Science

Most students study towards Combined Science GCSE and one group who have opted for the separate sciences study towards GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. All students are taught the separate strands by a dedicated teacher. Combined Science The Biology course covers the key concepts in Biology, cells and control, genetics, natural selection and genetic modification, health, disease and the development of Medicines, plant structures, animal coordination, control and homeostasis, exchange and transport in animals and ecosystems and material cycles. The Chemistry course covers the key concepts of Chemistry which include atomic structure, the Periodic Table, bonding and calculations as well as topics such as,states of matter, separating mixtures, acids, reactivity of metals, groups of the Periodic Table, energy changes, reactivity, fuels and the atmosphere. The Physics course covers motion, forces, conservation of energy, electromagnetic spectrum, radioactivity, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, the particle model and forces and matter. The separate sciences include all this but then build in them with extra content including: In Biology going further and deeper into each topic including protein synthesis, sex-linked inheritance, the kidneys and monoclonal antibodies. In Chemistry solution and gas calculations, fuel cells and more organic chemistry In Physics, nuclear fission and fusion, astronomy, electromagnetic induction, electrostatics and rotational forces.