Combined Science Trilogy GCSE
What is the subject and why should you study it?
A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Combined science trilogy qualification for Key Stage 4 suits students of all abilities and all aspirations but taught by specialist teachers in each of the three main science areas biology, chemistry & physics.
Course content:
| Combined Science – Biology | Combined Science – Chemistry | Combined Science – Physics |
| Cell biology Organisation Infection & response Bioenergetics Homeostasis & response Inheritance, Variation & evolution Ecology | Atomic structure & the periodic table Bonding, structure & properties of matter Quantitative chemistry Chemical changes Energy changes The rate & extent of chemical change Organic chemistry Chemical analysis Chemistry of the atmosphere Using resources | Energy Electricity Particle model of matter Atomic structure Forces Waves Magnetism Electromagnetism |
How is the course assessed?
100% final exams, 6 exam papers, 75 minutes each leading to 2 GCSE Grades awarded on scale from 9-9 to 1-1
Foundation (Grades 5-5 to 1-1) and Higher (Grades 9-9 to 4-4) tiers are available
Specification on exam board website: AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy | Specification at a glance