  GCSE Science has an emphasis on scientific literacy – the
knowledge and understanding which students
need to make sense of the science they meet in their everyday lives. Through a wide range
of activities, students are enabled to:
- Recognise the impact of science
and technology on everyday life
- Take informed personal decisions about issues that involve science
- Understand the key points of media report, and reflect on
the information included (or omitted) from these reports and other sources of information.
B1
You and our genes |
C1
Air quality |
P1
The Earth in the Universe |
B2
Keeping healthy |
C2
Material choices |
P2
Radiation and Life |
B3
Life on Earth |
C3
Food matters |
P3
Radioactive materials |
Assessment
- Three unit examinations, incorporating objective questions on three teaching modules,
set and marked by OCR.
- An Ideas in Context examination, based on pre-release material, set and marked by
OCR.
- A Skills Assessment Unit, internally marked and moderated by OCR.
- The examinations are staged, the first one taken in June of Year 10, the other in
June of the following year.
External Unit Examination
B1, C1, P1 |
External Unit Examination
B2, C2, P2 |
External Unit Examination
B3, C3, P3 |
Ideas in Context paper, based on pre-release material |
Skills Assessment Unit
Case Study & Data Analysis task |
40 minutes
16.7% |
40 minutes
16.7% |
40 minutes
16.7% |
45 minutes
16.7% |
Case Study
20%
Data Analysis
13.3% |
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