THEME: VARIATION AND INHERITANCE
LEARNING AREA: 2.0 VARIATION
Week Learning Objectives Suggested Learning
Activities
27 2.1 Understanding variation in Discuss the importance of
organisms variation in organisms.
Conduct an activity to
investigate variation in humans
and present the data
graphically.
Discuss continuous and
discontinuous variation based
on the graph.
Compare continuous variation
with discontinuous variation.
28 2.2 understanding the causes of Discuss the causes of variation
variation in terms of:
a) genetic factors,
b) environmental factors.
Discuss the effects of genetic
factor on variation.
Conduct an activity, such as
role- playing or model-building,
to show the process of genetic
recombination.
Learning Outcomes Notes
A students is able to: Thinking skills:
 Observing
 state the importance of  Classifying
variation in organisms,  Comparing &
contrasting
 give examples of variation
in humans, Sc. Attitude/Noble
Value
 state the types of  Being honest
variation, and accurate
 Being thankful
 compare continuous to God
variation with discontinuous  Being
variation cooperative
 Being
respectful
A students is able to: Thinking skills:
 Attributing
 state the factors causing  Relating
variation,
Sc. Attitude/ Noble
 explain the effects of Value
genetic factors on variation,  Love and
respect each other
 Being kind-
hearted and caring
 Being thankful
to God
Week Learning Objectives
28 2.3 Be respectful towards one
another despite variation.
Suggested Learning
Activities
Conduct an activity to study the
effects of different
environmental factors on the
variation of plants.
Discuss the following:
a) chromosomemal mutation,
b) gene mutation
Discuss examples of mutation
and mutagens.
Discuss the importance of
variation in the survival of a
species.
Participate in games and club
activities involving individuals
from various ethic groups.
Conduct a sketch to show
respect for all God’s creation.
Learning Outcomes Notes
A students is able to:  Predicting
 Making
 explain the effects of hypothesis
environmental factors on
variation.
 explain the effects of the
interaction between genetic
factors and environmental
factors on variation,
 explain mutation,
 explain the importance of
variation in the survival of Sc. Attitude/ Noble
species. Value
 Appreciating
the balance of
nature.
A students is able to: Thinking skills:
 Generating
 accept that people are ideas
different,
 respect each other. Sc. Attitude/ Noble
Value
 Love and
respect each other
 Being kind-
hearted and caring
 Being thankful
to God
 Being
cooperative.