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SCIENCES TRIPLE

GCSE

Awarding Body: AQA 

Course Codes: Biology 8461 , Chemistry 8462 and Physics 8463

QAN:601/8752/9 , 601/8757/8, 601/8751/7

OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE

Students taking Triple Science will achieve three full GCSE grades in Biology, Chemistry and Physics over their two years of study. They will gain further understanding and depth of knowledge compared to students choosing to take Combined Science, and will be at an advantage for further study. These qualifications are linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of Year 11.

CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT

BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS
  1. Cell Biology
  1. Atomic Structure and periodic table 
  1. Energy
  1. Organisation 
  1. Bonding, structure and the properties of matter 
  1. Electricity 
  1. Infection and response
  1. Quantitative chemistry 
  1. Particle model of matter 
      4. Bioenergetics 
  1. Chemical Changes
  1. Atomic Structure 
        5. Homeostasis and response
  1. Energy Changes 
  1. Forces 
      6. Inheritance, variation and evolution 
  1. The rate and extent of chemical changes 
  1. Waves
7. Ecology 
  1. Organic chemistry  
  1. Magnetism and electromagnetism 
            8. Key Ideas 
  1. Chemical analysis 
  1. Space Physics
  1. Chemistry of the atmosphere 
  2.  Using resources 
  1. Key Ideas 

 

There are six examination papers: two Biology, two Chemistry and two Physics. For each of the separate Science GCSEs, students will sit two 1 hour 45-minute papers.  Each of the papers will assess knowledge and understanding from distinct topic areas. There is no coursework in science at GCSE. However, for each of the subjects, students are expected to be familiar with eight required practicals. Questions will be asked about the practicals studied in lessons as part of the examinations.