DINTHILL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

SYLLABUS OUTLINE
GRADE 10
DEPARTMENT: NATURAL SCIENCE YEAR: 2021-2022
COURSE OF STUDY: BIOLOGY
PRE-REQUISITES: GENERAL SCIENCE

Teacher Miss Nelson

Teacher’s contact information jeannet.nelson@moeschools.edu.jm

COURSE DESCRIPTION: To develop an understanding of fundamental biological

principles and concepts (such as structure and function relationships; unity in diversity),
based upon practical and theoretical knowledge of living organisms and the environment.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Duration Unit Topic Areas to be covered/ Assignments
Objectives and Tests
Term One (1) (September to December)
2 Weeks Immunity ● List and explain the Graded
(September ● List of the types of immunity; Homework
13-24) types of ● Differentiate between (September 16)
immunity. immunity and
● Explanation of immunization, Practical
immunity and ● Differentiate between Activity
immunization vaccine and vaccination; September 20
● Describe the role of
● Explanation
vaccine and blood in defending the
body and in developing Graded
vaccination in Classwork
terms of natural immunity. (September 23)
artificial, ● Explain how the
active and principles of
passive, immunization are used in
 natural passive the control of
and acquired communicable diseases

2 Weeks Transport in plants ● Explain how the Graded

(Sept 27- ● Transpiration structure of xylem Homework
Oct 8) ● External vessels is suited for their (September 30)
factors function
affecting rate ● Discuss the role of the
of transpiration process of transpiration
● Conservation in plants
of water ● Describe the effect of Test
● Structure of external factors on (October 7)
xylem and transpiration
phloem ● Discuss adaptation in
● Storage in plants to conserve water
plants and ● Explain how the
animals structure of the phloem
● Importance of is suited to its function
food storage in ● Identify the products
living stored in plants and
organism animals and the sites of
storage
● Discuss the importance
of food storage in living
organism

4 Weeks Excretion ● Distinguish between Graded

( Oct ● Differentiate egestion and excretion Classwork
11-Nov 12) between ● Discuss the importance (October 21)
egestion and of excretion in living
excretion organisms
● Importance of ● State how metabolic Practical
excretion wastes are excreted from Activity
● Excretion in
plants and animals (October 25)
plants and
● Relate the kidney to its
animals
osmoregulatory and
● Kidney and
excretion
excretory functions
Test
(November11)
3 Weeks Skeleton –Movement ● Distinguish between Quiz
(Nov 15-Dec ● Growth growth movements in (November 18)
3) movements in plants and movement in
plants and animals
animals ● Relate the structure of the Presentation
● Structure of skeleton to its function in (November 22)
human skeleton humans
● Importance of ● Discuss the importance of
locomotion in locomotion in animals
animals
 ● Mechanism of ● Describe the mechanism of Graded
movement in a movement in a human fore Classwork
human fore limb (December 2)
limb.

Term Two (2) (January to March)

8 Weeks Irritability ● Define ‘stimulus’ and Graded
(Jan 3- Mar ● Stimulus and ‘response’ Classwork
11) Response ● Describe the response of: (January 13)
● Response in (a) green plants to stimuli
plants (B) Invertebrates to
● Response in variations in light intensity, Graded
invertebrates temperature and moisture Homework
● Receptor and ● Define receptor and
(January 20)
effector effector
● Importance of ● Explain why the response
response to stimuli is important for
● Relationship the survival of organisms Presentation
among the ● Explain the relationship (February 7)
receptor, CNS & among the receptor, the
effector central nervous system and Practical
● Simple reflex the effector Activity
action ● Explain a simple reflex (February 17)
● Functions of the action
brain ● Describe the functions of Test
● Effects of drug the main regions of the (February 21)
abuse brain
● The structure of ● Discuss the physiological,
the human eye social and economic
● Accommodation effects of drug abuse
and sight ● Relate the structure of the
defects and human eye to its functions
their corrections as a sense organ
Graded
● Structure of the ● Explain accommodation;
Classwork
human skin sight defects and the
corrections of each
(March 10)
● Relate structure of the
human skin to its function
in temperature regulation
and protection
2 Weeks Growth and ● Make deductions from Graded
(March development simple investigations Classwork
14-31) ● Growth and designed to demonstrate (March 28)
development in growth in living organisms
living organism ● Describe the structure of a
● Structure of a dicotyledonous seed
dicotyledonous ● Describe the process
seed taking place within a seed
● Germination during germination
 Term 3 (April to June)
8 weeks Reproduction in man ● Compare sexual and Graded
(April 4- ● Sexual and asexual reproduction Homework
May 13) asexual ● Describe the structure (April 8)
reproduction and function of the
● Reproductive reproductive systems in
systems in humans Presentation
humans ● Describe the menstrual (April 25)
● Menstrual cycle
Cycle ● Outline the mechanism
● Pregnancy for bringing gametes Test
(ovulation, together, their fusion and (May 12)
fertilization the development of the
and embryo in humans
implantation) ● Discuss the transmission
● Development and control of Acquired
of the embryo Immune Deficiency
● Advantages Syndrome (AIDS) and
and gonorrhea
disadvantages
of birth control
● Transmission
and control of
AIDS and
gonorrhea

4 Weeks Reproduction in ● Relate the parts of a Graded

(May 16- plants flower to their functions Classwork
June 10) ● Plant/flower ● Compare the structure of (May 23)
structure and an insect pollinated
functions flower and a wind
pollinated flower Practical
● Pollination
● Distinguish between the Activity
● Fruit and seed processes of pollination (June 2)
development and fertilization
● Fruit structure ● Explain how fruit and
● Fruit and seed seed formation occur Quiz
dispersal after fertilization (June 6)
● Describe fruit structure
including adaptations
fruit and seed dispersal
ASSESSMENT MODE:
Assessment Grade percentage
Classwork 10%
Homework 10%
Class Participation 5%
Course Work
Test 15%
Total 40%
Exam Paper 1 & Paper 2 60%

Total 100%