Key differences OCR GCSE (9-1) Gateway Biology A AQA GCSE (9-1) Biology 8 flexible practical activities - select from 8 required practical activities you have to our suggested activities or use your own deliver. preferred practical activities. In each assessment students have 1 hour In each assessment students have 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete 90 marks worth and 45 minutes to complete 100 marks worth of questions of questions. 15 marks of multiple choice questions at the Some multiple choice questions scattered start of each paper. throughout papers. One 6 mark level of response question per Not a set number, but more than one 6 paper. mark level of response question on all sample assessment material. Content mapping The content within the OCR GCSE (9-1) in Biology A (Gateway) covers the key concepts of biology and will be very familiar. it out in a logical progression to support teaching the We’ve laid GCSE in a linear way. Below is a table to show where AQA biology content is covered in the OCR Gateway biology specification. AQA Biology (8461) OCR Biology A (Gateway Science) Surplus Content In AQA Biology 4.1.1 cell structure 1.1 Cell structures 2.1 Supplying the cell 6.3 Monitoring & maintaining health 4.1.2 cell division 5.1 Inheritance 2.1 Supplying the cell 6.3 Monitoring & maintaining health 4.1.3 transport in cells 2.1 Supplying the cell 2.2 The challenges of size 4.2.1 principles of organisation organisms 4.2.2 animal tissues organs 1.2 What happens in cells (and what do and organ systems they need) 1.3 Respiration 2.2 The challenges of size 6.3 Monitoring & maintaining health
Key differences OCR GCSE (9-1) Gateway Biology A AQA GCSE (9-1) Biology 8 flexible practical activities - select from our suggested activities or use your own preferred practical activities. 8 required practical activities you have to deliver. In each assessment students have 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete 90 marks worth of questions In each assessment students have 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete 100 marks worth of questions. 15 marks of multiple choice questions at the start of each paper. Some multiple choice questions scattered throughout papers. One 6 mark level of response question per paper. Not a set number, but more than one 6 mark level of response question on all sample assessment material. Content mapping The content within the OCR GCSE (9-1) in Biology A (Gateway) covers the key concepts of biology and will be very familiar. We’ve laid it out in a logical progression to support teaching the GCSE in a linear way. Below is a table to show where AQA biology content is covered in the OCR Gateway biology specification. AQA Biology (8461) OCR Biology A (Gateway Science) Surplus Content In AQA Biology 4.1.1 cell structure 1.1 Cell structures 2.1 Supplying the cell 6.3 Monitoring & maintaining health 4.1.2 cell division 5.1 Inheritance 2.1 Supplying the cell 6.3 Monitoring & maintaining health 4.1.3 transport in cells 2.1 Supplying the cell 2.2 The challenges of size 4.2.1 principles of organisation 4.2.2 animal tissues organs and organ systems 1.2 What happens in cells (and what do they need) 1.3 Respiration 2.2 The challenges of size 6.3 Monitoring & maintaining health organisms