INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SAMUI
Year 9 Curriculum
Biology
Unit 1: Life Processes & Cells
Unit 1: Life Processes & Cells
Learning Objective 1.1
Learning Objective 1.1
To describe and define the 7 characteristics of living things.
- Cambridge Curriculum Learning Objective - IGCSE Science - Coordinated (Double) - 0654
Learning Objective 1.2
Learning Objective 1.2
To describe and compare the structures of plant and animal cells and to state the functions of the organelles.
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Learning Objective 1.3
Learning Objective 1.3
To know how to set up and use a microscope and to calculate magnification of specimens seen under a microscope.
- Cambridge Curriculum Learning Objective - IGCSE Science - Coordinated (Double) - 0654
Learning Objective 1.4
Learning Objective 1.4
To define the terms diffusion and osmosis and to investigate factors that influence the rate of these processes.
- Cambridge Curriculum Learning Objective - IGCSE Science - Coordinated (Double) - 0654
Learning Objective 1.5
Learning Objective 1.5
To know what a biological catalyst is and to state the structure of large macro molecules as being made from smaller molecules.
- Cambridge Curriculum Learning Objective - IGCSE Science - Coordinated (Double) - 0654
Learning Objective 1.6
Learning Objective 1.6
To define enzymes as proteins that function as biological catalysts and explain what affects their action.
- Cambridge Curriculum Learning Objective - IGCSE Science - Coordinated (Double) - 0654