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GROUP FOUR: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Biology (available at HL only)
This course will give you an
understanding of the structure
and functioning of organisms at
all levels from the molecular level
to the whole organism. You will
be encouraged to appreciate the
diversity of life and how di昀昀erent
organisms show adaptations that
enable them to exploit di昀昀erent
environmental conditions and to
recognise that these adaptations are
a result of evolutionary change. Only
Higher level is o昀昀ered. Assessment
is by external exam papers plus
teacher-assessed practical skills. You
will also be required to participate in
a collaborative project.
The four strands of the course are:
l Unity and Diversity
l Form and Function
l Interaction and interdependence
l Continuity and change.
Within each strand we study at the
molecular, cellular, organism and
ecosystem level. The course is assessed
by exams at the end plus teacherassessed practical skills; the internal
assessment is worth 20% of your marks.
You will also take part in a collaborative
project with the Chemists and Physicists.
Previous titles for IAs include: Why do
penguins huddle?, Why is pineapple
served with gammon?
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