DP Year 1 Biology

The DP Year 1 (Grade 11) Biology curriculum follows the new syllabus (first teaching 2023, first assessment 2025), which is organized around four main themes: Unity and Diversity, Form and Function, Interaction and Interdependence, and Continuity and Change . Within these themes, students explore concepts across four levels of organization (Molecules, Cells, Organisms, and Ecosystems), with Higher Level (HL) students covering additional depth and breadth compared to Standard Level (SL) . The course emphasizes practical, inquiry-based learning, requiring students to develop investigative skills through hands-on laboratory work, culminating in an individual Internal Assessment (IA) scientific investigation worth 20% of the final grade . Assessment consists of two external examination papers: Paper 1 (multiple choice and data-based questions) and Paper 2 (data-based, short answer, and extended-response questions), with HL students covering additional syllabus content in both papers and having longer examination times.

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