AAESS IGCSE Options Booklet - Al Ain English Speaking School ...

Biology is the study of living things.
The following topics are studied:
Diversity of Life Plant transport
Animal nutrition Coordination
Animal transport Excretion
Respiration Reproduction
Plant nutrition Genetics
The Ecosystems
Chemistry is the study of changes in which one
substance is changed into another.
It also looks at the structure of atoms and kinetic theory.
The topics studied are:
Atomic structure Acids, Bases & Salts
Chemical Bonding Air & Water
Rates of Reaction Electrolysis
Experimental Techniques Energy Changes in Chemistry
Chemical Analysis Redox Reactions
The Periodic Table Organic Chemistry
Metals
Physics is the study of the behaviour of objects
and properties of substances, which do not involve
chemical change.
The topics studied are:
mechanics (including energy, density, forces, moments,
pressure & motion);
kinetic theory;
radioactivity;
thermal Physics (including expansion, heat, measuring
temperature, measuring heat, latent heat);
waves;
light & Sound, Magnetism & Electromagnetism;
electrolysis, Current Electricity &Electronics.
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Biology (0610)
Most students find that the work is easier to understand than the other sciences because it studies things they
can easily relate to but that there is a lot of work to be learnt for the final examination. Students expect Biology
to be easy but they find that the difficulty of examination questions is just the same as the others. Because Biology
does not use mathematics or chemical equations to a large extent it relies on the use of English.
It is possible to study Biology beyond IGCSE level at AAESS. AS and AL Biology are currently taught. Students
who go to study Biology at this level find that having studied IGCSE Chemistry is almost essential.
Chemistry (0620)
The topics studied in Chemistry are certainly not everyday ones and some students find that the abstract nature
of Chemistry makes it difficult to study. On the other hand there are not many facts to learn as in other subjects
and because they fit into quite simple patterns many students find chemistry to be the easiest of the sciences.
There are some calculations in this subject but nothing like as many in Physics. Chemistry does not rely on English
skills to the extent as Biology but it has its own challenges, chemical equations to name just one.
It is possible to study Chemistry beyond IGCSE level at AAESS. AS & AL Chemistry are currently taught.
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Physics (0625)
The study of Physics relies very much on the application
of mathematics and it is usual that students
who like mathematics and are good at it, also do
well in Physics. In a typical Year 10 examination
about 50% of the marks are awarded for calculations
and graph skills. In Year 11 this changes a little
and the work is more descriptive but the calculations
are always there. As topics such as atomic structure
and the kinetic theory are common to both Chemistry
and Physics these subjects do support each other.
There are literally millions of applications of
Physics in our technological world, which means
that the scope of examination questions is huge and
good application skills are vital success.
It is possible to study Physics beyond IGCSE level
at AAESS. AS & AL Physics are currently taught.