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Subject Title Examination Board Qualification Subject Code Assessment Combined Science AQA GCSE 8464 (Trilogy) Linear Assessment 100% exam (2 Biology, 2 Chemistry and 2 Physics papers). Each paper will contribute 16.7% towards the overall GCSE grade. All examination papers are 1 hour and 15 minutes. Pupils will sit either the Higher tier (grades 9-9 to 4-3) or Foundation Tier (grades 5-5 to 1-1).
Subject Overview GCSE Combined Science (Trilogy) is a double GCSE. It builds on the Year 7 and Year 8 curriculum and it encourages pupils to explore, explain, theorise and model in science and develop a critical approach to scientific evidence. You will be investigating, observing, experimenting and testing out ideas as well as think about them. Pupils who take Combined Science will be taught all three sciences by subject specialists and this qualification leads directly into any A-level in Science.
Course Content
Biology Chemistry Physics
Unit 1 Cell Biology Unit 2 Organisation Unit 3 Infection and response Unit 8 Atomic structure and the periodic table
Unit 18 Energy Unit 9 Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter Unit 19 Electricity Unit 10 Quantitative chemistry Unit 20 Particle model of matter
Unit 4 Bioenergetics Unit 11 Chemical changes
Unit 5 Homeostasis and response
Unit 12 Energy changes Unit 6 Inheritance, variation, and evolution Unit 13 The rate and extent of chemical change Unit 7 Ecology Unit 14 Organic chemistry Unit 15 Chemical analysis Unit 16 Chemistry of the atmosphere Unit 17 Using resources Unit 21 Atomic structure Unit 22 Forces Unit 23 Waves Unit 24 Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Biology Paper 1 will include Units 1-4; Paper 2 will include Units 5-7 Chemistry Paper 1 will include Units 8-12; Paper 2 will include Units 13-17 Physics Paper 1 will include Units 18-21; Paper 2 will include Units 22-24
Further Information
http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/science/specifications/AQA-8464-SP-2016.PDF
Triple Science
Subject Title Examination Board Qualification Subject Code Assessment Triple Science AQA GCSE (Biology 8461; Chemistry 8462; Physics 8463) Linear assessment. 100% 100% examination (2 Biology, 2 Chemistry and 2 Physics papers). Each paper will contribute 50% towards each overall GCSE grade. All examination papers are 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Subject Overview Studying Triple Science results in pupils obtaining three separate GCSEs (sometimes called separate science). This course is offered to pupils who show excellent progress and potential across all three science disciplines and are able to confidentially obtain the highest grades. Each of the courses contains a larger content of material and therefore the final examinations are longer in length.
Course Content
Biology Chemistry Physics
Unit 1 Cell Biology Unit 2 Organisation Unit 3 Infection and response Unit 8 Atomic structure and the periodic table
Unit 18 Energy Unit 9 Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter Unit 19 Electricity Unit 10 Quantitative chemistry Unit 20 Particle model of matter
Unit 4 Bioenergetics Unit 11 Chemical changes
Unit 5 Homeostasis and response
Unit 12 Energy changes Unit 6 Inheritance, variation, and evolution Unit 13 The rate and extent of chemical change Unit 7 Ecology Unit 14 Organic chemistry Unit 15 Chemical analysis Unit 16 Chemistry of the atmosphere Unit 17 Using resources Unit 21 Atomic structure Unit 22 Forces Unit 23 Waves Unit 24 Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Biology Paper 1 will include Units 1-4; Paper 2 will include units 5-7 Chemistry Paper 1 will include Units 1-5; Paper 2 will include units 6-10 Physics Paper 1 will include Units 1-4; Paper 2 will include units 5-8
Further Information
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/biology/specifications/AQA-8461-SP-2016.PDF https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/chemistry/specifications/AQA-8462-SP-2016.PDF https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/physics/specifications/AQA-8463-SP-2016.PDF
