BED 150 Teaching of Biology Notes for GGSIPU B.Ed Sem 2

Written by Sheetal Kirola, Academic Head, M.Ed. · Reviewed by Prateek Talwar, Founder, ACS (ICSI), B.Ed counselling since 2020 · Checked against the B.Ed Course Curriculum (Two Years), session 2023-24 onwards · Updated 14 October 2026 · Editorial policy

Scheme: B.Ed Course Curriculum (Two Years) | Applies to: session 2023-24 onwards | Verified against: syllBEd210823.pdf on ipu.ac.in, checked 13 October 2026

BED 150 Teaching of Biology at a glance: GGSIPU B.Ed Sem 2 credits, units and exam pattern

BED 150 (printed as BED150) is the Biology option among the Semester 2 pedagogy papers. It sits with the other GGSIPU B.Ed Semester 2 papers.

BED 150 Teaching of Biology Notes unit-wise: 29 topics and 62 exam questions across 4 units

These BED 150 Teaching of Biology IPU notes run from page 3 to page 65, each unit ending with a revision table and exam questions. Other papers sit under GGSIPU B.Ed notes.

BED 150 Unit 1: Biology in School Curriculum

Pages 3 to 15, seven topics. Biology is read as a body of knowledge, a process of inquiry and a way of thinking, then its need, scope and social issues such as organ donation. Aims are separated from objectives with Bloom's domains and Mager's method.

Later topics link Biology with eleven subjects, explain the four curriculum qualities, give a 100-mark textbook score card, and weigh NCF-2005 against NEP-2020. Questions: 7 long, 8 short.

Quick look: the scientific method flow (from page 4)

1. Observation
2. Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Experiment
5. Conclusion

BED 150 Unit 2: Planning, Designing and Transaction

Pages 16 to 34, eight topics. Micro teaching covers the 36-minute Indian cycle and ten skills with Biology examples. Planning compares Herbartian, RCEM, 5E and ICON designs, with a 5E lesson on photosynthesis and Novak's concept map of the cell.

Nine teaching methods each get a Biology example, merits and limits, up to Suchman's four inquiry levels. Then come ICT material, excursions, lab design and the seven herbarium steps. Questions: 8 long, 8 short.

BED 150 Unit 3: Evaluation in Biology

Pages 35 to 51, seven topics. It separates measurement, assessment and evaluation, tabulates eight types of evaluation and sets assessment of, for and as learning beside the Holistic Progress Card and PARAKH. Tools come as ready formats, such as a microscope checklist.

Later topics give a heart model rubric, a misconceptions table ('whale is a fish') and an achievement test blueprint for 'Life Processes'. Questions: 8 long, 8 short.

BED 150 Unit 4: Professional Development of a Biology Teacher

Pages 52 to 65, seven topics. Qualities fall into seven groups and competencies into eleven, including Shulman's PCK and TPACK. Growth is mapped at individual, school and government level (NISHTHA, SCERT, NEP-2020's 50 hours of CPD), then SWAYAM and the 5 R's of OER.

Field visits use Delhi examples such as Yamuna Biodiversity Park. Action research runs in seven steps on poor diagrams, followed by reflection (Schön, Gibbs) and a ten-step NTeQ lesson on dengue. Questions: 7 long, 8 short.

Improvised low-cost apparatus in Biology teaching: excerpt from page 26 of the BED 150 notes

Excerpt from page 26

Improvisation and low-cost equipment

Improvisation means making substitutes for costly apparatus from cheap, locally available or waste materials. It matters most in Indian schools that run on small budgets, where a Biology teacher may have one microscope for a whole class and no proper lung model or potometer. A teacher who can improvise still shows every process the syllabus asks for.

Merits of improvisation

• Low cost, and the material is easy to find.
• It builds creativity and resourcefulness in both teachers and students.
• Students understand the principle behind the apparatus because they build it.
• Reusing waste raises environmental awareness.
• Students can repeat the activity at home.

Do you know?

The Foldscope is a paper microscope developed at Stanford University by Manu Prakash. It costs less than a dollar, magnifies about 140 times and is used in many Indian schools under DBT programmes.

ICT-based teaching learning material (start of the next section)

The same page then moves to digital material: PPTs and animations for mitosis, meiosis, the heartbeat and the nerve impulse; videos from DIKSHA, ePathshala, NROER and Swayam Prabha for experiments and ecosystem documentaries; and simulations from PhET, OLabs and Amrita Vlab for virtual dissection, enzyme activity and natural selection.

How to write BED 150 answers: behavioural objectives, Before-During-After plans and Delhi field examples

Teaching of Biology answers are judged on structure and Biology examples, not length. The notes print four exam tips, each fixing one answer type.

Objectives. Write at least one objective in each of Bloom's domains, cognitive, affective and psychomotor, with action verbs such as label or differentiate. For Mager, show all three parts, as in the page 8 line: "Given a compound microscope (condition), the student will focus a slide (performance) within 2 minutes (criterion)."

Planning. For an excursion, science club or exhibition, write three headed stages, Before, During and After, with points under each; the page 28 tip says this earns full marks. The same layout fits the micro teaching and action research cycles.

Bloom levels. Keep the 1956 list (ending synthesis, evaluation) apart from the 2001 revision (ending evaluate, create), and add one Biology question per level.

Field visits. The page 58 tip asks for Delhi examples: Yamuna Biodiversity Park, the National Zoological Park or Lodhi Garden.

A common slip is writing aims where the question asks for objectives; the page 7 table separates them. Practise this format on GGSIPU B.Ed important questions.

BED 150 exam corner: 32 short-answer and 30 long-answer questions by unit

The BED 150 notes list 32 short-answer and 30 long-answer exam questions across 4 units, plus a quick revision table for every unit. None has a model answer.

1. Unit 1: Critically analyse the Biology curriculum with reference to NCF-2005 and NEP-2020. Pointer: five guiding principles, then 5+3+3+4, then the strengths and challenges table (pages 12 to 13).
2. Unit 2: Describe the design, organisation and management of a Biology laboratory. Pointer: location, size and safety, then stock and breakage registers (pages 28 to 30).
3. Unit 3: What is a diagnostic test? How will you construct it and plan remedial teaching? Pointer: the six-step flow, then remedial and enrichment lists (pages 43 to 45).
4. Unit 4: Explain the NTeQ model with a lesson plan for secondary level. Pointer: five components, then ten steps on dengue (pages 62 to 63).

More practice sits in the BED 150 important questions.

BED 150 and the GGSIPU B.Ed Sem 2 papers it connects to

BED 150 has no lab paper, and every Semester 2 code is listed in the GGSIPU B.Ed syllabus.

• Unit 3 blueprints and diagnostic tests build on BED 106 Assessment of Learning.
• Unit 2's constructivist 5E plan draws on BED 102 Learning and Teaching.
• Unit 1's NCF and NEP analysis links to BED 104 Contemporary Perspectives in Education.
• Excursions and Unit 4 field visits fit BED 108 Experiential Learning.
• Micro teaching and lesson plans prepare you for BED 154 PSE-II; reflection supports BED 152 Reading and Reflecting on Texts.

BED 110 Entrepreneurship in Education and your second pedagogy paper, such as BED 144 Teaching of Integrated Science, complete the semester. The achievement test and improvised apparatus tasks use the Unit 3 blueprint and the page 26 table.

Who writes and checks the BED 150 Biology pedagogy notes?

• Sheetal Kirola, author: Academic Head, Unnati Educations · M.Ed. · 7 years of experience · bio
• Prateek Talwar, reviewer: Founder, Unnati Educations · B.Ed counselling since 2020 · ACS (ICSI) · B.Com, University of Delhi · bio

These GGSIPU B.Ed Sem 2 Teaching of Biology notes are mapped to the session 2023-24 curriculum. The 2026-27 edition has 29 topics, 10 key-point boxes and 4 exam tips; last updated 14 October 2026. See our editorial policy.

The same team prepares GGSIPU important questions for every course, from the same official PDFs used for this Biology paper.

Do the BED 150 notes cover the full GGSIPU syllabus?

Yes for all four units: every official BED 150 topic has its own section. Only the practical assignment list is partly covered.

Official source: B.Ed Course Curriculum (Two Years), session 2023-24 onwards. Teaching of Biology is on pages 82 to 83.

Every course in GGSIPU notes is mapped to its official PDF the same way, unit by unit.

BED 150 Biology pedagogy notes FAQs

How do I get the full BED 150 notes?

Message Unnati Educations on WhatsApp at 9899436384 and ask for the BED 150 Teaching of Biology notes. The full notes come as a printed book only; they are not available as a PDF. Delivery takes at most 5 to 7 days, depending on your location.

How many marks is BED 150 and what is the passing mark?

BED 150 is marked out of 100: 75 for the theory exam, 15 for practical assignments or field engagement, and 10 for minors. The B.Ed scheme of examination states pass marks as 40%, which is 40 out of 100 in this course. For end-term minimums and re-appear rules, read GGSIPU Ordinance 11 on ipu.ac.in, since the B.Ed curriculum PDF does not print them.

What is the NTeQ model in BED 150 Unit 4?

NTeQ stands for iNtegrating Technology for inQuiry, a problem-based model by Gary Morrison and Deborah Lowther (2002). The BED 150 notes explain its five components (teacher, student, computer, lesson and environment) and a ten-step lesson on dengue, where students enter local case and rainfall data in a spreadsheet and graph it. It is on pages 62 and 63.

Which BED 150 unit is the longest in the notes?

Unit 2, Planning, Designing and Transaction, runs from page 16 to page 34, so it is 19 pages of the 65. It has eight topics, including nine teaching methods with Biology examples, a 5E lesson plan on photosynthesis, a concept map of the cell and the seven herbarium steps. Its 16 exam questions tie with Unit 3.

Are the BED 150 exam questions in the notes solved?

No. Each BED 150 unit ends with 7 or 8 long-answer and 8 short-answer exam questions listed without model answers, 62 in total. Every question matches a topic in that unit, so you answer from its tables, flows and Biology examples. The quick revision table just before the questions lists the names and dates to recall.

Do the BED 150 notes help with the practical assignment?

Partly. The syllabus asks for any one of ten field engagement tasks, and the notes have no separate guide for them. Several tasks still have matching content: an achievement test blueprint on pages 45 to 47, low-cost improvised apparatus on page 26, concept maps on pages 20 and 21, and lesson plans on pages 18 to 20.

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