Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in year 10 Science. B in year 10 English.
What is the course about?
Biology provides opportunities for students to engage with living systems.
What will students learn?
- In studying Biology, students will learn about:
- cells and multicellular organisms
- maintaining the internal environment
- biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life
- heredity and continuity of life.
What skills will I learn through Biology?
- describe ideas and findings
- apply understanding
- analyse evidence
- interpret evidence
- evaluate processes, claims and conclusions
- investigate phenomena
Unit
| Unit Description
|
Year 10
Sem 2
| Preparation for Biology- Cells/Microscopes, Data Collection, Microbiology, Enzymes, Genetic diseases/testing
|
Year 11
| Unit 1 Cells and multicellular organisms - Cell as the basis of life
- Exchange of nutrients and waste
- Cellular energy, gas exchange, plant physiology
| Unit 2 Maintaining the internal environment - Homeostasis – Thermoregulation and Osmoregulation
- Infectious disease and Epidemiology
|
Year 12
| Unit 3 Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life - Describing biodiversity and populations
- Functioning Ecosystem and succession
| Unit 4 Heredity and continuity of life
- Genetics and hereditary
- Continuity of life on Earth
|
How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- data test (10%)
- student experiment (20%)
- research investigation (20%)
- external examination (50%).
Subject Summary
Subject type
| Assessment
| QC credits
| Contributes to ATAR
|
General
| Internal assessment (50%)
External assessment (50%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
|
*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au