2016 De La Salle College BIO201 YEAR PLANNER

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4 2016 Course Outline Y12 Biology (BIO201) Subject: Biology Entry Requirements: NCEA Level: Two a minimum of 12 credits from NCEA Level One Science Number of credits gained: 23 Method of assessment: Both internal and external assessment Internal assessments are given after a series of mock practice runs where practical Mock externals at the end of each unit of work Mid-Year Examinations Preliminary Examinations Looking Ahead: Level 3 Biology Tertiary level study A diverse range of careers stem from Biology - e.g. food technologist, community pharmacist, forensic scientist, fishery officer, marine zoologist, veterinary scientist. Course aims: Course Description This course is aimed at those students who have achieved well in Year 11 and who know that they wish to pursue a career that requires biology. Such careers include medicine, vet, pharmaceuticals and much more. The course consists of Achievement Standards from the Level 2 Biology, Science and Environmental Sustainability courses. Course learning outcomes: To be able to research information in the field of biotechnology and process and interpret that information in the form of a scientific report. To be able to present a report based on research that illustrates the interaction between humans and the living the world. To be able to describe the consequences of human activity within the biophysical environment and how that relates to a sustainable future on our planet. To be able to use collected scientific data from a field excursion to investigate an interrelationship or pattern in an ecological population or community. To be able to describe cell structure and function in living organisms. To be able to describe genetic variation and change in living organisms. To be able to describe the different factors and processes that have been involved in the evolution of New Zealands plants and animals.

5 2016 Course Assessment Statement Y12 Biology (BIO201) HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED IN THIS SUBJECT? Achievement Standard Level and Credit Value Internal or External Assessment Brief Description My grade for prelims My final grade for internals BIO2.6 (91158) Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision Level 2 4 credits I Investigation involves analysing, and interpreting information about an ecosystem. BIO2.3 (91155) Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life. Level 2 4 Credits I Understanding of adaptation is demonstrated in relation to one life process over three taxonomic or functional groups of multi-cellular plants or animals, or across two related life processes within one taxonomic or functional group. BIO2.8 (91160) Investigate biological material at the microscopic level Level 2 3 Credits I Using a light microscope a specimen will be studied and drawn and its specialised features reported on. BIO2.4 (91156) Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level. Level 2 4 Credits E Understanding cells (both plant and animal) and the life processes and biological ideas they encompass. BIO2.5 (91157) Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change Level 2 4 Credits E Understanding genetic variation and change in organisms by studying sources of variation within gene pools and factors that change allele frequency. BIO2.7 (91159) Demonstrate understanding of gene expression Level 2 4 Credits E Understanding the genetic code / DNA. Structures and processes related to the code and how information is inherited. Note: Depending on class ability. Extra internal assessments might be added if required and if the challenge and time is warranted.

De La Salle College Biology Level 2 (BIO201) - Year Planner 2016 Subject: 12 Biology Teacher in charge: Mr. Kane Raukura Year Level: 12 Curriculum Levels: 7 Unit Title: BIO2.

6 De La Salle College Biology Level 2 (BIO201) - Year Planner 2016 Subject: 12 Biology Teacher in charge: Mr. Kane Raukura Year Level: 12 Curriculum Levels: 7 Unit Title: BIO2.6 (AS91158 Biology Internal) Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision Achievement objectives: (Ecology) Explore ecological distribution patterns and explain possible causes for these patterns Learning outcomes/skills: To be able to select, process, and interpret information to produce a comprehensive scientific report based on observations and data collection in relation to an ecological distribution pattern Assessment tasks/method: Investigation involves analysing, and interpreting information about the ecosystem. The information may come from direct observations, collection of field data, tables, graphs, resource sheets, photographs, videos, websites, and/or reference texts. A community pattern may include: succession, zonation, stratification, or another distribution pattern in response to an environmental factor. Environmental factors likely to affect patterns in a community include abiotic and/or biotic factors. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language, symbols, and texts. Values: Innovation, inquiry and curiosity, excellence Approximate time required: 2 weeks Unit Title: BIO2.3 (AS91155 Biology Internal) Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life. Achievement objectives: (Life Processes) Explore the diverse ways in which animals and plants carry out the life processes Learning outcomes/skills: To be able to research the adaptations and to identify the varying aspects of the adaptations that enable organisms to carry out the life processes. Assessment tasks/method: comparing diversity of adaptation in response to the same demand across different taxonomic or functional groups limitations and advantages involved in each feature within each organism connections between two life processes within each organism which enhance the effectiveness of both processes Limitations and advantages involved in each feature within each organism. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language, symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing. Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence, respect. Approximate time required: 2 weeks Unit Title: BIO2.8 (AS91160 Biology Internal) Investigate biological material at the microscopic level Achievement objectives: (Communicating in science) Use accepted science knowledge, vocabulary, symbols and conventions when evaluating accounts of the natural world and consider the wider implications of the methods of communication and/or representation employed. (Life Processes) Explore the diverse ways animals and plants carry out the life processes Learning outcomes/skills: To be able to carry out an investigation involving: preparing biological material for viewing under a light microscope viewing biological material using a light microscope to enable detail of cell structures and components to be determined recording observations of biological material in biological drawings identifying observed specialised features and relating them to the function of the cells or tissues. Assessment tasks/method: Students will prepare a biological slide or similar and view this under a light microscope to identify key structures and organelles and their function. A final scientific report will be used to assess. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language, symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing. Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence. Approximate time required: 2 weeks

7 Unit Title: BIO2.4 (AS91156 Biology External) Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level. Achievement objectives: (Life Processes) Explore the diverse ways in which animals and plants carry out the life processes Learning outcomes/skills: To be understand the life processes at the cellular level, including: photosynthesis respiration cell division (DNA replication and mitosis as part of the cell cycle). To understand biological ideas, as they relate to each of the life processes at the cellular level, including: movement of materials (including diffusion, osmosis, active transport) enzyme activity (specific names of enzymes are not required) factors affecting the process details of the processes only as they relate to the overall functioning of the cell (specific names of stages are not required) reasons for similarities and differences between cells such as cell size and shape, and type and number of organelles present. Assessment tasks/method: Mid Year Mock Examinations (Term 2). Preliminary Mock Examinations (Term 3). External NCEA examination at year s end. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language, symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing. Values: Inquiry and curiosity, Excellence. Approximate time required: 7-8 weeks Unit Title: BIO2.5 (AS91157 Biology External) Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change. Achievement objectives: (Ecology and evolution) Explain how the interaction between ecological factors and natural selection leads to genetic changes within populations Learning outcomes/skills: To understand genetic variation and change, involving the following concepts: sources of variation within a gene pool factors that cause changes to the allele frequency in a gene pool. To understand biological ideas and processes relating to sources of variation within a gene pool, selected from: mutation as a source of new alleles independent assortment, segregation and crossing over during meiosis monohybrid inheritance to show the effect of codominance, incomplete dominance, lethal alleles, and multiple alleles dihybrid inheritance with complete dominance the effect of crossing over and linked genes on dihybrid inheritance. Biological ideas and processes relating to factors affecting allele frequencies in a gene pool are selected from: natural selection, migration and genetic drift. Assessment tasks/method: Mid Year Mock Examinations (Term 2). Preliminary Mock Examinations (Term 3). External NCEA examination at year s end. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language, symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing. Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence, innovation. Unit Title: BIO2.7 (AS91159 Biology External) Demonstrate understanding of gene expression Achievement objective (Evolution) Understand that DNA and the environment interact in gene expression Learning outcomes/skills: To understand the following key concepts: Gene expression Biological ideas and processes relating to nucleic acid structure and nature of the genetic code. Biological ideas and processes relating to the significance of proteins Biological ideas and processes relating to protein synthesis. Biological ideas and processes relating to the determination of phenotype via metabolic pathways. Understanding the effect of the environment on genotype through mutations. Biological ideas and processes relating to the effect of environment on expression of phenotype involve ways that environmental factors may change phenotype without changing genotype. Assessment tasks/method: Mid Year Mock Examinations (Term 2). Preliminary Mock Examinations (Term 3). External NCEA examination at year s end. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language, symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing. Values: Inquiry and curiosity, Excellence. Approximate time required: 7-8 weeks Approximate time required: 7 weeks

14 2016 Biology Level 2 (BIO201) Student Guide to Bibliographies / Referencing A bibliography is the trail of reading that you did to inform your thinking for your essay or assignment. A bibliography is organised alphabetically by the author s last name. Setting up a bibliography (a) Books Author s last name and initial Date published in brackets Name of book underlined Place of publication Publisher Single Author Eg. Ward, M. (1995) Celebrating Women Cambridge, University Press More than one author Eg Edwards, B., Horrocks, N. (1992) Reporting for Television Palmerston North, Dunmore Press (b) Journals, Magazines, Newspapers Author s name and initial Date published in brackets Title of the article in quotation marks Name of paper or magazine underlined Place of publication Volume (if applicable) Page number Eg Booth, P. (1986) The Arthur Thomas Case Revisited NZ Herald Feb 11, 2: 13 (c) Internet Author s name and initial if available Article name if appropriate Full date of resource if available Date of access Site address Eg Midbon, M (2000), Jan A Day Without Yesterday: George Lemaitre and the Big Bang To create automatically correct references, the following website is useful. It will create references for ISBN numbers and webpages.

15 De La Salle College Assessment Result Appeal Form Name: Class: Name/number of standard being appealed: Subject: Teacher who marked work: Grade awarded for standard: Date work returned to student: Date of appeal: Reason for appeal: Student signature: Caregiver s signature: OFFICE USE ONLY Teacher response: HOF response: Principal s Nominee response: Final decision:

16 De La Salle College Absence From Internal Assessment Application for Extension Student: Subject: Class: Teacher: Assessment title: Standard number: Type of assessment activity (test, practical, assignment etc). Date of assessment or due date: Reason for application: Illness or injury: medical certificate or a letter from parent / caregiver must be attached. Family / personal trauma: documentation must be attached (eg. a letter from parent / caregiver, counsellor or Dean). School activity (sporting or cultural) Signature of the teacher-in-charge of the activity: Decision by Principal s Nominee: Extension granted, new due date: New assessment granted, new date: Compassionate consideration will be used to determine a grade. HOD / TIC to attach documentation of evidence used to determine the grade and the grade awarded. Application denied. Comment: The reason for this has been explained to me and I accept the decision. Signed: (Student) (Teacher)

2013 Assessment Report. Biology Level 2

2013 Assessment Report. Biology Level 2 National Certificate of Educational Achievement 2013 Assessment Report Biology Level 2 91156 Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level 91157 Demonstrate understanding of genetic