Combined Science Trilogy

Examination Board & Syllabus

AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY

THE SUBJECT IS ASSESSED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

100% Terminal examinations in June of Year 11. There are six papers in total, two biology, two chemistry and two physics. Each paper is 1 hour 15 minutes and contributes 16.7% to the GCSE.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE:

Core subject.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy is a double award qualification as students will achieve 2 GCSE grades (from 9,9 to 1,1) at the end of the course. Students sit all examinations at the end of Year 11 making up 100% of the course assessment and will be entered for either Higher (9,9 to 4,4) or

Foundation (5,5 to 1,1) Tier examinations.

There is no coursework component in the GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy course, however practical skills are very important with 21 required practical tasks to be completed over the duration of the course and assessed through questions in the terminal examination papers (at least 15%).

GCSE GRADING: 9 ➝ 1

Heads of Department: MISS COATES (BIOLOGY) MRS PERRY (CHEMISTRY) MRS GARNER (PHYSICS)

SUMMARY OF CONTENT:

BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS

Cell Biology Atomic structure and the Periodic Table Forces

Organisation Bonding, structure and properties of matter Energy

Infection and response Quantitative chemistry Waves Bioenergetics Chemical change; rate and extent Electricity

Homeostasis and response Inheritance, variation and evolution Energy changes Magnetism and electromagnetism Organic chemistry Particle model of matter

Ecology Chemical analysis Atomic structure Chemistry of the atmosphere Space Physics Using resources Space Physics