COMBINED

SCIENCE

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Combined Science

Science is a core GCSE subject as well as an essential requirement for most Science based career routes. In the Combined Science pathway students will be studying the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics; this will lead to two GCSE’s. Teaching and assessment of this course will allow students to develop their practical skills in all three Science disciplines as well as deepening their understanding of scientific content. Students will develop the following skills:

Communication
Prediction
Analysis
Evaluation
Problem solving
Working with others

Curriculum Overview: Combined Science

Year 7	Year 8
Introduction to Science Cells, tissues, organs and systems Mixtures and separation Acids and Alkali Sexual reproduction in animals Energy Current and electricity Muscles and bones The particle model Forces Ecosystems, variation and food chains Atoms, elements and compounds Sound Food and nutrition The periodic table Practical science	Plants and reproduction Light Breathing and respiration Metals and their uses Energy transfer Unicellular organisms Earth and space Rocks Making materials Reactivity Forces and motion Force fields and electromagnets Genetics and evolution Plant growth Combustion Fluids Practical science

Year 9	Year 10	Year 11
Begin GCSE course B1 Key concepts C1 States of matter C2 Methods of separation and purifying substances P1 Motion B2 Cells and control C3 Atomic structure C4 Periodic table C9 Calculations involving masses P2 Forces and motion B3 Genetics C6 Covalent bonding P3 Conservation of energy B4 Natural selection and genetic modification P4 Waves P5 Electromagnetic Spectrum	C5 Ionic bonding C7 Types of substances C8 Acids and Alkali B5 Health and disease P6 Radioactivity P7 Energy forces doing work P8 Forces and their effects C10 Electrolytic processes C11 Obtaining and using metals C12 Reversible reactions and equilibria B6 Plant structures and their functions B7 Animal coordination, control and homeostasis P12 Particle model C13 Groups in the Periodic table C14 Rates of reaction B9 Ecosystems and material cycles	B8 Exchange and transport in animals P9 Electricity and circuits P10 Magnetism and the motor effect P11 Electromagnetic induction P13 Forces and matter C15 Heat energy changes C16 Fuels C17 Earth and atmospheric science Revision

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Begin GCSE course
B1 Key concepts
C1 States of matter
C2 Methods of separation and purifying substances
P1 Motion
B2 Cells and control
C3 Atomic structure
C4 Periodic table
C9 Calculations involving masses
P2 Forces and motion
B3 Genetics
C6 Covalent bonding
P3 Conservation of energy
B4 Natural selection and genetic modification
P4 Waves
P5 Electromagnetic Spectrum

C5 Ionic bonding
C7 Types of substances
C8 Acids and Alkali
B5 Health and disease
P6 Radioactivity
P7 Energy forces doing work
P8 Forces and their effects
C10 Electrolytic processes
C11 Obtaining and using metals
C12 Reversible reactions and equilibria
B6 Plant structures and their functions
B7 Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
P12 Particle model
C13 Groups in the Periodic table
C14 Rates of reaction
B9 Ecosystems and material cycles

B8 Exchange and transport in animals
P9 Electricity and circuits
P10 Magnetism and the motor effect
P11 Electromagnetic induction
P13 Forces and matter
C15 Heat energy changes
C16 Fuels
C17 Earth and atmospheric science
Revision

Assessment

Internal assessments take place every half term. Exams will be assessed at two levels; standard tier to achieve grades 5 to 1 and higher tier for targeting grades 9 to 4. The assessment is 100% exam in Year 11, where students will take six written exam papers, two for each of the Science disciplines. Students entered for the combined science course will sit an exam which will last for 1 hour 10 minutes and will be scored out of 60 marks.

Year 11 students have access to two key online revision resources to support with their independent revision; My GCSE Science and Tassomai. My GCSE Science is an excellent online learning and revision platform that is fully updated for the 9-1 GCSE specifications. As well as video tutorials, the platform provides multiple-choice quizzes, exam-style questions and mark schemes on every topic. It covers both Foundation and Higher tier material and provides key material to develop practical and mathematical skills. Tassomai is an online revision resource whereby the syllabus has been broken down into quizzable micro-fact, covering everything students need to know for their exams. Tassomai’s unique algorithm adapts itself to the user, targeting their weaknesses, and tailors the quizzes accordingly.

Exam Board Specification: Edexcel

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Enrichment Offer

Intervention to maximise performance and consolidate prior learning is at the heart of our delivery model. The Science department runs intervention sessions for our Key Stage 4 students, practical carousels after school on alternating Fridays and masterclasses focussing on content and exam technique. We are proud of our links with local universities and industries.

Useful Resources and Revision Support

www.edexcel.com
www.kerboodle.com
https://www.my-gcsescience.com/
https://app.tassomai.com/login
https://www.savemyexams.co.uk/
https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/