Contextual Framework

Competences

Resources

Families of Situations

Examples of Real-Life Situations

Categories of Actions

Examples of Actions

Content Core Knowledge

Aptitude (Skills)

Attitudes

Other Resources

Supply of Man’s Needs in Animal and Plant Resources

Understanding

Life and Life

Forms

Appropriating

Knowledge of Life and Life Forms

・ distinguishing between living and non living things;

・ describing and explaining the scientific way of acquiring knowledge and solving problems;

・ Creating observation charts and nature’s calendars;

・ constructing simple vivaria;

・ communicating scientific information;

・ describing the differences between plant and animal cells;

・ distinguishing different types of cells as the origin and building blocks of life.

Introduction to biology

1) Definition and branches

2) Relationship with other science subjects

3) Relevance to daily life

4) Characteristics of living things and differences between living and non-living things

5) Differences between plants and animals

6) Studying living things

a) The scientific approach

b) Observing living organisms (in their habitats and in the laboratory)

i) Equipment/tools for observation (lens, microscope, the five senses, etc.)

ii) Describing and reporting observations in biology

c) The cell as the basic structural and functional unit of life. This should be strictly limited to the cell as seen with the light microscope (cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus only).

i) Examples of types of cells to include plant and animal cells; reproductive and growth cells; bacterial and protoctist cells.

・ define biology and branches;

・ explain the relationship between biology and the other sciences;

・ describe and distinguish between biology related careers;

・ the role of biological knowledge in solving daily life problems;

・ differentiate between living and non-living things (animal/plant versus motor car/robots... etc.);

・ how scientists investigate nature and/or solve problems;

・ protect nature, life and life forms;

・ observe, describe and appreciate the beauty of organisms in their natural milieu;

・ communicate scientific information;

・ distinguish plant and animal cells;

・ appreciate the cell as the origin and building blocks of life.

Curiosity and sense of observation

・ Respect of others opinions

・ Interest in scientific advancement Open-mindedness

・ Patience-Love for nature

・ Team spirit and cooperation

・ Decision making and critical spirit

・ Creative thinking

・ Logical reasoning

・ Methodological action

・ Problem solving

・ Management and respect for the environment

・ Effective communication

・ Didactic materials― charts, models, microscope, etc.; biology related fields, institutions, companies, Professional