NDAWULA SOLOMON

SCHEME OF WORK
BIOLOGY TERM 1 2015
DATE/
WEEK

PDS

TOPIC/SUBTOPIC

CONTENT

1
2nd -8th
Feb

2
9th -15th
Feb

Chemical
Bonding

Chemical bonding
Types of chemical bonding
Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding

Define chemical bonding

Brainstorming
Identify the types of chemical bonding (Ionic,
Covalent and Metallic)
Describe the formation of ions, predict the charge
of an ion, draw the proper representation of an
ion.

Chart

3
16th - 22nd
Feb

Formulae and
chemical
equations

Valency and Radicals

Define what is meant by the valency of an

element and list the common valencies for
elements and radicals
Explain using relevant examples, what
multivalency means.

Brainstorming

Chart

Chemical formulae

To work out the chemical formula and names of

commons chemical compounds

4
6
23rd-1st Mar

Ionic and covalent compounds

Describe the formation of ionic, covalent and

metallic bonds and their compounds as well as
outline their properties

Brainstorming

Chemical models

5
2nd -8th

MOT

REVISION

OBJECTIVE/AIM
TEACHING
By the end of the topic, the student should be METHOD
able to
Question
answer

TEACHING AID REF

andQuestion papers

Mar
6
9th 15th
Mar
7
16th 22nd
Mar

8
23rd
Mar

Chemical
Equations

6
29th

Word equation
Chemical equation
Further practice on balancing chemical
equations

Chemical
reactions

To write word equations

To write well balanced chemical equations
To write well balanced chemical equations

Question and
answer

Chart

Brainstorming

Chart

Types of chemical reactions

Decomposition reactions
Displacement reactions
Neutralisation reactions
Precipitation reactions

To define and write well balanced equations

about
Decomposition reactions
Displacement reactions
Neutralisation reactions
Precipitation reactions

Brainstorming

Chart

Reversible and irreversible

Endothermic and exothermic
Oxidation and reduction

9
30th 5th
Apr

Reversible and irreversible

Endothermic and exothermic
Oxidation and reduction

Brainstorming

Chart

10
6th 12th
Apr

Reactions of elements with oxygen and the To write down in order all elements of the
Brainstorming
reactivity series
reactivity series
Reactions of elements with water and the To write well balanced equations of reactions of
reactivity series
metals with oxygen and water

Chart

11
13th
Apr

EOT
19th

12
20th 24th Apr

EOT

NOTE: Practical will be done every week to supplement theory work. The order will be as per the one stipulated in the manual