OCR GCSE Gateway Science

About this course

This is the new core Science course which started in september 2011. There are two modules for each science – Biology B1 and B2, Chemistry C1 and C2 and Physics P1 and P2. These modules are assessed by two exam papers counting together for 75% of the total marks. As usual, there is a controlled assessment (practical) which accounts for the remaining 25% of the total marks.

Exam dates for 2012

Module 1 – Thursday, January 12th and Thursday, June 12th
Module 2 – Thursday, May 24th

Exam papers

Specimen papers and other resources can be found on the OCR science website. There are no past papers as this is a new course.

Course content

UNIT B711
Module B1:  Understanding Organisms
Module C1: Carbon Chemistry
Module P1:  Energy For The Home
UNIT B712
Module B2:  Understanding Our Environment
Module C2:  Chemical Resources
Module P2:  Living For The Future
UNIT B713
Controlled assessment

Study resources

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