee cap).
      
      Torso:
      - The Femur is connected to the Pelvis by the Hip joint.
      - The Spine is made up of Vertebrae connects the Pelvis to Skull.
      - Attached to the spine is the Rib cage and the Clavicle.
      
      Arms:
      - The upper arm has one bone called the Humerus.
      - The lower arm has two bones called the Radius and the Ulna. The Radius is on the side of the thumb.
      - The Humerus is attached to the Clavicle at the Shoulder joint.
      - Humerus, Radius and Ulna are connected by the Elbow joint. - KS3.B.07
    - A: Students label a diagram based on the above. - KS3.B.07
    - W: The functions of the human skeleton are:
      - support,
      - protection,
      - movement and
      - making blood cells - KS3.B.07
    - T: Within bones there is bone marrow which produces new blood cells. - KS3.B.07
    - T: There are different types of joint in the skeleton, allowing different types of movement.
      - Hinge: Back and forth without twisting.
      - Pivot: Twisting.
      - Ball and socket: Rotation in all directions.
      - Fixed: No movement - KS3.B.08
    - W: The Elbow and Knee are hinge joints.
      The Neck, part of the spine, is a pivot joint.
      The Shoulder and Hip are ball and socket joints.
      The Skull has fixed joints in it. - KS3.B.08
  - Lesson 10 - How does a skeleton move? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - T: The muscle on top of the upper arm is called the Bicep.
      The muscle on underside of the upper arm is called the Tricep.
      The muscle on front of the upper leg is called the Quadriceps.
      The muscles on back of the upper leg are called the Hamstrings.
      The muscles between the ribs are called intercostal muscles. - KS3.B.08
    - T: Joints are held together (bone to bone) by Ligaments.
      Muscles are connected to bones by Tendons. - KS3.B.08
      - Suggested Activity:
        Chicken wing / leg dissection
        
        http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/ngss/preservice/documents/Musculoskeletalsystem.doc
        Equipment Required:
        Chicken wing / leg
        White trays
        Scalpels
        Forceps
        Gloves
        Disinfectant
        Waste bag
    - W: Ligaments are elastic (stretchy) to allow movement.
      Tendons are not elastic to all muscles to exert a force on the bones. - KS3.B.08
    - T: Muscles can only contract (pull) exerting a force and relax applying no force.
      Muscles can not - KS3.B.09
    - W: To raise the lower arm, the Bicep must contract while the triceps relaxes and vice versa. - KS3.B.09
    - D: Students to workout the movement of joints required to use a particular muscle. Students rate how easy it is to raise a 1kg mass.
      NB it is not safe to have student lift as heavy a weight as they can, even on appropriate gym machines.
      
      Students could measure the size of their muscles to see if their is a correlation. - KS3.B.08
- 1B.5
  - Lesson 11 - POO Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - Progress Observation Opportunity
  - Lesson 12 - Reflection Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - Reflection