SCHEME OF WORK

2024/2025
EDITION FOUR
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
Class: 9-aad (F1)

School: _________________________________

Teacher: ___________________________________

Number of Periods Per Week: ______________________

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TERM 1
WEEK UNIT LESSON OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES REFERENCES T/L AIDS REM
ARK
1 Chapter One  1.1 Introduction At the end of this chapter students will be Work out all the following Biology, Secondary Projector,
Introduction able to: activities: form one, pg 1-2 Board.
to Biology to Biology.
 1.2Branches of  Describe Biology. Activity 1: lesson 1.1, page 2 Biology, Secondary
 Describe the branches of Biology. Activity 2: lesson 1.2, page 2 form one, pg 2-3
Biology.
Activity 3: lesson 1.2, page 3
 1.3The  Explain the importance of Biology in
Biology, Secondary
importance of our daily life. form one, pg 4

studying Biology.

2 1.4 Characteristics At the end of this chapter students will be  The movement of animals is Biology, Secondary Projector,
of living things. able to: clear and fast, while the form one, pg 5 – 7 Board.
 1.5 Comparison movements of plants is Biology, Secondary
between plants  Outline the characteristics of living unclear and slow. Why? form one, pg 8
and animals. things.  State other Differences
 Differentiate between plants and between plants and animals,
animals. which are not mentioned in
table 1.
3 Chapter  2.1 Cell and its At the end of this chapter students will be Work out all the following Biology Book, Projector,
two: The cell able to: activities: Secondary form Board.
Discovery.
structure one, pg 10 – 13
and function  2.2 Size and  Explain the discovery of the cell. Activity 1: lesson 2.1, page 11. Biology, Secondary
 State the cell theory. Activity 2: lesson 2.1, page 12. form one, pg 13- 15
shape of cells.  Justify why cells are different in size Activity 3: lesson 2.2, page 14.
and shape.
 Differentiate between Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic cells.
4  2.3The  Explain the parts of light microscope Work out all the following Biology Book, Projector,
microscopes. and their functions. activities: Secondary form Board.
 Identify the parts of light Activity 4: lesson 2.3, page 15. one, pg 15 – 20
microscope and state their functions. Activity 5: lesson 2.3, page 16.
Activity 6: lesson 2.3, page 18.
Activity 7: lesson 2.3, page 19.
Activity 8: lesson 2.3, page 21.

Subject: Biology 2 Class: F1 (9-aad)

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5  2.4The structure  Draw and label plant and animal Activity 9: lesson 2.4, page 22. Biology Book, Projector,
of Eukaryotic cell cells as seen under light and electron Activity 10: lesson 2.4, page 24. Secondary form Board.
microscope. . one, pg 22 – 32
 Tell functions of the cell wall.
 Mention functions of internal organs
of plant and animal cells.
6  2.5 Differences  Compare and contrast between Activity 11:lesson 2.4, page 31 Biology Book, Projector,
between plant and plant and animal cells. Question lesson 2.5, page 32: Secondary form Board.
animal cells.  Differentiate between diffusion and State at least other four one, pg 32 – 34
osmosis. differences between plant and
 Describe active transport. animal cells.
 Describe the cell division and its
types.
7  2.6 The cell  Explain the concept of cell Activity 12: lesson 2.6, page 35. Biology Book, Projector,
division. differentiation and formation of Activity 13: lesson 2.6, page 36. Secondary form Board.
 2.7 tissues, organs and organ systems. one, pg 34
Transportation  Outline the importance of cell Biology, Secondary
across the cell differentiation and formation of form one, pg 35
membrane.
tissues.


8  3.1Differentiation  Define tissue. Activity 1: Lesson 3.1 Page 41. Biology Book, Projector,
Chapter and specialization  Classify plant tissues. Activity 2: Lesson 3.2 Page 43. Secondary form Board.
three: The of cells.  Name the various kinds of plant Activity 3: Lesson 3.2 Page 44. one, pg 41 – 43.
Tissues:  3.2 Plant tissues tissues. Activity 4: Lesson 3.2 Page 46. Biology Book,
Structure and Activity 5: Lesson 3.2 Page 47. Secondary form
Function Activity 6: Lesson 3.2 Page 48. one, pg 43- 49
Activity 7: Lesson 3.2 Page 49.
9  3.3 Animal  List types of animal tissues Activity 8: Lesson 3.3 Page 49. Biology Book, Projector,
Tissues  Describe the structure and function Activity 9: Lesson 3.3 Page 51. Secondary form Board.
of various kinds of epithelial tissues. Critical thinking: How do the one, pg 49 – 59
 Discuss the structure and function of connective tissues get food?
various kinds of convective tissues. Lesson 3.3 Page 53.
 Explain the structure and function of Activity 10: Lesson 3.3 Page 56.
muscular tissues. Activity 11: Lesson 3.3 Page 58.
 Draw a labeled diagram of a neuron. Activity 12: Lesson 3.3 Page 59.

10  3.4Levels of  Describe and fully explain levels of Draw an image showing the Biology Book, Projector,
organization-from organizations from cell to organism. structure of levels of Secondary form Board.
cell to organism. organization from cell to one, pages 59 – 63.

Subject: Biology 3 Class: F1 (9-aad)

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organism. Lesson 3.4 page: 60

11 Chapter  4.1 Meaning and  Explain the concept of taxonomy Activity 1: Lesson 4.1 Page 65. Biology Book, Projector,
Four: importance of and classification. Mention: The early systems of Secondary form Board.
Principles of Taxonomy and  Group living things according to classification. one, pages 64 – 65.
classification classification. their similarities and differences. Biology Book,
.  4.2 Early systems  State the importance of classifying Secondary form
of classification.
living things. one, pg 66
 Describe early systems of
classification.
 Mention the main principles that
Linnaeus followed in early system of
classification.
12  4.3 Taxonomic  List the taxonomic units from the Activity 2: Lesson 4.3 Page 67. Biology Book, Projector,
Units of largest to the smallest. Activity 3: Lesson 4.3 Page 68. Secondary form Board.
classification.  Explain the system of binomial one, pages 67 – 68.
 4.4 Modern nomenclature and rules followed Biology Book,
classification. when writing scientific names. Secondary form
 Mention the five kingdoms of living one, pg 68- 70
organisms.
13  4.5 Scientific  Fully understand the scientific Write down the rules followed Biology Book, Projector,
name of naming of organisms. in the writing of scientific Secondary form Board.
organisms.  Mention the rules followed in the names. one, pages 70 – 72.
writing of scientific naming.
 Describe the dichotomous key.
14 Chapter  5.1 Definition and  Define a virus and discuss its Activity 1: Lesson 5.1. Page 76. Biology Book, Projector,
Five: Discovery of discovery. Activity 2: Lesson 5.1. Page 76. Secondary form Board.
Viruses. Viruses.  Describe the structure of viruses. Activity 2: Lesson 5.2. Page 77. one, pg 76.
 5.2 Structure of Biology Book,
viruses. Secondary form
one, pg 76-77

15  5.3  Describe the shape and size of Write down the characteristics Biology Book, Projector,
Characteristics of viruses. of viruses. Secondary form Board.
viruses.  Describe characteristics of viruses. Briefly discuss size and shape one, pages 77.
 5.4 Size and of viruses. Biology Book,
shape of viruses. Secondary form
one, pg 78

16 1  5.5 Classification  Outline classification of viruses. Jot down how viruses are Biology Book, Projector,
of viruses.
Subject: Biology 4 Class: F1 (9-aad)
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classified. Secondary form Board.

one, pages 78 – 80.
17 5.7Reproduction in Activity 4: Lesson 5.6. Page 82. Secondary form Projector
viruses.  Discuss viral reproduction and the one, pages 80- 82 board
life cycle of bacteriophages
18 Revision, Midterm exams

TERM 2
WEEK LESSON TOPIC/SUB OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES REFERENCES T/L AIDS REMARK
TOPIC
1 Opening and Revision
2 1  Importance of  . Delineate the significance of Workout all chapter Questions: Biology Book, Board.
viruses. viruses. Page: 84-86 Secondary form
  one, pages 82.
3 1-2  Define the the Workout all chapter Questions:  Describe the characteristics Biology Book, Projector,
viroids and Page: 84-86. of Bacteria. Secondary form Board.
Prions. one, pages 82 – 86.
4  Characteristics  Activity 1: Lesson 6.1. Page 88. Biology Book, Projector,
Chapter 6 of Bacteria. Secondary form Board.
one, pages 88.
5  Classification of  Outline the main groups of Activity 2: Lesson 6.2. Page 88- Biology Book, Projector,
Bacteria. Eubacteria and Archaeabacteria. 89. Secondary form Board.
one, pages 88-91.
6  Shapes of  Identify the shapes of Bacteria. Activity 3: Lesson 6.3. Page 92. Biology Book, Projector,
Bacteria.  Link between different bacterial Activity 4: Lesson 6.3. Page94. Secondary form Board.
structures and their functions. one, pages 92-94.
7  The structure of  Describe the structure of bacterial Activity 5: Lesson 6.4. Page 97. Biology Book, Projector,
Bacterial cell. cell. Secondary form Board.
one, pages 95-98.
8  The structure of  Describe the structure of bacterial Activity 5: Lesson 6.4. Page 97. Biology Book, Projector,
Bacterial cell. cell. Activity 6: Lesson 6.4. Page 98. Secondary form Board.
Activity 7: Lesson 6.4. Page 98. one, pages 95-98.
9  Nutrition in  Mention how bacteria feed on. Describe: The mode of Biology Book, Projector,
Bacteria.  Describe how bacteria respirate. nutrition in Bacteria. Secondary form Board.
 Respiration in  Compare the bacterial types in Explain: Respiration in one, pages 99.
Bacteria. terms of feeding and breathing. Bacteria.
10  Bacterial  Explain how bacteria reproduce. Activity 8: Lesson 6.7. Page Secondary form Projector,
Reproduction.  Describe bacterial growth. 100. one, pages 99-100. Board.
Subject: Biology 5 Class: F1 (9-aad)
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11  Importance of  Discuss the role of bacteria in the Write down: The importance Secondary form Projector,
Bacteria. field of environment, agriculture of Bacteria. one, pages 101-105. Board.
and biotechnology. Work out: Chap 6 Questions:
 Make a model for Bacterial cell. Starting from Page 102-105.
12 Chapter 7  General  Describe the general characteristic Classify protists according to Secondary form Projector,
characteristics of of protista their mode of nutrition one, pages 106-107. Board.
Protists.  State the importance of Protists Identify the diseases caused
by protists.
13  Classification of  Explain animal like protist What is animal like protists Secondary form Projector,
Protista. (protozoans) one, pages 107-110. Board.
 What are the characteristics of phylum
ciliophora?
14  Phylum  Explain Differentiate phylum Sarcosine Secondary form Projector,
Sarcodina  A) phylum Sarcondina and Mastigaphora one, pages 110-114. Board.
 B) phylum Mastigohora What is the disease that
leihmania caused by?
What is the meaning of no
motile?
15  Plant like  What is the other name of Secondary form Projector,
protest. plant like protest? one, pages 114-116 Board.
What are the phylas plant like
protist?
16  Pylum  Define phycobilin What are the importance of Secondary form Projector,
Rhodophyta .  What is an Algae? protists ? one, pages 116-118. Board.
17  Chapter Work the chapter review questions Secondary form Blackboard
questions one, pages 118-120
18 Revision, Final Examination

Subject: Biology 6 Class: F1 (9-aad)