1. Science Year 10 Parents’ Information

2. GCSE which category? Triple No GCSE exams in year 10, all exams are completed in year 11 Will be awarded 3 separate GCSE qualifications, in biology, chemistry and physics. Double Will achieve 2 GCSEs: Core science (taken in year 10) and Additional Science (completed in year 11). Core Science completed in year 10. Qualifications are separate

3. GCSE Triple Science Biology B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 Chemistry C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 Physics P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7

4. GCSE Science overview Biology B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Chemistry C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Physics P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 CORE SCIENCE YEAR 1O ADD’ SCIENCE YEAR 11

5. Progress in year 10 Biology B1 and B2 completed in year 9 Currently studying B3 Chemistr y C1 and C2 completed in year 9 Currently studying C3 Physics P1 and P2 completed in year 9 Currently studying P3

6. Controlled Assessment = 25% Triple Science Biology – first half of summer term. Chemistry – from May half term to end of summer term. Physics – starts September 2016. Each 8 hours long – plan, carry out, analyse and evaluate a practical investigation Double Data Analysis (5 hours) starts in January 2016. Plan and test a given hypothesis Case study (5 hours) starts in February 2016. Research a topic. Year 11 (Additional) Complete a single investigation (8 hours)

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8. Revision Guides £5 includes questions, answers, single page unit summaries and grade boosters

9. Revision guides £3 each Core Science Higher tier revision guides currently out of stock

10. Workbooks and answers £4

11. Help yourself http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-twenty-first- century-science-suite-science-a-j241-from-2012/

12. Core science controlled assessment skills practice starts GSCE Data Analysis starts GCSE Case Study begins Year 10 exams – mock exam for science Biology exam B1,2,3 Tuesday 17 th May Chemistry exam B1,2,3 Thursday 19 th May Physics exam P1,2,3 Wednesday 25 th May Controlled Assessment retakes begin Core Science year view

13. Year 10 exams – mock exams for science (1,2,3 in bio, chem and phys) Chemistry GCSE Investigation starts Biology GCSE Investigation starts Triple Science year view