Year 11 Science
Welcome to our Year 11 Science revision hub. Here you can find details of the exam board & specification, when your mock exams will take place, what will be tested in the exam and how you should revise and prepare.
To download a pdf summary of the Science revision information:
Click here for Combined Science
Click here for Separate Sciences
Exam Board – Combined Science: AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy (8464)
Exam Board – Separate Sciences: AQA Biology (8461), AQA Chemistry (8462), AQA Physics (8463)
Specification – Combined Science : Click here to access the specification: Combined Science
Specification – Separate Biology: Click here to access the specification: Biology
Specification – Separate Chemistry: Click here to access the specification: Chemistry
Specification – Separate Physics: Click here to access the specification: Physics
Mock Exam Details
Paper 1 – Biology
Date: Thursday 20 November (AM)
Length: 1 hour 15 mins (combined science) / 1 hour 45 (separate sciences)
Total Marks: 70 marks (combined) / 100 marks (separate)
Paper 2 – Chemistry
Date: Tuesday 25 November (AM)
Length: 1 hour 15 mins (combined science) / 1 hour 45 (separate sciences)
Total Marks: 70 marks (combined) / 100 marks (separate)
Paper 3 – Physics
Date: Thursday 27 November (AM)
Length: 1 hour 15 mins (combined science) / 1 hour 45 (separate sciences)
Total Marks: 70 marks (combined) / 100 marks (separate)
What Will My Assessment Test My Knowledge On?
🔬 Biology Paper 1
- Cell Biology (4.1)
- Organisation (4.2)
- Infection and Response (4.3)
- Bioenergetics (4.4)
⚗️ Chemistry Paper 1
- Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table (5.1)
- Bonding, Structure, and the Properties of Matter (5.2)
- Quantitative Chemistry (5.3)
- Chemical Changes (5.4)
- Energy Changes (5.5)
⚡ Physics Paper 1
- Energy (6.1)
- Electricity (6.2)
- Particle Model of Matter (6.3)
- Atomic Structure (6.4)
What Should I Do To Revise And Prepare For This Assessment?
To prepare for this assessment:
- Complete the past papers given to you by your class teacher
- Complete all Sparks homework to 100%
- Use the revision guide you were gifted in year 9
Useful Revision Resources & Links
Sparx Science
Free Science
https://www.youtube.com/@Freesciencelessons/playlists
Cognito
https://www.cognitoresources.org/
BBC Bitesize
Combined Science – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h
Separate Biology – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7
Separate Chemistry – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8xtmnb
Separate Physics – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zsc9rdm