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Combined Single-Award Science This exciting course covers all the core Biology, Chemistry and Physics topics that students need to know about to make sense of the world around them. The Biology topics are characteristics of living organisms, cells, biological molecules, enzymes, plant nutrition, animal nutrition, transport, gas exchange and respiration, coordination and response, reproduction organisms and their environment and human influences on ecosystems. The Chemistry topics are the particulate nature of matter, experimental techniques, atoms, elements and compounds, stoichiometry, electricity and chemistry, energy changes in chemical reactions, chemical reactions, acids, bases and salts, the Periodic Table, metals, air and water and organic chemistry. The Physics topics are motion, work, energy and power, thermal Physics, properties of waves, including light and sound, electrical quantities and electric circuits. There is both a mathematical and practical element to this course, and students are expected to be able to carry out a certain number of specific calculations by the end of their GCSE studies along with a series of compulsory practical experiments. Students will not just be taught the content that they need to master in order to achieve success in their examinations at the end of Year 11, but also the exam technique and revision skills required to excel in the final GCSE assessments. The students’ learning will be closely applied to real life situations. It should be noted that, whilst it is a robust GCSE, studying this course is not considered to be adequate preparation for studying any A Level Science course in the Sixth Form. Mrs A. C. Byrne Head of Combined Science c.byrne@merchanttaylors.com
