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BBC Bitesize - Combined Science (Trilogy)

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BBC Bitesize - Combined Science (Trilogy)

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GCSE Combined Science - AQA Trilogy - BBC Bitesize

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Easy-to-understand homework and revision materials for your GCSE Combined Science AQA Trilogy '9-1' studies and exams.

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GCSE Physics (Single Science) - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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Easy-to-understand homework and revision materials for your GCSE Physics (Single Science) AQA '9-1' studies and exams

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GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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Easy-to-understand homework and revision materials for your GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) AQA '9-1' studies and exams

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GCSE Biology (Single Science) - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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Easy-to-understand homework and revision materials for your GCSE Biology (Single Science) AQA '9-1' studies and exams.

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You can use quizzes on Educake without your teacher having to set it for homework.

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GCSE Combined Science Physics equation sheet

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GCSE Combined Science Physics equation sheet

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GCSE Combined Science Physics equation sheet.PDF

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GCSE Physics (Separate Sciences) equation sheet

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GCSE Physics (Separate Sciences) equation sheet

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Click here for AQA's guide to common mistakes and misconceptions in exams

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AQA's miconceptions and exam skills booklet

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The Self-testing Toolkit has been developed in conjunction with the Educational Endowment Foundation, in response to the fact that the GCSE Science curriculum now contains a much higher volume of scientific facts and concepts than before. The Ivybridge Community College Science Department applied to participate in a study using these techniques, to be able to provide our students with some tools to use for effective revision. We realised quickly that these tools will be useful for students at any stage in their learning and for any subject.
Studies in learning
Much of the most recent research on learning has been centred on the fact that the brain retains information longer if the learning is repeated frequently and if the recall of the information involves a mechanism for self-testing. That is, we need to encourage our students to revise things over and over again to embed it into their long term memory and to try very hard to recall the information through some kind of testing, rather than by reading the answer straight away. Many studies have shown that the revision techniques that many students turn to, that don't feel like hard work, such as rereading and highlighting, are ineffective. The self-testing techniques are simple, but because they require the students to test themselves, they strengthen those memories of important facts and concepts. This will lead to increased confidence in the lead-up to exams, which we hope will contribute towards their mental wellbeing.

The key factor for success is that the student does not only revise what they are studying at that time, but also what they have studied previously throughout the course.
Key points
To strengthen the memory, learning should:

be repetitive

involve self-testing

The Techniques
In this technique, the student reviews the work from their lesson and writes themselves some questions about what they learned. They write the answers on a separate page, or the back of that page. The technique is called 'cumulative' because the number of questions and answers builds up over time. The student develops a valuable self-testing resource to be used many times throughout the week, for a few minutes at a time, remembering to revise past material as much as current material.
What can you do to support your child?
Your child would benefit from you asking them the questions and then letting them know if their answers are correct. If they weren't correct the first time, tell them the correct answer and if they don't fully understand, help them find the content in their KITE booklet, revision guide or on BBC Bitesize.

This technique involves writing a question or key idea on one side of the card and trying to remember the answer or explanation on the back. This will strengthen the students' memories of the things they are trying to learn. The student should make three to five flashcards after each lesson or small group of lessons.

There are variations to the technique; to extend their thinking further, the student could write the name of a key concept on one side and all of the key words that are linked to that topic on the other side, or bullet points they would need to include in a longer answer question.

If the students find that there is a card to which they are fully confident in its answer, they could remove it from their pile for a few weeks and replace it later. It aids memory retention to shuffle the cards on a regular basis.
What can you do to support your child?
Please ask your child questions from their flashcards and let them know whether or not they got the answer correct. If not, let them know what the answer was and encourage them to read further, as with Cumulative Quizzing.

This technique involves the students organising their thoughts into a mind map and when they have finished (which may take a few attempts as they reorder it to make more sense), tracing parts of it, folding up the original mind map and then trying to complete the second from memory.
What can you do to support your child?
Please ask to see the mind maps and ask your child to explain the links on them and use it to teach you the topic.
Our expectations
We expect Self-testing to form the basis of Science students' home learning. Sometimes, their teacher will set them an alternative home learning, which will be written in their planner. It is really important to understand that there will never be no homework. The Self-testing Toolkit needs to be embedded into your child's routine, so they know how to strengthen their learning at home. It is not intended only for revising for tests, but as regular, weekly practice.

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The Self-testing Toolkit has been developed in conjunction with the Educational Endowment Foundation, in response to the fact that the GCSE Science curriculum now contains a much higher volume of scientific facts and concepts than before.

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The Self-testing Toolkit information booklet

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The Self-testing Toolkit information booklet

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The Self-testing Toolkit information booklet

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Physics required practical revision files (scan the QR codes for associated videos)

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Physics required practical revision files (scan the QR codes for associated videos)

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SF Physics required practical summary booklet

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Chemistry required practical revision files (scan the QR codes for associated videos)

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Chemistry required practical revision files (scan the QR codes for associated videos)

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SF Chemistry required practical summary booklet

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Biology required practical revision files (scan the QR codes for associated videos)

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Biology required practical revision files (scan the QR codes for associated videos)

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SF Biology required practical summary booklet

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For printable revision checklists, please go to the Handouts folder:

V:\Science\GCSE science\Yr11 revision materials\GCSE Science Revision Checklists

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When planning an investigation, these are some of the things you must include (adapted from Team Science).

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science school homeschooling lecture lesson learning "high school" practical

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Required Practical exam questions and answers

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Required Practical exam questions and answers

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This is a great way to revise equations; it quizzes you on rearranged equations and the important units.

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‎Learn by heart all of those Physics equations you need for your GCSE exam. So, you've got to learn loads of equations for your GCSE Physics exams. There's no way around it, calculations make up at least 30% of the Physics exam so the better you know the equations, the better your grade is going to...

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We have made this resource to help you with writing your sentences in a logical order.

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Long answer question flow charts - Biology (1)

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(inspired by Team Science Education - https://teamscienceedu.co.uk/)

These posters contain diagrams and names for all of the required practical equipment for each subject.

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AQA Standard form and order of magnitude calculations

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AQA Standard form and order of magnitude calculations

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AQA Standard form and order of magnitude teaching guide

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AQA-Estimates and significant figures teaching file (1)

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Remind yourself of what the practical was about using this YouTube channel.

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Freesciencelessons is driven by a core belief. Education leads to social mobility. Therefore, every student deserves outstanding teaching, no matter where th...

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Revise your key facts for 10 minutes a day, using any of the following (remember to choose AQA, 9-1).

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Revise your key facts for 10 minutes a day, using any of the following (remember to choose AQA, 9-1).

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1. Educake

2. A revision guide, using the Self-testing Toolkit

3. A revision workbook

4. Revision cards (available on ParentPay)

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A secondary school revision resource for GCSE Maths about foundation level data handling, mean, mode and median

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CLICK ON THIS URL FOR DETAILS OF WHAT IS COVERED IN EACH EXAM PAPER

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CLICK ON THIS URL FOR DETAILS OF WHAT IS COVERED IN EACH EXAM PAPER

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https://padlet.com/dsmith177/rkfighqofpxf

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See the link below to practice calculating percentages. Remember, you may be asked to calculate a percentage increase or decrease. To do that, divide the number the value has increased by, by the original number and then multiply the answer by 100. For example, if a value has increased from 50 to 60, the number it has increased by is 10. 10 divided by 50 and then multiplied by 100 is 20. The number has increased by 20%.

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BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Percentage increase and decrease

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A secondary school revision resource for GCSE Maths about foundation level fractions and percentages

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You should aim for a third to a half of your answer to be made up of scientific words. See your glossaries in your revision guides to learn their definitions.

Also see the attached document to revise the meanings of the command words.

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BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Calculating rates - Higher tier

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A secondary school revision resource for OCR Gateway GCSE Science about rocks, metals, collision theory and rates of reaction

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Draw a tangent on the part of the line you need to calculate the average from. Draw a right angled triangle using that line (see below - it is the same technique as measuring the rate) and calculate the change in y value divided by the change in x value:

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* When writing about the pattern in your results, mention the x-axis variable first and then the effect that has on the y-axis variable.
* Use the specific name of the variable the exam board has given.
*Give numerical examples to back up the pattern.
*Talk about when the change is most rapid and when it is slower.
*For the graph below, you might write
"As the time in days increases, the counts per minute decreases. The decrease is fastest between days 1-3 and then slows down. The decrease is at its slowest between days 7-10."

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Remember to be exact when plotting points, or you will lose valuable marks.

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A secondary school revision resource for GCSE Maths about foundation level graphs and basic skills

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Giving an answer to a certain number of significant figures

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Giving an answer to a certain number of significant figures

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Rounding to significant figures - Approximation - Edexcel - GCSE Maths Revision - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize

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Learn about and revise approximation using a range of rounding and estimation techniques with this BBC Bitesize GCSE Maths Edexcel study guide.

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Click here to find out how to use standard form.

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Standard form - Standard form - Edexcel - GCSE Maths Revision - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize

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Learn about and revise how to use standard form to tackle very large or small numbers with this BBC Bitesize GCSE Maths Edexcel study guide.

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There are a large number of numeracy skills you will need to be able to answer the questions in your exams successfully. The skills below are really important.

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http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/science/gcse/teach/practicals).

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Click below to find practice papers for your course. Please then use the associated mark schemes to check your answers.

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You are studying for either GCSE Combined Science (Trilogy) or GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics.