Norwich School Biology Department Handbook
01/09 – 24/10
6th Oct
Enzymes- the role of enzymes, the effect of temperature on their
activity
13th Oct Enzymes- the effect of pH on their activity
20th Oct TEST 1, cells, enzymes
23/10-3/11
3rd Nov Respiration
10th Nov Respiration and ATP
17th Nov Anaerobic respiration
24th Nov Movement in and out of cells
1st Dec
8th Dec TEST 2
13/12-6/01
5th Jan Lung structure
12th Jan Breathing
19th Jan Diffusion and gas exchange
26th Jan Smoking and lung capacities
2nd Feb TEST 3
9th Feb The human digestive system
14/2-22/2
23rd Feb Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, egestion
2nd MarchAbsorption / elimination of waste
9th March Balanced diet and food tests
16th Mar Sources and functions of food, vitamins and minerals
23rd Mar Energy from food and energy requirements
28/3-19/4
20th April TEST 4
27th April Leaf structure and photosynthesis
4th May Photosynthesis and gas exchange
11th May Photosynthesis and starch production
18th May Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis
23/5-31/5
1st June SCHOOL EXAMS
8th June Go through exams
15th June The products of photosynthesis
22nd June Plant mineral requirements and uptake
29th June
05/1– 13/02
23/02 – 27/03
20/04– 23/05
1/06– 3/07
Trinity Term 2015
Lent Term 2015
4/11– 12/12
Michaelmas Term 2014
Edexcel IGCSE Biology L5 Form
Course Outline 2014-15
1st Sept Introduction/Characteristics of living things
8th Sept Classification- the Five Kingdoms and Viruses
15th Sept Cell structure
22nd Sept Cell specialisation
29th Sept Tissues, organs and systems
6
Specification Reference (bold
content in Paper 2)
1.1; 1.3
1.2;
2.1; 2.2; 2.3
2.4;
2.1;
2.8; 2.9; 2.11
2.10
2.33; 2.35;
2.34; 2.36; 2.37
2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16
2.44;
2.45; 2.48
2.38; 2.46
2.47;
2.26; 2.28
2.27; 2.31; 2.29; 2.30;
2.27; 2.29; 2.30; 2.31
2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.23; 2.25
2.24;
2.32;
2.17; 2.18; 2.20
2.39; 2.40; 2.41; 2.42; 2.43
2.22;
2.19
2.21;
Norwich School Biology Department Handbook
01/09 – 24/10
4/11– 12/12
Michaelmas Term 2014
Edexcel IGCSE Biology M5 Form
Course Outline 2013-14
1st Sept Ecosystems; sampling ecosystems
8th Sept Interactions in ecosystems
15th Sept Energy flow through ecosystems
22nd Sept Cycling nutrients through ecosystems
29th Sept Crop plants; fish farming
6th Oct Pollution and deforestation (Pollution Project)
13th Oct TEST 5
23/10-3/11
Osmosis;
osmosis
practicals
3rd Nov
10th Nov Need for transport systems; uptake of water by roots
17th Nov Structure of xylem and phloem
24th Nov Transpiration
1st Dec Uptake of mineral ions
8th Dec TEST 6
Specification Reference (bold content in
Paper 2)
4.1; 4.2; 4.3
4.4; 4.5
4.6; 4.7
4.8; 4.9; 4.10
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.9
4.11; 4.12; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.16; 4.17
2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16
2.49; 2.50; 2.53
2.51; 2.52
2.54; 2.55; 2.56
2.21; 2.13; 2.15
05/1– 13/02
23/02 – 27/03
Lent Term 2015
Christmas Holiday 13/12-6/01
5th Jan
12th Jan
19th Jan
26th Jan
2nd Feb
9th Feb
Heart structure; heart rate and adrenaline
2.63; 2.64
Structure of blood vessels; circulation system
2.65; 2.66
Composition of blood; role of plasma
2.57; 2.58
Red blood cells; role of platelets
2.59; 2.62
Immune response and vaccination
2.60; 2.61
TEST 7
14/2-22/2
23rd Feb Stimulus and response; nerves vs. hormones
2nd MarchCentral nervous system; reflex arc
9th March Structure and function of the eye
16th Mar Role of skin in temperature regulation
23rd Mar Brain; synapses
2.77; 2.78; 2.79; 2.83
2.84; 2.85; 2.86
2.87; 2.88
2.89
20/04– 23/05
1/06– 3/07
Trinity Term 2015
Easter Holiday 28/3-19/4
20th April TEST 8
27th April Hormones: ADH, adrenaline, insulin, sex hormones
4th May Controlling blood glucose; nerves vs. hormones
11th May Plant geotropisms and phototropisms
18th May Excretion in plants and humans; homeostasis
23/5-31/5
The
kidneys
and
the
urinary
system
1st June
8th June Structure of nephron; ultrafiltration
15th June SCHOOL EXAMS
22nd June Go through exams
29th June Reabsorption of water and glucose
Role of ADH; composition of urine
7
2.9
2.90; 2.83
2.80; 2.81; 2.82
2.67; 2.68; 2.78
2.69; 2.70
2.71; 2.72
2.73; 2.74
2.75; 2.76