New GCEs for 2008



GCE Human Biology (2405)

Summary of benefits

Among the many benefits, this new specification is designed to encourage candidates to:

  • knowledge and understanding of how the body functions and the effects of environments, disease and infections on it
  • practical skills of carrying out biological investigations, working safely and in an organised way
  • the skills of recording, communicating reliable and valid results, presentation, analysis, application and evaluation of experimental activities.

To help teachers, each unit includes a summary of biological principles/areas in which practical investigations could be undertaken.

The specification meets the QCA criteria for Biology.



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