Edexcel GCSE Additional Science

About this course

This is the new Additional Science GCSEs that started in September 2011.

You may be following the old science course, depending on which year you’re in and whether you are doing triple or double science. So, make sure you know which you’re following – old or new.

Exam dates for 2012

Exams are held once a year in the summer.

Unit B2: 5BI2F and 5BI2H – Tuesday 15th May
Unit C2: 5CH2F and 5CH2H – Monday 21st May
Unit P2: 5PH2F and 5PH2H – Thursday 24th May

Exam papers

The edexcel website is a shambles at the moment (December 2011). To find specimen papers, go to the Exams Page and click on the Exemplar link. Then, under the ‘Refine your search’ heading, click on the ‘Sample assessment materials’ link (not the Additional sample assessment materials  link).  This will display a list of specimen papers. If you click on the ‘download’ links, they often don’t appear, and sometimes freeze the page, in which case you could try downloading using a plugin such as FireFox FlashGot. Let me know if you have trouble. The papers listed are specimen papers for all the new Edexel Science courses – core, additional and extension (that is units 1, 2 and 3).

Course content

Unit B2: The components of life

Topic 1  The building blocks of cells
Topic 2  Organisms and energy
Topic 3  Common systems

Unit C2: Discovering chemistry

Topic 1  Atomic structure and the periodic table
Topic 2  Ionic compounds and analysis
Topic 3  Covalent compounds and separation techniques
Topic 4  Groups in the periodic table
Topic 5  Chemical reactions
Topic 6  Quantitative chemistry

Unit P2: Physics for your future

Topic 1  Static and current electricity
Topic 2  Controlling and using electric current
Topic 3  Motion and forces
Topic 4  Momentum, energy, work and power
Topic 5  Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Topic 6  Advantages and disadvantages of using radioactive materials

Unit ASCA: Additional Science controlled assessment

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