General

Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
Other Resources

Biological and Earth Systems: and how they form Ecosystems
Biological and Earth Systems Booklet 1
Term 1 Introduction to Course expectations, Scientific Inquiry and the Engineering • http://integratedsciencegeneral11.
Design process weebly.com/chemicals-of-life- BIS 3.1 What are the
booklet-1.html Earth’s major
• Introduction to Connect and the class website • WebHunt
interactions?
o Write a word document and upload during first class • Design Process Template and Read the following
worksheet pages
Week 1 • Laboratory skills: • Mathematical Skills p 88 to 96
• Indicators and solutions p 92 What do you
o Use materials and processes safely
and • Chemical tests to identify some know about the
o Use indicators to distinguish between solutions: acids, salts, macronutrients lithosphere?
2 bases • Observation and description of p 94 What do you
the organs of spring onions know about the
o Measure volume, mass, temperature, accurately Allium cepa atmosphere?
• Testing for macronutrients in p 95 What do you
o Use indicators to distinguish between materials: acids, salts,
Allium cepa know about the
bases, glucose, starch, proteins lipids • Science Investigation Skills hydrosphere?
o Use the binocular microscope to observe inorganic crystals and • Visualising the hypothesis p 96 What do you
• Writing the Report Template know about the
living tissues
• Binocular Microscope biosphere?
Atoms, molecules, cells and how they work together • Inverse Proportionality Page 88 Complete
activity
• Laboratory skills: “Remembering

o Use materials and processes safely Laboratory Skills Spheres” (in the pink
• Making stock solutions, area)
o Make solutions, precipitates, measuring mass, volume, Exothermic, Endothermic,
temperature changes o Weighing,
thermometer, reagent
o Practise physical and chemical separation techniques
bottles, labelling
o Distinguish between materials and energy

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
Other Resources

Week 3
Term 1 Assessment
Task 1: 5%
Reactions of Life and Energy Flow
Science
• atoms and molecules that build organic molecules for life; Inquiry Test
carbohydrates, lipids, protein, chlorophyll, haemoglobin Biological and Earth Systems Booklet 2
Reactions of Life, Energy Flow and
• the flow of energy through living systems
Week 3 Matter Cycles
• Chemical Reactions of Life: Photosynthesis and Respiration - reactions http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb
for the organism, food chain ly.com/reactions-of-life-and-energy-
flow-booklet-2.html
• Demonstrate how simple molecules react to form complex molecules
Photosynthesis 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy à C6H12O6 + 6 O2
• Macronutrients and Food
Respiration C6H12O6 + 6 O2 à 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy Matrix
• Biogeochemical Cycles
How are nutrients recycled in the ecosystem?
• Annelids and their role in
• Explain how the interaction between the hydrosphere, lithosphere and biogeochemical cycles.
atmosphere are represented by biogeochemical cycles.

• Demonstrate how conservation of matter occurs in cycles in nature

• Discuss how natural resources are important in everyday life, in terms BIS 3.2 How does
• Precipitate reactions
of cellular reactions. o Conservation of matter cycle on Earth?
matter p 98 to 104
• Laboratory skills:
o Temperature Natural Cycles
o Use materials and processes safely • Filtration and crystalisation p 99 Water
p 101 Nitrogen
o Use solutions to precipitate ions p 102 Carbon

o Use separation techniques to recover mixture components

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
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.

Term 1 Week 5
Ecosystems and sustainability Energy vs matter Preparation: Research
• interrelationship between systems assist cellular activity to sustain life Inorganic vs organic and Plan Science Assessment
• biological communities interact with each other and their physical Inquiry Investigation Task 2:
environment on building a portable Science
• Prepare carbon dioxide gas in the laboratory and test the properties worm farm for inquiry
Week • Laboratory skills: Assessment Task 2 Investigation: 10
use
4 o Make and test carbon dioxide gas essential to life on earth propagation
and area and/or
http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb worm farm
5 • Human activities and natural processes impact on cycles in nature prototype to
ly.com/biogeochemical-cycles-booklet-
• Use a binocular microscope to observe decomposers such as annelids, 3.html write as a
science
fungi
Inquiry report
• Analyse cycles in nature in terms of the atoms and molecules of life

• Research, design, build and maintain a Worm Farm as an application of

o requirements of organisms and

o carbon and nitrogen cycles

o water cycle

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
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Cell reactions
Booklet 4 Cell Organelles and Cellular
Term 1 • Respiration, an important life process Reactions
http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb
• the cell is the simplest form of organisation that can perform activities
Week ly.com/cell-organelles-booklet-4.html
required for life eg photosynthesis, respiration, DNA synthesis, protein

synthesis, cell division
6 http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb
• Monocular light Microscopes ly.com/cellular-reactions-as-black-
boxes.html




• Select one cell organelle to research in detail the structure and function Structure and function of biological
Term For Assessment Task 3 Assessment
including materials needed from the environment and wastes produced systems
1 Research and Task 3: 5
in the cellular chemical reactions.
http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb investigation of Extended
ly.com/task-3-cell-organelle- structure and function response:
Week infographic.html of cell organelle. Apply Produce an
7 knowledge of atoms InfoGraphic,
and molecules
required and wastes
produced by the
organelle
http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb Assessment
• Follow design process to build a prototype of selected organelle. Keep
Term ly.com/task-4-prototype-of-cell- Task 4:
notes in an electronic design brief.
1 organelle.html Extended 5
o Identify and research the structure and function of one cell
Response,
organelle
Build a
o Develop a prototype and justify materials chosen to build
Week prototype of
prototype
8 the organelle.
o Plan and build a prototype of the organelle using available
Submit with
materials
the design
o Design a key that explains the components of the organelle.
brief
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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
Other Resources

Cellular Respiration Assessment

Term http://integratedsciencegeneral11.wee Task 6 SIS 5
• The Black Box Model of a cell organelle
1 bly.com/cellular-reactions-as-black- Scientific
o Inputs of energy and materials à Organelle à Inputs of boxes.html Report on
energy and materials
Investigation
Week o The mitochondrion is the black box for cellular respiration “Factors
affecting
9 • Cellular Respiration in yeast http://integratedsciencegeneral11.wee
Cellular
bly.com/task-6-cellular-respiration-
report.html Respiration in
Yeast”

Exercise Physiology

Term • forms of organisation of multicellular organisms include tissues, http://integratedsciencegeneral11.wee Assessment 5
1 organs and systems with emphasis on respiratory, skeletal muscular bly.com/exercise-physiology.html Task 7:
system, cardiovascular
Science

• changes in a system can affect the survival of organisms; variation Inquiry:
Week http://integratedsciencegeneral11.wee
assists survival of individuals bly.com/task-7-exercise-and-internal- Practical
10 • Homeostasis in humans in regard to internal body temperature body-temperature.html Effect of
and exercise on
11 body
temperature.

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
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BIS 4 Genetics
Species continuity and change
4.1 What is DNA? p
Term • Explain how reproduction and inheritance play an important role in the http://integratedsciencegeneral11.weeb 128 to p 142 Assessment
2 continuity of species ly.com/species-continuity--dna.html p 134 Extracting DNA Task 8: Science 5
inquiry
• What is DNA? p 136 What do you Research and
• How is DNA inherited? Extracting DNA know about Watson Extended
Weeks and Crick’s double Response
1 to 2 • How do humans use their understanding of genetics helix discovery?

p 139 What do you
know about the
relationship between
DNA, chromosomes,
genes and
characteristics.

p140 What do you
know about passing
DNA to the next
generation?

p141 What do you
know about mitosis
and meiosis

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
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BIS 4.2 How is DNA Inherited? p 143 to

• Explain how change in physical environment leads to eventual change in
Term p 155
biological characteristics of a species
2 Assessment
p145 What do you know about Gregor Task 9: 5
Mendel’s contribution to Genetics? Research and
p149 What do you know about Extended
Weeks monohybrid crosses? Response
3 to 4 p 151 What do you know about sex Species
linkage? continuity and
p 154 What do you know about change ;
pedigree construction and analysis? representations
of the DNA
molecule

Term 2
Weeks
5 and 6 Assessment Break

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
Other Resources

http://integratedsciencegeneral11.wee
Species continuity and change Assessment
bly.com/species-change---
Term evolution.html Task 9: 5
• How do we explain diversity?
2 Species
• How do species evolve? BIS 5 The Origin of Species p 178 to 221 continuity
• How do we interpret evidence? 5.1 Biodiversity and change
p 188 What do you know about pre Test
Weeks Human evolution evolutionary theory?
7 p183 What do you know about early
and evolutionary ideas?

p 196 What do you know about natural
8 selection?
p 202 What do you know about
evidence for evolution?
p 213 What do you know about
analysing the living?
p 217 What do you know about the
origins of life?
p 220 The rise of the bipedal ape.
Ecosystems and sustainability Urban Shade
Term • interrelationship between systems assist cellular activity to sustain life STEM
2 • biological communities interact with each other and their physical Learning
environment Project 5
Weeks • Do Urban Shade Module.
9 to 10 Assessment
Task 10:
Notes: Science
Inquiry:
https://www.teachengineering.org/curriculum/browse?coll Practical,
ection=Lessons factors
affecting heat
island effect
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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
Other Resources

Unit 1 Earth and Biological Systems Science Inquiry Skills

This unit includes the knowledge, understandings and skills described below. The order and detail in which the key concepts are Safety p 1
Term organised are decisions to be made by the teacher. See the Science
Planning : http://integratedsciencegeneral.weebly.com/planning-the-investigation.html
1 Scientific Method p 2 - Understanding
• identify, research and construct questions for investigation; propose hypotheses; and predict possible outcomes 13 program.
Weeks
• plan, select and use appropriate investigation methods, including pre-testing, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical
1 to 10 Using metric Units p 34
issues associated with these methods - 36
Conducting: http://integratedsciencegeneral.weebly.com/conducting-a-fair-test.html

• conduct investigations safely, competently and methodically for the collection of valid and reliable data
Data Collection and Analysis: http://integratedsciencegeneral.weebly.com/data-collection-and-analysis.html

• represent data in meaningful and useful ways; organise and analyse data to identify trends, patterns and relationships; qualitatively Graphing p 16 - 24
and describe sources of measurement error and use evidence to make and justify conclusions

• interpret a range of scientific and media texts and evaluate the conclusions by considering the quality of available evidence

• use appropriate scientific representations, including diagrams of structures and processes, to communicate conceptual Scientific Writing p 37 -
understanding, solve problems and make predictions 43

Evaluation and Communication: http://integratedsciencegeneral.weebly.com/evaluation-and-communication.html

Term 2 • communicate scientific ideas and information for a purpose, using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations
Referencing p 45 – 48
Weeks Science as a Human Endeavour
to 5 Microscopes
• the use of scientific knowledge is influenced by social, economic, cultural and ethical considerations
http://integratedscienc
• the use of scientific knowledge may have beneficial and/or harmful and/or unintended consequences egeneral.weebly.com/
microscopes.html
• scientific knowledge can enable scientists to offer valid explanations and make reliable predictions

• scientific knowledge can be used to develop and evaluate projected economic, social and environmental impacts, and to design
action for sustainability

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 General Integrated Science
Year 11
Unit 1
2018 Program



Unit 1 – Earth and Biological Systems

Text: Oxford Big Ideas Australian
Term / Major Content Homework Year
Curriculum Science (BIS) Assessment
Week from Syllabus Research %
Other Resources

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