Biology Year 3 – The Grammar School

Topic	CGP Textbook Oxford KS3 Science Activate Biology	Weeks
Term 1
3.3 Variation	p. 102-103	1
3.4 Continuous and discontinuous Variation	p. 104-105	1
3.5 Inheritance & 2.5 DNA	p.106-107 & p. 142	2
1.1 Genetics	p. 116-117	2
1.2 Inherited disorders	p. 118-119	2
3.6 Natural Selection	p. 108-109	1
1.3 Selective breeding	p. 120-121	1
Term 2
3.4 Blood typing	p. 156-157	2
2.1 Vaccines 1	p. 134-135	2
2.2 Vaccines 2	p. 136- 137	2
2.3 Antibiotics 1	p. 138-139	2
2.4 Antibiotics 2	p. 140-141	2

Term 3
1.8 Enzymes	p. 130-131		4
3.1 Microscopy	p. 150-151		2
3.2 Fingerprinting	p. 152-153		1
3.3 DNA fingerprinting	p. 154-155		2
Extension Topics (to be covered if time allowed)
1.4 Genetic engineering		p. 122-123	2
1.5 Cloning		p. 124-125	2