GCSE Double award combined science

GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics

(“triple science”)

Biology paper 11hr 15mins70 marks

Chemistry paper 11hr 15mins70 marks

Physics paper 11hr 15mins70 marks

Biology paper 21hr 15mins70 marks

Chemistry paper 21hr 15mins70 marks

Physics paper 21hr 15mins70 marks

GCSE Double award combined science

All 6 papers added together➔ total score➔ double award grade

e.g. grade 9-9, 9-8, 8-8, 8-7, 7-7, all the way to grade 1-1

Biology paper 11hr 15mins70 marks

B1B2B3B4

Chemistry paper 11hr 15mins70 marks

C1C2C3C4C5

Physics paper 11hr 15mins70 marks

P1P2P3P4

GCSE Double award combined science➔PPE1 Nov/Dec

All 3 papers added together➔ total score➔ double award grade

e.g. grade 9-9, 9-8, 8-8, 8-7, 7-7, all the way to grade 1-1

Biology paper 21hr 15mins70 marks

B5B6B7

SYNOPTIC

Chemistry paper 21hr 15mins70 marks

C6C7C8C9

C10SYNOPTIC

Physics paper 21hr 15mins70 marks

P5P6P7

SYNOPTIC

GCSE Double award combined science➔PPE2 Mar/Apr

All 6 papers added together from PPE1 and PPE2➔ total score➔double award grade

e.g. grade 9-9, 9-8, 8-8, 8-7, 7-7, all the way to grade 1-1

Biology paper 11hr 45mins100 marks

Chemistry paper 11hr 45mins100 marks

Physics paper 11hr 45mins100 marks

Biology paper 21hr 45mins100 marks

Chemistry paper 21hr 45mins100 marks

Physics paper 21hr 45mins100 marks

GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics

2 biology papers added together➔ total score➔ biology grade2 chemistry papers added together➔ total score➔ chemistry grade2 physics papers added together➔ total score➔ physics grade

Biology paper 11hr 45mins100 marks

B1B2B3B4

Chemistry paper 11hr 45mins100 marks

C1C2C3C4C5

Physics paper 11hr 45mins100 marks

P1P2P3P4

GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics➔PPE1 Nov/Dec

Biology paper score➔ biology gradeChemistry paper score➔ chemistry gradePhysics paper score➔ physics grade

Biology paper 21hr 45mins100 marks

B5B6B7

SYNOPTIC

Chemistry paper 21hr 45mins100 marks

C6C7C8C9

C10SYNOPTIC

Physics paper 21hr 45mins100 marks

P5P6P7P8

SYNOPTIC

GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics ➔PPE2 Mar/Apr

2 biology papers added together from PPE1 and PPE2 ➔ total score➔ biology grade2 chemistry papers added together from PPE1 and PPE2 ➔ total score➔ chemistry

grade2 physics papers added together from PPE1 and PPE2 ➔ total score➔ physics grade

What are the exams like?• Multiple choice Qs• Short answer Qs (1-2 marks)• Medium answer Qs (4-6 marks)• There are NO long answer Qs worth more than 6 marks• There are NO marks available for writing in paragraphs in the

Medium answer Qs (4-6 marks). We strongly advise that you write your answer in bullet point sentences

• There are a MINIMUM % of marks allocated to maths/numeracy Qs on each paper regardless of whether it is double or “triple”, higher or foundation. In reality, the % of maths marks is always much bigger than the minimum %:

10% on biology 20% on chemistry 30% on physics• There are Qs based on practicals you have done, or similar ones.

These Qs can ask about methods, equipment or ask you to analyse results

• There will almost always be a graph Q

What is “remembering things”?

Getting information into the brain memory store

Getting information out of the brain memory store (retrieval)