St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace

Year 10 - Term 1

 

Work Program [print-friendly version]

Weeks
Chapter/ Topic
Activities/ Notes/ Resources
1 - 4

Booklet -

Reproduction

 

NOTE: Students need to begin looking for a toad to freeze in their own freezer for week 3-4
Resources
Reproduction Booklets
Models can be borrowed from Biol. – Flower model, Male and Female Reproductive systems, Embryo in uterus model; various posters

Topics
Asexual Reproduction vs Sexual Reproduction, Flower dissection; sexual reproduction in flowering plants; toad dissection – compare amphibian reproductive system with human; Human reproduction; Terms – gamete, zygote, gonads, etc Male reproductive system, female reproductive system, Menstrual cycle, gestation, life support system, childbirth, lactation, contraception

Activities:
. Flower Dissection – See Reproduction Booklet Page 6
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Toad Dissection . - Reproductive system Page 23 Reproduction Booklet.

Videos : Frog Dissection Techniques (urino-genital system);
Body systems – Reproductive system, Miracle of Life (too much to show it all); How is a Human being formed?; Systems of the body.

Online Resources and Quizzes

Related Internet Sites

5 - 7

Chapter 10 -

Genetics

 

Resources
Science 10 – An Australian Perspective; Genetics Booklets

Topics
Genetics, Mendel ‘s contribution, Genetics Terms – genotype, phenotype, alleles, genes, homozygous, heterozygous, chromosomes, sex chromosomes, Mono-Hybrid Cross, Dihybrid Cross, incomplete dominance, sex-linkage,

Activities
. Genetic Probabilities – Page 20 Extra Genetics Booklet.
. Vegails Page 23 Extra Genetics Booklet


Videos Genetics Series and Heredity Series

Related Internet Sites
Genetics Sites

8
Testing

Assessment

Exam (Duration 1hr 25mins) + 5 mins perusal) (90 Marks) (Includes Multiple choice and short answer questions - both knowledge and process)

Online Quizes

9
  Hand back papers; start Motion unit

 

 

 

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