Science Revision
• You need to know the exams you are entered
for.
• Sets 1 and 2 Edexcel Cert Science Triple
• (KBIO, KCHO,KPHO)
• Set 3 Edexcel Cert Science Double (KSCO)
• Sets 4 and 5 Edexcel Core Science
So how many exams?
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Triples
Paper 1
Paper 2
Doubles
Core
6 papers Paper 1 2hrs Paper 2 1 hr
Bio 12/5
Chem 14/5
Phys 20/5
Bio 5/6
Chem 9/6
Phys 12/6
3 papers
12/5
14/5
3 papers
12/5
14/5
2 hrs each
20/5
1 hr each
20/5
What will you need?
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Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Calculator
KNOW YOUR TARGETS!
• Make sure that you know what your target
grades or levels are and, most importantly,
what you need to do to achieve them.
• Check this against your own work. Identify
with your teacher what you need to focus on
to improve your work and increase your
chances of improving your target grade.
• Do corrections!
Revision Resources
• Revision Guides issued in Yr 9
• Workbooks from Finance Office
• Revision Sessions –Weds p6
• Teachers!!
• Your Book
• Internet
What works for Science
• There are many revision techniques but a
couple on the next slide seem particularly
suitable
• Spider Diagrams
• Revision Cards/Key Words
• Mind maps
What about the internet?
• Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrkw2
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• Doc Brown (Chem) http://www.docbrown.info/
• Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/doc/54629793/EdexcelIGCSE-Biology-Revision-Notes#scribd
• Student Room
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/
Revision Cards
Write a keyword on a card using your textbook for
cues.
Read the relevant part of the textbook.
Come back to your cards and try to write notes on
them (this tests your memory)
You can then flick through the cards to help you
remember.
Spider Diagrams
Mind Maps
Complete past papers
• And get them marked!
• Then read the examiners reports!
Be honest with yourself:
• Where are you at with your revision?
• Revision timetable drawn up?
• Past papers, mark schemes, examiners’ reports
printed off?
• Revision notes started?
• What are you going to do between now and start
of Easter holiday?