Science at GCSE

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Science at GCSE into the Twenty First Century
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• Why study science?
• Why is science GCSE changing?
• What are the changes?
• What choices are on offer at X school/college?
• What choices are there after GCSE?
• More help to make our choice?

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Why study science at GCSE?

• Its natural to be curious about the physical
  world, and how things work
• Studying science develops important skills
• Everyone has to make decisions in life that
  involve science
• More and more jobs use science

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Why is science GCSE changing?

• At the moment Double Award
• Everyone does the same course
• But students dont all have the same interests
  and needs

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What are the changes?

• Everyone must still do science at GCSE
• But new courses offer different routes
• So more choice in the type of course

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Science at ltschool/collegegt

• Twenty First Century Science courses
• Trialled by schools in England and Wales since
  2003
• Course developers with outstanding track records
  (University of York and Nuffield Curriculum
  Centre)
• Approved as preparation for further study, by
  Institutes of Biology and Physics, Royal Society
  of Chemistry

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What choices are on offer?
Science Plus
and/or
GCSE Science
GCSE Additional Applied Science
Science Plus
and
GCSE Additional Applied Science
GCSE Science
and
or
GCSE Additional Science
Separate Sciences
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GCSE Science

• Making sense of science in our everyday lives
• Coursework is worth 33.3 of marks
• case study
• practical data analysis

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Science Plus

• Supports students developing science skills
• Very relevant to science in everyday life
• Build up marks during the course
• Can lead to GCSE Science

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GCSE Additional Science

• Concentrates on knowledge and skills needed to
  prepare for further study
• Coursework is an investigation worth 33.3 of
  marks

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GCSE Additional Applied Science

• Three larger modules
• ltmodule 1gt
• ltmodule 2gt
• ltmodule 3gt
• Science related to the work-place
• practical, problem-solving approach
• 50 of marks from coursework

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Separate Sciences

• Extending knowledge and understanding
• For those with a very keen interest in science
• Leads to three Awards
• GCSE Biology
• GCSE Chemistry
• GCSE Physics
• Coursework worth 33.3 of marks

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What happens post-16?
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More help?

• Think about these questions
• What do you like about science?
• What do you want to do after GCSEs?
• How would you rather learn?
• How would you rather earn your marks exams
  or coursework?
• Talk to your teacher
• Look at the website ltschool and/or C21 sitesgt

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ltOther suggestions for slidesgt

• When will the exams be?
• What are the coursework dates?
• What can we do to help (e.g. collect media
  reports of science-related stories)
• What resources will our son/daughter be given?
• Can we buy any other resources, e.g. revision
  books?