中等学校9年生から11年生向け生物学（コース1）

Students will learn about the first aspects of the Biology specification/curriculum for secondary school biology.

The course objective is to develop strong critical skills and build a knowledge bank on the foundation specific to high school biology.

Week 1 topics and Lessons structure 
*Live session 1 
1. Cell biology
a. Plant and animal cell
*live session 2 
b. Specialized cell
c. Movement for substances  experiment on osmosis in a plant using potato strip(attached instructions are in the resources section )

Lesson structure 
Both lessons lesson structure 
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Starter activity and reflection
3. Course content introduction and analysis
4. Worksheet completion/ online quizzes
5. Class discussion and sharing of learning experiences and key points

Week 2
Topics to be covered :

*live session 1 
2 Organization of animals
a. Hierarchy in humans
b. common tissues and organs in humans
c.Digestive system
d. Food chemistry: Food sources and nutrients

*Lives session 2
e.Enzymes
f.Blood and blood vessels 
g.Heart

Both lessons lesson structure 
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Starter activity and reflection
3. Course content introduction and analysis
4. Worksheet completion/ online quizzes
5. Class discussion and sharing of learning experiences and key points

Week 3
*Live Session 1 
3. Organization in Plants
a. Plant tissue and organs
b.Growing plants at home experiment

*Lives session 2
c.Evaporation, transpiration
d.Photosynthesis
E.Respiration  

Both Lesson structure 

1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Starter activity and reflection
3. Course content introduction and analysis
4. Worksheet completion/ online quizzes
5. Class discussion and sharing of learning experiences and key points


This course is highly student-centred. Students will get opportunities to share knowledge, ask questions and have paired discussions. 
Teaching styles and techniques include time-paired-share, discovery learning, lecturing, class discussions, video presentation and animation. 

No prior knowledge is needed, and although the lesson builds content, students can join at any point through the lesson, as lesson design does not test for prior learning.