Scheme of Work AQA Biology Year 1 and AS (120 hours) Student Book Required One hour lessons Learning Outcomes Specification Content Skills Covered Section Practicals CHAPTER 1 and Carbohydrates (11 Hours) – 1 Biological Molecules Revisit and consolidate Ensure students are this is not 1.1 previous learning examined content. Students can write on a sticky note a definition of an atom and a molecule to elicit discussion. Revisit previous learning using Molymods to show the difference between atoms and molecules. It may be useful to introduce concepts of relative scale and units of measurement at this point. 2 Biological Molecules Recall the definition for a 3.1.1 Monomers and Polymers. 1.1 monomer and polymer Students to recall the definitions Describe the Biological Monomers are the smaller of monomers and polymers. Molecules as polymers and from which larger molecules are recall their monomers Students could be asked to define made. these terms using less than 15 Polymers are molecules made words. Students could clarify new from a number of monomers ideas using interconnecting bricks joined together. or similar and to model monomers and polymers. Students to name Monosaccharides, acids and the monomers found in living nucleotides are examples of organisms and the polymers they monomers. build.
Scheme of Work AQA Biology Year 1 and AS (120 hours) One hour lessons Learning Outcomes Specification Content Skills Covered Student Book Section Required Practicals CHAPTER 1 – and Carbohydrates (11 Hours) 1 Biological Molecules Students can write on a sticky note a definition of an atom and a molecule to elicit discussion. Revisit previous learning using Molymods to show the difference between atoms and molecules. It may be useful to introduce concepts of relative scale and units of measurement at this point. Revisit and consolidate previous learning Ensure students are this is not examined content. 1.1 2 Biological Molecules Students to recall the definitions of monomers and polymers. Students could be asked to define these terms using less than 15 words. Students could clarify new ideas using interconnecting bricks or similar and to model monomers and polymers. Students to name the monomers found in living organisms and the polymers they build. Recall the definition for a monomer and polymer Describe the Biological Molecules as polymers and recall their monomers 3.1.1 Monomers and Polymers. Monomers are the smaller from which larger molecules are made. Polymers are molecules made from a number of monomers joined together. Monosaccharides, acids and nucleotides are examples of monomers. 1.1
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