Re: [Fhsst-bio] How much detail?

[A . Slaughter]

Hi thank you responding Mark. I think I should take a look at the
syllabus document and see if that answers my question.
I also know a few teachers in Grahamstown so I can talk to them
as well. If I am still stuck I will contact you again i.e. don't worry about
pursuing this query unless I get back to you.

I am enjoying the challenge of putting all this together but I want
to be sure the products of my effort will be used.

regards
Andrew

Quoting Mark Horner <address@hidden>:

> Hi Andrew
>
> Sorry about the delay took the long weekend here off and our car broke
> down on the way back - nothing
> serious but just takes time.
>
> Now, where to pitch it and how much detail to go for. Basic, but vague,
> rule of thumb is that the students know nothing about your stuff when
> they start it and they are second language english speakers in the 10th
> grade, your job is to cover everything in the syllabus and everything
> they need if they were going to university.
>
> The full official syllabus document is at (Life Sciences):
>
>
http://education.pwv.gov.za/mainDocument.asp?src=docu&xsrc=legi&ysrc=Call%20For%20Comments
>
> I read most of it a couple of times. I don't think it answers your
> question specifically. It provides some general statements about scope
> but without giving the specific examples which cover that scope,
> although its clear that multiple examples could do equally well. In the
> case of Physics I have no problems interpretting it but here I am lost.
> It will probably make much more sense to you.
>
> I will try to get an answer from a Biology teacher in SA about the
> standard examples that are used but I think you can certainly start
> assuming they know nothing and take the example which most completely
> covers the general concepts for all the cases. From there you can
> reference it as your baseline for the other cases showing how they are
> different.
>
> I'll have a better answer for you asap!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
> address@hidden wrote:
>
> >Hi there...can someone help? I am trying to do Section 3 Chapter1. How
> >much detail must I go into? For instance, one of the Biomes is
> >the Aquatic Biome. But this can be broken down into freshwater
> >and saltwater. The freshwater can be broken down into Lotic (running water)
> and
> >Lentic (Still water)systems, and the Lentic systems can further be
> subdivided
> >into zones according to the depth of the water. Then one can go into details
> >about the productivity of each etc etc. I don't even want to think about the
> >salt water division! Is there a guide about how much detail we must include?
> >Also, does this depend on the grade of learners the text book is aimed at?
> >
> >regards
> >Andrew
> >
> >
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