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Monday 20th Febuary, 2012
Using this online resource, complete the worksheets provided
Make sure that you click on each structure and watch how it works. Don't forget the vesicles and lysosomes.
Complete the sheet provided below.
{Inside a cell worksheet.docx}

For the first SAC you will be creating a model/ mock cell using cellulose bags.
These bags act like membranes, in that they allow some materials to pass through but not others.
'selectively permeable'.
You
You will be testing starhstarch and glucose
1. Water
2. Starch
You will answer more detailed questions at the end of the session to show deeper understanding of what is happening and how it is related to cells.
To ensure that you complete the activity and demonstrate your understanding, you WILL NOT need to write a complete report.
you prepare:
They
They include
- an overview of the concepts you need to understand.
- a glossary

For the first SAC you will be creating a model/ mock cell using cellulose bags.
These bags act like membranes, in that they allow some materials to pass through but not others.
Like cells, these models are 'selectively permeable'.
You will be testing starh and glucose levels inside and outside the bags over a period of time and determine the movement (if any) of
1. Water
2. Starch
3. Glucose
As you carry out the activity you will record detailed observations and measurments (tables will be supplied).
You will answer some questions during the activity as you make observations.
You will answer more detailed questions at the end of the session to show deeper understanding of what is happening and how it is related to cells.
To ensure that you complete the activity and demonstrate your understanding, you WILL NOT need to write a complete report.
The documents below will help you prepare:
They include
- an overview of the concepts you need to understand.
- a glossary
- performance descriptors from VCAA
This is for SAC 1 (not sac 2)
{Unit 3 Biology Sac 2 Student Information.doc}

TERM 4:Semester 1 Schedule
{Week.docx}
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Homework
1
SAC preparation
Introduction to population dynamics
AnalysisTopic- Area of an exam question
Read articlesStudy 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
2
SAC3
Population dynamics- simulation
-age structure
Population dynamics
- r
Due Monday:
Chapter 1 – Q 5,6,7,8
Due Thursday:
Chapter 1 – 9,10,11
20/02
The plasma membrane and K selction
Practice exam questions
3
Changelipids. 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 ecosystems
Successioncells- 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
Practice exam questions
Reading for SAC
4 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 4 prcatice exam
Practice exam review
UNIT review
Practice exam analysis
Online discussion about exam questions
5
Practice exam- at home
Practice exam- at home
6
EXAMS
7

TERM 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
Thursday
Homework
1- 18/7
SAC 1- Thermoregulation
Detecting changes- senses (Prac)
Chapter 10- glossary test
Chapter 10 summary due (Thursday)
2- 25/7
Responding to changes- endocrine system
Responding to changes- nervous system (Prac)
Chapter 11-
test
Chapter 11 summary due (Thurs)
Zoo trip- Friday
4-8/8
Plant responses to the environment: Tropisms (Prac)
Plant adaptations
Tropisms mini test
Chapter 12 summary (start)
5- 15/8
Animal behaviour: overview
Animal behaviour: communication
Test- chapter 12
Chapter 12 summary and questions due
6- 22/8
Reproductive strategies and behaviour
Reproductive strategies: assess a strategy and design your own
Practice exam for Outcome 1
Wikki discussion
7-29/8
SAC2- Behaviour, Tropisms, Reproductive strategies
Relationships in ecosystems
Glossary test
Chapter 13 summary due (Thurs)
8- 5/9
Foodwebs and trophic levels
Activity TBA
Glossary test
Chapter 14 summary due (Thurs)
9-12/9
Population Dynamics
Activity TBA
Wodonga Wetlands
Chapter 15 summary due (Thurs)
10-19/9
Human impact on environments
Activity TBA
Glossary test
Chapter 16 summary due (Thurs)