GCSE Combined Science
Course overview
Science is a core subject that will be studied by all you at Key Stage 4; you will follow the AQA combined Science Trilogy course though some of you may choose to follow the AQA Separate Sciences course as one of your options. The Combined Science Trilogy course covers the three sciences: Biology, Chemistry and Physics and not only covers theory, but understanding the practical side of science and its applications in the real world.
Combined Science Trilogy Course is varied and provides you with an insight into topic areas that could be pursued further in your chosen career paths, e.g. learning about electricity and components in Physics is fundamental to an electrician as it is to an electrical engineer. Ecology and Chemistry of the Atmosphere topics in Biology and Chemistry respectively contain fundamental aspects of environmental science, including climate studies and the effect of change on our ecosystems and planet Earth as a whole.
Exam board and Exam structure
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Paper |
Content |
Marks available |
Exam board |
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Biology Paper 1 |
Cell biology, organisation, infection and response, bioenergetics |
70 marks 16.7% |
AQA |
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Biology Paper 2 |
Homeostasis and response, inheritance and variation, Evolution, Ecology |
70 marks 16.7% |
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Chemistry Paper 1 |
Atomic structure and the periodic table, bonding, structure and the properties of matter, quantitative chemistry, chemical changes, energy changes |
70 marks 16.7% |
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Chemistry Paper 2 |
Rate and extent of chemical change, organic chemistry, chemical analysis, chemistry of the atmosphere, using resources |
70 marks 16.7% |
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Physics Paper 1 |
Energy, electricity, particle model of matter, atomic structure |
70 marks 16.7% |
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Physics Paper 2 |
Forces, waves, magnetism and electromagnetism |
70 marks 16.7% |
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