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Triple Science

Triple Science. Head of Science: Daniel Rule d.rule@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk. Course Structure. Each of the three science GCSE’s is split into four units: Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Controlled assessment. These three units are examined. Unit Content - Biology.

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Triple Science

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  1. Triple Science Head of Science: Daniel Rule d.rule@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk

  2. Course Structure Each of the three science GCSE’s is split into four units: • Unit 1 • Unit 2 • Unit 3 • Controlled assessment These three units are examined.

  3. Unit Content - Biology Below is a summary of the course content for each exam. The coloured headings used for each section are taken from the revision guide to help you locate the relevant content. • Keeping healthy • Nerves and hormones • The use and abuse of drugs • Interdependence and adaptation • Energy and biomass in food chains • Waste materials from plants and animals • Genetic variation and its control • Evolution Paper 1 – BL1HP • Cells and simple cell transport • Tissues, organs and organ systems • Photosynthesis • Organisms and their environment • Proteins – their functions and uses • Aerobic and anaerobic respiration • Cell division and inheritance • Speciation Paper 2 – BL2HP • Movement of molecules in and out of cells • Transport systems in plants and animals • Homeostasis • Humans and their environment Paper 3– BL3HP

  4. Unit Content - Chemistry Below is a summary of the course content for each exam. The coloured headings used for each section are taken from the revision guide to help you locate the relevant content. • The fundamental ideas in chemistry • Limestone and building materials • Metals and their uses • Crude oil and fuels • Structure and bonding • Structure, properties and uses of substances • Atomic structure, analysis and quantitative chemistry Paper 1 – CH1HP • Other useful substances from crude oil • Plant oils and their uses • Changes in the Earth and its atmosphere • Rates of reaction • Exothermic and endothermic reactions • Acids, bases and salts • Electrolysis Paper 2 – CH2HP • The periodic table • Water • Calculating & explaining energy change • Further analysis & quantitative chemistry • The production of ammonia • Alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters Paper 3– CH3HP

  5. Unit Content - Physics Below is a summary of the course content for each exam. The coloured headings used for each section are taken from the revision guide to help you locate the relevant content. • Transfer of energy by heating processes • Energy and efficiency • The usefulness of electrical appliances • Methods we use to generate electricity • The use of waves for communication. Paper 1 – PH1HP • Forces and their effects • Kinetic energy of objects • Currents in electrical circuits • Using mains electricity • Radioactive decay • Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion Paper 2 – PH2HP • Medical applications of physics • Using physics to make things work • Keeping things moving Paper 3 – PH3HP

  6. Exam dates Biology Unit 1 (BL1HP) – 6th June, pm Unit 2 (BL2HP) – 13th May, am Unit 3 (BL3HP) – 13th May, am Chemistry Unit 1 (CH1HP) – 10th June, pm Unit 2 (CH2HP) – 15th May, am Unit 3 (CH3HP) – 15th May, am Physics Unit 1 (PH1HP) – 12th June, am Unit 2 (PH2HP) – 19th May, am Unit 3 (PH3HP) – 19th May, pm

  7. Preparation for exams Start now if you have not already done so. Look through your book and revision guide to identify topics you are less confident with. Get help with these – don’t struggle on your own, speak to your teacher as soon as possible. . Start revising! You now need to learn the content for the exam Mind maps are also a useful way of organising and summarising each unit. Producing revision notes that makes the content more structured, concise and memorable is very effective. Find a revision technique that suits you. If you need some help with this ask your teacher! Give someone your notes and get them to test you. This is the only way to find out if you really know it. Continue to revise and be tested until you are confident you know the course content. Attend revision sessions at school. Now is the time to start practising past exam questions and applying your knowledge. Remember Ask for help with sections you don’t understand. Learn it! Keep asking for help.

  8. Revision Sessions and Revision guides • Revision Sessions : • Every week starting w/c March 10th after school • Biology - Wednesday • Chemistry - Thursday • Physics - Friday • Revision Guides • Available to buy for £2.75 – ask your Science teacher.

  9. Useful websites • AQA website for the specification and past papers • Biology : http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-4401 • Chemistry: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-4402 • Physics: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-4403 • BBC Bitesize for AQA Core Science for excellent revision material and mini-tests • Follow the link below then select AQA Core Science for the Unit 1 content for each subject, AQA Additional Science for the Unit 2 content for eeach subject and AQA Triple Science for the Unit 3 content for each subject • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ • Online video science lessons specifically for AQA Core Science • http://www.my-gcsescience.com/ • Bubbl – make mindmaps online • https://bubbl.us/

  10. Contact If you would like any further information or help then please contact your son/daughter’s Science teacher or myself (Daniel Rule, Head of Science: d.rule@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk)

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