BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Cavin Selukwe William Kainyah BIOLOGY COURSES

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Cavin Selukwe William Kainyah

BIOLOGY COURSES ¬AS BIOLOGY ¬A 2 BIOLOGY ¬GCSE BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY SPECIFICATION ¬AQA ¬http: //filestore. aqa. org. uk/resources/biolog y/specifications/AQA-7401 -7402 -SP 2015. PDF

AS BIOLOGY OVERVIEW ¬Concepts are relevant and contemporary. ¬Embeds practical requirements within the teaching modules. ¬Level 2 and above mathematical skills required and these will be assessed. ¬How Science Works – an understanding of how scientific evidence can influence ideas and decisions for individuals and society.

BIOLOGY ¬TOPICS 1 Biological molecules 2 Cells 3 Organisms exchange substances with their environment 4 Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms 5 Energy transfers in and between organisms (A-level only) 6 Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments (A-level only) ¬ 7 Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems (A-level only) ¬ 8 The control of gene expression (A-level only) ¬ ¬ ¬

Assessment of Biology

AS Biology Paper 1 ¬ What's assessed ¬ Any content from topics 1– 4, including relevant practical skills ¬ written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes ¬ 75 marks ¬ 50% of AS ¬ Questions ¬ 65 marks: short answer questions ¬ 10 marks: comprehension question

AS BIOLOGY Paper 2 ¬ What's assessed ¬ Any content from topics 1– 4, including relevant practical skills ¬ Assessed ¬ written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes ¬ 75 marks ¬ 50% of AS ¬ Questions ¬ 65 marks: short answer questions ¬ 10 marks: extended response questions

PAPER 1: A 2 BIOLOGY What's assessed ¬ Any content from topics 1– 4, including relevant practical skills ¬ Assessed ¬ written exam: 2 hours ¬ 91 marks ¬ 35% of A-level ¬ Questions ¬ 76 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions ¬ 15 marks: extended response questions

PAPER 2: A 2 BIOLOGY ¬ What's assessed ¬ Any content from topics 5– 8, including relevant practical skills ¬ Assessed ¬ written exam: 2 hours ¬ 91 marks ¬ 35% of A-level ¬ Questions ¬ 76 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions ¬ 15 marks: comprehension question

PAPER 3: A 2 BIOLOGY ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ What's assessed Any content from topics 1– 8, including relevant practical skills Assessed written exam: 2 hours 78 marks 30% of A-level Questions 38 marks: structured questions, including practical techniques 15 marks: critical analysis of given experimental data 25 marks: one essay from a choice of two titles

Practical Skills ¬ Planning experiments ¬ Implementation of what was planned. ¬ Data collection and analysis ¬ Evaluating experiments

Assessment Objectives There are three assessment objectives (AO) in OCR’s AS Level in Biology. You are expected to demonstrate your ability to: A 01 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures. A 02 Apply knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, processes, techniques and procedures: • in a theoretical context • in a practical context • when handling qualitative data • when handling quantitative data. A 03 Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific information, ideas and evidence, including in relation to issues, to: • make judgements and reach conclusions • develop and refine practical design and procedures.

Why Study Biology? ¬ Dentistry ¬ Genetics ¬ Marine Biology ¬ Medicine ¬ Pharmacy ¬ Physiotherapy ¬ Psychology ¬ Speech therapy ¬ Veterinary Science

British Biology Olympiad Shooters Hill Sixth Form Chapter

British Biology Olympiad (BBO) What is the BBO? It is a competition open to all A level Biology students and is run by the Society for Biology. Aims q The BBO challenges and stimulates students with an interest in Biology to expand extend their knowledge in the subject. q It allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in an exam

Benefits of BBO (What’s in it for me? ) By taking part in the Olympiad q You will develop both analytical and higher level thinking skills useful for your study at A level and Beyond. q You will be suitably rewarded and publicly recognised by the award of certificates q If successful you could represent the UK at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). q Include it in your UCAS statement

Success story - January 2016 Ben Gearing - Commended Moses Sserubiri - Commended Kelly Wong - Highly Commended

Success story - January 2017 Aayusha Shrestha - Bronze Award

Success story - January 2018 Scott Pepper - Bronze Award Diana Visan – highly commended Vivian Klein – highly commended

Success story - January 2020 YOU - Bronze Award YOU- Silver Award

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A Summary ¬Biology A level is a scientific discipline ¬To be successful you must be interested in Science, well motivated and able to work independently ¬It will involve a lot of learning ¬But you also need to be able to apply the facts

Student Comments ¬ Much further in depth than at GCSE, bringing in knowledge from all the sciences. ¬ A lot of hard work and dedication is needed in this subject ¬ It’s harder than you think but as long as you’re willing to put in the effort it’s worthwhile especially if you want a career in science ¬ Consistently learning new things which can be fun but also very demanding! ¬ Be prepared for a lot of long, hard words and new topics ¬ I felt the field research was useful for my understanding of the ecology module ¬ I enjoyed doing practical everyday, that was backed up by theory that we learned before we went out in the field

Questions Please cavin. selukwe@shc. ac. uk