Year 11 (Preliminary) Course <\/strong>[Board Developed] 2 units The new Biology syllabus has been developed using the established NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabus development process. The syllabus includes Australian curriculum content and reflects the new directions of the Stronger HSC Standards reforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Students in ESL English may struggle with the literacy and language requirements of the Biology course.) Biology can be studied ON ITS OWN or alongside ONE or TWO other Science courses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Course Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Biology is the science of life. It concerns itself with\u202fthe ways in which living things interact with each other and the environment and how life has developed during the course of the\u202fEarth\u2019s history. Biologists study the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution and distribution of living organisms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This course covers the rich diversity and interconnectedness of life while exploring solutions to health and sustainability issues in a changing world. Areas of focus will include the role of photosynthesis and respiration; ecological relationships in coastal habitats; the application of biotechnologies to induce genetic change; the human body\u2019s immune response to infectious disease; and the range of technologies used to control, prevent and treat non-infectious disease. Students will study biological processes at small and large scales: from cells to rainforests. The coursework involves, research, experimentation, modelling and case studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Related careers areas include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The course builds on particular understandings, skills and attitudes that students have acquired during their K-10 Science course.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n With sufficient effort and application over two years, students from classes 10A1, A2, A3, B1 and B2 and the top half of all other classes should be able to\u00a0make a success of their studies in Biology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Internal assessment for both Preliminary and HSC courses is measured against the following criteria: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Course Description Year 11 (Preliminary) Course [Board Developed] 2 unitsYear 12 (HSC) Course [Board Developed] 2 units The new Biology syllabus has been developed using the established NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabus development process. The syllabus includes Australian curriculum content and reflects the new directions of the Stronger HSC Standards reforms. (Students in ESL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":3402,"menu_order":26,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3431","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3431"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4053,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3431\/revisions\/4053"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Year 12 (HSC) Course<\/strong> [Board Developed] 2 units<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Modules Covered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
PRELIMINARY COURSE (Y11) 120 Hours including 10 hours of depth studies<\/strong><\/td> HSC COURSE (Y12) 120 Hours including 10 hours of depth studies<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Focus Area 1\u00a0
Cells as the Basis of Life Focus Area 2
Cells to Systems Focus Area 3
Evolution and Ecosystems<\/td>Focus Area 4
Heredity Focus Area 5
Diseases Focus Area 6
Biodiversity Focus Area 7
Biotechnology<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAssessment \u2013 HSC course only<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT<\/strong><\/td> WEIGHTING<\/strong><\/td> INTERNAL ASSESSMENT<\/strong><\/td> WEIGHTING<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> All Focus Areas 1-7 to be assessed in a formal HSC Examination<\/td> New HSC Examination specifics\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad are not yet available.<\/td> A maximum of four formal assessment tasks which may include:
Investigations and practical skills
Research and presentations
Examination
Depth Study (10 hours)<\/td>About 20%
About 20%
About 30%
About 30%<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> 100%<\/td> <\/td> 100%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n