IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.13 - Understand the link between dietary antioxidants and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
1.19 - Understand how people use scientific knowledge about the effect of diet, including obesity indicators, such as body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio, exercise and smoking to reduce their risk of coronary heart disease
1.20 - Know the benefits and risks of treatments for cardiovascular disease (CVD) (antihypertensives, statins, anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors)
Presentation covering risk factor attribution to CHD. Included is an information hunt for CVD treatments including focus on practice exam questions (PEQ).
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.1 - Understand the importance of water as a solvent in transport, including its
dipole nature
Properties of water and polarity of water including exam questions (in presentations). Additional worksheet to accompany lessons. Used in class for flipped lesson learning and self-study.
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IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
All lesson for cardiovascular health for unit 1 for IAL Biology (Edexcel).
1.5 (i) know how a triglyceride is synthesised by the formation of ester bonds during condensation reactions between glycerol and three fatty acids
(ii) know the differences between saturated and unsaturated lipids 1.6 understand why many animals have a heart and circulation (mass transport to overcome the limitations of diffusion in meeting the requirements of organisms)
1.7 understand how the structures of blood vessels (capillaries, arteries and veins) relate to their functions
1.8 know the cardiac cycle (atrial systole, ventricular systole and cardiac diastole) and relate the structure and operation of the mammalian heart, including the major blood vessels, to its function
1.9 (i) understand the role of haemoglobin in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide (ii) understand the oxygen dissociation curve of haemoglobin, the Bohr effect and the significance of the oxygen affinity of fetal haemoglobin compared with adult haemoglobin
1.10 understand the course of events that leads to atherosclerosis (endothelial dysfunction, inflammatory response, plaque formation, raised blood pressure)
1.11 understand the blood clotting process (thromboplastin release, conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and fibrinogen to fibrin) and its role in cardiovascular disease (CVD)
1.12 know how factors such as genetics, diet, age, gender, high blood pressure, smoking and inactivity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
1.13 understand the link between dietary antioxidants and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
1.15 be able to analyse and interpret quantitative data on illness and mortality rates to determine health risks, including distinguishing between correlation and causation and recognising conflicting evidence
1.16 be able to evaluate the design of studies used to determine health risk factors, including sample selection and sample size used to collect data that is both valid and reliable
1.17 understand why people’s perception of risks are often different from the actual risks, including underestimating and overestimating the risks due to diet and other lifestyle factors in the development of heart disease
1.18 (i) be able to analyse data on the possible significance for health of blood cholesterol levels and levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) and low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) (ii) know the evidence for a causal relationship between blood cholesterol levels (total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
1.19 understand how people use scientific knowledge about the effect of diet, including obesity indicators, such as body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio, exercise and smoking to reduce their risk of coronary heart disease
1.20 know the benefits and risks of treatments for cardiovascular disease (CVD) (antihypertensives, statins, anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors)
Presentations for each lesson inlcuded. PEQ included in presentations with mark schemes included.
Any and all feedback much appreciated
IGCSE (Edexcel) Biology
1.1 understand how living organisms share the following characteristics:
• they require nutrition
• they respire
• they excrete their waste
• they respond to their surroundings
• they move
• they control their internal conditions
• they reproduce
• they grow and develop
2.2 describe cell structures, including the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall,
mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes and vacuole
2.3 describe the functions of the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall,
mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes and vacuole
2.4 know the similarities and differences in the structure of plant and animal cells
Presentations included for whole lesson. Sample exam questions included in presentations with mark schemes.
Any and all feedback is appreciated
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.12 - Know how factors such as genetics, diet, age, gender, high blood pressure, smoking
and inactivity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
1.15 - Be able to analyse and interpret quantitative data on illness and mortality rates to determine health risks, including distinguishing between correlation and causation and recognising conflicting evidence
1.16 - Be able to evaluate the design of studies used to determine health risk factors, including sample selection and sample size used to collect data that is both valid and reliable
Risk factors, evaluation of studies, and application of CRAAP system using practice exam practice (PEQ).
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IGCSE (Edexcel) Biology 9-1
2.18 understand the process of photosynthesis and its importance in the conversion of light energy to chemical energy
2.19 know the word equation and the balanced chemical symbol equation for photosynthesis
2.20 understand how varying carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis
2.21 describe the structure of the leaf and explain how it is adapted for photosynthesis
2.22 understand that plants require mineral ions for growth, and that magnesium ions are needed for chlorophyll and nitrate ions are needed for amino acids
2.23 practical: investigate photosynthesis, showing the evolution of oxygen from a water plant, the production of starch and the requirements of light, carbon dioxide and chlorophyll
2.40B understand the role of diffusion in gas exchange
2.41B understand gas exchange (of carbon dioxide and oxygen) in relation to respiration and photosynthesis
2.42B understand how the structure of the leaf is adapted for gas exchange
2.43B describe the role of stomata in gas exchange
2.44B understand how respiration continues during the day and night, but that the net exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen depends on the intensity of light
2.45B practical: investigate the effect of light on net gas exchange from a leaf, using hydrogen-carbonate indicator
2.53 describe the role of phloem in transporting sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant
2.54 describe the role of xylem in transporting water and mineral ions from the roots to other parts of the plant
2.55B understand how water is absorbed by root hair cells
2.56B understand that transpiration is the evaporation of water from the surface of a plant
2.57B understand how the rate of transpiration is affected by changes in humidity, wind speed, temperature and light intensity
2.58B practical: investigate the role of environmental factors in determining the rate of transpiration from a leafy shoot
8x presentations, including presentations for practical lessons. Exam questions with mark schemes included throughout, with additional worksheets for lab lessons, labelling, transpiration factors, and revision (with answer sheets)
Any and all feedback appreciated
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.8 - Know the cardiac cycle (atrial systole, ventricular systole and cardiac diastole) and relate the structure and operation of the mammalian heart, including the major blood vessels, to its function
Structure of the heart and cardiac cycle. Included are keywords glossary and practice exam questions (PEQ).
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
2.6 - (iv) Know the molecular structure of a globular protein and a fibrous protein and understand how their structures relate to their functions (including haemoglobin and collagen)
Presentation on globular protein structures. PEQ with mark scheme included in presentation.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. *
IGCSE Biology 9-1
2.59 describe the composition of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma
2.60 understand the role of plasma in the transport of carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat energy
2.61 understand how adaptations of red blood cells make them suitable for the transport of
oxygen, including shape, the absence of a nucleus and the presence of haemoglobin
2.62 understand how the immune system responds to disease using white blood cells, illustrated by phagocytes ingesting pathogens and lymphocytes releasing antibodies specific to the pathogen
2.63B understand how vaccination results in the manufacture of memory cells, which enable future antibody production to the pathogen to occur sooner, faster and in greater quantity
2.64B understand how platelets are involved in blood clotting, which prevents blood loss and the entry of micro-organisms
2.65 describe the structure of the heart and how it functions
2.66 explain how the heart rate changes during exercise and under the influence of adrenaline
2.67 understand how factors may increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease
2.68 understand how the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries relate to their function
2.69 understand the general structure of the circulation system, including the blood
vessels to and from the heart and lungs, liver and kidneys
Lessons covering aspects of human transport, including blood components, adaptations of red blood cells, immune response, vaccination, cardiac structure and cycle (with heart dissection), CHD, valves, and systemic circulation.
Any and all feedback appreciated
IGCSE (Edexcel) Biology (9-1)
2.49 understand the biological consequences of smoking in relation to the lungs and the circulatory system, including coronary heart disease
2.50 practical: investigate breathing in humans, including the release of carbon dioxide and the effect of exercise**
Practical guidelines on calculating breathing rate. Presentation on the effects of smoking, covering wide range of previous question topics. Model answers, and past paper questions and mark schemes contained.
Any and all feedback appreciated
IGCSE (Edexcel) Biology (9-1)
2.34 understand how the process of respiration produces ATP in living organisms
2.35 know that ATP provides energy for cells
2.36 describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Free lesson on contrast between aerobic and anaerobic respiration, and the role of ATP, including worksheets (within presentation), and practice exam questions with mark schemes.
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IAL Biology (Edexcel) - Unit 1 (Topic 2)
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2.9 (i), (ii) - Know the basic structure of mononucleotides (deoxyribose or ribose linked to a phosphate and a base, including thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine or guanine)
and the structures of DNA and RNA (polynucleotides composed of mononucleotides linked by condensation reactions to form phosphodiester bonds)
Know how complementary base pairing and the hydrogen bonding between two complementary strands are involved in the formation of the DNA double helix
Introduction to the structure of DNA as in 2.9 (i). Includes the following:
Steps to draw pentose sugar, phosphate group (with phosphoester bonding), and nitrogenous base
Different purines and pyramidines
Complimentary base bairing
Polynucelotide formation
Practice exam questions (PEQ)
**Any and all feedback is more than welcome. **
Revision booklet for 2018 IAL biology specification for unit one. Booklet contains a specification checklist, a sampling of past paper questions for each topic across topic one and topic two in unit one, and a mark scheme to follow the questions. A glossary and exam question taxonomy from the specification is included for convenience.
Year 12’s have used this primarily for homework and for end of topic assessment revision. The booklet represents various questions that students can be asked in the unit one exam, but is not intended to serve as a comprehensive review of every possible question. Students are suplemented with additional past paper questions (from sites like Physics & Maths Tutor, and SaveMyExams) as a result of this.
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.2 - (i) Know the difference between monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides, including glycogen and starch (amylose and amylopectin)
1.2 - (ii) Be able to relate the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides to their roles in providing and storing energy
Presentation disaccharides. Example practice exam questions (PEQ) with mark scheme included as additional document.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
Revision booklet for 2018 IAL biology specification for unit two. Booklet contains a specification checklist, a sampling of past paper questions for each topic across topic three and topic four in unit two, and a mark scheme to follow the questions. A mathematical skills checklist from the specification is included for convenience.
Year 12’s have used this primarily for homework and for end of topic assessment revision. The booklet represents various questions that students can be asked in the unit one exam, but is not intended to serve as a comprehensive review of every possible question. Students are suplemented with additional past paper questions (from sites like Physics & Maths Tutor, and SaveMyExams) as a result of this.
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.10 - Understand the course of events that leads to atherosclerosis (endothelial
dysfunction, inflammatory response, plaque formation, raised blood pressure)
Stages of atherosclerosis with project on topic included. Practice exam questions for exam context and QR codes to bring to biodigital representations of effects of condition.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.2 - (i) Know the difference between monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides, including glycogen and starch (amylose and amylopectin)
1.2 - (ii) Be able to relate the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides to their roles in providing and storing energy
1.4 - Know how monosaccharides (glucose, fructose and galactose) join together to form disaccharides (maltose, sucrose and lactose) and polysaccharides (glycogen, amylose and amylopectin) through condensation reactions forming glycosidic bonds, and how these can be split through hydrolysis reactions.
Presentation on polysaccharides. Example practice exam questions (PEQ) with mark scheme included.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.5 - (i) Know how a triglyceride is synthesised by the formation of ester bonds during condensation reactions between glycerol and three fatty acids
1.5 - (ii) Know the differences between saturated and unsaturated lipids
Presentation on lipids and ester bonds. Example practice exam questions (PEQ) with mark scheme included.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.3 CORE PRACTICAL 1
Use a semi-quantitative method with Benedict’s reagent to estimate the concentrations of reducing sugars and with iodine solution to estimate the concentrations of starch, using colour standards.
Presentation on core practical 1. Support documents and mark scheme for PEQ included.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **
IAL Edexcel Biology - Year 12
1.2 - (i) Know the difference between monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides, including glycogen and starch (amylose and amylopectin)
1.2 - (ii) Be able to relate the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides to their roles in providing and storing energy
Presentation monosaccharides. Example practice exam questions (PEQ) with mark scheme included.
**Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. **