ANNUAL LESSON PLAN

BIOLOGY
FORM 4 2010

EXERCISES
(MINIMUM REQUIREMENT)
EXPERIMENT
WEEK DATE TOPIC LEARNING AREA PAPER PAPER PAPER
(MINIMUM REQUIREMENT)
1 2 3
OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED ESSAY Q1 Q2

04/01/10-
1 ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
08/01/10

11/01/10- 1 1.1 Understanding the study of Biology

2 15/01/10 INTRODUCTION 15
TO BIOLOGY
1.2 Applying scientific investigation
Activity 2.1 & 2.2 *
3 18/01/10- 2.1 Understanding cell structure and function To determine the structures
22/01/10 found in animal cell and plant
2 cell
CELL
15 2 2
4 25/01/10- STRUCTURE 2.2 Understanding cell organisation
29/01/10 AND CELL 2.3 Appreciating the uniqueness of the cell
ORGANISATION

5 01/02/10- 3 3.1 Analysing the movement of substances

05/02/10 MOVEMENT OF across the plasma membrane
SUBSTANCES 30 2 2 2
ACROSS THE 3.2 Understanding the movement of Activity 3.5: Studying the effect
6 08/02/10- PLASMA substances across the plasma membrane of hypotonic, hypertonic and
12/02/10 MEMBRANE in everyday life isotonic solutions on plant cells

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 Activity 3.6: *
Determining the concentration
of an external solution which is
isotonic to the cell sap of a
plant. (page 30)

7 17/02/10- 3.3 Appreciating the movement of

19/02/10 substances across the plasma membrane

8 22/02/10- 4.1 Understanding the chemical composition

25/02/10 4 of the cell
CHEMICAL 4.2 Understanding carbohydrates
COMPOSITION 4.3 Understanding proteins
30 2 2
OF THE CELL

9 01/03/10- 4.4 Understanding lipids

05/03/10 4.5 Understanding enzymes

10 08/03/10- 4.5 Understanding enzymes Activity 4.3: Investigate the

12/03/10 effects of temperature on the
breakdown of starch by
amylase (page 36-38) *
4 Activity 4.4 : Studying the
CHEMICAL effect of pH on the activity of
COMPOSITION pepsin (page 39-41)
OF THE CELL
13/03/10-
21/03/10 CUTI PERTENGAHAN PENGGAL 1

11 22/03/10- 4.6 Realising the importance of the chemical

26/03/10 composition in cells

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12 29/03/10- 5.1 Understanding mitosis
02/04/10
5
05/04/10- CELL DIVISION 30 2 2
13 5.2 Understanding meiosis
09/04/10
5.3 Appreciating the movement of
12/04/10-
14 chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis
16/04/10

6.1 Understanding types of nutrition Activity 6.1: Determining the

19/04/10- 6.2 Applying the concept of balanced diet energy value in food samples
15
23/04/10 (page 61 – 62)*

6.3 Understanding malnutrition Activity 6.3: Determining the

26/04/10-
16 6.4 Analysing food digestion vitamin C content in various
30/04/10
6 fruit juices (page 65 – 66)
NUTRITION
30 3 3 2 1
6.5 Understanding the process of absorption
and assimilation of digested food
6.6 Understanding of formation of faeces and
03/05/10-
defaecation
17 06/05/10
6.7 Evaluating eating habits
6.8 Realising the importance of a healthy
digestive system

6.9 Understanding the importance of

10/05/10- macronutrient and micronutrient in
18
14/05/10 plants

17/05/10-
19 MID -YEAR EXAMINATION
21/05/10

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20 MID- YEAR EXAMINATION
27/05/10
31/05/10-
21 MID- YEAR EXAMINATION
04/06/10
05/06/10-
MID- YEAR BREAK
20/06/10

6.10 Understanding photosynthesis

21/06/10-
22 6.11 Understanding the mechanism of
25/06/10
photosynthesis

6.12 Synthesising factors affecting Activity 6.4 : To investigate the

28/06/10-
23 photosynthesis effect of light intensity on the
02/07/10 6
6.13 Practising a caring attitude towards plants rate of photosynthesis
NUTRITION

6.14 Understanding the technology used in Activity 6.15: Preparing a

food production portfolio on the technological
05/07/10-
6.15 Evaluating the technology development in development of food
24 09/07/10
food processing processing
(page 80)

7.1 Understanding the respiratory process in Activity 7.2: Investigating the

energy production process of anaerobic
12/07/10-
7.2 Analysing the respiratory structures and respiration in yeast
25 16/07/10
breathing mechanisms in human and (page 85-87) *
7 animals 30 2 2 1
RESPIRATION
7.3 Understanding the concept of gaseous Activity 7.4: Observing graphics
exchange across the respiratory surfaces and live specimen of
19/07/10-
26 and transport of gases in human. respiratory structures
23/07/10
(page 80-90)

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 Activity 7.6: Investigating the
differences between inhaled
26/07/10- 7.4 Understanding the regulatory mechanism and exhaled air in terms of
27 30/07/10 in respiration oxygen and carbon dioxide
contents.
(page 93 – 94)

7.5 Realising the importance of maintaining a

02/08/10-
healthy respiratory system
28 06/08/10
7.6 Understanding respiration in plants

29 09/08/10- 8.1 Understanding the abiotic and biotic

13/08/10 components of the environment

8.2 Understanding the processes of

16/08/10- colonisation and succession in an
30
20/08/10 ecosystem

8 30 2 2 1
8.3 Synthesising ideas in population ecology Activity 8.5: Investigating the
DYNAMIC
distribution of plants using the
ECOSYSTEM
quadrat sampling technique
(page 111-112)
23/08/10- Activity 8.6: Estimating the
31
26/08/10 population size of garden snails
using capture, mark, release
and recapture technique
(page 113-114)

32 30/08/10- 8.4 Understanding the concept of biodiversity Activity 8.8: Collecting stamps
03/09/10 of local plants and animals

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 (page 115-116)

04/09/10-
CUTI PERTENGAHAN PENGGAL 2
12/09/10

33 13/09/10- 8.5 Understanding the impact of

17/09/10 microorganisms on life
8.6 Appreciating biodiversity

9.1 Evaluating human activities that Activity 9.2: Investigating the

20/09/10- endangered an ecosystem level of pollution in several
34
24/09/10 different sources of water
(page 128 – 129)

30 2 2 1
35 27/09/10- 9.1 Evaluating human activities that
01/10/10 9 endangered an ecosystem
ENDANGERED
ECOSYSTEM
9.2 Understanding the greenhouse effect and
thinning of the ozone layer
04/10/10- 9.3 Realising the importance of proper
36
08/10/10 management of development activities
and the ecosystem

37 11/10/10- REVISION
15/10/10

12/10/10-
38
16/10/10 REVISION

19/10/10-
39 REVISION
23/10/10

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40 FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION
29/10/10

41 01/11/10- FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

04/11/10

42 08/11/10- FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

12/11/10

43 15/11/10- DISCUSSION OF FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

19/11/10

44 20/11/10
03/01/11 FINAL YEAR HOLIDAY

NOTE :

* EXPERIMENTS THAT SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT FOR PeKA