GCSE Science

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This General Science book is aimed at GCSE students rather than university students.

Contents by Topic
/Introduction/

Biology

 * Cells
 * Plants
 * Photosynthesis and Plant Respiration
 * Digestion
 * Breathing and Respiration
 * The heart and circulation
 * Hormones & The menstrual cycle
 * Disease
 * DNA, Inheritance, Selection, Evolution and Competition
 * Environment
 * Plant Sensitivity and Transport
 * The Nervous System
 * Ecology
 * Genetics
 * Homeostasis

Chemistry

 * Equations and Formulae
 * Atoms and Bonding
 * The Periodic Table
 * Ionic Compounds
 * Simple Molecular Substances
 * Giant Covalent Substances
 * Metals and Non-Metals
 * States of Matter
 * Separation and Purification
 * Acids & Bases, Salts and Electrolysis
 * Transition Metals
 * Periodic Table Groups
 * Rates of Reaction
 * Fuels
 * Earth Science
 * Chemistry Calculations
 * Organic Chemistry

Physics

 * Electricity
 * Forces and Motion
 * Waves
 * Radioactivity
 * Energy
 * Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
 * Astronomy
 * Magnetism and Motor Effect
 * Electromagnetic Induction
 * Particle Model

Contents by Modules
The GCSE exam can be modular or combined. It is sensible however to divide the subject into modules despite the exam system used. Although this page is set out using the English system, students from other nations will still find much of the material relevant.

AQA

 * Humans as Organisms
 * Maintenance of Life
 * Metals
 * Earth Materials
 * Energy
 * Electricity

OCR

 * BD1 Supplying the cell
 * BD2 Control in Animals and Plants
 * BD3 Ecology
 * CD1 Rates of Reactions
 * CD2 Energy in Chemistry
 * CD3 Rocks and Metals
 * PD1 Waves in Action
 * PD2 Energy in the Home
 * PD3 Forces and Motion

AQA

 * Environment
 * Inheritance and selection
 * Waves and Radiation
 * Structures and Bonding
 * Forces
 * Patterns of chemical change

Coursework

 * GCSE Science/Coursework marking system
 * GCSE Science/Coursework advice

Common coursework experiments

 * GCSE Science/Osmosis in potato slices coursework
 * GCSE Science/Temperature dependence of enzymes coursework
 * GCSE Science/Stretch of an elastic band coursework
 * GCSE Science/Voltage/current characteristics of a bulb coursework
 * GCSE Science/Rates of reaction coursework
 * Carbon dioxide production of yeast as affected by temperature