MADINA ISLAMIC SECONDARY SCHOOL –NSANGI
SCHEME OF WORK
TEACHER: NSAMBA SUBJECT: BIOLOGY CLASS: S.3 TERM: I
WEEK/PER THEME/TOPIC COMPETENCY LEARNING TEACHING/LEARNING METHODOLOGY REFERENCES REMARKS
IOD OUTCOMES RESOURCES
WEEK ONE
BEGINNING OF TERM ONE EXAMINATIONS
25th- 1st January/February
2 RESPIRATION The learner a) appreciate the Charts showing, learners Learner centered Active biology
IN PLANTS knows the need for a the concept of surface area method through: students book
3rd- 8th Feb AND ANIMALS functions of, and to volume ratios, and Group work to three
gaseous
Gaseous clearly explaining why
2025 is able to exchange system develop
multicellular organisms
exchange recognize the communication,
like humans need
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similarities and in a multicellular specialised systems for cooperation, good Baroque NLSC
differences of, organisms gaseous exchange. listening skills
gas exchange Introduction to
3 b) identify Discussion to help in
3D model of human biology by DG
surfaces in adaptations of respiratory system, labelled critical thinking skills Mackean
10th- 15th Feb different gas exchange parts and Field tour to a health
organisms. surfaces their functions facility, health advice
2025
c) understand the Simulation of the publicity materials. Internet
structure of the mechanism of gaseous
human exchange in humans
respiratory
system, and
explain the
mechanism of
gaseous
exchange in
4 humans
d) determine and Charts demonstrating how
17th- 22th Feb understand the tar in cigarette smoke is, so
variation in the damaging to the gas
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percentage exchange surfaces in the
composition of lungs.
gases in inhaled
and exhaled air
e) understand the
dangers of
smoking and air
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pollution to gas Learners uses internet to
exchange find out the causes,
surfaces in the symptoms, and treatment
lungs of bronchitis, emphysema,
f) know the lung cancer, throat cancer,
causes, and chronic cough
symptoms and Design a poster for
treatment of secondary school students
diseases to put them off smoking
(bronchitis, tobacco and marijuana
emphysema,
lung cancer,
throat cancer,
and chronic
cough)
associated with
respiratory
organs in
humans
ACTIVITY OF INTEGRATION 1
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5 Aerobic Learner a) appreciate the •Chart showing word and -brainstorming Active biology
respiration and appreciates that importance of the symbol equations for -group discussions students book
24th- 1st anaerobic the energy living process of aerobic respiration, and -think pair share two
Feb/Mar respiration organisms use is respiration (both the site in cells where this
-Experimentation
obtained from aerobic and takes place, the Baroque
2025 anaerobic) importance of respiration NLSC
food through
b) understand and and the consequence of Book 2
aerobic or respiration failing to
outline the process Introduction to
anaerobic occur.
and site of aerobic biology by DG
respiration. • Laboratory animal,
respiration Mackean
delivery tube, stopper,
c) appreciate the calcium hydroxide
relationship solution, soda lime,
between plants and suction pump.
animals in relation •internet
to aerobic
• Chart showing word
respiration and equation for anaerobic
photosynthesis respiration in plants and
6 d) understand animals, applications of
circumstances in anaerobic respiration in
3st-8th Mar which organisms everyday life and
including humans comparison table for the
2025 use anaerobic two types of respiration
respiration • Yeast, conical flask,
e) understand and stopper, thermometer, test
outline the process tube, lime water.
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of anaerobic
7 respiration
f) carry out
10th- 15th Mar investigations to
find the products of
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anaerobic
respiration in plants
and animals
g) understand some
applications of
anaerobic
respiration in
everyday life
h) compare aerobic
with anaerobic
respiration
ACTIVITY OF
INTEGRATION 2
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8 EXCRETION The learner a) appreciate the • Chart showing waste • field tour to health
understands that need to remove products that organisms facility, listen to a medic
17th- 22th 1- Excretion in different organs unwanted need to excrete, and the or carry out research to
animals implications for living
Mar excrete different substances from the find out the causes,
cells if they were not able
waste products, bodies of living to remove them, symptoms and treatment
2025 and is able to organisms distinction between waste of kidney failure.
relate the organs b) understand the products and undigested
of excretion in process of excretion waste (faeces)
the human body in humans, • Laboratory animal
to their functions. including the loss (albino rat), dissection kit,
sterilizer, distilled
of waste products in
water, surgical gloves,
sweat, urine and soft board, dissection
through breathing guide book
9 c) understand and • Chart showing the
explain how and functions and processes
24th- 29th why the human that take place in the
Mar body reacts to kidneys, a
simulation/video
raised levels of
2025 explaining the processes
carbon dioxide of ultrafiltration and re-
absorption.
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10 d) identify the
causes, symptoms • Urine sample from
31st- 5th and treatment of normal person and
diabetic individual,
Mar/April kidney failure
Benedict’s solution,
e) understand the bieuret reagent, test tubes,
2025 need for tests to droppers, heat source, test
determine the ranks, test tubes.
presence of glucose Research reasons for and
and protein in consequences of these
urine, and explain problems.
• Internet
the significance of
the tests
11 f) recognize the
need for proper
7th- 12th disposal of human
April waste; e.g. urine
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END OF TERM EXAMS
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