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Edexcel Science GCSE courses
Edexcel offer three separate science courses in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and one combined science course. Combined science covers two thirds of the topics studied in the separate sciences.
Edexcel Science GCSE exam summer timetable.
Biology
Paper 1
Paper 2
Chemistry
Paper 1
Paper 2
Physics
Paper 1
Paper 2
Combined Science
Paper 1: Biology 1
Paper 2: Chemistry 1
Paper 3: Physics 1
Paper 4: Biology 2
Paper 5: Chemistry 2
Paper 6: Physics 2
Triple Science
Paper 1 topics
Biology
Cells and Control
Genetics
Natural Selection and genetic modification
Health, disease and development of medicines
Chemistry
States of matter and mixtures
Chemical changes (acids & electrolytic processes)
Extracting metals and equilibria
Transition metals
Quantitative analysis
Dynamic equilibria
Chemical cells and fuel cells
Physics
Motion and forces
Conservation of energy
Waves
Light and electromagnetic spectrum
Radioactivity
Astronomy
Paper 2 topics
Biology
Plant structures and their functions
Animal Coordination, control and homeostasis
Exchange and transport in animals
Ecosystems and material cycles
Chemistry
Groups in the periodic table
Rates of reaction and energy chagnes
Fuels and Earth science
Qualitative analysis
Hydrocarbons and Polymers
Alcohols and carboxylic acids
Surface properties of matter including nanoparticles
Physics
Energy – forces doing work
Forces and their effects
Electricity and circuits
Static Electricity
Magnetism and the motor effect
Electromagnetic induction
Particle model
Forces and matter
Combined Science
Paper 1 topics
Biology
Cells and Control
Genetics
Natural Selection and genetic modification
Health, disease and development of medicines
Chemistry
States of matter and mixtures
Chemical changes (acids & electrolytic processes)
Extracting metals and equilibria
Physics
Motion and forces
Conservation of energy
Waves
Light and electromagnetic spectrum
Radioactivity
Paper 2 topics
Biology
Plant structures and their functions
Animal Coordination, control and homeostasis
Exchange and transport in animals
Ecosystems and material cycles
Chemistry
Groups in the periodic table
Rates of reaction and energy chagnes
Fuels and Earth science
Physics
Energy – forces doing work
Forces and their effects
Electricity and circuits
Magnetism and the motor effect
Electromagnetic induction
Particle model
Forces and matter