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Investigating the Human Body Curriculum links: VCE
Curriculum links: VCE
The following activities support VCE Biology Units 1&3, Psychology Units 2&3, Physical Education Unit 2.
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VCE Study
VCE Biology
Activities
Unit 1: Unity and Diversity
Outcome 1
Area of Study 1: Cells in action
Key knowledge
• Cell structure: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells at light and electron microscope
levels; cellular organisation
• Cell functioning: specialised parts of cells and their functions; biochemical
processes including photosynthesis and cellular respiration in terms of
inputs and outputs; general role of enzymes in biochemical activities of
cells;
• Composition of cells: major groups for organic and inorganic substances
including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, water, minerals,
vitamins; general role in cell structure and function;
• Internal and external environments of cells: plasma membranes; membrane
transport including diffusion, osmosis, active transport; surface area to
volume ratio;
• Cell replication: purposes of cell replication (mitosis and cytokinesis); cell
growth, cell size and cell division.
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to design, conduct and
report on a practical investigation
related to cellular structure, organization
and processes.
Year 9 - VCE On-site student activities
Classroom Activities 14 - 22:
Classroom Activities 23 - 36:
Activity 15 Getting to know cells
Activity 16 What is a cell made up of?
Activity 19 Cell detective
Activity 20 Cells mean life
Activity 29 Low lactose yoghurt
Activity 30 Bacteria under magnification
VCE Biology Unit 1: Unity and Diversity
Outcome 2
Area of study 2: Functioning organisms
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to describe and explain
the relationship between features and
requirements of functioning organisms
and how these are used to construct
taxonomic systems.
Key knowledge
• Common requirements of living things
Obtaining nutrients: organic and inorganic requirements; autotrophs;
heterotrophs
Obtaining energy” inputs and outputs of photosynthesis; structural features of
photosynthetic organisms
Processing nutrients: features of effective systems in heterotrophs; examples
of systems in different animals
Distributing materials: features of effective transport systems; example of
transport systems in multicellular organisms
Removing wastes: nature of waste products and toxic substances; excretory
mechanisms and systems
Exchanging gases: features of effective surfaces of gaseous exchange;
mechanisms and systems of gaseous exchange in multicellular organisms;
process of diffusion;
Reproduction: asexual and sexual reproduction; mechanisms and systems of
reproduction in unicellular and multicellular organisms;
Year 9 - VCE On-site student activities
Classroom activities 23 - 36:
Activity 26 Extracting DNA from onion
Activity 27 The Male and female
reproductive systems
Activity 28 Life goes on.
Activity 32 Evolution of bacteria –
resistance to antibiotics
Activity 33 Viruses
Classifying organisms; purposes, principles, hierarchy of biological
classification; features typically used in constructing major taxonomic groups
VCE Biology Unit 3: Signatures of life
Outcome 1
Area of Study 1: Molecules of Life
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to analyse and evaluate
evidence from practical investigations
related to biochemical processes.
Key knowledge
•
The chemical nature of the cell, The structure and function of DNA and
RNA
The structure and function of diversity of proteins: the proteome
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Applications of molecular biology in medicine including the design of drugs
and in medical diagnosis.
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Classroom activities 23 - 36:
Activity 25 Cells, chromosomes, genes
and DNA
Activity 26 Extracting DNA from onion
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Investigating the Human Body Curriculum links: VCE
VCE Biology
Outcome 2
Unit 3: Signatures of life
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to describe and explain
coordination and regulation of an
organism’s immune responses to
antigens at the molecular level.
Area of Study 2: Detecting and Responding
Key knowledge
• Coordination and regulation- stability and change in the internal environment roles of nervous and endocrine systems
• Signalling molecules: neurotransmitters, hormones. Signal transduction;
signals, membrane receptors; responses;
• Immune response
Structure and overall function of the lymphatic system
Non-specific: inflammatory response; phagocytosis; blood clotting
Specific immune response: T-cell lymphocytes and cell-mediated response;
B-cell lymphocytes and humoral response, antigens and antibodies;
memory cells.
Year 9 - VCE On-site student activities
Classroom activities 23 - 36:
Activity 31 Bugs, germs, and killer cells
Activity 34 The brain
Activity 35 Brain mapping
Activity 36 Medical imaging technology
VCE Psychology
Outcome 1
Unit 2:
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to explain the roles of
the neurons, synapses,
neurotransmitters and neuro
modulators, and describe the functions
of the central nervous system.
Area of Study 1: Introduction to neurons and nervous system
Key knowledge
• model of the nervous system, including central nervous system (brain, spinal
cord) and peripheral system;
• structure and function of sensory neurons, interneurons, motor neurons in
the reception and transmission of information throughout the body;
• process of neural impulse transmission, including the mechanism, action
potential and the direction of transmission along the axon;
• role of neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in this process;
• major functions of the spinal cord: to pass sensory information from the
peripheral nervous system to the brain, to transmit information from the brain
to the peripheral nervous system and to the spinal reflex;
• role of the somatic nervous system and the role of the autonomic nervous
system (ANS);
• interference to the functions of the nervous system;
• ethical principles associated with psychological studies of the nervous
system.
Year 9 - VCE On-site student activities
Classroom activities 23 - 36:
Activity 34 The brain
Activity 35 Brain mapping
Activity 36 Medical imaging technology
VCE Psychology
Outcome 1
Unit 3:
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to explain the major
functions of the brain including cortical
lobes and hemispheric specialisation,
and the role of the nervous system, and
evaluate the strengths and limitations of
brain research methods.
Area of Study 1: Brain and nervous system
Key knowledge
• structure of the cerebral cortex: cerebral hemispheres, corpus callosum;
• functions of the four lobes of the cerebral cortex in the control of motor,
somatosensory, visual and auditory processing in humans: frontal lobe
(including Broca’s area), parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe
(including Wernicke’s area);
• hemispheric specialisation: the cognitive and behavioural functions of the
right and left hemispheres of the cerebral cortex, non-verbal versus verbal and
analytical functions, findings of research on intact brains;
• brain research methods and their value and limitations including case
studies, brain stimulation, brain recording and imaging techniques, including
electroencephalograph (EEG), computerised tomography (CT), position
emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI);
• divisions of the nervous system: central nervous system, peripheral nervous
system (somatic and autonomic);
• roles of the sympathetic and para-sympathetic divisions of the ANS;
• the physiological systems involved in arousal (fight-flight response), uses
and limitations of the polygraph.
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Year 9 - VCE On-site student activities
Classroom activities 23 - 36:
Activity 34 The brain
Activity 35 Brain mapping
Activity 36 Medical imaging technology
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Investigating the Human Body Curriculum links: VCE
VCE Physical Education
Outcome 1
Unit 2: The active body
On completion of this unit the student
should be able to explain how the
musculoskeletal, cardio respiratory and
energy systems function during physical
activity, including how the energy
systems work together to enable activity
to occur.
Area of Study 1: Body systems and performance
Key knowledge
• the musculoskeletal system: movement terminology,
major joints and joint action, major muscles, characteristics and functions of
skeletal muscle types, nervous control of muscles, the mechanics of
breathing, types of muscular contraction;
• the cardio respiratory system: structure of the heart
and lungs, mechanics of breathing, gaseous exchange, blood vessels, blood
flow around the body at rest and during exercise;
• introduction to aerobic and anaerobic energy
systems, including aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis.
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Year 9 - VCE On-site student activities
Classroom activities 23 - 36:
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