OSHWAL ACADEMY NAIROBI – JUNIOR HIGH

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

YEAR 8 TOPICS OUTLINE

TERM 3 2022/2023

PREPARED BY: MR GEORGE APIDI

TOPIC SUB-TOPIC WEEK

 Why we need oxygen. 1
 The structure of human respiratory system.
 Practical 1 - looking at the lungs
 The role of larynx. 2
 The structure of air sac.
 Gas exchange in the larynx.
 Practical 2 - why are air sacs so small? 3
 The mechanism of breathing in and out.
 Practical 3 - measuring the volume of air you can push. 4
Respiration  Using a model to represent breathing movements.
 Comparing the carbon dioxide content of inspired and expired air.
 Uses of energy. 5
 Releasing energy from glucose.
 Practical 4 - Investigating respiration in peas.
 Assessment 1
 Explaining the difference between breathing and respiration. 6
 What is blood?
 Delivering the requirements for respiration in the cells.
 Plasma and red blood cells. 7
 White blood cells.
 End of topic questions.
 The Sonoran desert 8
 Non-living things in the desert.
 Desert ecosystem 9
 Habitats in a desert ecosystem.
Ecosystem  Practical 6 - How a species fits in a desert.
 Different ecosystems, 10
 Mangrove forest.
 Sea ice in the arctic ocean.
 Rice paddy
 Practical 6 - Investigating a local ecosystem 11
 New species in an ecosystem
 Bio-accumulation and Bio-magnification.
 DDT in food chains. 12 & 13
 Assessment 2
 Revision and End of Term 3 Examination