Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Year 11 Curriculum Overview
Subject
Autumn Term My Passion: Obs A03
Art Homeostasis and response: Homeostasis (principles of), the human nervous system, the brain*, the eye*, control of body temperature* Required practical activity 7: human reaction time (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.5.1-4.5.2)
Plant hormones*: control and coordination, uses Required practical activity 8: phototropism (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.5.4)
Biology
Chemistry
Computing
My Passion: Development A02 Final piece A04 Hormonal coordination in humans: human endocrine system, control of blood glucose concentration, maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body*, hormones in human reproduction, contraception, fertility treatment, negative feedback (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.5.3)
Spring Term
Summer Term
Exam: Artists A01
Exam: Obs A03 Development A02
Controlled assessment A04
Reproduction: sexual and asexual reproduction (advantages and disadvantages of each*), meiosis, DNA and the genome, DNA structure*, genetic inheritance, inherited disorders, sex determination (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.6.1)
Classification of living organisms (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.6.4 Ecology: Adaptations, interdependence and competition: communities, biotic and abiotic factors, adaptations (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.7.1)
Trophic levels in an ecosystem*: trophic levels, pyramids of biomass, transfer of biomass (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.7.4)
Variation and evolution: variation, evolution, selective breeding, genetic engineering, cloning* (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.6.2)
Organisation of an ecosystem: level of organisation, materials cycling, decomposition*, impact of environmental change* Required practical activities 9 (fieldwork) and 10* (decay) (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.7.2)
The development of understanding of genetics and evolution: theory of evolution*, speciation*, understanding of genetics*, evidence for evolution, fossils, extinction, resistant bacteria (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.6.3)
Exothermic and endothermic reactions Bond energies & energy change
Testing for gases, halides, sulfates & carbonates Flame tests Hydroxide precipitates
Spectroscopic methods Insoluble salt preparation
Algorithms Programming Techniques (theory) Python Programming
Algorithms Programming Techniques (theory) Python Programming
Algorithms Programming Techniques (theory) Python Programming
Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems: biodiversity, waste management, land use, deforestation, global warming, maintaining biodiversity (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.7.3) Alcohols Fermentation Carboxylic acids Esters Polymers Algorithms Programming Techniques (theory) Python Programming
Food production: factors affecting food security, farming techniques, sustainable fisheries, role of biotechnology (AQA Biology specification reference: 4.7.5)
Fuel cells Equilibria Haber Process
Preparation for GCSE Exams