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Core Subject – Science

GCSE Trilogy Science (Double Award)

Course Overview

This course is the equivalent of two GCSEs and offers students the opportunity to study Biology,
Chemistry and Physics with all examinations taken at the end of Year 11.
The skills developed during the course include: scientific literacy; a knowledge and understanding
of science and how science works; application of knowledge and understanding; practical
methodology; enquiry, data-handling, and numeracy skills; problem solving as well as the
following content.

Biology Chemistry Physics

• Cell Biology • Atomic structure and the • Forces
• Organisation periodic table • Energy
• Infection and response • Bonding and structure • Waves
• Bioenergetics • Quantitative chemistry • Electricity
• Homeostasis and response • Chemical changes • Magnetism and
• Inheritance, variation and • Energy changes electromagnetism
evolution • Organic chemistry • Particle model of matter
• Ecology • Chemical analysis • Atomic structure
• Chemistry of the
atmosphere
• Using resources

There are no longer controlled assessments in any science GCSEs. Students will instead be
assessed on their practical skills in their exams, with at least 15% of the marks coming from
questions relating to a series of required practical’s that the students complete throughout the
course.

Students will be graded on a 17-point grading scale and will receive two consecutive numbers
from 9-9, 9-8 through to 2-1, 1-1. There are 2 tiers of entry for the examination: Foundation tier
(grades 1-1 to 5-5) and higher tier (grades 4-4 to 9-9).

This course can guide many students in careers such as:
• Science GCSEs will open up a wide variety of career options for your future providing you with
skills that will make you very employable. Most careers involve logical scientific thinking even if
they do not require scientific knowledge directly.

Specification: AQA Combined Science Trilogy.

Final exam: Multiple 6 x 1hr 15min.
Course Code: 8464.