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Students should be able to: Describe the structure, function and interactions of the organs of the human digestive, circulatory, and respiratory system.

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This Learning Outcome falls under the Systems and Interactions element of the new Junior Cycle Specification.

The purpose of this element is that we get the opportunity to examine how collections of living and non-living things and their processes interact - leading to systematic functions.

There is also a focus on the inputs, outputs, and relationships among  various system components.

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Nature of Science - Learning Outcomes 3,4,5,6,7.

I have chose these Learning Outcomes as they deal with the holistic development of the student in investigating science and also in communication.

Students will be able to design, plan and conduct investigations, produce and select data, review and critically reflect on their investigations and also communicate their research to others.

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Example of content of the Learning Outcome: 

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Example of content of the Learning Outcome: 

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Food groups, functions and sources

Food Pyramid

Five stages of nutrition

Types of teeth

Structure and functions of the Circulatory and Digestive Systems

Types of blood vessels and their functions

The Heart structure and function

Heart diseases and how to prevent them

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Latest news, comment, education jobs, teaching resources and discussion from Tes

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These are two websites which provide invaluable tools to be used in the classroom

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Irish Newspaper Archives

Access to primary source documents through national and local newspapers covering hundreds of years of Irish history.

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Dictionary of Irish Biography

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Official education portal of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Curriculum focused resources and support for primary and post primary teachers.

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An animation found on Scoilnet.ie which shows the flow of blood through the heart

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What type of food groups are in food X, Y and Z?

Descriptive piece on the journey of a ham sandwich through the digestive system

Research a disease of the digestive system

An essay on the journey of a red blood cell

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A Kahoot, with a focus on blood and the heart

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A Kahoot, with a general overview on Nutrition

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A Unit of Learning featuring this Learning Outcome

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Key Skills linked to this Learning Outcome:

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Key Skills linked to this Learning Outcome:

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Staying Well: Being healthy and physically active

Managing Information and Thinking :  Thinking creatively and critically and reflecting on and evaluating my learning.

Being Literate: Expressing ideas clearly and accurately, and exploring and creating a variety of texts, including multi-modal texts.

Working With Others: Students will gain an invaluable experience of gaining an experience into collaborative learning. They will learn how to plan and conduct experiments with others in order to reach the experimental outcome.

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Describe -  To develop a detailed picture or image of, for example, a structure or process, using words or diagrams where appropriate; produce a plan, simulation or model.

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              In-class Activities that can be carried out 

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              In-class Activities that can be carried out 

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                                                  Resources Available 

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Animations are of great use when studying about these topics as students can get a visual representation about what they are studying.

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Videos are another great resource as some students learn better through auditory and visual sources.

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Heart Dissection GCSE A Level Biology NEET Practical Skills

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                                             Planning Documents for this Learning Outcome 

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                                             Planning Documents for this Learning Outcome 

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A sample Lesson Plan that corresponds to this Learning Outcome

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Collaborative Planning Document - Useful for use by department members when unpacking a Learning Outcome and to plan a scheme of work

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Science Collaborative Planning Document - interactive

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A sheet I drew up that simply lists some key words from beg[inning of the study of  the chapter on the Circulatory System.. Students can write down key facts associated with the words.
This in turn can be used as an excellent revision tool!

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I have found this paper very useful when looking at Science as a subject. Thus paper talks about the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of a teacher, and their ability to transform a classroom based on their ability to facilitate learning and nurture and foster scientific inquiry.
I particularly liked this paper as it is an excellent example of a teachers role as an inquiry-based instructor but also as an educator who creates an environment where learning is also based on constructive approaches.

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Understanding Biology Teacher's Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching "The Nature of Organism"

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Effective and experienced teachers have the capacity to transform and enact subject matter into forms that can be understood by students. The capacity...

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                                       Action Verb Poster 

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List of action verbs related to the Junior Cycle Specification.

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This is a copy of the Department of Education issued booklet that lists the safety hazards associated with chemicals being used for school experiments

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This is a copy of the Department of Education issued booklet that lists the procedure for safely disposing of chemicals.

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A poster that I have shown to my classes in order to get them to to reflect critically on their experiments

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This paper by Rodger W. Bybee has been a valuable article to read as it explains the different levels of inquiry that can be found in the classroom. The element of inquiry has been a big change from the old Junior Certificate to the new Junior Cycle Science Specification. This paper has got me to ask myself 'How can I encourage active thinking in the classroom. I have come to realize that what I do with my students can easily be derived from a question, enabling students to begin thinking. Inquiry based learning can seem daunting, but this is not the case. It can be done effectively by simply getting students to come up with a hypothesis and deriving their own method for experimental purposes.