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Sciences: Core, Academic Breadth
Subject
Subject group
Exam Board
Course
Description
GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy. (Formerly known as Double Science)
Science
AQA
This course takes a logical and coherent journey through a series of scientific topics. It
includes topics from biology, chemistry and physics. The biology topics are cell biology,
cell organisation, infection and response, bioenergetics, homeostasis and response,
inheritance, variation and evolution and ecology. The chemistry topics are atomic
structure and the periodic table, bonding structure and the properties of matter,
Quantitative chemistry, chemical changes, energy changes, the rate and extent of
chemical change, organic chemistry, chemical analysis, chemistry of the atmosphere
and using resources. The physics topics are forces, energy, waves, electricity,
magnetism and electromagnetism, particle model of matter, atomic structure.
Examination
Information
The examinations will be 6 papers (2 Biology, 2 Chemistry and 2 Physics) and each
paper will be 1hr 15 mins long. There will be foundation and higher tiers and
examination papers will be equally weighted at 16.7% each.
Grades
available
Combined Science will have a 17 point scoring system from 9 - 9 to 1 - 1. The top
grades follow this order: 9-9, 9-8, 8-8, 8-7, 7-7 etc.
Controlled
Assessment
Information
Students will not have a controlled assessment. However, students will need to carry
out a series of required practicals as part of the course. The techniques involved in
these experiments may be examined as part of the 1hr 15 minute examinations.
Careers
Information
Many students at RMS go on to study Science at college and go on to careers involving
Science. Some examples of careers which require a good scientific background are
medicine, teaching, research, electrician, engineer, environmental scientist and
computer scientist.
Further
details
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/science-8464/specification
Staff Contact
Mrs J Robinson
Assistant Headteacher and Head of Science
