LEVEL  3  NCEA

BIOLOGY   (BIO 3) - 2008

AS

Title

Credits

Internal/

External

Date

3.1

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of the ecological niche of an organism with guidance

5

I

Term 2

3.2

Research a contemporary biological issue

3

I

Term 2-3

3.3

Describe gene expression

4

E

Term 3

3.4

Describe animal behaviour and plant responses in relation to environmental factors

4

E

Term 1

3.5

Describe patterns of evolution

2

E

Term 3

3.6

Describe applications of biotechnological techniques to meet human needs and demands

3

I

Term 4

3.7

Describe trends in human biological and cultural evolution

3

I

Term 1-2

Total Credits

    24

Time

Topic

Achievement / Unit Standards

Internal / Credits

Approximate Date

Credits

5-6 weeks

Oxidation – Reduction Reactions

-          Oxidizing and Reducing agents

-          Volumetric Analysis involving oxidation-reduction reactions

-          Principles and examples of electrochemical cells

-          Electrode potentials and their uses

3.2    Determine the composition of an oxidant or reductant by titration

3.3    Describe oxidation – reduction processes

I

( 2 periods)

E

Mid March

Late November

2

3

4 – 5 weeks

Atomic Structure Bonding and related properties

- Radioactivity, electron configurations

- Periodic trends – ionization energy , atomic radii , ionic radii , electronegativity

- Covalent bonding and Lewis structures of Transition Metals

3.4   Describe selected atomic ,   

         molecular and ionic properties

E

Late November

3

3 weeks

Energetics of Chemical and Physical Processes ( Thermo chemistry )

- Absolute Temperature, weak and strong attractive forces

- Weak intermolecular forces and hydrogen bonding

- Endothermic and exothermic reactions

- Calculations of enthalpy change using bond energies and ∆H values

3.6   Describe and use thermo chemical

         principles

E

Late November

3

2-3 weeks

Extended Investigation

3.1 Carry out an extended practical  

       investigation into variations in the   

       amounts of a substance

I

Term 2

4

5 weeks

Organic Chemistry

-          Isomerism

-          Properties and reactions of alcohols, alkyl halides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, polymers

3.5 Describe the properties and reactions of organic compounds containing selected functional groups.

E

Late November

4

6 weeks

Equilibrium Systems

- Equilibrium

2.5  Describe the structural formulae and reactions of compounds containing selected organic functional groups

E

Late November

4