{"id":606,"date":"2024-03-01T17:54:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T17:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/?page_id=606"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:15:48","slug":"s3-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/science\/s3-science-course-choices\/s3-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"S3 Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01175412\/BiologyPoster-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01175412\/BiologyPoster-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01175412\/BiologyPoster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01175412\/BiologyPoster-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01175412\/BiologyPoster-800x1133.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01175412\/BiologyPoster.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h1>S3 Biology<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Unit 1: Cell Biology<\/strong> &#8211; Cell structure, transport across membranes, DNA and proteins, genetic engineering, respiration.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Unit 2: Multicellular Organisms<\/strong> &#8211; Cell division, control and communication, reproduction, variation, transport systems in plants and animals.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Unit 3: Life on Earth<\/strong> &#8211; Ecosystems, distribution of organisms, photosynthesis, food production, evolution of species.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>A mixture of formative assessment tools in class to close gaps.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Development of lab acumen and skills ato aid progression.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Summative assessments following the completion of each unit.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Progression Pathway:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/science\/science-courses-n4-n5\/biology-n4-n5\/\">National 4\/5 Biology<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Higher Human Biology<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Advanced Higher Biology.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7553,"featured_media":0,"parent":591,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-606","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1746,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606\/revisions\/1746"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}