Why are you here?
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Structure of the GCSE course
Strategies in Science
Strategies at home
Time for questions; revision guides
Structure of the Additional course
The structure for
each of the triple
science GCSE’s is
the same,
comprising Units
1,2 and 3 in the
35% module, and
Units 4,5 and 6 in
the 40% module.
You will have a
controlled
assessment for
each triple science
GCSE.
Additional Science
6 modules. 8 subsections.
48 topics to learn this year.
Your GCSE exam is about 30 weeks away!
Triple Science – you have 6 modules to learn per GCSE...
18 modules. 8 Subsections. 144 topics to revise and learn this year. You
need to be revising NOW !
Skills Examined
Exam
Dates
2014
Support in Science - overview
• ‘Science Support’ every Wednesday lunchtime
• ‘Key Facts’ booklets – for helping to learn the
bread and butter facts
• Past Paper Homework – banks should have
built up over the past year
• Revision techniques
Key Facts sheets
Strategies at home - overview
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Revision guides (and workbooks)
Past Papers (available on Learning Zone)
OCR Online Homework
CGP/Bitesize APP’s for Ipad/Iphone
SAM Learning/BBC Bitesize websites
Revision Skills
Revision Guides: example
Workbooks (£4.79) and Answer books (£2) are available from Amazon. You must ensure that
you choose the OCR Gateway series of guides.
Past Papers
Specimen papers for each exam can be found in the Learning Zone of the School’s
website.
You are look at other examples on the OCR website:
Core: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-gateway-science-suite-science-b-j261from-2011/
Additional: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-gateway-science-suite-additionalscience-b-j262-from-2011/
Biology: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-gateway-science-suite-biology-b-j263from-2011/
Chemistry: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-gateway-science-suite-chemistry-bj264-from-2011/
Physics: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-gateway-science-suite-physics-b-j265from-2011/
OCR Online Homework
CGP APP’s for Ipad/Iphone
http://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/pages/apps.asp
SAM Learning
To log on to SAM Learning: Centre I.D.: CV32NL; username: (DOB in ddmmyy format) and
initials. E.g If Joe Bloggs was born on the 3rd Dec 1998 their username would be: 031298JB. Their
password is the same as their user ID.
Click and select OCR:
OCR Science Final Exam 2013
Then Gateway Science B
Y10
Y11
Click on a module within the
correct file and select a
revision activity or test...
Triple
Science
Revision Skills
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Mind Maps
Bullet point notes
Question and Answer
Flashcards
Mind Maps
Bullet Point Notes
• Speed = distance / time
• Acceleration = change in speed / time
• Gradient of a distance-time graph is speed
• Gradient of a speed-time graph is acceleration
• Area under a speed-time graph is distance travelled
Write out
your own
questions
and
answers..
What fuses together in a
Main Sequence star and what
does is make?
Flashcards
Hydrogen fuses
to Helium
• Don’t forget
Revision guides are available to purchase for £3
How many different uses of science can you see in this short video?
Think about: materials science, medicine, telecommunications and
environmental science amongst others... You NEED your GCSE’s to be
able to get involved in ANY of these things!