Collins GCSE EDEXCEL Science
Term
Biology
Scheme of Work
Chemistry
Physics
Topics
Lessons
Topics
Lessons
Topics
Lessons
Autumn
1st
half
Biology 1a –
Topic 1:
Environment
B1a 1.1 – 1.13
Lessons 1 – 10
1. Sorted!
2. Biomass
3. Feed the world
4. Organic veg?
5. Winner takes all
6. Virtually real
7. Global Bigfoot?
8. Dino death!
9. Faster, stronger,
fitter
10. Golden rice
Chemistry 1a –
Topic 5: Patterns
in properties
C1a 5.1
C1a 5.4 – 5.11
C1a 5.14
C1a 5.16 – 5.24
Lessons 1 – 8
1. Starting small
2. It’s all elemental!
3. It’s all symbolic
4. All change!
5. The chemical
code
6. Energetic
chemicals
7. Being a detective
8. The halogens
Physics 1a –
Topic 9:
Producing and
measuring
electricity
P1a 9.1 – 9.2
P1a 9.5 – 9.12
P1a 9.16
Lessons 1 – 8
1. Charges, currents and
circuits
2. Current
3. Voltage
4. At home with
electricity
5. Resistance
6. More about resistance
7. Sensing light and heat
8. Batteries and cells
Autumn
2nd
half
Biology 1a –
Topic 2: Genes
B1a 2.1 – 2.12
Lessons 1 – 10
1. Clone alone
2. Gene genie!
3. Chromosomes
4. Nature or nurture?
5. Blue or brown
6. All change!
7. Medical genetics
8. Designer beasts
9. HUGO knows
10. Brave new world?
Chemistry 1a –
Topic 5: Patterns
in properties
C1a 5.3
C1a 5.6 – 5.7
C1a 5.9 – 5.10
C1a 5.12 – 5.13
C1a 5.15
C1a 5.18
Lessons 9 – 11
9. Patterns in
nature
10. Patterns out of
chaos
11. Fascinating
elements
Physics 1a –
Topic 9:
Producing and
measuring
electricity
P1a 9.13 – 9.15
Lessons 9 – 10
9. Making the 20th
century
10. Making the 21st
century
Physics 1a –
Topic 10:
You’re in
charge
P1a 10.1
P1a 10.3 – 10.4
P1a 10.7 – 10.12
Lessons 1 – 7
1. What’s the source?
2. Making electricity
3. Efficiency
4. Electric motors
5. Paying up
6. Be safe
7. Breaking the
connection
Chemistry 1a –
Topic 6: Making
changes
C1a 6.1 – 6.3
C1a 6.10
C1a 6.13
C1a 6.19 – 6.20
Lessons 1 – 5
1. Chemicals at
home
2. Chemical txt msgs
3. Life’s chemical
reactions
4. Neutralisation
5. Chemical crossovers
Spring
1st
half
Biology 1b –
Topic 3:
Electrical and
chemical
signals
B1b 3.1 – 3.6
Lessons 1 – 5
1. Nervous system
2. Fast reflexes
3. Synapses
4. Seeing the light
5. Blood
Chemistry 1a –
Topic 6: Making
changes
C1a 6.4 – 6.18
Lessons 6 – 10
6. Pass the oxygen
7. Making metals
8. Chemical
breakdowns
9. Cookery is
chemistry
Physics 1b –
Topic 11: Now
you see it, now
you don’t
P1b 11.4
P1b 11.11 – 11.12
P1b 11.14 – 11.16
Lessons 1 – 4
1. Energy from waves
2. Basic wave properties
3. Reflection and
refraction
4. Total internal
reflection
10. Catch that gas!
Spring
Summer
Summer
2nd
half
1st
half
2nd
half
Biology 1b –
Topic 3
B1b 3.7 – 3.13
Lessons 6 – 10
6. Adrenaline
7. Hormones
8. The menstrual cycle
9. Controlling fertility
10. Diabetes
Chemistry 1b –
Topic 7: There’s
one Earth
C1b 7.12 – 7.17
C1b 7.23 – 7.24
Lessons 1 – 4
1. Air
2. Sea and salt
3. Green energy
4. The black stuff
Physics 1b –
Topic 11: Now
you see it, now
you don’t
Biology 1b –
Topic 4: Use,
misuse and
abuse
B1b 4.7 – 4.11
Lessons 1-5
1. Microbes and
disease
2. Spreading disease
3. Keeping microbes
out
4. Immunity
5. Immunisation
Chemistry 1b –
Topic 7: There’s
one Earth
C1b 7.1
C1b 7.3 – 7.8
C1b 7.10 – 7.11
C1b 7.19 – 7.22
Lessons 5 – 9
5. Burning to give
energy
6. The air we
breathe
7. Evolution of the
air
8. Global warming
9. The future
Physics 1b –
Topic 12: Space
and its
mysteries
Biology 1b –
Topic 4: Use,
misuse and
abuse
B1b 4.1 – 4.6
B1b 4.11 – 4.14
Lessons 6-10
6. Helping the
immune system
7. Tuberculosis [TB]
8. Drugs
9. Smoking
10. Alcohol
Chemistry 1b –
Topic 8: Designer
products
C1b 8.1 – 8.11
Lessons 1 – 6
1. Getting smart
2. The nano world
3. Designing
materials
4. Alcohol from
sugar
5. Emulsions
6. Additives
Physics 1b –
Topic 12: Space
and its
mysteries
P1b 11.1 – 11.3
P1b 11.5 – 11.10
P1b 11.18 – 11.19
P1b 12.1 – 12.6
P1b 12.9 – 12.11
P1b 12.14 – 12.15
P1b 12.7 – 12.8
P1b 12.12 – 12.13
P1b 12.16 – 12.20
Lessons 5 – 8
5. Electromagnetic
waves
6. Watch out for those
waves
7. Scanning with waves
8. Analogue and digital
Lessons 1 – 5
1. What’s out there?
2. Why is gravity
important?
3. What’s space like?
4. How could we live
there?
5. Space tourism
Lessons 6 – 10
6. Searching for answers
7. Is there anybody
there?
8. Why bother with
space?
9. The life of a star
How did it start? How
will it all end?