EAIS SCHEME(S) OF WORK (2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR)

H.O.D.: Mrs. NeerajMahajan SUBJECT TEACHER’S NAME: Mr. NICHOLAS PARDEN YEAR: TEN AMSTRONG AND
Mrs. ABIGAIL YEBOAH UNIVERSE

TERM 1 SUBJECT: BIOLOGY

Week/Date TOPICS Objective(s) Reference Resource
Week 1 Reproduction Define asexual reproduction. Identify examples of asexual reproduction from information Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing binary
provided. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Nelson Thornes fission in bacteria
asexual reproduction.
Week 2 Define sexual reproduction. Define fertilization. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing binary
sexual reproduction: Nelson Thornes fission in bacteria
Week 3 Identify and draw, using a hand lens if necessary, Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of a
the sepals, petals, stamens, filaments and anthers, carpels, style, stigma, ovary and ovules, Nelson Thornes flower
of an insect-pollinated flower
Week 4 State the functions of the sepals, petals, anthers, stigmas and ovaries. Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of a
Nelson Thornes flower
Week 5 Sexual reproduction in Use a hand lens to identify and describe the anthers and stigmas of a wind-pollinated flower Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of a
plants Distinguish between the pollen grains of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers. Nelson Thornes flower
Week 6 Define self-pollination. Define cross-pollination. Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of a
Discuss the implications to a species of self-pollination and cross-pollination in terms of variation, Nelson Thornes flower
capacity to respond to changes in the environment and reliance on pollinators.
Week 7 Mid term examination
Week 8 Investigate and state the environmental conditions that affect germination of seeds, Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of a
limited to the requirement for water, oxygen and a suitable temperature. Nelson Thornes seed
Week 9 Sexual reproduction in Identify and name on diagrams of the male reproductive system: the testes, scrotum, sperm Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of
humans ducts, prostate gland, urethra and penis, and state the functions of these parts. Nelson Thornes the male reproductive system
Week 10 Identify and name on diagrams of the female reproductive system: the ovaries, oviducts, Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of
uterus, cervix and vagina, and state the functions of these parts. Describe fertilisation as the fusion Nelson Thornes the female reproductive
of the nucleifrom a male gamete (sperm) and a female gamete (egg cell/ovum) system
Week 11 Compare male and female gametes in terms of Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of
size, structure, motility and numbers. State the adaptive features of sperm, limited toflagellum and Nelson Thornes the male and female gametes
the presence of enzymes.
Week 12 State the adaptive features of egg cells, limited Biology for IGCSE, Visual aid showing parts of
to energy stores and a jelly coating that changes Nelson Thornes the male and female gametes
after fertilization. Explain the adaptive features of egg cells, limitedto energy stores and the jelly
coat that changesat fertilization.
Week 13 End of term examination
Week 14 End of term examination