MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

KASEMPA DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
SCHEMES OF WORK – BIOLOGY
NAME OF TEACHER: ………………………………….. GRADE: 10 TERM: I YEAR: ………… NUMBER OF PERIODS PER WEEK: ……….

WEEK TOPIC / SUB - TOPIC SPECIFIC OUTCOMES KNOWLEDGE SKILLS VALUE REFERENCES
Biology syllabus G10-12
LIVING ORGANISMS AND  Identify the characteristics of living The characteristics of living Communicating Appreciating pg: 1
LIFE PROCESSES organisms. organisms: Feeding, information on the characteristics of
breathing, reproducing, characteristics of living organisms
Characteristics of Living  Distinguish between living organisms growing, locomotion, living organisms
Organisms and non-living things. sensitivity and excretion. Asking questions for

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Comparing Living more understanding
 Describe life processes of living Living organisms and non- and non-Living
organisms living things. organisms Appreciating life
processes and role
Life processes of living Communicating of enzymes
organisms: Metabolism Metabolism and the
(Catabolism and anabolism). role of enzymes
Include the role of enzymes.

CELL STRUCTURE AND  Demonstrate the correct use of a Biology syllabus G10-12
ORGANISATION microscope How to use a microscope: Demonstrating the Cooperating in class pg: 1
Microscopes Focusing, mounting a slide, correct use of a activities
 Prepare specimen using a observing. microscope
microscope Calculate magnification Knowing the safety
of specimen. Preparation and mounting a Observing rules of microscope

2 microscope slide

Magnification of specimen: as
specimen
Measuring the size
of the specimen and
Cooperating in class
activities
the ratio of linear dimensions drawing
of the drawing to that of Comparing the Participating in
specimen. sizes of the observation actively
specimen

CELL STRUCTURE AND
ORGANISATION
Cell Structure and Function
3 chloroplasts, cell wall
CELL STRUCTURE AND
ORGANISATION
4 Cell Structure and Function
CELL STRUCTURE AND
ORGANISATION
- Cell Organisation
- Tissues
5  Explain the general functions of each
CELL STRUCTURE AND
6 ORGANISATION
Organs
 Investigate the structure of cells and Biology syllabus G10-12
functions of the organelles Structure and functions of Investigating the Appreciating the pg: 2
cells: Nucleus, cytoplasm, detailed structure of structure of the cell
 Distinguish between plant and animal membrane, mitochondrion the cell  Cooperating in
cell structure. ribosome, Golgi bodies,  Comparing the group activities
endoplasmic reticulum functions of cells in
Differences between plant
a chart
Comparing the
Appreciating the
structural
differences of the
and animal cells: Refer to the structures of plant two types of cell
presence of chloroplast and and animal cells
cell wall in plant cells.
 Relate cell structure to functions Relationship between Inferring the Appreciating the Biology syllabus G10-12
structure and functions of cell: relationship relation between pg: 2
Animals (Nerve cells, blood between the cell structure and
SBA (Calculate magnification of
specimen)
cells, muscle cells) and Plants
(root hair cells, spongy cells,
phloem cells and xylem cells)
structure of the cell
to the function
function
Participating in
and their functions. class discussion
 Describe cell organisation in Cell organization: Cell, tissue, Classifying cells as Being aware of Biology syllabus G10-12
multicellular organisms. organ, system and organism. tissues, organs, different levels of pg: 3
system and cell
 Identify tissues in plants and Plants (palisade, phloem, organism
animals. epidermis, xylem, spongy) organisation Cooperating in class
and Animals (muscle, bone, activities
tissue
nerves, blood)
General functions of tissues:
Observing different
animal and plant
tissues and the
Asking questions for
more understanding
e.g. Muscle, epithelium, functions
phloem
Communicating the
function of tissues
 Identify organs in plants and animals Organs in plants and animals: Classifying different Being aware of Biology syllabus G10-12
 Explain the general function of each
organ
Plants (leaves, roots, stems,
fruits, flowers), Animals
(heart, liver, brain, lungs,
kinds of animal and
plant organs
organs in plants and
animals.
pg: 3
kidneys) Comparing Appreciating the
General functions of plants functions of each functions of plant
 (leaves, roots, stems, fruits organ. and animal organs
flowers), animals (heart, liver,
brain, lungs, kidneys) Participating in
class activity

CELL STRUCTURE AND  Describe the processes of diffusion Process of diffusion and Communicating the Appreciating the Biology syllabus G10-12
ORGANISATION and osmosis osmosis: Diffusion: Refer to processes of processes of pg: 4
movement of solutes into and osmosis and diffusion and
Diffusion, Osmosis and  Explain the effects and importance of out of the cell across the diffusion osmosis
Active transport. diffusion and osmosis in living membrane; Osmosis as the

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organisms movement of water molecules Investigating the Cooperating the
into and out of the cell effects of diffusion class activity
and osmosis
Effects and importance of (Isotonic, hypertonic
diffusion and osmosis: and hypotonic
Plasmolysis, turgidity, lysis solutions)
and crenation

CELL STRUCTURE AND  Describe what active transport is. Active transport: Refer to Analysing Being aware of the Biology syllabus G10-12
ORGANISATION / uptake of mineral salts by root information on uptake of mineral pg: 4-5
ENZYMES  Investigate characteristics of hair cells from the soil against active transport in salts by roots
Enzymes. concentration gradient. plants against a

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concentration
Characteristics of enzymes: Investigating gradient.
optimum temperature, pH, characteristics of
specificity of enzymes enzymes Appreciating the
characteristics of
enzymes.

ENZYMES  Demonstrate the effects of Effects of temperature and pH Investigating the Participating Biology syllabus G10-12
Characteristics of enzymes temperature and pH on enzyme on enzyme action (Refer to effects of pH and actively in class pg: 5
action optimum temperature, and temperature on activities.

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pH) enzyme action.
 Explain industrial application of Appreciating the
enzymes Industrial application of Communicating role of enzymes in
enzymes baking, brewing and industrial usage of industrial
biological washing powder enzymes processes.

NUTRIENTS  Investigate the presence of nutrients Nutrients in food: carrying out Investigating the Being aware of the Biology syllabus G10-12

10 Classes of Nutrients in food samples.

 Identify good sources of nutrients

food tests on reducing sugars,
starch, proteins, fats and oils
presence of
nutrients in different
food samples
presence of
nutrients in food
samples
pg: 6
 Sources of nutrients: Refer to
sources of carbohydrates, Comparing the Participating the
proteins, lipids, Vitamins sources of good class discussion
SBA (testing for starch, protein, nutrients actively
fats and sugars)
 Describe the importance of nutrients, Importance of carbohydrates, Communicating the Appreciating the
NUTRIENTS salts, vitamins and roughage to the proteins, lipids, roughage, importance of importance of
Disorders body. water, vitamins and salts nutrients nutrients

11  Identify nutritional related disorders/

conditions
Disease due to nutritional
deficiency: e.g. kwashiorkor,
marasmus, goitre, scurvy,
Predicting the
effects of deficiency
of nutrients
Cooperating class
activity

rickets, anaemia, obesity

 Design a balanced diet for people Well-balanced diet: Refer to
NUTRIENTS with different conditions. diets of the aged, pregnant
Dietary Needs woman, lactating woman, sick
person, pre-school aged,
sportsman and the youth.
Planning balanced Actively
diet for people with participating in class
different conditions activities.
Being aware of

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requirements for
people with different
conditions.

Applying the idea of

balanced diet in
their daily life

 Revisions Revisions

13  Administering of end of Test

term test
 Closing

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