Year 11 GCSE exams evening Thursday, 12 October 2017
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!)