GCSE SCIENCE
COURSE OUTLINE
1. The Earth Our Home - Earth in space - Planet Earth
- Life on Earth
2. Matter and Energy - Matter - Particles - Energy - Heat
- Energy Resources
3. The Atom - Elements and Compounds - Symbols/formulas/equations
- Inside the Atom - Radioactivity - Ions - The chemical bond
4. Making Materials - Methods of separation - Acids and
Bases - Salts - The chemicals of life - Cell biology
5. Air and Water - Air - Oxygen - Water - Air Pollution
- Water pollution
6. Life Processes - Nutrition - Respiration - Excretion
7. The Physical Environment - The Weather - Land
8. Using Waves - Waves - Sound - Light - Electromagnetic
waves
9. Forces - Forces in balance - Pressure - Force and
motion - Machines & Engines
10. Life Processes - Transport - Reproduction - Responses
and coordination - Support and movement
11. Electricity - Electric Charges - Circuits - Magnetism
- Electronics
12. Our Natural Resources - Chemical reaction speeds -
chemical calculations - Fuels - Chemical energy changes -
Metals - the chemical industry
13. Ecology - Ecosystems - Populations
14. Genetics and Evolution - Inheritance and genetics -
Evolution