Curriculum Shule Direct Tanzania Secondary School Form 1 Biology (New)

Biology (New) Form 1 Syllabus

  1. Demonstrate mastery of the concepts, principles and processes of Biology
    1. Describe the physiological, anatomical and ecological processes of living organisms
      1. Explain the basic concepts of Biology (meaning, branches, basic terminologies, importance and its relationship with other disciplines)
      2. Describe a cell (meaning,types, structures and functions)
      3. Describe nutrition in plants (photosynthesis, leaf structure and mineral requirements)
  2. Communicating using scientific biological terminologies
    1. Demonstrate mastery of scientific biological terminologies
      1. Explain the concept and systems of classification (meaning ,importance of classification, rules of scientific naming of organisms, artificial and natural classification systems)
      2. Describe the major groups of organisms: (Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia and Viruses)
  3. Conduct biological investigations
    1. Demonstrate mastery of basic skills for conducting biological investigations
      1. Describe the basic skills for conducting biological experiments (observation, measurement and experimentation)
      2. Carry out microscopic observation of a cell
      3. Carry out investigations related to photosynthesis (conditions necessary for photosynthesis)
    2. Prepare and present results of biological investigations
      1. Prepare and present a report on cell and photosynthesis investigations

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