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Term 1 Study Break

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Unit 1 – Year 11 Biology 

  • Read Chapter 5 – Obtaining Energy and nutrients for life.
  • Make sure you understand the key terms and definitions (pg 125).
  • Complete Chapter 5 Review Questions.
  • Create a set of study notes for Unit 1: Area of Study 1: Cells in Action
  • Download Mr Barlow’s Unit 1 and Unit 2 Biology apps from the iTunes or Google store.

 Unit 3 – Year 12 Biology

Unit 2 Exam Revision

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For the next week you are each required to produce a revision tool for two chapters to share with the class. You can create a multimedia quiz at QuizRevolution, flashcards at Flashcardsdb or a quiz, games and cards at Quizlet. The example above is from my Quizlet page.

Tessa – Chapters 9 – “Habitats, Environment and Survival” and 10 – “Physical Adapatations for Survival”

Caitlyn – Chapters 11 and 12

Matt – Chapters 13 “Ecosystems and their living communities” and Chapter 14-“Flow of Energy and Cycling of Matter”

Josh – Chapters 15 and 16

Exam Revision

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Next Wednesday afternoon you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of all the work we have covered during first semester. You will have 15 minutes reading time and 90 minutes writing time to answer 20 multiple choice questions and about 8 short answer questions. The following tips may assist you during your revision period:

Use flashcards to study definitions of key terms, vocabulary and concepts – there is an online program called flashcardsdb which can assist.

You may like to try creating mind maps, using lists of related terms to identify the links between different words and concepts.

Re-read your text, taking notes and highlighting key terms in your notes. Create revision notes by taking down the headings of each chapter and adding key words and concepts under each heading.

Visit the assessment guide online for lists of key concepts.

Look after yourself – don’t stay up late, eating junk food and studying all night. Try to get plenty of rest, eat healthy foods and get some fresh air. If your body is functioning at 100%, your brain will be working better too!

Do lots of past exam papers – at least two or three as timed exams under test conditions. Identify concepts you find difficult and spend more time revising those areas.

Read the questions carefully – make sure you understand the key words ‘identify’, ‘describe’, ‘compare’, etc and look out for negatives and exceptions.