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Details of the out-going science gcse courses are here on the AQA website.
Additional Science is not compulsory. Most students continuing with science will take it. Some, who favour a more vocational approach, will take Additional Applied Science. If a student wishes to take triple science, giving three GCSEs in each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, the modules from Core and Additional are combined with three extension modules to make a total of nine modules for the separate science GCSEs – see the home page for a diagram showing the scheme.
Course content for AQA Additional Science:
Biology
B2.1 Cells and simple cell transport
B2.2 Tissues, organs and organ systems
B2.3 Photosynthesis
B2.4 Organisms and their environment
B2.5 Proteins – their functions and uses
B2.6 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
B2.7 Cell division and inheritance
B2.8 Speciation
Chemistry
C2.1 Structure and bonding
C2.2 How structure influences the properties and uses of substances
C2.3 Atomic structure, analysis and quantitative chemistry
C2.4 Rates of reaction
C2.5 Exothermic and endothermic reactions
C2.6 Acids, bases and salts
C2.7 Electrolysis
Physics
P2.1 Forces and their effects
P2.2 The kinetic energy of objects speeding up or slowing down
P2.3 Currents in electrical circuits
P2.4 Using mains electricity safely and the power of electrical appliances
P2.5 What happens when radioactive substances decay, and the uses and dangers of their emissions
P2.6 Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
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Resources
Specimen exam papers, marking schemes and relevant resources from the AQA Website.
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