Thursday, July 25, 2013

WEEK 30

(22/7/2013 – 26/7/2013)

Day/ Date

Monday/ 17 July 2013

Time

9.25 – 10.55 am

Class

6AS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

Collection 10 different insects orders and 10 different plant families

Learning

Objectives

  • To learn methods of collecting insects and plant
  • To learn methods of preserving insect and plant specimens
  • To strengthen the theoretical understanding of naming and classification of organisms.


 

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • Collect insect and plant specimens
  • Preserve insect and plant specimens
  • Classify the insect and plant specimens under different order and families

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen, Manual for Biology Practical

Activities

Teacher explains the step to carry out the experiment.

Reflection

The experiment was not done completely as the students keep searching the insects in the school compound. There was a group that can collect only 4 different insects.The experiment will be continue on Thursday.


 

Day/ Date

Monday / 22 July 2013

Time

10.55 – 11.55 am

Class

5S1

Subject

Biology

Theme

Physiology Of Living Things

Learning Area

4.0 Growth and reproduction

Learning Objective

4.5 Synthesising the concept of sexual reproduction in flowering plants

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

  • Identify male and female structures in a flower,
  • Describe the formation of pollen grains,
  • Describe the formation of the embryo sac in the ovule.
  • Describe the formation of pollen tube
  • Describe the formation of zygote,
  • Describe the formation of triploid nucleus,
  • Conceptualise double fertilization,
  • Relate the structure of a fruit to the flower parts
  • Explain the importance of double fertilization for the

    survival of flowering plants

Scientific attitude and moral value

Responsible, respect

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen and handout.

Activities

Discussion on sexual reproduction in flowering plants

Reflection

Most of the students able to understand the concept of double fertilization for the flowering plant. They can describe the process by referring to the diagram given by the teacher.


 

Day/ Date

Tuesday / 23 July 2013

Time

8.05 – 9.05 am

Class

5S1

Subject

Biology

Theme

Physiology Of Living Things

Learning Area

4.0 Growth and reproduction

Learning Objective

4.6 Understanding growth in multicellular organism

4.7 Understanding the growth curve

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

  • Explain briefly the necessity for growth in organisms
  • Explain what growth is
    • State the types of growth in plants
    • State what primary and secondary growth are
    • State the location of the tissue involved in primary and secondary growth
    • Explain the importance of primary growth
    • Explain the importance of secondary growth
    • Compare and contract plants that undergo secondary growth with plants that do not undergo secondary growth
    • State the economic importance of plants that undergo secondary growth

Scientific attitude and moral value

Responsible, respect

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen and handout.

Activities

Discussion on growth in multicellular and growth curves

Reflection

The students came late to the lab and cause fourth learning objective not achieved. So, the teacher will be continue in during the afternoon session.


 

Day/ Date

Tuesday/ 23 July 2013

Time

10.55 – 11.55 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

5.0 Celullar Respiration

Learning

Objectives

5.2 Aerobic Respiration

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • describe the various stages of aerobic respiration and its location in the cells;


 

  • describe glycolysis, and calculate the net energy produced in glycolysis;
  • describe the various steps involved in the Krebs cycle (including the link reaction);
  • explain the formation of NADH, FADH2, GTP and ATP during the Krebs cycle;
  • describe oxidative phosphorylation and chemiosmosis in the electron transport system;

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the stages in aerobic respiration.

Reflection

All students understand the lesson. Teacher showed the animated video of glycolysis, link reaction, Kreb's cycle and Electron Transport Chain. From the video, students gained the knowledge about the the four stages during aerobic respiration.


 

Day/ Date

Wednesday/ 24 July 2013

Time

7.35 – 9.05 am

Class

6AS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

15.0 Ecology

Learning

Objectives

15.5 Carrying capacity

15.6 Quantitative ecology

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • explain what is meant by carrying capacity and sustainable development;
  • explain the factors limiting the population size and distribution.
  • describe the use of quadrat and line transect sampling methods and explain the advantages and disadvantages of using these methods;
  • calculate the various sampling parameters (frequency, density, cover and their absolute and relative estimations) and estimate the population size of organisms;
  • explain the pattern of distribution of organisms in an ecosystem.


 

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the concept of carrying capacity and population ecology.

Reflection

The teacher seems not ready during the class as lack of preparation. The students' attention was very poor. So, for the next class teacher must do better by seeking more knowledge.


 

Day/ Date

Wednesday/ 24 July 2013

Time

9.25 – 10.55 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

5.0 Celullar Respiration

Learning

Objectives

5.2 Aerobic Respiration

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • calculate and explain the net energy produced in aerobic respiration per molecule of glucose in liver and muscle cells;
  • describe the effects of cyanide and carbon monoxide on respiration;
  • explain how lipid and protein act as alternative energy sources.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher continues explains the stages in aerobic respiration.

Reflection

There was a student able to explain well the effects of cyanide based on his experience. The students learn from his experienced and this is very good learning process.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday/ 25 July 2013

Time

7.05 – 8.05 am

Class

6AS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

16.0 Selection and Speciation

Learning

Objectives

16.1 Natural and artificial selection

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • describe continuous and discontinuous variations in relation to selection and speciation;
  • explain the modes of natural selection (stabilising, directional and disruptive) and their consequences;
  • describe with examples, sexual selection and polymorphism;
  • explain the importance of artificial selection (gene bank, germplasm bank and sperm bank).


 

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the concept of natural and artificial selection.

Reflection

The sexual selection and polymorphism will be discuss in the next lesson.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday / 25 July 2013

Time

7.05 – 7.40 am

Class

5S2

Subject

Biology

Theme

Variation and Inheritance Living Things

Learning Area

5.0 Inheritance

Learning Objective

  1. Synthesising the concept of inheritance based on Mendel's experiment

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

  • State what is meant by inheritance
  • Differentiate traits from characters
  • Identify characters and traits in Mendel's experiments,
  • State that there is a hereditary factor that determines a particular character.
  • Identify dominant and recessive traits,
  • Explain genes and alleles,
  • Explain dominant alleles and recessive alleles
  • State the meaning of phenotype
  • Relate allele combination to genotype
  • Relate phenotype to genotype
  • State the meaning of homozygote and heterozygote

Scientific attitude and moral value

Responsible, respect

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen and handout.

Activities

Discussion on the concept of inheritance based on

Mendel's experiment

Reflection

The students understand the concept of Mendel's experiment and able to differentiate the genotype and phenotype easily.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday/ 25 July 2013

Time

10.55 – 11.55 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

5.0 Celullar Respiration

Learning

Objectives

5.3 Anaerobic Respiration

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • explain the anaerobic respiration in yeast and muscle cells;
  • describe the applications of anaerobic respiration in food industries (bread, tapai and yogurt).

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the stages in anaerobic respiration.

Reflection

Most of the students have general knowledge the applications of anaerobic respiration in food industries (bread, tapai and yogurt).


 

Day/ Date

Friday/ 26 July 2013

Time

7.05 – 8.50 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

6.0 Photosynthesis

Learning

Objectives

6.1 Autotroph

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • classify autotroph into photoautotroph and chemoautotroph;
  • describe photosynthetic pigments;
  • explain the absorption spectrum and action spectrum of photosynthetic pigments.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the concept of autotroph.

Reflection

The lesson will be continue next week as the students work out the questions on topic respiration.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

WEEK 29

(15/7/2013 – 19/7/2013)

Day/ Date

Monday/ 15 July 2013

Time

9.25 – 10.55 am

Class

6AS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

15.0 Ecology

Learning

Objectives

15.3 Energy Flow

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • describe the energy flow and the efficiency of energy transfer in terrestrial ecosystem (tropical rain forest) and aquatic ecosystem (lake).

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the concept of energy flow.

Reflection

All students understand the concept of energy flow. They able to relate the energy flow based on their experience.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday/ 15 July 2013

Time

10.55 – 11.55 am

Class

5S1

Subject

Biology

Theme

Physiology Of Living Things

Learning Area

4.0 Growth and Reproduction

Learning Objective

4.3 Understanding the early development of a zygote in humans

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

  • Describe what fertilization is,
  • Describe in simple terms the early development of a zygote,
  • Name the two main stages in the development of zygote in preparation for implantation,

Scientific attitude and moral value

Responsible, respect

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen and handout.

Activities

Discussion on the fertilization and the development of zygote.

Reflection

Students shows their excitement when teacher show them video of development of zygote in humans.


 

Day/ Date

Tuesday/ 16 July 2013

Time

8.05 – 9.05 am

Class

5S1

Subject

Biology

Theme

Physiology Of Living Things

Learning Area

4.0 Growth and Reproduction

Learning Objective

4.3 Understanding the formation of twins.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

  • Describe the formation of twins,
  • Compare identical twins with fraternal twins
  • State the functions of the placenta in foetal development,
  • Explain the advantages of fetus having a separate circulatory system from that of the mother.

Scientific attitude and moral value

Responsible, respect

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen and handout.

Activities

Discussion on the formation of twins

Reflection

Most of the students understand the concept of formation twins. They were able to differentiate between identical twins and non-identical twins.


 

Day/ Date

Tuesday/ 16 July 2013

Time

10.55 – 11.55 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

4.0 Enzyme

Learning

Objectives

4.5 Classification of enzymes

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • describe enzyme classification according to International Union of Biochemistry (IUB) e.g. oxidoreductase, transferase, hydrolase, lyase, isomerase and ligase.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the classification of enzymes

Reflection

At the beginning of the class, the students face some difficulties to understand the six classes of enzyme. So, the teacher asked them to memorize the six classes of enzyme and its function.


 

Day/ Date

Wednesday/ 17 July 2013

Time

7.35 – 9.05 am

Class

6AS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

Oxygen consumption during respiration in plant.

Learning

Objectives

To determine the oxygen consumption during germination of mung bean seads.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • use volumeter correctly
  • calculate the amount oxygen consumption required by germinating seeds.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen, Manual for Biology Practical

Activities

Teacher explains the step to carry out the experiment.

Reflection

The student obtained the result and recorded in the report. Students able to use the volumeter correctly.


 

Day/ Date

Wednesday/ 17 July 2013

Time

10.25 – 11.55 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

4.0 Enzyme

Learning

Objectives

4.5 Enzyme technology

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • explain the importance and the main techniques of enzyme immobilisation namely adsorption, entrapment and covalent coupling;
  • explain the application of enzyme immobilisation in the development of biosensors.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the enzyme technology.

Reflection

The students were very excited to watch the video on biosensors. They able to share their experience about the biosensors.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday/ 18 July 2013

Time

7.05 – 8.05 am

Class

6AS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

15.0 Ecology

Learning

Objectives

15.4 Population Ecology

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • explain population growth (S and J growth curves), biotic potential, natality, mortality, migration and survivorship;
  • explain the characteristics of populations that show Type I, Type II and Type III survivorship curves, and K-strategies and r-strategies.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the concept of population ecology.

Reflection

All students can interpret the Type I, Type II and Type III survivorship curves, and K-strategies and r-strategies.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday/ 18 July 2013

Time

9.25 – 9.55 am

Class

5S1

Subject

Biology

Theme

Physiology Of Living Things

Learning Area

4.0 Growth and reproduction

Learning Objective

4.4 Appreciating the contribution of science and technology to human reproduction

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

  • Explain the contribution of science and technology to human reproduction,
  • Explain some moral issues related to the application of science and technology to human reproduction,
  • What sexually transmitted diseases are,
  • Give examples of sexually transmitted diseases

Scientific attitude and moral value

Responsible, respect

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen and handout.

Activities

Discussion on contribution of science and technology to human reproduction

Reflection

Lesson succesfully done.


 

Day/ Date

Thursday/ 18 July 2013

Time

10.25 – 11.55 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

5.0 Celullar Respiration

Learning

Objectives

5.1 The need for energy in living


 

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • outline the importance of energy and respiration in living organisms;
  • describe the structure of the energy carriers such as ATP, NADH and FADH2.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book

Activities

Teacher explains the need for energy in living.

Reflection

The students able to understand the lesson of the day.


 

Day/ Date

Friday/ 19 July 2013

Time

7.05 – 8.50 am

Class

6RS

Subject

Biology

Learning Area

Preparation and observation of slides of animal and plant cells

Learning

Objectives

To differentiate between animal and plant cells.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to :

  • to prepare slides of blood cells using smear technique.
  • To prepare slides of plant stem using sectioning technique
  • To identify the specialized cells found in blood and plant stem.

Noble values

Systematic, cooperative

Teaching Aids

Whiteboard, marker pen, Manual for Biology Practical

Activities

Teacher explains the step to carry out the experiment.

Reflection

All students prepared the slides based on the procedures.