EDEXCEL GCSE Additional Science Revision Planner
2013-2014
There are as many ways to revise as there are exams! You will find that
some work better than others. You may revise for hours and gain little.
Whatever you do, try to keep in mind what you have to look forward to.
Exam success will make your future brighter. Aim to do your best, and be
happy with yourself.
Drink plenty, rest plenty, and play often (but less as the exams approach they'll be time for social lives afterwards!)
If you come across a problem you cannot solve, or a question you cannot
answer, make a note of it and ask your teacher. Other students may be
finding this topic difficult as well.
Recognise that everyone finds exams stressful.
Exam periods are a stressful time for all people. Accept that we all get
anxious at times. Face up to the situation and help to reduce stress by
organising your time appropriately and using the time you have left.
Good luck!
From The Science Department.
What kind of learner are you?
Visual
Auditory
Kinaesthetic
……then revise in this way!
Revising What?
How you revise is most important. Some don'ts:
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don't just read your specification, books or class notes, or revision guides
don't just work through questions
don't forget to take a break!
Revising will always get tedious. Remember:
Nothing easy is worthwhile and nothing worthwhile is easy.
So, fire yourself up and do:
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use lots of ways to revise
plan your revision with a timetable
read, and write summaries of, your notes
draw diagrams
sketch mind maps (spider diagrams) of key issues
use mnemonics (rhymes of word lists) to prompt you
revise with a friend: ask and answer questions
work through past exam papers
answer guided questions in revision books
Revising Where?
Try to find somewhere where you won't be disturbed. If you can work with music on,
this can help you relax. It can also drown at noises around you.
Make sure you have an empty desk to work at, with everything you need at hand for
the session ahead. Have plenty of scrap paper handy.
If you're using the web to revise, make sure you know what you want to improve on
before you start.
Revising When?
You can never revise enough might be true, but don't sit for hours on end working at
the same subject—your revision will be most effective in the first hour.
So make sure you:
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plan revision slots of between 15 - 30 minutes
have something to look forward to, e.g. a TV show
tick off things that you have done, and note things you have to do
Note-taking strategies to help you revise
Highlight the sentences that pick out the main points.
Highlight different types of information in different colours.
Delete sentences that repeat ideas.
List related bullet points.
List similarities and differences.
Cross out words that are not needed and highlight those that are. Link the important words together
in an interesting way.
Use spider diagrams, tree diagrams or other graphic organisers.
Write own explanations for key words after reading a text.
Write five key words to sum up content of the text.
Change text into a labelled diagram.
Pick main points out of a text and write each on a separate card. Sort the cards into more or less
important points.
Change text into a flow chart.
Create a revision map
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maps/index.shtml
Did you know you could revise using science podcasts?
http://www.gcsepod.co.uk/home/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/audio/science/
Useful websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/
Biology
http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/resource/age.cfm
Chemistry
http://www.gcsescience.com/science-chemistry-revision.htm
Physics
http://www.cyberphysics.co.uk/key_stage/KS4.htm
http://www.gcsescience.com/science-physics-revision.htm
Others will be given to you during the year!!! Make sure you use them!!!
Biology B2
Building blocks of Cells
• Plant and Animal Cells
• Bacteria
• DNA
• Genetic engineering
• Mitosis and Meiosis
• Cloning
• Protein synthesis
• Mutations
• Enzymes
Organisms and energy
• Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Water transport
• Organisms and the environment
Common Systems
• Fossils and evolution
• Blood
• Heart
• Circulatory system
• Digestion and digestive system
Chemistry C2
Atomic Structure and the periodic table
• The early periodic table
• The modern periodic table
• Trends within the periodic table
Ionic compounds and analysis
• Ionic bonding
• Solubility
• Precipitates
• Ion test
Covalent compounds and separation
techniques
• Covalent bonding
• Structure properties and uses
• Miscible and immiscible
• Chromatography
Groups in the periodic table
• Metallic bonding
• Alkali metals
• Halogens
• Displacement reactions
• Noble gases
Chemical reactions
• Exothermic and endothermic reactions
• Rates of reaction
• Collision theory
• Catalysts
Quantitative chemistry
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Chemical Calculations
Physics P2
Forces and their effects
• Resultant forces
• Forces and motion
• Forces and braking
• Forces and terminal velocity
• Acceleration
• Graphs
• Forces and energy
• Momentum
• Work and Power
Electricity
• Static electricity
• Current and voltage in electrical circuits
• Resistance
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
• Isotopes
• Ionising radiation
• Nuclear reactions
• Nuclear power
• Half life
• Uses of radiation
17/2
18/2
P2 static electricity
24/2
19/2
B2 cells
25/2
26/2
B2 DNA
3/3
5/3
P2 review all of the
forces
10/3
11/3
C2; Ionic bonding
and Ions
12/3
17/3
C2: Covalent
bonding
18/3
19/3
25/3
P2 review of
nuclear fission and
fusion
26/3
P2: Momentum
1/4
27/2
28/2
6/3
C2: Miscible and
immiscible
Chromotography
B2 cell division.
1/3
7/3
8/3
B2: Cloning
13/3
20/3
3/4
2/3
9/3
P2 Graphs
14/3
15/3
16/3
21/3
B2 transport
systems in plants
22/3
23/3
B2: Enzymes
27/3
23/2
B2 genetic
engineering
28/3
P2: Resistance
2/4
22/2
P2 Current and
voltage in circuits
P2 Acceleration
B2: Photosynthesis
31/3
21/2
C2 period table
4/3
C2: Properties of
structures and
identification tests
24/3
20/2
C2: Groups in the
periodic table
29/3
30/3
B2: Aerobic and
anaerobic
respiration
4/4
B2: Water transport
5/4
6/4
P2: Braking and
stopping distance
Easter Holidays
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it’s up to you – how much and how often you revise in your holidays; catch up on work you are behind on, revise areas your weakest at, just keep
going; it’s almost over.
21/4
22/4
B2 - review all of
your DNA and
inheritance
28/4
23/4
P2 atoms and
radiation; nuclear
fission and fusion
29/4
30/4
C2: Rates of
reaction
5/5
6/5
B2: Digestions
12/5
Review All Biology
B2
19/5
24/4
25/4
C2:Exo and
endothermic
reactions
1/5
2/5
P2: Work and
Power
7/5
8/5
P2: Half life
13/5
14/5
20/5
Revise All
Chemistry C2
21/5
Revise All Biology
B2
26/4
27/4
B2: Blood
3/5
4/5
B2: Heart
9/5
10/4
C2: chemical
calculations
15/5
16/5
22/5
Review all Physics
P2
23/5
Revise All Physics
P2
11/5
Review all Physics
P2
17/5
18/5
24/5
Review all Physics
P2
25/5
Review all
Chemistry C2
May half term
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it’s up to you – how much and how often you revise in your holidays; catch up on work you are behind on, revise areas your weakest at, just keep
going; it’s almost over.
2/6
3/6
9/6
Revise All Physics
P2
10/6
Review all
Chemistry C2
C2 exam
4/6
5/6
6/6
7/6
B2 exam
Review all
Chemistry C2
11/6
Revise All Biology
B2
12/6
Revise All Physics
P2
8/6
P2 exam
Celebrate – you have finished!!!
Your grade should reflect how much effort you have put in – remember,
help is available:
During lessons; just ask when you’re stuck!
Lunch times: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Week A
Monday, Wednesday and Friday Week B
Every Wednesday after school
There are Saturday sessions available; dates are on the main school
calendar
GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES ☺