Combined Science 44 Islamic Studies A & B

COMBINED SCIENCE

GCSE

Miss Egan-Smith Head Of Chemistry

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This course is designed to give students the tools and concepts they need to be able to construct a scientific approach to solving problems. They will learn the fundamental aspects of all three Sciences, ultimately being awarded two GCSE grades in the subject, but will not go into as much detail as a separate GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

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COURSE CONTENT

The teaching of GCSE Science will begin in Year 9 and the following topics will be covered between Year 9 and Year 11:

ASSESSMENT YEAR 10

Students will be assessed via regular topic tests and will sit an internal examination at the end of Year 10 that will assess knowledge and understanding from these topics.

YEAR 11

There are six externally assessed papers: two Biology, two Chemistry and two Physics. Each of the papers will assess knowledge and understanding from distinct topic areas, as well as the core practicals covered in each subject. Each paper is 1hr 15min and constitutes 16.7% of the total GCSE.

BIOLOGY

1. Cell Biology 2. Organisation 3. Infection and Response 4, Homeostasis and Response 5. Inheritance, variation and evolution 6. Ecology

CHEMISTRY

8. Atomic structure and the periodic table 9. Bonding, structure and the properties of matter 10. Quantitative chemistry 11. Chemical changes 12. Energy changes 13. The rate and extent of chemical change 14. Organic chemistry 15. Chemical analysis 16. Chemistry of the atmosphere 17. Using resources

PHYSICS

18. Energy 19. Electricity 20. Particle model of matter 21. Atomic structure 22. Forces 23. Waves 24. Magnetism and electromagnetism

COMBINED SCIENCE

GCSE

ASSESSMENT

Biology Paper 1: Biology topics 1–4: Cell biology; Organisation; Infection and response; and Bioenergetics. Biology Paper 2: Biology topics 5–7: Homeostasis and response; Inheritance, Variation and evolution; and Ecology.

Chemistry Paper 1: Chemistry topics 8–12: Atomic structure and the periodic table; Bonding, Structure and the properties of matter; Quantitative chemistry; Chemical changes; and Energy changes. Chemistry Paper 2: Chemistry topics 13–17: The rate and extent of chemical change; Organic chemistry; Chemical analysis; Chemistry of the atmosphere; and Using resources.

Physics Paper 1: Physics topics 18–21: Energy; Electricity; Particle model of matter; and Atomic structure. Physics Paper 2: Physics topics 22–24: Forces; Waves; and Magnetism and electromagnetism.

SKILLS REQUIRED

● Problem-solving ● Abstract-thinking ● Ability to complete multi step calculations ● Application of knowledge ● Data analysis ● Evaluation ● Extended writing skills

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FURTHER STUDY The content of this course gives students a secure grounding in the fundamentals of biology, chemistry and physics and prepares students for progression in science related disciplines beyond GCSE, including BTEC and A Levels. If students are intending to study any of the sciences at A Level we would strongly recommend taking the separate biology, chemistry and physics GCSEs; however, Combined Science GCSE does not automatically preclude study at A Level and bridging work will be given to support suitable candidates from Combined Science going on to A Level.