Topics and Assessments Edexcel (9-1) - Single Sciences GCSE The specification can be found here: This documents explains how Edexcel writes the question papers: There are six papers in total and this will gain you 3 separate GCSEs (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). 2 papers each for biology, chemistry and physics these will all be taken at the end of Year 11 in the Summer exams. Each paper is 1hr 45mins 100 marks (50% of the GCSE) – Biology Topics Paper 1: topics 1-5 Paper 2: topic 1 + topics 6-9 Key Key concepts in biology concepts in biology Cells and control Plant structures and their functions Genetics Animal coordination, control and Natural selection and genetic homeostasis modification Exchange and transport in animals Health, disease and the Ecosystems and material cycles development of medicines Chemistry Topics Paper 1: topics 1-5 Paper 2: topic 1 + topics 6-8 Key concepts in chemistry Key concepts in chemistry States of matter and mixtures Groups in the periodic table Chemical changes Rates of reaction and energy changes Extracting metals and equilibria Fuels and Earth science Separate chemistry 1 Separate chemistry 2 Physics Topics Paper 5: Physics 1 topics 1-7 Paper 6: Physics 2 - topic 1 + topics 8-15 – Key concepts of physics Key concepts of physics Motion and forces Energy - Forces doing work Conservation of energy Forces and their effects Waves Electricity and circuits Light and the electromagnetic spectrum Magnetism and the motor effect Radioactivity Electromagnetic induction Astronomy Particle model Forces and matter
Topics and Assessments Edexcel (9-1) - Single Sciences GCSE The specification can be found here: This documents explains how Edexcel writes the question papers: There are six papers in total and this will gain you 3 separate GCSEs (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). 2 papers each for biology, chemistry and physics these will all be taken at the end of Year 11 in the Summer exams. Each paper is 1hr 45mins – 100 marks (50% of the GCSE) Biology Topics Paper 1: topics 1-5 Key concepts in biology Cells and control Genetics Natural selection and genetic modification Health, disease and the development of medicines Paper 2: topic 1 + topics 6-9 Key concepts in biology Plant structures and their functions Animal coordination, control and homeostasis Exchange and transport in animals Ecosystems and material cycles Chemistry Topics Paper 1: topics 1-5 Key concepts in chemistry States of matter and mixtures Chemical changes Extracting metals and equilibria Separate chemistry 1 Paper 2: topic 1 + topics 6-8 Key concepts in chemistry Groups in the periodic table Rates of reaction and energy changes Fuels and Earth science Separate chemistry 2 Physics Topics Paper 5: Physics 1 – topics 1-7 Key concepts of physics Motion and forces Conservation of energy Waves Light and the electromagnetic spectrum Radioactivity Astronomy Paper 6: Physics 2 - topic 1 + topics 8-15 Key concepts of physics Energy - Forces doing work Forces and their effects Electricity and circuits Magnetism and the motor effect Electromagnetic induction Particle model Forces and matter
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