9A


 * Unit 9A: Science and fiction 3 weeks **

9Aa2 Describe some examples of inherited characteristics. 9Aa3 Describe what happens during fertilization in animals. 9Aa4 Explain how characteristics are inherited during fertilization. || * Starter: Quick quiz
 * ** Topic 9Aa: Science and imagination ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 38 || Resources ||
 * 9Aa1 Recall what variation is.
 * Book p 7: read and answer all questions
 * Book p 8-9: read and answer all questions
 * Practical extracting DNA
 * Plenary: Quick check || * Quick quiz 9Aa
 * Exploring Science Year 9 text
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 9Aa(4) for extracting DNA
 * Quick check 9Aa
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE biology section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 9Aa (1)
 * Must: worksheet 9Aa (7)
 * Worksheets 9Aa (8) (most)or (9) (some)
 * To access level 8 /EP students must be able to analyse pedigree charts and be familiar with recessive alleles - worksheets 9Aa(2) and 9Aa (9) are helpful for this ||

9Ab2 Describe some examples of characteristics that cannot be seen. 9Ab3 Describe how natural variations in a characteristic can affect animals and plants in both useful and harmful ways. 9Ab4 Identify variation caused by environmental factors and/or genes.
 * ** Topic 9Ab: Genes and the environment ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 42 || Resources ||
 * 9Ab1 Recall what breeds and varieties are.
 * || * Starter discussion: using a list of words to do with hair and hairstyles and categorize as caused by genes or environment
 * Practical: fruit and vitamin C
 * Book p12-13: read and answer all questions
 * Variation research: students carry out research into breeds and/or varieties and their variations in characteristics
 * HW: worksheet || * Exploring Science Year 9 text
 * Equipment and materials for fruit and Vit C practical. See planning guide p 44 for instructions on practical
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE biology section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: AT – thinking about the genes and the environment || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 9Ab (1)
 * Must: worksheet 9Ab (4) (5) and (6)
 * Worksheets 9Ab (7) (most) or (8) (some) ||

9Ac2 Describe what selective breeding is. 9Ac3 Describe what cross-breeding is. 9Ac4 Recall what cloning and genetic modifications are. || * Starter: AT video link on biotechnology and fiction
 * ** Topic 9Ac: Different animals ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 46 || Resources ||
 * 9Ac1 Identify the characteristics of some animal breeds that are useful to us.
 * Book p14-15: read and answer all questions
 * Use second AT animation: Useful characteristics
 * Use clip from Jurassic Park in which the cloning of dinosaurs is described
 * Writing on breeding animals using worksheet 9Ac(7)
 * HWK: worksheet || * Exploring Science Year 9 text
 * Jurassic Park video
 * AT
 * Quick check 9Ac
 * Worksheet 9Ac(7)
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE biology section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 9Ac (1)
 * Must: worksheet 9Ac (2) and (3)
 * Worksheets 9Ac (4) and (5) (most) or (6) and (7) (some) ||

9Ad2 Recall what happens in plants during fertilization. 9Ad3 Recall what happens in pollination. 9Ad4 Describe the different methods that plant breeders can use to breed plants.
 * ** Topic 9Ad: Different plants ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 50 || Resources ||
 * 9Ad1 Identify the characteristics of some plant varieties that are useful to us.
 * || * Starter: ask students to design a GM plant
 * Book p16-17: read and answer questions
 * Practical examining pollen grains and ovules demonstration (or possible investigation on pea practical)
 * Book p18: read and answer all questions
 * HW: revise for test || * Exploring Science Year 9 text
 * Equipment and materials for examining pollen and ovules
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE biology section || Assessment:
 * End of unit test || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 9Ad (1)
 * Must: worksheet 9Ad (4) and (5)
 * Worksheets 9Ad (6) (most) or (7) and (8) (some) ||