Science at GCSE

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Science at GCSE into the Twenty First Century
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• Why study science?
• What choices are on offer at 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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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
  Institute of Biology, Institute of Physics and
  Royal Society of Chemistry

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What choices are on offer?
Entry Level
or
GCSE Science
GCSE Additional Applied Science
Entry Level
and
GCSE Additional Applied Science
GCSE Science
and
or
GCSE Additional Science
GCSE Biology, Chemistry Physics
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GCSE Science

• Essential course for all students including
  future scientists
• Making sense of science in our everyday lives
• Learning how science works
• Coursework is worth 33.3 of marks
• case study
• practical data analysis

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Entry Level

• 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 for
  further study in the sciences
• Coursework is an investigation worth 33.3 of
  marks

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GCSE Additional Applied Science

• Science related to the work-place
• practical, problem-solving approach
• Three larger modules
• ltmodule 1gt
• ltmodule 2gt
• ltmodule 3gt
• 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 on course choice?

• 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?