Biology Topic-the Scientific Method
NAME: ____________________________ DATE:____________________ Leaving Certificate Biology: Scientific Method
Leaving Certificate
Biology
Scientific Method
Please see Teachers’ Notes for explanations, additional activities, and tips and suggestions.
Levels Students' English-language skills should be developed to Level B1 during funded Language Support. Mainstream subject learning will require the development of skills at Level B2 if students are to cope with public examinations. Language focus Learning focus Key vocabulary, word identification, sentence structure, extracting information from text, writing text, grammar. Using Biology textbooks and accessing curriculum content and learning activities.
Acknowledgement The English Language Support Programme gratefully acknowledges the permission of Gill and Macmillan to reproduce excerpts from Biology Now! by Tommy Murtagh. Contents of this Unit
Keywords Vocabulary file Activating students’ knowledge Focus on vocabulary Focus on grammar (verbs/adverbs + prepositions) Focus on reading Focus on writing (writing a paragraph) Answer Key 12 10 11 Page 3 4,5 6 7,8 9
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NAME: ____________________________ DATE:____________________ Leaving Certificate Biology: Scientific Method
Using this unit
Language support and mainstream subject class
The sections Activating students’ knowledge, Focus on vocabulary, and Focus on grammar have been designed, in particular, for Language Support classes. Focus on reading and Focus on writing are suitable for use in either Language Support or subject classes.
Answer Key
Answers are provided at the end of the unit for all activities except those based on free writing.
Textbooks
This unit focuses on the section Scientific Method of the Leaving Certificate Biology curriculum. Students will need to use their textbooks if they are to gain the most
Leaving Certificate
Biology
Scientific Method
Please see Teachers’ Notes for explanations, additional activities, and tips and suggestions.
Levels Students' English-language skills should be developed to Level B1 during funded Language Support. Mainstream subject learning will require the development of skills at Level B2 if students are to cope with public examinations. Language focus Learning focus Key vocabulary, word identification, sentence structure, extracting information from text, writing text, grammar. Using Biology textbooks and accessing curriculum content and learning activities.
Acknowledgement The English Language Support Programme gratefully acknowledges the permission of Gill and Macmillan to reproduce excerpts from Biology Now! by Tommy Murtagh. Contents of this Unit
Keywords Vocabulary file Activating students’ knowledge Focus on vocabulary Focus on grammar (verbs/adverbs + prepositions) Focus on reading Focus on writing (writing a paragraph) Answer Key 12 10 11 Page 3 4,5 6 7,8 9
© English Language Support Programme for Post-Primary schools - www.elsp.ie
Trinity Immigration Initiative 2007-2009
1
NAME: ____________________________ DATE:____________________ Leaving Certificate Biology: Scientific Method
Using this unit
Language support and mainstream subject class
The sections Activating students’ knowledge, Focus on vocabulary, and Focus on grammar have been designed, in particular, for Language Support classes. Focus on reading and Focus on writing are suitable for use in either Language Support or subject classes.
Answer Key
Answers are provided at the end of the unit for all activities except those based on free writing.
Textbooks
This unit focuses on the section Scientific Method of the Leaving Certificate Biology curriculum. Students will need to use their textbooks if they are to gain the most