4.2 Organisation 4.2.1 Principles of organisation This section is covered at KS3, so be omitted, depending on your students, or taught as an introduction to 4.1 Cell biology. Organ systems associated with the specification are the Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous, Endocrine, Reproductive and Excretory Systems. Spec ref. Summary of the Learning outcomes Suggested Opportunities to develop Opportunities to apply Self/peer assessment specification content timing scientific communication skills practical and enquiry opportunities and What most candidates should (hours) skills resources be able to do Reference to past questions that indicate success 4.2.1.1 Organisational Explain the cell, tissue, 0.5 Recap KS3 work on Using models. Torso, models or hierarchy. organ, organ system and organisation using models and images of systems, Critically evaluating organism, and be able to images of the human body and models or images of Cells are the building models to identify those give examples of each. organs. organs showing blocks of living features which are different tissues. organisms. Have an understanding of Prepare a set of cards with effectively represented the size and scale of cells, images of different body and those which are not. A tissue is a group of tissues, organs, organ organs and ask pupils to cells with a similar systems and organisms. arrange the cards into organ structure and function. systems. What is the function Describe the main systems in Organs are groups of of each organ within its the human body and their tissues working system? functions. together. Produce a flow diagram Organs are organised showing organisation in large into organ systems. organisms and relate to size. An organism is made up of several organ systems.
4.2 Organisation 4.2.1 Principles of organisation This section is covered at KS3, so be omitted, depending on your students, or taught as an introduction to 4.1 Cell biology. Organ systems associated with the specification are the Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous, Endocrine, Reproductive and Excretory Systems. Spec ref. Summary of the specification content Learning outcomes What most candidates 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 4.2.1.1 Organisational hierarchy. Cells are the building blocks of living organisms. A tissue is a group of cells with a similar structure and function. Organs are groups of tissues working together. Organs are organised into organ systems. An organism is made up of several organ systems. Explain the cell, tissue, organ, organ system and organism, and be able to give examples of each. Have an understanding of the size and scale of cells, tissues, organs, organ systems and organisms. Describe the main systems in the human body and their functions. 0.5 Recap KS3 work on organisation using models and images of the human body and organs. Prepare a set of cards with images of different body organs and ask pupils to arrange the cards into organ systems. What is the function of each organ within its system? Produce a flow diagram showing organisation in large organisms and relate to size. Using models. Critically evaluating models to identify those features which are effectively represented and those which are not. Torso, models or images of systems, models or images of organs showing different tissues.
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