Scale the whale.

Can you place the whale parts in size order largest to smallest?

Consider which area of biology you would be studying with each picture.

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A-LEVEL

Edexcel (based on SNAB)

The Course: Year 1.

Topic 1

• The heart

• Biochemistry

• Cardiovascular disease

Topic 2

• Protein synthesis

• DNA, Gene therapy

• Genetic testing

Topic 3

• The cell cycle (mitosis)

• Gene expression

• Stem cells and ethics

Topic 4

• Ecosystems

• Evolution

• Plant cells

• Transport in plants

The Course: Year 2.

Topic 5

• Photosynthesis

• Climate change effects

Topic 6

• Forensics

• Infection and disease

Topic 7

• Respiration

• Joints and movement

• Biology of exercise

Topic 8

• Brain and mind

• Learning

Core Practical's

• 18 over 2 years (Not the only practical's)

• All need to be completed and written up

• Will be assessed in exams

• Assessed on practical competencies and given a pass/fail at the end of the course.

Assessments

• You will have small regular class assessments.

• You will also have bigger half termly assessments

• Mocks before exams

• Regular assessment of practical skills

The exams

Exam 1

• Topic 1-4

• Topic 5 and 6

• Practical's

Exam 2

• Topic 1-4

• Topic 7 and 8

• Practical's

Exam 3

• Topic 1-8

• Pre-release article

• Practical's

Online resource

www.pearsonactivelearn.com

Task 1: GCSE knowledge review www.pearsonactivelearn.com

Username: FirstnameSurname eg. JaneGilmore

Password: Biology123 (Capital letter important)

• Go to work set and do the 7 short tasks and tests that have been set for you- I will be sent your mark so will know if they are done!

• Explore the website to look at what you will be learning!

Task 2: Biology wider reading

Mini project

• Click on the link and choose any of the A level activities that interest you and complete

• Be prepared to present your findings in the first lessons of AS Biology

• Good Luck

Your Summer Assignment

Practical

• Aim: to investigate how changing temperature affects the heart rate of invertebrate.

L.O. to set up and use the microscope, to handle living organisms with due care, to consider validity of practical investigations.

Investigating heart rate of Daphnia.1. Set up the Daphnia for viewing under the

microscope:-Place a few threads of cotton wool on the slide,

transfer a Daphnia in a pipette to the slide. It will get trapped in the thread without being harmed.

-Now add water to the petri dish

2. Look through the microscope- you should be able to see the heart beating.

3. Count the number of beats in a minute.

4. What happens to the heart rate when you add some warm (not boiling!) water?

Heart

Daphnia, or fresh water

fleas are small

crustaceans which are

ectothermic, they

do not have

physiological means of

controlling their body

temperature.

L.O. to set up and use the microscope, to handle living organisms with due care, to consider validity of practical investigations.

Consider:

What is a valid experiment?

If you were investigating the effect of temperature on heart rate of Daphnia how would you make the experiment valid?

What are the ethical implications of this experiment?