Life Sciences Lessons for Grade 10
Introducing Grade 10 Life Sciences, 2021
Welcome to the 2021 Academic Year for Grade 10 in Life Sciences.
ViewImportant Biological Skills (Term 1, Week 1: 15-19 February)
Rules relating to Graphs, Scientific Drawings, and Experimenting.
ViewInorganic Compounds (Term 1, Week 2: 22-26 February)
The Chemistry of Life is introduced with a focus on Inorganic Compounds.
ViewOrganic Compounds - Part 1 (Term 1, Week 3, 1-5 March)
We introduce Organic Compounds. Continue working on the Questions in the WorkBook.
ViewOrganic Compounds, Part 2 (Term 1, Week 4, 8-12 March)
Complete our study of Organic Compounds.
ViewCell Structure (Term 1, Weeks 6 and 7, 23 March - 1 April).
To study the Plant Cells (Week 6) and Animals Cells (Week 7).
ViewMitosis (Term 1, Week 8, 6-9 April)
Study the basic way in which one cell divides itself into two cells, and why this is important.
ViewAnimal Tissues (Term 1, Week 9, 12-16 April)
Put similar plant cells together to form Simple and Complex Tissues.
ViewBiotechnology (Term 2, Week 1, 3-7 May)
We will see how we, as humans, have taken our knowledge of living things to make them work for us.
ViewThe Plant Leaf, and its Root introduced. (Term 2, Week 2, 10-14 May)
A reminder of the structure of a leaf in a dicotyledonous plant, and a look at its roots.
ViewThe Plant's Roots (completed) and its Stems. (Term 2, Week 3, 17-21 May)
Finish studying the root structure, and then study the stem.
ViewTransport of Water in Plants (Term 2, Week 4, 24-28 May)
Over two weeks, study the structures and systems of how water and food are moved through the plant.
ViewTransport of Food in Plants (Term 2, Week 5, 31 May - 4 June)
Study the Movement of Food through the plant, and complete the questions of this section.
ViewSupporting Systems and Movement in Animals (Term 2, Week 6, 7-11 June)
Study the structures of bones, joints and muscles in the human, and how they work together.
ViewBlood Transport in Humans, Part 1 (Term 2, Week 7, 14-18 June)
The Human Heart and our Circulatory Systems.
ViewBlood Transport, Part 2 (Term 2, Week 8, 21-25 June)
A focus on Blood Vessels and the Lymphatic System.
ViewBiosphere and Biomes (Term 3, Weeks 1-2, 26 July - 6 August)
Defining our Biospheres, and then studying in detail the Biomes of South Africa, on land and in the water.
ViewEcosystems and Abiotic Factors (Term 3, Week 3, 10-13 August)
A detailed reminder of what Ecosystems are, and the Abiotic Factors involved.
ViewBiotic Factors and Energy Flow (Term 3, Week 4, 16-20 August)
A study of the possible living organisms in an ecosystem, and how they eat each other and so cause a flow of food energy through that system.
ViewNutrient Cycles (Term 3, Week 5, 23-27 August)
Look at the Cycles followed by each of four different Nutrients, and then look at the role of Ecotourism.
ViewBiodiversity (Term 3, Week 6, 30 August - 3 September)
A focus on different types of Biodiversity, especially in South Africa.
ViewClassification (Term 3, Week 7, 6-10 September)
How and why we Classify Plants and Animals into different groups, and then how we name each group.
ViewHistory of Life (Term 3, Week 8, 13-17 September)
The history of Life on Earth, as supported by our evidence.
ViewCambrian Explosion (Term 3, Weeks 9 and 10, 20 September - 1 October)
In the Cambrian Period, a sudden growth occurred in the number of different living organisms.
ViewMass Extinctions (Term 4, Week 1, 11-15 October)
A study of the five mass extinctions we have identified in our History of Life, and a discussion of our (present) sixth extinction.
ViewFossil Studies (Term 4, Week 2, 18-22 October)
The formation of fossils, their different types, and how they are dated. Also, the process of Continental Drift discussed.
ViewFossils in South Africa, and in Tourism (Term 4, Week3, 25-29 October)
Details of important fossil finds in South Africa, and the popularity of fossils for Tourists.
ViewMicroscopes (Term 1, Week 5, 15-19 March)
The structure of a microscope, the names of its parts, how they work, and how to make a wet-mount on a slide.
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