Y11 Develop your weaknesses
The mocks are over, now its time to focus on your weaknesses.
It helps to know the structure of your exam so you can practice your weakest areas. Just like playing lots of football matches does not improve your skills (you may never get the ball), just doing lots of papers is equally not as effective.
There are lots of marks to be gained by improving your success on maths, practical, analysis (AO3), application (AO2) or recall (AO1).
Each paper also approximately 6-12 marks of extended answer questions as well (AOL)
Use your Exam analysis sheet to access the resources below that will help YOU.
AO1 - Recall
AO1 questions are the recall questions and usually short answers. Use the resources below to develop this area of knowledge.
Paper 1
Paper 2
Biology Chemistry Physics
Mind maps are a good way to structure note making to help recall. Download them from each subject page or all of them in one powerpoint here:
Combined science Triple Science
The best way to use a mind map is to write what you know from memory first. Then in a different colour add more knowledge from a revision guide or website.
AOL - Extended answer
Each paper will contain 6-12 marks of extended writing.
Write in bullet points
Aim to put a key word in each sentence
The question packs below contain extra short answer questions, just focus on the 5/6 mark questions in each.
Paper 1
Biology FT Chemistry FT Physics FT
Biology HT Chemistry HT Physics HT
Triple specific questions
Practical skills
The main things that you can prepare for are:
A typical method - for an investigation use the MR SCAM Approach (Measure, Repeat, Same, Change, Apparatus and Mean). For a procedure, list the small details and the apparatus.
Typical results - drawing a rough graph can help you remember these.
Explanation - what science is causing the pattern in the results
Special pieces of apparatus - be ready to name particular pieces of kit like Newton meters, gas syringes, quadrats
Visit the practical activities on the subject pages
Mathematical skills
Practicing your maths skills also helps your maths GCSE, bonus!
These skills are all regularly asked make sure you can do them!
Biology specific calculations
Species number in a field (P2)
Physics specific calculations
Energy multi-step calculations
Electricity multi-step calculations