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Stafford Grammar School GCSE options booklet 2023
Stafford Grammar School GCSE options booklet 2023
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<strong>GCSE</strong> <strong>Options</strong><br />
Science<br />
The AQA Science <strong>GCSE</strong>s, which students have already begun to study in Year 9, are built<br />
around rigorous and engaging science. They offer a rewarding experience that is fair and<br />
accessible to all students whilst challenging the most able.<br />
An authentic insight – It provides a traditional grounding in science, and a level of<br />
understanding that will help students progress into future scientific thinking. We aim to<br />
inspire all students whilst building solid foundations to enable a successful transition to<br />
higher level studies that support a range of future careers and learning directions.<br />
Keeps the subject real – There are practical activities throughout each teaching topic that<br />
underpin and enhance theory. This reinforcement of abstract ideas through their concrete<br />
application ensures deep understanding of the subject matter and also develops skills which<br />
are vital for life in the 21st century, such as critical thinking, planning and evaluation.<br />
Some of our students will study separate sciences to <strong>GCSE</strong> level. Each science has two<br />
equally weighted examination papers, taken at the end of the course. A variety of question<br />
styles are used including multiple choice, structured, closed short answer and open<br />
response.<br />
Some students will study for the AQA Combined Science (known as Trilogy). This course still<br />
contains Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The students will still be taught in these areas by<br />
subject specialists. They will sit six shorter papers, two Biology, two Chemistry and two<br />
Physics.<br />
Biology<br />
1. Cell biology<br />
2. Organisation<br />
3. Infection and response<br />
4. Bioenergetics<br />
5. Homeostasis and<br />
response<br />
6. Inheritance, variation and<br />
evolution<br />
7. Ecology<br />
8. Key ideas<br />
Chemistry<br />
1. Atomic structure and the<br />
periodic table<br />
2. Bonding, structure, and<br />
the properties of matter<br />
3. Quantitative chemistry<br />
4. Chemical changes<br />
5. Energy changes<br />
6. The rate and extent of<br />
chemical change<br />
7. Organic chemistry<br />
8. Chemical analysis<br />
9. Chemistry of the<br />
atmosphere<br />
10. Using resources<br />
Physics<br />
1. Energy<br />
2. Electricity<br />
3. Particle model of matter<br />
4. Atomic structure<br />
5. Forces<br />
6. Waves<br />
7. Magnetism and<br />
electromagnetism<br />
8. Space physics (physics<br />
only)<br />
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