At GCSE, the majority of students study all three sciences:

• Single or Core Science (= 1 Science GCSE).

• Dual or Additional Science (= 2 Science GCSEs).

• Triple or Separate Science (= 1 Physics GCSE, 1 Chemistry GCSE, 1 Biology GCSE)

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The courses are available on a number of different exam boards, such as Edexcel, AQA and OCR. All Science GCSEs include practical work that the students may be asked about in exams.

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The majority of content is common to all exam boards.

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Common Topics

• Sound waves, the human ear

• Light waves, reflection, refraction, the human eye

• The electromagnetic spectrum, uses and dangers

• Space, the Solar System, stars

• Energy, work done, KE and GPE calculations

• Power, electrical power

• Energy resources

• Equations of motion, suvats

• Forces

• Forces as vectors

• Newton's laws

• Moments, conservation of moments

• Density, pressure

• States of matter

• Fluid pressure, hydraulics, upthrust

• Static electricity

• Simple electric circuits

• Current and voltage in series circuits

• Current and voltage in parallel circuits

• Measuring electricity

• Magnetism

• Electromagnetism

• AC electricity

• Atomic structure, quarks

• Nuclear radiation, uses and dangers

• Medical imaging, x-rays, tracers, CAT scans

• Medical treatment using radiation

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