Spec ref. Summary of the Learning outcomes Suggested Opportunities to develop Scientific Opportunities to apply Self/peer assessment specification timing Communication skills practical and enquiry skills What most students should be Opportunities and content able to do (hours) resources Reference to past questions that indicate success Relate hormone release 4.5.3.1 Human endocrine Describe the endocrine 0.5 Collective memory or Card sort and hormone action to the system system and define the term using hormone name, function control system model. hormone. and location. Self-assess. The system is composed of Relate hormone release and Pin the tail on the donkey type endocrine glands hormone action to the activity give each student a – that secrete control system model card and get them to stick it on a hormones into the introduced in 4.5.1.1. large body outline, self-assess blood to be carried the end result. Label a diagram of the to a target organ organs in the endocrine Label a diagram of the endocrine where it has an system. system using information on the effect. cards Explain why the pituitary The positions of is often called the master Write definitions for endocrine the pituitary, gland. system and hormone. thyroid, adrenal Compare the actions of the Discuss why the pituitary gland is glands, ovaries nervous and endocrine called the master gland. and testes. systems. Compare the actions of the The pituitary is the endocrine system with the master gland. It nervous system. secretes many hormones that affect other glands. Hormones are chemical messengers. The effects of the endocrine system
Spec ref. Summary of the specification content Learning outcomes What most students should be able to do Suggested timing (hours) Opportunities to develop Scientific Communication skills Opportunities to apply practical and enquiry skills Self/peer assessment Opportunities and resources Reference to past questions that indicate success 4.5.3.1 Human endocrine system The system is composed of endocrine glands that secrete hormones into the blood to be carried to a target organ where it has an effect. The positions of the pituitary, thyroid, adrenal glands, ovaries and testes. The pituitary is the master gland. It secretes many hormones that affect other glands. Hormones are chemical messengers. The effects of the endocrine system Describe the endocrine system and define the term hormone. Relate hormone release and hormone action to the control system model introduced in 4.5.1.1. Label a diagram of the organs in the endocrine system. Explain why the pituitary is often called the master gland. Compare the actions of the nervous and endocrine systems. 0.5 Collective memory or Card sort using hormone name, function and location. Self-assess. Pin the tail on the donkey type activity – give each student a card and get them to stick it on a large body outline, self-assess the end result. Label a diagram of the endocrine system using information on the cards Write definitions for endocrine system and hormone. Discuss why the pituitary gland is called the master gland. Compare the actions of the endocrine system with the nervous system. Relate hormone release and hormone action to the control system model.
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