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