WEEK 34

(19/8/2013 – 23/8/2013)

Day/ Date	Monday/ 19 August 2013
Time	9.45 – 11.30 am
Class	6AS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	17.0 Inheritance and Genetic Control
Learning Objectives	17.2 Non-Mendelian inheritance
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : explain (i) incomplete dominance (flower colour in snapdragon), (ii) codominance (MN blood group in humans), (iii) multiple alleles (ABO blood group in humans), and calculate the genotypic and phenotypic ratios;   explain lethal genes (sickle-cell in human/coat colur in mice/chlorophyll production in maize), polygenes (height in humans), linked and sex-linked genes (Drosophila eye colour and haemophilia in humans), and epistasis (coat colour in dog and capsule shape in shepherd's purse plant); explain the pedigree analysis.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of Non-Mendelian inheritance.
Reflection	All students understand the concept Non-Mendelian inheritance. Also, they able to predict the genotype of each individu from the pedigree analysis.

 

Day/ Date	Monday / 19 August 2013
Time	11.30 – 12.40 pm
Class	5S1
Subject	Biology
Theme	Physiology Of Living Things
Learning Area	6.0 Variation
Learning Objective	6.2 Understanding the causes of variation
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the lesson, students will be able to : state the factors causing variation, explain the effects of genetic factors on variation, explain the environmental factors on variation
Scientific attitude and moral value	Responsible, respect
Teaching Aids	Text Book, Handout, Whiteboard, Marker pen
Activities	Discussion on causes of variation.
Reflection	No class as the students attended a workshop.

 

Day/ Date	Tuesday / 20 August 2013
Time	8.15 – 9.25 am
Class	5S1
Subject	Biology
Theme	Physiology Of Living Things
Learning Area	6.0 Variation
Learning Objective	6.2 Understanding the causes of variation
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the lesson, students will be able to : explain the effects of the interaction between genetic factors and environmental factors on variation explain mutation
Scientific attitude and moral value	Responsible, respect
Teaching Aids	Text Book, Handout, Whiteboard, Marker pen
Activities	Discussion on causes of variation.
Reflection	All students understand the causes of variation. They completed the handout given by the teacher.

 

Day/ Date	Tuesday/ 20 August 2013
Time	11.30- 12.40 pm
Class	6RS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	6.0 Photosynthesis
Learning Objectives	6.2 Light-dependent reactions
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. explain photoactivation of chlorophyll a resulting in photolysis of water; explain the cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation including electron transport system resulting in the production of ATP and NADPH.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of light -dependent reactions.
Reflection	All students understand the concept of light -dependent reactions. They gain their understanding by watching the video about this concept.

 

Day/ Date	Wednesday/ 21 August 2013
Time	7.35 – 9.25 am
Class	6AS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	17.0 Inheritance and Genetic Control
Learning Objectives	17.3 Genetic mapping
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to explain crossing over and distinguish between parental and recombinant genotypes and phenotypes; calculate the distance between two loci, and determine the relative position of a gene on a chromosome based on percentage of crossing-over in Drosophila.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of genetic mapping.
Reflection	Teacher shows many example about genetic mapping as most of the students still confused how to determine the relative position of a gene on a chromosome based on percentage of crossing-over. After the discussion, the students able to generate the genetic mapping based on the questions given.

 

Day/ Date	Wednesday/ 21 August 2013
Time	9.45 – 11.30 am
Class	6RS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	6.0 Photosynthesis
Learning Objectives	6.3 Light-independent reactions
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : describe Calvin cycle; explain photorespiration; describe the anatomical structure of C4 leaf (Krantz anatomy) in comparison to C3 leaf; explain carbon dioxide fixation in C4 plants and Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) plants; differentiate the metabolism of C3, C4 and CAM plants.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of light -independent reactions.
Reflection	The students understand the concept of light -independent reactions. They also able to understand the metabolism of C3, C4 and CAM plants.

 

Day/ Date	Thursday/ 22 August 2013
Time	7.05 – 8.15 am
Class	6AS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	17.0 Inheritance and Genetic Control
Learning Objectives	17.4 Population genetics
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to describe the concept of gene pool, gene/allele frequency and genotype frequency; explain Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p2 + 2pq +q2 = 1 and p + q = 1), and calculate the gene/allele and genotype frequencies; explain the conditions for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium to be valid; describe changes in genotype frequencies in relation to evolution.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of population genetic.
Reflection	The students able to solve the questions based on the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

 

Day/ Date	Thursday / 22 August 2013
Time	9.45 – 10.20 am
Class	5S1
Subject	Biology
Theme	Physiology Of Living Things
Learning Area	6.0 Variation
Learning Objective	6.2 Understanding the causes of variation
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the lesson, students will be able to : explain the importance of variation in the survival of a species
Scientific attitude and moral value	Responsible, respect
Teaching Aids	Text Book, Handout, Whiteboard, Marker pen
Activities	Discussion on causes of variation.
Reflection	No class as the students attended a workshop.

 

Day/ Date	Friday/ 23 August 2013
Time	7.05 – 8.50 am
Class	6RS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	6.0 Photosynthesis
Learning Objectives	6.4 Limiting factors
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : explain limiting factors of photosynthesis (light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration and temperature); relate the roles of C3, C4 and CAM plants on the increasing carbon dioxide emission and global warming.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of limiting factor.
Reflection	There was an assembly from 7.05 – 8.15 am.

 

Day/ Date	Friday/ 23 August 2013
Time	7.05 – 8.50 am
Class	6RS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	6.0 Photosynthesis
Learning Objectives	6.4 Limiting factors
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : explain limiting factors of photosynthesis (light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration and temperature); relate the roles of C3, C4 and CAM plants on the increasing carbon dioxide emission and global warming.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of limiting factor.
Reflection	There was an assembly from 7.05 – 8.15 am.

 

WEEK 31

(29/7/2013 – 2/8/2013)

Day/ Date	Monday/ 29 July 2013
Time	9.25 – 10.55 am
Class	6AS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	16.0 Selection and Speciation
Learning Objectives	16.2 Speciation
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : explain the processes of isolation, genetic drift, hybridisation and adaptive radiation; explain the importance of speciation in relation to evolution.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept speciation.
Reflection	All students understand the lesson of the day. They gained their knowledge from the video showed.

 

Day/ Date	Monday / 29 July 2013
Time	10.55 -11.55 am
Class	5S1
Subject	Biology
Theme	Physiology Of Living Things
Learning Area	5.0 Inheritance
Learning Objective	Understanding inheritance
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the lesson, students will be able to : State the blood group in ABO system and Rhesus factor in human Explain the inheritance of ABO blood group in human Differentiate autosomes and sex chromosomes Identify different human karyotypes Explain sex determination in offspring Explain sex-linked inheritance using example Describe heredity disease
Scientific attitude and moral value	Responsible, respect
Teaching Aids	Handout, Text Book, Revision Book
Activities	Discussion on inheritance.
Reflection	100 % of the students know how to write schematic diagram for inheritance ABO system and Rhesus.

 

30 July 2013

Cuti Kursus Sambilan

 

Day/ Date	Wednesday/ 31 July 2013
Time	7.35 – 9.05 am
Class	6AS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	Ecological study of terrestrial habitat
Learning Objectives	To identify plant population in a terrestrial habitat To study the biotic and abiotic factors in a terrestrial habitat
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : Use the correct technique of quadrat sampling Estimate plant distribution in a terrestrial habitat Relate soil pH and plant distribution in a terrestrial habitat
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 students were very excited to carry out quadrat sampling.

 

Day/ Date	Wednesday/ 31 July 2013
Time	7.05 – 8.50 am
Class	6RS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	6.0 Photosynthesis
Learning Objectives	6.1 Autotroph 6.2 Light-dependent reactions
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. explain photoactivation of chlorophyll a resulting in photolysis of water; explain the cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation including electron transport system resulting in the production of ATP and NADPH.
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of autotroph and light -dependent reactions.
Reflection	The students understand the lesson about the concept of autotroph and light -dependent reactions.

 

Day/ Date	Thursday/ 1 August 2013
Time	9.25 – 10.55 am
Class	6AS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	17.0 Inheritance and Genetic Control
Learning Objectives	17.1 Types of genetic crosses and breeding system
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : explain the Mendelian inheritance pertaining to the phenotypic and genotypic ratios; describe the types of crosses (test cross, backcross, reciprocal cross and selfing) and explain their importance; describe pure breeding, outbreeding, inbreeding, selective
Noble values	Systematic, cooperative
Teaching Aids	Chalk, blackboard, Reference Book
Activities	Teacher explains the concept of types of genetic crosses and breeding system.
Reflection	The students were very excited to learn about the concept of types of genetic crosses and breeding system.

 

Day/ Date	Thursday / 1 August 2013
Time	9.25 – 10.55 am
Class	5S1
Subject	Biology
Theme	Physiology Of Living Things
Learning Area	5.0 Inherintance
Learning Objective	Understanding genes and chromosomes
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the lesson, students will be able to : state the unit of inheritance, state the location of genes, describe the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), describe in simple terms the manifestation of a trait of an organism from the basic unit of inheritance, Explain briefly the importance of genetics to mankind, Describe the application and abuse of knowledge in genetics, Argue on the need for ethics and moral in the application of genetics
Scientific attitude and moral value	Responsible, respect
Teaching Aids	Text Book, Handouts, Whiteboard
Activities	Discussion on genes and chromosomes.
Reflection	Some of the students still confused the term of genes. So the teacher gave more explanations about the genes.

 

Day/ Date	Friday/ 2 August 2013
Time	7.05 – 8.50 am
Class	6RS
Subject	Biology
Learning Area	Determination of the osmotic potential of plant cells
Learning Objectives	To determine the osmotic potential of the potato cell sap
Learning Outcomes	Students will be able to : Prepare solutions of various concentrations from a stock solution Tabulate the results and plot graphs Relate between solute concentrations and water potential
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 students carry out the experiment.