Y10+targets+and+tasks


 * Topics to cover during the summer break**

Y11 is going to be a busy year and the best way to be ready for this is to start now. Over the summer break your are required to complete the following workbooks:
 * Global warming and pollution, for this topic you will be constructing your own notes, it's a short topic, but an important one. It builds on some of your learning from previous years.
 * Food production is the biggest and most involved topic. The best approach is to break this down, section by section, and address one outcome at a time.
 * Selective breeding is a straightforward small topic. Use the resources given to you and make sure you understand the key ideas and can explain your understanding usine examples.

The school servers are unfortunately down for at least part of the summer. The folder below will allow you to access the word versions of the workbooks for food production and selective breeding. PDF versions are available on the relevant pages. media type="custom" key="20530324"
 * DCS Workbooks**


 * Exam and Y10 review (optional, but a valuable extra if time allows)**

One key thing to remember when approaching Biology, is that there is a lot of content and key words to understand and there's no short-cut to success: taking notes, drawing diagrams, practise and then practise again, are all effective ways of improving your knowledge.

That said when reflecting on your end of year exam and and how well you have done this year once you have completed the topics above think about the ideas and approaches below. Any additional time you can spend (15-30 mins daily or even two or three times a week) is well invested and will give you a good foundation going forward next year:
 * Use the learning outcomes to re-assess your strengths and weaknesses - this is something you should be doing already
 * On the [|bridge] you have access to a revision guide, which along with her textbook and the resources and videos on Bioknowledgy can used to improve on, and add to workbooks, in your weaker areas.
 * Make sure you approach exam questions in the right way. You have access to several years of past papers. Practise answering questions and then marking them to check your understanding. Make sure you only attempt questions that examine content we have covered in class.