Biology

Assessment

With the loss of coursework Practical Skills are assessed through written examination papers as well as a separate Practical Endorsement supported by practical workbooks. Course structure: Paper 1 - Lifestyle, Transport, Genes and Health (50%); *Topic 1 – Lifestyle, Health and Risk *Topic 2 – Genes and Health Paper 2 - Development, Plants and the Environment (50%) *Topic 3 – Voice of the Genome *Topic 4 – Biodiversity and Natural Resources A Level - examined in three written papers (120 minutes) in the summer of Upper 6: Paper 1 – The Natural Environment and Species Survival (33.3%) *Topics 1- 4 and *Topic 5 – On the Wild Side *Topic 6 – Immunity, Infection and Forensics Paper 2 – Energy Exercise and Co-ordination (33.3%) *Topics 1- 4 and *Topic 7 – Run for your Life *Topic 8 – Grey Matter Paper 3 – General and Practical Applications in Biology (33.3%) *Topics 1 – 8 *Pre-released Scientific Article