Course leader: Sarah Luxon, sluxon@tgschool.net
Examination Board: AQA
Examinations
Combined Science: Biology B1, Chemistry C1, Physics P1. All 1 hour 15 minutes hour long, black pen, ruler, calculator and protractors are required
Triple Science: Biology B1, Chemistry C1, Physics P1. All 1 hour 45 minutes hour long, black pen, ruler, calculator and protractors are required
Additional support being provided by school
Co-curricular sessions every Friday from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm. More details are available from your science teacher and on on our enrichment page at www.tgschool.net/enrichment
How parents and carers can best support their child
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Ensure your child has created and is following a revision timetable.
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Buy revision guide(s) and/or flashcards.
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Encourage the use of the TGS Google Student Support Classrooms (GCSE Biology Student Support,GCSE Chemistry Student Support & GCSE Physics Student Support). These Classrooms contain in depth resources to help support the learning, the revision and the practice of application questions on all the content in GCSE Science for both Combined Science and Triple Science students.
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Ensure your child completes practice exam papers that are supplied and creates a list of topics they need to revise.
Websites
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The Google Classrooms contain links to online resources such as:
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Seneca Learning
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Cognito Science
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Free Science Lessons
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Quizlet
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GCSE Pod has videos on all sections of the AQA science course
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Textbooks from CGP Books are available for the course. Revision guides and flashcards from CGP are also available through school and Amazon. These are the links for the textbooks
Combined Science | Grade 9-1 GCSE Combined Science for AQA Physics Student Book |
Physics | Grade 9-1 GCSE Physics for AQA: Student Book |
Decide Commit Succeed
Combined Science Physics
Revision Activity |
Skill Developed |
Exam/Topic Link |
Useful learning Link |
Review: C8 Chemical analysis and the periodic table using the PiXL PLC. RAG rate your confidence in the topic. |
Self awareness |
C8 Chemical analysis |
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Learn: Watch the C8 Chemical analysis teaching videos on Cognito. Make notes on the key ideas and review using a revision guide |
Effective note taking. |
C8 Chemical analysis |
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Revise: Use the Quizlet online flashcards to revise the key concepts of the topic. Practice over time, recording you success to gauge your level of retention |
Spaced learning |
C8 Chemical analysis |
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Apply: Practice what you have learnt using CGP exam style questions on the topic. |
Exam craft |
C8 Chemical analysis |
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Use the Review, Learn, Revise, Apply method on other topics within Chemistry using the the GCSE Chemistry Student support Google classroom. Join using the code: z4c2cj7 in your google classroom app. |
Independent study skills |
GCSE Chemistry |
Triple Physics
Revision Activity |
Skill Developed |
Exam/Topic Link |
Useful learning Link |
Review: P5 Forces using the PiXL PLC. RAG rate your confidence in the topic. |
Self awareness |
P5 Forces |
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Learn: Watch the P5 Forces teaching videos on Cognito. Make notes on the key ideas and review using a revision guide |
Effective note taking. |
P5 Forces |
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Revise: Use the Quizlet online flashcards to revise the key concepts of the topic. Practice over time, recording you success to gauge your level of retention |
Spaced learning |
P5 Forces |
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Apply: Practice what you have learnt using CGP exam style questions on the topic. |
Exam craft |
P5 Forces |
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Use the Review, Learn, Revise, Apply method on other topics within Physics using the the GCSE Physics Student support Google classroom. Join using the code:cj3b6yp in your google classroom app. |
Independent study skills |
GCSE Physics |