Science at Key Stage 4

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Science at Key Stage 4

• There are two options being offered for students
  in Year 11

GCSE Additional Science
GCSE Additional Applied Science
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GCSE Additional Science

• This is the content required by students if they
  wish to continue to study A level Sciences in
  Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• Assessment is by traditional written papers along
  with another ISA (best mark out of three)

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Science at Key Stage 4Additional Science

• Biology
• Cells
• How plants make food
• Energy flow
• Enzymes
• Homeostasis
• Inheritance

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Science at Key Stage 4Additional Science

• Chemistry
• Structures and bonding
• Structures and properties
• How much?
• Rates of reactions
• Acids, alkalis and salts
• Electrolysis
• Energy and reactions

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Science at Key Stage 4Additional Science

• Physics
• Motion
• Speeding up and slowing down
• Work, energy and momentum
• Static electricity
• Current electricity
• Mains electricity
• Nuclear physics

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Science at Key Stage 4

• Students follow the AQA Additional
• Science course
• 8 periods per week
• 3 teachers (Bio, Chem and Phys)
• No written coursework as such
• ISAs assess HSW aspects of course

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Science at Key Stage 4

• OCR 21st Century Additional Applied Science
• This course meets the needs of students who wish
  to develop their scientific understanding through
  authentic, work-related contexts. The course
  focuses on procedural and technical knowledge
  that underpins the work of practitioners of
  science and gives students an insight into what
  is involved in being a practitioner of science.

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Science at Key Stage 4
OCR 21st Century Additional Applied Science

• 8 periods per week
• Specialist teachers of Biology, Chemistry and
  Physics
• Three separate modules of work in
• Life Care or Agriculture (Biology)
• Scientific detection or Harnessing chemicals
  (Chemistry)
• Communications or Materials and performance
  (Physics)
• Assessment by completely different method

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Science at Key Stage 4
OCR 21st Century Additional Applied Science

• 3 papers based on each module 50
• Suitability Test 21
• Work-related Report 17
• Can do practical tasks 12

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Science at Key Stage 4Year 11
ISA 3 x 45 minute written papers
GCSE Additional Science
A Levels in Science
Combinations of Practical Tasks, Written exams
and Coursework assignments
GCSE Additional Applied Science
A Levels in Science
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Science at Key Stage 4

• Students will receive a choices form and take it
  home for signature by parents.
• This must be returned before the end of term ( by
  Friday 15th May please)
• Some flexibility to allow changes at a later
  date, but this cannot be guaranteed
• Once the course has started, after the next set
  of modules on June 22nd, it will not be possible
  to transfer between options

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Science at Key Stage 4Year 11
ISA 3 x 45 minute written papers
GCSE Additional Science
A Levels in Science
Combinations of Practical Tasks, Written exams
and Coursework assignments
GCSE Additional Applied Science
A Levels in Science