2018 - Year10 Assessment Book
IB MYP YEAR 10 – SCIENCES: BIOLOGY
SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
CONCEPTS
GLOBAL CONTEXT
CONTENT
ASSESSMENT
Scientific and technological advances enable societies to use, control and transform the function and identity of an organism.
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Identity
Unit 1: Neurobiology and Behaviour
Research Assignment 1 Criterion D 05.02.18 – 01.03.18 Student Experiment 1 Criteria B and C 18.04.18 – 16.05.18
Function
Nervous Control in humans Hormones in humans Homeostasis Drugs Behaviour and Trophic responses
Interaction
Semester 1 Exams Criterion A 28.05.18 – 01.06.18
ONE
The natural environment is based on the interaction between the biotic and abiotic factors. The effect of human impact on the environment is debatable; sustainability is our responsibility. The study of how organisms inherit characteristics from their parents and how this can change both naturally and artificially over time with advances in technology.
Globalisation and Sustainability
Global Interactions
Unit 2: Environmental Science
Interaction
Organisms and their environment Nutrient cycles Human influence on ecosystems Conservation
Environment
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Relationships
Unit 3: DNA, Biotechnology and Genetics
Student Experiment 2 Criteria B and C 25.07.18 – 27.08.18
Models
Chromosomes, genes and proteins Mitosis and Meiosis Inheritance Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Functions
Research Assignment 2 Criterion D 29.08.18 – 23.10.18
TWO
Populations change as a consequence of adapting to their interactions with environment and other organisms.
Orientation in Space and Time
Relationships
Unit 4: Natural Selection and Evolution
Semester 2 Exams Criterion A 07.11.18 – 14.11.18
Consequences
Variation and mutation Adaptive features Selection and evolution
Evidence
Note: Students will also be enrolled to sit ICAS Sciences
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