GCSE Science Exam Preparation

Aim

✘ What exams? When?

✘ Where do I find useful resources?

✘ What revision are we doing in lessons?

✘ What about outside lesson time?

✘ How do I revise for Science?

Exams

✘ AQA Separate Science

✘ AQA Combined Science (“Trilogy”)

✘ 6 science exams regardless of the pathway

✘ Separate Sciences exams are 1 hour 45 minutes

✘ Combined are 1 hour 15 minutes.

Paper 1

Biology: Tues 14th May pm

Chemistry: Thurs 16th May am

Physics: Weds 22rd May pm

Exam Dates - same for both pathways

Paper 2 (after half term)

Biology: Fri 7th June pm

Chemistry: Weds 12th June am

Physics: Friday 14th June am

Key Information and Resources

✘ All the information and resources will be

collected together in one folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DIel0P

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✘ I have put a copy of the link on SMHW

GCSE Science Revision Folder

✘ “Ultimate AQA Science Guides” including exam dates

knowledge organisers, videos for required practicals

and command word lists

✘ Revision Checklists

✘ Useful links

In-lesson Revision

✘ Starts w/c 4th March

✘ Start with a practice Paper 2 (the subject you are currently studying

in main rotation)

✘ Rotate around different teachers for the different subjects (roughly a

week per paper)

✘ Key concepts, PPQs and whole papers

✘ You get more out of it if you prepare in advance

✘ Timetable will be in the folder

Lunchtime Drop-ins

✘ Wednesday lunchtimes

✘ Bring your lunch

✘ Bring your problems

✘ Work through PPQs

Revision

✘ Know what you need to learn by heart

✘ Mnemonics are good for learning lists

✗ e.g.“Have No Fear Of Ice Cold Beer”

✘ Test yourself (or get someone to test you) regularly

✘ List of physics equations you have to learn is in the folder

✘ For Chemistry, you need to know reactivity series and

charges on common ions

Required Practicals

✘ A relatively weak point for Y11 last year

✘ Do you know what they are?

✘ You need to know the method

✘ You need to know why you do each step

✘ You need to be able to analyse results that you may be

given

Revision Strategy 1 - If you start early!

Review

● Notes● Revision guides● Seneca● GCSE Pod● BBC Bitesize● “Useful Links”

Create

● Revision notes● Revision cards● Topic-on-a-page● Post-its● Mind maps● Podcasts● Cornell notes● Be creative!

Test

● Exam Practice books

● Specimen Papers● Past papers from

old spec● Educake● Online quizzes● Family● Revision apps

Remedy

● Go back over the bits you didn’t do so well

● Do you need to amend your notes etc?

● Test again● Repeat as

necessary

Revision Strategy 2 - slightly less time!

Test Again

Test yourself again

Test

Find out what you know and more importantly, what you don’t know!

Remedy

Review the parts of the topic you didn’t know, then create your revision resources to plug the gaps in knowledge.

Seneca Learning

✘ More active than just using a revision guide

✘ Good for covering content/concepts

✘ Still need to practice answering exam questions

✘ I’ve set up classes with an assignment for each unit (B1a etc)

✘ One assignment a week will (just about!) fit before the exams start

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Anything Else?

If you come across any good revision resources,

let me know!

✘ Where is it?

✘ What do you like about it?

✘ What does it cost?

Key Messages

✘ Good revision is active

✘ Just reading your notes is passive

✘ Make sure you’ve bought your exam practice books

✘ Test, test and test again!

Key Messages

✘ Good luck!

✘ Thank you for listening