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GCSE Sciences 2014

GCSE Sciences 2014. GCSE Separate sciences. Three 1hour exams per GCSE Students currently re-capping the unit 1 content that was covered in year 9 One controlled assessment per GCSE taking approximately 6 – 8 hours – taking place straight after October half term 2013

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GCSE Sciences 2014

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  1. GCSE Sciences 2014

  2. GCSE Separate sciences • Three 1hour exams per GCSE • Students currently re-capping the unit 1 content that was covered in year 9 • One controlled assessment per GCSE taking approximately 6 – 8 hours – taking place straight after October half term 2013 • After controlled assessment will complete the final unit – Unit 3

  3. Biology gcse B1: Influences on life (25%) B2: The components of life (25%) B3: Using biology (25%) Controlled assessment (25%) • November 2013

  4. Chemistry gcse C1:Chemistry in our world (25%) C2:Discovering chemistry (25%) C3: Chemistry in action (25%) Controlled assessment (25%) • November 2013

  5. Physics gcse P1: Universal Physics (25%) P2: Physics for your future (25%) P3:Applications of Physics (25%) Controlled assessment (25%) • November 2013

  6. Gcse core and additional science • Three 1 hour exams per GCSE • Core science GCSE was completed during year 10, students have received their result. • Additional science GCSE to be completed during year 11 • All controlled assessment has been completed

  7. Core science • B1: Influences on life (25%) • C1: Chemistry in our world (25%) • P1: Universal physics (25%) • CAU: Taken in school in March 2013 (25%) • Exams have been sat and a GCSE result received • A re-sit of the whole qualification is available in June on a student by student basis

  8. Additional science • B2: The components of life (25%) • C2: Discovering chemistry (25%) • P2: Physics for your future (25%) • CAU: Taken in school in summer 2013. (25%)

  9. How can you help? • The current year 11 are the second through this new specification; the content and examination questions are significantly more challenging than the previous GCSE science specifications • Encourage students to revise; in order to achieve their potential they must know the fine details – understanding is no longer enough • Practice examination questions as much as possible

  10. Specific skills for biology • Biology is very language and vocabulary heavy - In some cases it is like learning a new language • From our experience students lose marks by not explaining their answers fully and failing to use key terminology • Encourage them to: • learn the key vocabulary and definitions • answer all examination questions and homework tasks in full • look for the command words in questions and consider their answers before writing • Bullet points are fine (even in 6 mark questions) and are often the best way of getting the point across

  11. Specific skills for chemistry • Chemistry requires the understanding and application of many rules • From our experience students lose marks by failing to revise effectively and by not knowing the key terminology and definitions • Encourage them to: • learn the key vocabulary, definitions and formulae of elements and compounds • Practise the required mathematical calculations • Include as much detail in answers as possible

  12. Specific skills for physics • Physics requires the confident and consistent application of mathematical skills • From our experience students lose marks by not showing their full working and making errors with units • Encourage them to: • Always show full working in questions • Double check answers for transcription errors • Always include a unit • Learn formula triangles and practise applying them confidently • Sometimes in a 6 mark question the best way of getting the point across is by doing and annotating a calculation

  13. Revision guides • All students will be receiving a pearson revision guide and work book for each course that they are studying, we are aiming to give these out straight after October half term • Revision guides are tiered and are specific to the edexcel science courses • Students will sometimes be expected to bring their revision guides to lessons

  14. School are providing revision guides and workbooks to assist with revision and exam preparation

  15. Opportunities for students to assess their own progress Information on exams and exam technique Worked examples so students understand what must be done to achieve the marks

  16. Opportunities for students to assess their own progress Graded example exam questions Advice from examiners

  17. BBC bitesize BBC bitesize now has the relevant revision material for all GCSE units Our course is edexcel from 2011

  18. Exam structure • Multiple choice questions • Shorter answer questions (1 – 2 marks) • Explaining scientific concepts/application questions (3 – 4 marks) • Extended writing, quality of scientific written communication questions (6 marks) – at least 2 per paper • Higher tier papers will have a greater proportion of longer answer questions • Foundation papers will have more multiple choice and 1- 2 mark questions • All papers have two 6 mark questions

  19. 6 mark questions • Students now need to answer longer answer questions and clearly convey their scientific knowledge • Answer does not need to be in paragraphs • Well structured bullet points are perfectly acceptable • Marks are awarded for correct scientific terminology, explanations and a clear answer

  20. 6 mark questions • Students must know the content – it is impossible to write an answer worth 6 marks when nothing is known about the science! • Thorough and early revision is key • Practice answering 6 mark examination questions – workbook, past examination materials, SAM learning • Mark them using mark schemes and re-write the answer so that you know what the perfect answer ‘looks’ like

  21. Use all materials available to help with 6 mark examination questions Worked examples in the revision guides with exemplar good and poor answers

  22. SAM learning Example examination questions with time limits and mark schemes

  23. Past examination questions Past papers are available on www.edexcel.com, if in doubt ask your subject teacher

  24. Dates for diaries All year 11 students • Mock exams December– students to be issued with a personal exam timetable • Separate science (triple) students will sit six mock exams (B1&B2, C1&C2 and P1&P2) • Additional science (double) students will sit three mock exams (B2, C2 and P2)

  25. Revision sessions • Revision sessions will begin after October half term • A full timetable will be published during the first week back • We encourage students to attend as many sessions as they feel they need to • The sessions will cover both Unit 1 and Unit 2 material – they will be appropriate for both double and triple science students

  26. The science department will do everything possible to support our students. In order to reach target grades students must take advantage of all opportunities offered, revise early and seek help whenever they need itThe most important person in achieving to a students full potential is the student themselves

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