My GCSE Target Grade is / End of Cycle Teacher Assessment =
End of unit assessment type / Your end of topic assessment will be a written exam.
YEAR 10 CYCLE 5 TOPIC 2 B10,B11 & B12 :The Human Nervous System, Hormonal coordination and Homeostasis in action / Grade / Prior Knowledge / End of Topic
Apply knowledge of enzymes and osmosis to explain in detail why internal conditions need to be maintained. / 7 to 9
Evaluate in detail the benefits and risks of investigating and treating brain disorders.
Consider ethical dilemmas surrounding brain research.
Explain the role of each hormone in the menstrual cycle.
Evaluate different methods of contraception in detail.
Explain in detail how mechanisms lower or raise body temperature.
Explain the link between high levels of protein in the diet and an increase I urea concentration of urine.
Evaluate in detail a model of kidney dialysis.
Identify stimuli, receptors, coordination centres, and effectors in examples of nervous and chemical responses. / 6
Describe how regions of the brain have been mapped to particular functions.
Relate the structures of the eye to their functions.
Describe how the production of insulin for people with diabetes has developed over time.
Explain how contraceptives work and list the advantages and disadvantages of different contraceptives.
Describe the effect of ADH on the kidneys.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of treating kidney failure using dialysis or kidney transplant
Name some human internal conditions that are controlled. / 5
Show the pathway of a control system as receptor, coordination centre, effector.
Describe how hormones are chemicals secreted into the bloodstream by glands, and have an effect on a target organ.
Describe what happens during the menstrual cycle.
- State that the thermoregulatory centre in the brain monitors and controls body temperature.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of treating kidney failure using dialysis or kidney transplant.
LEARNING TOOLS
KEY POINTS / Homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions of a cell or organism to maintain optimum conditions for function in response to internal and external changes.
The nervous system uses electrical impulses to enable you to react.
The endocrine system is composed of glands that secret chemicals called hormones.
Body temperature is monitored andcontrolled by the thermoregulatory centre in the brain.
The kidneys are important for excretion and homeostasis.
KEY EQUATION
EVERYBODY READS… IN SCIENCE!
KEYWORDS / Homeostasis / Enzyme / Stimulus / Receptor / Coordinator
Effector / Response / Reaction time / Phototropism / Auxin
Neurons / Menstrual cycle / Liver / Ethical / Voluntary
Thermoregulatory / The urinary system / Relay / Dialysis / Transplant
RECOMMENDED READING / The Upright Thinkers by Leonard Mlodinow
Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain by Alan Ropper and Brian David Burrell
Required practicals / Plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time
Investigating newly germinated shoots