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Edexcel: Double Award Science

The Edexcel International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) inScience (Double Award) is designed as a two-year course of study. It taesa!!roxi"ately two#thirds of the sub$ect content of each of the Edexcel IGCSE singlesciences (%iology& Che"istry and 'hysics)& and co"bines the" into an IGCSE inScience (Double Award) s!ecification worth two IGCSEs. It is designed to be aninteresting and ins!iring "odern s!ecification. The course offers o!!ortunity for studentsto ex!erience science within the context of their general education. In ter"s of!rogression& the design of the course !roides a base to further study in I%& GCE

Adanced Subsidiary and Adanced eel %iology& Che"istry and 'hysics.

Key subject aims

The Edexcel IGCSE in Science (Double Award) enables students to*

. ac+uire a syste"atic body of scientific nowledge and facts& and an

understanding of scientific conce!ts& !rinci!les& the"es and !atterns. a!!reciate the !ractical nature of science& ac+uiring ex!eri"ental sills based on

correct and safe laboratory techni+ues. a!!reciate the i"!ortance of accurate ex!eri"ental wor to scientific "ethod and

re!orting. for" hy!otheses and design ex!eri"ents to test the". sustain and deelo! an en$oy"ent of& and interest in& the scientific world. a!!reciate the significance of science in wider !ersonal& social& eniron"ental&

econo"ic and technological contexts& and consider ethical issues. select& organise and !resent infor"ation clearly and logically& using a!!ro!riate

scientific ter"s and conentions

. !re!are for "ore adanced courses in each of the three scientific disci!lineswhich co"!rise this s!ecification.

Assessment

This Edexcel IGCSE in Science (Double Award) co"!rises of threeexternally assessed!a!ers*

iolo!y "a"er #$%a"er code &SC'(#)

Chemistry "a"er #$%a"er code &SC'(#C)

%hysics "a"er #$%a"er code &SC'(#%)

The !a!er is assessed through a,#hour exa"ination !a!er set

and "ared by Edexcel.

*he total number of mar+s is#,'







This !a!er is worth --.- of theIGCSE double award "ar



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*ri"le Award Science

The Edexcel International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in%iology& Che"istry and 'hysics (Tri!le award) is designed as a two-year courseofstudy. It taes the sub$ect content of each of the Edexcel IGCSE single sciences

(%iology& Che"istry and 'hysics) and is worth three IGCSEs. It is !art of a suite of theIGCSE suite of science +ualifications offered by Edexcel. The course offers o!!ortunityfor students to ex!erience biology& che"istry and !hysics within the context of theirgeneral education. In ter"s of !rogression& the design of the course !roides a basis of!rogression to further study in I%& GCE Adanced Subsidiary and Adanced eelChe"istry.

Key subject aims

The Edexcel IGCSE in iolo!yenables students to*

. ac+uire nowledge and understanding of biological facts& conce!ts and !rinci!les

. deelo! an a!!reciation of the significance of biological facts& conce!ts and!rinci!les and the sills needed for their use in new and changing situations

. a!!reciate the i"!ortance of accurate ex!eri"ental wor to scientific "ethod andre!orting

. for" hy!otheses and design ex!eri"ents to test the"

. sustain and deelo! an en$oy"ent of& and interest in& the study of liingorganis"s

. ealuate& in ter"s of their biological nowledge and understanding& the benefitsand drawbacs of scientific and technological deelo!"ents& including thoserelated to social& eniron"ental and econo"ic issues.

Key subject aims

The Edexcel IGCSE inChemistry+ualification enables students to*

. learn about the unifying !atterns and the"es of che"istry

. a!!reciate the !ractical nature of che"istry& ac+uiring ex!eri"ental andinestigatie sills based on correct and safe laboratory techni+ues

. a!!reciate the i"!ortance to scientific "ethods of accurate ex!eri"ental worand re!orting


. deelo! a logical a!!roach to !roble" soling in a wider context

. understand the wides!read i"!ortance of che"istry and the way "aterials areused in the world

. a!!reciate how the wor of the che"ist has social& industrial& technological&eniron"ental and econo"ic conse+uences for the co""unity

. !re!are for "ore adanced courses in che"istry and for courses which re+uirethe" to hae a nowledge of che"istry.

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Key subject aims

The Edexcel IGCSE in %hysicsenables students to*

. ac+uire a syste"atic body of scientific nowledge and the sills needed to a!!lythis in new and changing situations in "any do"estic& industrial andeniron"ental contexts

. a!!reciate the !ractical nature of !hysics& ac+uiring ex!eri"ental andinestigatie sills based on correct and safe laboratory techni+ues

. a!!reciate the i"!ortance of accurate ex!eri"ental wor and re!orting toscientific "ethod


. ealuate& in ter"s of their scientific nowledge and understanding& the benefitsand drawbacs (including social& eniron"ental and econo"ic) of scientific andtechnological deelo!"ents

. select& organise and !resent infor"ation clearly and logically& using a!!ro!riatescientific ter"s and conentions.

Assessment

The Edexcel IGCSE in %iology& Che"istry and 'hysics co"!rises of sixexternallyassess"ent !a!ers.

iolo!y "a"er #$%a"er code &SC'(#)

Chemistry "a"er #$%a"er code &SC'(#C)

%hysics "a"er #$%a"er code &SC'(#%)

The !a!er is assessedthrough a ,#hour exa"ination

!a!er set and "ared by

Edexcel.

*he total number of mar+sis #,'



Edexcel.




Edexcel.


This !a!er is worth //./ ofthe IGCSE "ar



iolo!y "a"er ,$%a"er code &I'(,)

Chemistry "a"er ,$%a"er code &C.'(,C)

%hysics "a"er ,$%a"er code &%.'(,%)

The !a!er is assessedthrough a 0#hour exa"ination


Edexcel.

*he total number of mar+sis /'



Edexcel.




Edexcel.


This !a!er is worth --.- ofthe IGCSE "ar



in toedexcel web site

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Key to terms used in the documents

IGCSE 1 International General Certificate of Secondary EducationIGCSE lin2aD1 2aing a difference

A331 Assess"ent and 3e!orting45 1 nowledge and 5nderstandingD 1 DesignDC'1 Data Collection and 'rocessingCE 1 Concluding and Ealuating

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0#' *erm #:Students focus their learning on , areas of Science oer an 6#wee cycle before rotatingto ex!erience and extend their learning in Science. 7'ro!osed dates for the cycles are!roided below*

Cycle Start date End date

0 ,8#6#,80, 09#08#,80,

, ,9#08#,80, 00#0#,80-

- 0:#0#,80- ,-#-#,80-

: (shorter rotations) 6#:#,80- ,6#/#,80-

7'lease find below the !ro!osed learning and assess"ent guide for Ter" 0

Ter" 0* ,8#6#,80, to ,0#0,#,80,iolo!y Chemistry %hysics

To!ics to becoered

Cells and "oe"entacross "e"branes

Acids and bases Solids li+uids andgases

Digestion andEn;y"es Ionic Che"istry Energy resources andtransfer

Gas Exchange%reathing

And res!iration

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:8 "in 45 test* End of to!ic tests based on !ast !a!er +uestions

Gateway A33*

learningconersations

Targets fro" ?9 co!y n !asted

Attitudes to learnin!*


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0#' *erm ,Students focus their learning on , areas of Science oer an 6#wee cycle before rotatingto ex!erience and extend their learning in Science. 7'ro!osed dates for the cycles are!roided below*


0 ,8#6#,80, 09#08#,80,

, ,9#08#,80, 00#0#,80-

- 0:#0#,80- ,-#-#,80-


7'lease find below the !ro!osed learning and assess"ent guide for Ter" ,

Ter" ,* #0#,80- to ,,#-#,80-iolo!y Chemistry %hysics

To!ics to becoered

%lood& circulation andI""unity

Gases


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0#' term 4Students focus their learning on , areas of Science oer an 6#wee cycle before rotatingto ex!erience and extend their learning in Science. 7'ro!osed dates for the cycles are!roided below*


0 ,8#6#,80, 09#08#,80,

, ,9#08#,80, 00#0#,80-

- 0:#0#,80- ,-#-#,80-


7'lease find below the !ro!osed learning and assess"ent guide for Ter" -

Ter" -* 6#:#,80- to ,6#/#,80-iolo!y Chemistry %hysics

To!ics to becoered

'lant Science (inish) 2etals (finish) orces and theireffects (inish)

Ecosyste"s F 2ansinfluenceoliday wor

3ates of reactions Electricity

'rogress checcard : focus (2ay)

:8 "in 45 test* End of to!ic tests based on !ast !a!er +uestions

Gateway A33*learningconersations

Attitudes to learnin!*


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