BIOLOGY - Third secondary
Grade Levels:
Educational System: National English
1. Understanding the structural and functional organization in living organisms
Learning Targets:
1. Analyze mechanisms of support and movement in different organisms
2. Explain hormonal coordination and its role in maintaining homeostasis
3. Compare reproductive strategies across different organisms
4. Describe immune system functions and defense mechanisms
5. Relate biological structures to their specific functions
6. Demonstrate understanding of organismal adaptation to environments
Modules
1. Unit One Structure & Function in Living Organisms
1. 1. Chapter One: Support and movement in living organisms
Learning Outcomes:
1. Recognize the concept of movement in living organisms.
2. Recognize the concept of support in living organisms.
3. Explain the reason for twining tendrils around a support.
4. Differentiate between pulling movement by tendrils and pulling roots of corms and bulbs.
5. Mention the functions of the muscular system in humans.
6. Recognize the structure of muscles.
7. Explain the mechanism of movement in humans.
8. Link the structure and function of both the skeletal system and muscular system.
1. 2. Chapter Two: Hormonal Co-ordination in living organisms
Learning Outcomes:
1. Determine the scientific efforts to discover hormones.
2. Determine the importance of auxins in plants.
3. Determine the function of hormones.
4. Mention the endocrine glands in humans.
5. Determine the characteristics of hormones.
6. Compare between exocrine and endocrine glands in humans.
7. Determine the role of the pituitary gland as a master gland.
8. Determine the role of some glands such as the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.
9. Determine the role of the pancreas in regulating blood sugar levels.
10. Know the effects of hypo- and hypersecretion of hormones.