Biology
Teacher: Mrs L Hull 
Biology is taught as part of the Science course in S1 and S2. Thereafter, pupils have the opportunity to continue with Biology at Standard Grade in S3 and S4 if they wish.
Click here for an overview of Standard Grade.
Standard Grade Topics
Order of topics covered
Secondary 3
Biosphere
Animal Survival
Investigating Cells
S3 Exams
World of Plants
Secondary 4
Body in Action
Biotechnology
S4 Prelims
Inheritance
Previous Work Done by Pupils
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S3
Biosphere - The environment and the organisms within it - Blaine's Powerpoint Zoe's Powerpoint Lizzie's Powerpoint
Animal Survival
Investigating Cells
World of Plants
S4
Body in Action
Biotechnology - Examples of agar plates, with Escherichia coli and Micrococcus luteus
Inheritance
S3 are doing Animal Survival, so they have covered Digestion, working through Reproduction and then going to do the Urinary System and then how Animals respond to the environment.
S4 are on biotechnology, so they have designed an experiment to test what affect yeast has on dough, results coming soon, they have also been working with bacteria (safely) in particular Escherichia coli and Micrococcus luteus. See picture of their agar plates below. They also looked at the effect of antibiotics on the growth of bacteria. They have been looking at how the brewing and cheese making industries rely on micro-organisms. They are going to finish off by doing some work on how genetic modification (GM) happens.
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Work for Pupils this Term
S3 Investigating cells, video soon to be edited on aerobic respiration
S4 Inheritance and revision, more work will be added soon
Downloads
(Downloads are in PDF format. You may need to download Adobe Reader to view them) 
If you want to know about the course, download S2 options and assessment sheet, below.
If you need help with Standard Grade biology revision, download traffic lighting sheet, below.
If you find you need help with a particular topic, download check tests and self study and self-help documents.
| Item | Description | File Type | Size |
| Assessment Sheet | Assessment Record Sheet | PDF |
125 KB |
| Check tests list | Sheets available in class | PDF |
70 KB |
| Self-study & self-help list | Sheets available in class | PDF |
70 KB |
| S2 Options | Details of SG Biology for S2 pupils | PDF |
211 KB |
| Traffic Lighting | AHS produced sheet for Biology | PDF |
243 KB |
Links
Biology - Standard Grade Revision web pages