| Subject: Biology |
| Task: |
| Complete the activities in the transition booklet.
You should be able to rely your GCSE knowledge but do not worry if you have to do a bit of research |
| Why is this required for September? |
| These activities will give you a chance to review your GCSE skills before you start you’re A Level studies. They will enable you to identify any areas that you may need to focus on again and will enable you to start thinking as an A Level Biologist. |
| What Assessment/Feedback should you expect? |
| Activities 1-5 will be assessed through retrieval quizzes at the beginning of a lesson in the first few weeks.
Activities 6-9 will be self-assesed with any areas of concern addressed in lessons. Activities 10-16 will be used as starter activities at the beginning of lessons and will be looked at by your teachers. Activity 17 will be peer reviewed. |
| Time this task (s) should take: |
| At least 3 hours but it will depend on how much you will have remembered from GCSE. Don’t try and complete all the activities at once, and do not leave it until just before returning to school. Little and often is the key to success.
If you are struggling with an activity, leave it (not everyone will remember everything) but if possible give everything a go to the best of your ability. |
| Suggested links or other resources to support: |
| https://cognitoedu.org/course/b3-alevel-aqa
http://www.a-levelnotes.co.uk/biology-aqa-as-level-notes-new-spec.html
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| Optional Extra tasks: |
| Make a record of any scientific news articles that you read or hear about over the summer.
Here are some places to start with: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/browse-all?type=597 https://www.newscientist.com/article-topic/biology/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/biology/ https://www.hoddereducation.com/magazines/magazines-extras/biological-sciences-review-extras https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment https://www.theguardian.com/science/biology
and we have the All Saints’ Biology X feed: @AllSaintsBiol |
| How will this link to independent study tasks in September? |
| These activities have been chosen to give you a reminder of fundamental Biological concepts from GCSE. These will be built upon during the first tern of A Level in your independent study tasks and practical work. |
| For September you will need:
A lever arch folder with dividers and file paper. A scientific calculator. |
