Building Blocks

States of Matter

States of Matter

A Particle Model

Density

Required Practical 1: Measuring Density

Gas Pressure

Internal Energy & Changes Of State

Specific Heat Capacity

Specific Latent Heat

Heating & Cooling Graphs

Required Practical 2: Specific Heat Capacity

Meanings Of Purity

Atomic Structure

Scientific Models Of The Atom

The Size Of Atoms

Sub-Atomic Particles

Isotopes

Electrons In Atoms

Cells in Animals & Plants

Electron Microscopy

Cell Structures

Required Practical 3: Microscopy

Transport Into & Out Of Cells

Required Practical 4: Osmosis

Mitosis & The Cell Cycle

Meiosis

Cell Differentiation

Waves

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Measuring the Speed of Waves

Required Practical 5: Measuring Waves

Describing Wave Motion

The Wave Equation

Electromagnetic Waves

Required Practical 6: Infrared Radiation & Surfaces

Radio Waves (HT Only)

Reflection (HT Only)

Refraction (HT Only)

Transport Over Larger Distances

Systems in the Human Body

Respiration

Exchange Surfaces

The Human Circulatory System

Blood Cells

The Human Digestive System

Required Practical 7: Food Tests

The Human Nervous System

Required Practical 8: Human Reaction Time

The Human Endocrine System

Plants & Photosynthesis

Meristem Tissue

Plant Structures

Transpiration

Chlorophyll & Other Plant Pigments

Required Practical 9: Paper Chromatography

Photosynthesis

Factors Affecting The Rate Of Photosynthesis

Required Practical 10: Light & Photosynthesis

Translocation

Plant Diseases

Interactions with the Environment

Lifestyle & Health

Health & Disease

Risk Factors For Non-Communicable Diseases

Treatments For Cardiovascular Disease

Homeostasis

Insulin & Diabetes

Human Reproductive Hormones

Contraception

Treatments For Infertility (Ht Only)

Radiation & Risk

Absorption & Emission Of Radiation

Radioactive Decay

Decay Equations

Half-Life

Penetration Properties Of Radiations

Contamination & Irradiation

Ionising Radiations

Hazardous Effects Of Radiation

Preventing, Treating & Curing Diseases

Spread Of Communicable Diseases

Human Communicable Diseases

Defences Against Pathogens

The Human Immune System

Vaccination

Medicines

Testing New Drugs

Genetic Modification

Stem Cells

Interactions Between Different Types Of Disease

Explaining Change

The Earth’s Atmosphere

Development Of The Earth’s Atmosphere

The Carbon Cycle

The Greenhouse Effect

Human Impacts On The Climate

Climate Change: Impacts & Mitigation

Pollutants That Affect Air Quality

The Water Cycle

Sources Of Potable Water

Required Practical 11: Water Analysis

Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Levels Of Organisation In An Ecosystem

Interdependence & Competition

Factors That Affect Communities

Field Investigations

Required Practical 12: Population Sampling

Biodiversity

Negative Human Impacts On Ecosystems

Positive Human Impacts On Ecosystems

Inheritance

Chromosomes & Genes

Sex Determination In Humans

Single Gene Inheritance

Genotype & Phenotype

Variation & Evolution

Mutations

Evolution Through Natural Selection

Evidence For Evolution

Identification & Classification Of Living Things

Selective Breeding

Genetic Engineering

Exam boards

• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy: Physical Sciences
• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy: Biology
• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy: Chemistry
• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy: Physics
• Edexcel GCSE Combined Science: Biology

Study tools

• AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy · Past Papers

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