Biology GCSE

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18:00 - 21:00

This course covers a wide range of aspects of Biology, and will develop subject knowledge alongside practical and investigative skills.

The course covers a range of topics from cell structure and transport in plants and animals to broader concepts of keeping healthy and evolution.  Examples of specific areas include: homeostasis; energy and biomass in food chains; nerves and hormones; photosynthesis; tissues, organs and organ systems and humans and their environment.

Practical and Investigative skills are also an essential part of the course, and learners will develop skills such as designing an investigation and evaluating data.  The controlled assessment component involves planning and carrying out investigations, including consideration of safety and data processing.

There will be three examinations at the end of the course, each lasting 1 hour and contributing 25% of the marks.  There will also be a controlled assessment component (Investigative Skills Assignment - two written assessments plus one or two lessons for practical work and data processing ) contributing the remaining 25%.