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This week pupils will begin the work on Unit 2 Key area 5.  This will focus on Parasitism.  Pupils will learn about parasite niche and parasitic life cycles.

This week pupils will be working on consolidating their learning on limiting factors of Photosynthesis.  Pupils should have completed task 1-5 on the learning grid prior to the class tutorial on Thursday.

Well  done to the pupils who submitted their meiosis essay last week! This week pupils will begin Unit 2 Key Area 4, the lessons this week will focus on parental investment in different species.

This week pupils will start Unit 1 Cell Structure and function. Pupils should read through the Unit 1 Cell structure and function workbook and copy the notes, diagrams and tables from pages 7-10 and 17. Pupils should also read through the PowerPoint and copy the tables with the correct cell heading on slides 13, 14, 18 and 21.  There will be a live lesson periods 1 and 2 on Tuesday 16/02 where we will go over the class notes and PowerPoint for this week giving pupils a chance to take their class notes.  Pupils should also try the past paper questions on cell structure and function and the revision questions for photosynthesis.  There will be a live tutorial periods 3 and 4 on Friday 19/02 to go over all past paper questions set this week.

Homework 1 from the Unit 1 homework booklet has also been set and will be due in on Tuesday 2/03.

Pupils should recap Mitosis by watching the BBC Bitesize video then attempting the test.  We will be starting Aseptic Techniques and Cell Culturing this week, so pupils should read over slides 11-13 from the Unit 1 PowerPoint (in files, on Teams), and answer the questions on slide 14, plus complete the mindmap.  A tutorial will take place on Tuesday at 9:45 – 10:30 to go over the answers, as well as introduce the next part of the course DNA.  Pupils are asked to submit a wordwall assignment for Friday 3pm and do the Kahoot quiz covering this weeks work.

Pupils should test themselves on 2.6 by doing the Kahoot quiz which can be found on the Learning Grid.  We will move onto 2.7 this week which covers pathology of cardiovascular disease. Pupils should watch the recorded PowerPoint video on YouTube to help complete the pupil notes.  A tutorial on Wednesday P2 and 3, will go over the answers.  Then the live lesson on Friday P1 and 2 will go over the answers to Homework 8, and focus on past paper questions from 2.7.

There will be a live lesson on Thursday 11th at 10:45am.  Please bring your jotter and your paragraph on human population growth.

All classes have finished unit 2 key area 6.  Pupils should complete and submit their assignment before next Friday 12/2.  Past papers on 2.6 can be found at the end of the PowerPoint 2.6 in class notebooks – please try these questions during Thursday and Friday next week.

This week pupils will continue to work through the control and communication key area.  Initially they will complete tasks on hormonal control and then they will begin to work on Unit 3- Life on Earth,

Week beginning 1st Feb

Absorption in Animals – Lungs

• Students should read the ‘Transport systems in animals’ workbook p35-40 copying all the notes and completing all activities and questions.
• Pupils should also log into Achieve

Mrs Meharry/ Mrs McFarlanes class code: ZCGYPY

Mrs Cummings class code:

https://achieve.hashtag-learning.co.uk/user-start/?next=/

Complete the self evaluation for all the subtopics covered in Unit 2 (up to absorption in animals) and all Unit 3 subtopics.

• Watch the PowerPoint covering absorption in animals.

https://video.link/w/6EvJb

• Complete the past paper questions added to your virtual classroom.
• Extension work – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcjfmsg/revision/1
• Assignment will be posted later on in the week.
• Live Lesson Tuesday period 5 
• Live Tutorial Friday period 2