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Welcome to the Cleeve Park School Curriculum site, here you will find information on our KS3, KS4 & KS5 curriculum by departments.
Head of Faculty: Ms C Miles-Wilson
Head of Faculty: Ms C Miles-Wilson
Email: claire.miles-wilson@cleevepark-tkat.org
Email: claire.miles-wilson@cleevepark-tkat.org
Examination Board: AQA
Examination Board: AQA
Aims of the Course
Aims of the Course
Triple Award Science (sometimes known as 'Separate Sciences' or 'Single Sciences') is where students study all three sciences and end up with three GCSEs.
General Description
General Description
Biology
Biology
1. Cell biology
2. Organisation
3. Infection and response
4. Bioenergetics
5. Homeostasis and response
6. Inheritance, variation and evolution
7. Ecology
8. Key ideas
Chemistry
1. Atomic structure and the periodic table
Chemistry
1. Atomic structure and the periodic table
2. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
3. Quantitative chemistry
4. Chemical changes
5. Energy changes
6. The rate and extent of chemical change
7. Organic chemistry
8. Chemical analysis
9. Chemistry of the atmosphere
10. Using resources
Physics
Physics
1. Energy
2. Electricity
3. Particle model of matter
4. Atomic structure
5. Forces
6. Waves
7. Magnetism and electromagnetism
8. Space physics (physics only)
Assessment Details
Assessment Details
Biology
Biology
Paper 1 - Topics 1–4: Cell biology; Organisation; Infection and response; and Bioenergetics.
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Paper 2 - Topics 5–7: Homeostasis and response; Inheritance, variation and evolution; and Ecology.
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Chemistry
Chemistry
Paper 1 - Topics 1–5: Atomic structure and the periodic table; Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter; Quantitative chemistry, Chemical changes; and Energy changes.
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Paper 2 Topics 6–10: The rate and extent of chemical change; Organic chemistry; Chemical analysis, Chemistry of the atmosphere; and Using resources.
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Physics
Physics
Paper 1 - Topics 1-4: Energy; Electricity; Particle model of matter; and Atomic structure.
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Paper 2 - Topics 5-8: Forces; Waves; Magnetism and electromagnetism; and Space physics.
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
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