Assessment Statements/Detailed Syllabus - Yr 2

Clicking on the title above will take you to a monster of a document that is the foundation of our syllabus for the year.  It includes clarifications directly from IB regarding the content to be assessed and is rearranged and further annotated to align with the curriculum that we will be following specifically at WFS.   Follow along throughout the year.  This has been noted as invaluable for review by past successful students!

Also, notice the recurring use of various command terms in these assessment statements.  These are carefully chosen verbs, with specific meanings and expectations for your responses.  Note that they are also divided into three categories of increasing depth, and questions of level 3 expect a more sophisticated response than level 2, etc.  This quizlet will help you review them (and ensure that you are actually answering the question given!)

Curriculum Documents for Major Topics

         Use the "pull-out" menus above to find handouts, resources for each major unit.  Or click on the list below to find the curricular materials for each topic.

Evolution (Topics 5.4 and Option D.1-D.4)

 5.4

 Intro to Evolution (Topic 5.4)

 D.2

Natural Selection and Speciation (Topic D.2)

 D.4

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (Topic D.4)

 D.1

Origin of Life (Topic D.1)

 D.3

 Human Evolution (Topic D.3)

 5.5

Systematics (Topic 5.5)

 D.5

Phylogeny (Option D.5)

 9.1

Plant Science  - 9.1 Plant Structure and Function

 9.2

Plant Science - 9.2 Transport in Plants

 9.3

Plant Science - 9.3 Reproduction in Plants

 6.5

Nerves, Hormones and Homeostasis (Topic 6)

 E.4/E.5

Neurotransmitters and synapses (Option E4)

Human Brain (Option E5)

 E.1/E.2

Stimulus and Response (Option E1)

Perception of Stimuli (Option E2)

 E.3/E.6

Innate and Learned Behavior (Option E3, E6)

 6.1

Digestion (Topic 6.1) - Quiz 2/26

 6.2/6.4/11.3

Transport (6.2) Gas Exchange (6.4) Kidney (11.3) - Quiz 3/15

 11.2

Muscles and Movement (Topic 11.2) - Quiz 4/4

 6.3/11.1

Defense Against Disease (Topics 6.3 & 11.1) - Quiz 4/11-4/12

 6.6/11.4

Reproduction (Topics 6.6 & 11.4) - Quiz 4/22-23