The Big Picture: the module content will span the entirety of Earth history, progressing form the formation of the Solar System to a projection of Earth’s future several billion years from now.

Describe and explain the significance of major events in the history of life, and their causes/consequences for the Earth and its environment.

Understand and explain the role of biological processes during the evolution of the Earth system.

Identify fossilized organisms and how they become preserved in the rock record.

Subject-Specific Skills: an understanding of Earth System history and how specific groups of fossils can both be used to date the rock record and act as proxies that can be used to interpret past environmental conditions and perturbations.

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to: iPads and Laptops are regularly utilised to enhance the learning experience and you are welcome to bring in your own Wi-Fi enabled devices subject to ICT Helpdesk approval.Module overview Aims and Objectives Syllabus Learning and Teaching Assessment Module overview Aims and Objectives Aims and Objectives Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes Students find the lessons interesting and useful - and that the teaching helps them make really good progress. Lessons are practical and develop ideas from observations made during practical experiments. All of our lesson resources are available on the Biology Moodle page and our Microsoft Teams group, and we have digital textbooks for all students along with hard copies that you can book out of the library. We have produced a complete breakdown of the course and plenty of resources that will help you to find success should you be accepted onto the course. We want you to succeed and our course will be tailored to your individual needs as a learner. The lessons have many creative ideas and there is a good mixture of individual work, paired work, and group work. You will have 4.5 hours of Biology on your timetable and be taught by one teacher. Year Two Units:ģ.5 Energy transfers in and between organismsģ.6 Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environmentsģ.7 Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems

Genetics – how are scientists genetically modifying organisms to make goats that produce spider silk and pigs with glow in the dark snouts?ģ.3 Organisms exchange substances with their environmentģ.4 Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms.The nervous system – How do neurones generate electrical impulses? How do we respond to danger?.

Ecosystems and taxonomy – How do scientists classify the wide variety of life on Earth? DAVID ATTENBOROUGH.

The respiratory system – How does breathing work? Why do we need to breathe?.

The circulatory system –What happens if the circulatory system fails? How is blood push through the 10,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain?.

How does cancer develop? How are scientists developing treatments that can fight cancer?

The immune system and how a varied team of white blood cells and systems protect us from infection and death.

Biology is literally the science of life! There is so much to learn about our planet and the living organisms that inhabit it that whole books have been written on the different topics and areas you will explore but here are a few highlights:

Experience biology the living earth