Year 11 GCSE exams evening

Thursday, 12 October 2017

courses

• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (double award)

• http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

• AQA GCSE in;– Biology

• http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461

– Physics• http://www.aqa.org.uk/su

bjects/science/gcse/physics-8463

– Chemistry• http://www.aqa.org.uk/su

bjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462

Exams

• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy 6 x 1 hour 15 min exams

– Two in each Science (B,C,P)

– Gives you two GCSE grades

• AQA GCSE in;– Biology

– Physics

– Chemistry

– 2 one hour 45 min exams in each subject

– Gives you three GCSE grades

2018 GCSE Science Exam dates

• Triple Science Higher and foundation papers

• Biology (new) 8461 • 8461/1 Paper 1 (new) 1h 45m 15 May 2018

pm• 8461/2 Paper 2 (new) 1h 45m 11 June 2018

am

• Chemistry (new) 8462• 8462/1 Paper 1 (new) 1h 45m 17 May 2018

am• 8462/2 Paper 2 (new) 1h 45m 13 June 2018

am

• Physics (new) 8463• 8463/1 Paper 1 (new) 1h 45m 23 May 2018

pm• 8463/2 Paper 2 (new) 1h 45m 15 June 2018

am

• Combined Science: Trilogy (new) 8464 Higher and foundation papers

• 8464/B/1 Paper 1: Biology (new) 1h 15m 15 May 2018 pm

• 8464/B/2 Paper 2: Biology (new) 1h 15m 11 June 2018 am

• 8464/C/1 Paper 1: Chemistry (new) 1h 15m 17 May 2018 am

• 8464/C/2 Paper 2: Chemistry (new) 1h 15m 13 June 2018 am

• 8464/P/1 Paper 1: Physics (new) 1h 15m 23 May 2018 pm

• 8464/P/2 Paper 2: Physics (new) 1h 15m 15 June 2018 am

Useful resources

• http://kesacademy.co.uk/current-students/examination-information/

• http://kesacademy.co.uk/current-students/subject-areas/science/

http://kesacademy.co.uk/current-students/examination-information/http://kesacademy.co.uk/current-students/subject-areas/science/

password

• sciencerevision

Revision guidesThe revision guides are available to buy through school at cost.Combined Science £5.50

Individual Sciences £2.75 each

Exam tips

• Bring a calculator and ruler to every Science exam!

• Read the questions carefully

• Re-read the questions carefully and be B.U.S.Y.

• B ox

• U nderline

• S cribble

• Y our ready to start

• Proof read longer answers such as the 6 mark question

All questions

Longer written questions (4-6 marks)

• Check the number of marks available for each question; use this to determine the length of time to spend on the answer and how much you need to write.

• Look out for questions which don’t have specific lines for an answer e.g. lines of best fit on a graph.

• If it says tick two boxes, then tick two (not three!)