Timetable

Semester 1 Schedule

Week	Topic- Area of Study 1: Chemical nature of the cell	SACs/ Excursion/Homework
06/02	Course structure/ Science skills/ experimental design/Pretesting	Due Thursday: Chapter 1- Q 2,3,4
13/02	Cells and their chemical nature. Talking about biomacromolecules Receive information needed for first SAC	Due Monday: Chapter 1 – Q 5,6,7,8 Due Thursday: Chapter 1 – 9,10,11
20/02	The plasma membrane and lipids. How substances cross over the plasma membrane.	Due Monday: Chapter 2: Concept map and definition of key words Chapter 2- Q2,3,4,5 Due Thursday: Chapter 2- Q 6,7,8
27/02	Making biomacromolecules: complex carbohydrates, nucleic acids, proteins	SAC 1: Written report of a practical activity of movement of substances across the plasma membrane Chapter 2 Summary (Monday)
05/03	Catalytic proteins: the how and why of enzyme action. Enzyme inhibition.
12/03	Chemical reactions in cells- a biochemical pathway. Energy requirements.
19/03	Photosynthesis: inputs and outputs of the light dependent and independent reactions.
26/03	Cellular respiration: glycolysis, aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration	SAC 2: A summary report of a practical activity related to a biochemical process (enzyme activity)
	Term 1 Holiday
	Area of study 2: Detecting and responding
16/04	Rational drug design: Applying knowledge
23/04	Detecting and responding: applying the stimulus response model
30/04	Types of signals, receptors, the signal transduction pathway and cellular responses	SAC 3: A summary report on the response of an animal, plant or bacterium to chemical and/or physical stimuli
07/05	Detecting and responding to antigens: the immune system. Sources of antigens (non-self and self)
14/05	Physical barriers (plants and animals). The innate immune response: components and actions. The inflammatory response.	Excursion to GTAC (FRID 18/5)- Immunity and vaccines
21/05	The lymphatic system and the adaptive response: components and actions	SAC 4 (Thursday): A presentation on one aspect of the immune response
28/05	Immunity and vaccines: applying knowledge
04/06	Pre-examination overview
11/06	Unit 3- Biology Exam

Week	Monday	Wednesday	Thursday	Homework
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2-	Responding to changes- endocrine system	Responding to changes- nervous system (Prac)	Test on endocrine and nervous system	Summarise a podcast
3- 1/8	Water balance: osmoregulation and physiological adaptaions	Water balance: structural and behavioral adaptations	Chapter 11- test
4-8/8	Plant responses to the environment: Tropisms (Prac)	Plant adaptations	Tropisms mini test
5- 15/8	Animal behaviour: overview	Animal behaviour: communication	Test- chapter 12
6- 22/8	Reproductive strategies and behaviour	Reproductive strategies: assess a strategy and design your own	Practice exam for Outcome 1
7-29/8	SAC2- Behaviour, Tropisms, Reproductive strategies	Relationships in ecosystems	Glossary test
8- 5/9	Foodwebs and trophic levels	Activity TBA
		Activity TBA