Edexcel Astronomy GCSE 20/5/16

00sevenmagic

Just did the Exam, thought was quite hard. How did everyone find it. You think grade boundaries will be low?

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Reply 1

Gredore

It was pretty tough, especially compared to the last few years of past papers. Let's just all hope for low boundaries.

Reply 2

00sevenmagic

Original post by Gredore

It was pretty tough, especially compared to the last few years of past papers. Let's just all hope for low boundaries.

Yeah, I mean I was surprised when I saw the 6 marker, as not been one before, but thought was one of the easier question in the test. With astronomy you either know it or you don't.

Reply 3

Andreahdlfuente

I thought it was okay. There were just 2 questions I wasn't too sure on

Reply 4

Gredore

I think the issue with this year's paper, was just that it was different to the last few. The 6 marker was a surprise, but to be honest, that was fairly simple apart from the scary concept (at least to me) of having to write a short essay :'). The mathsy stuff though, was a little too much. The maths itself was simple, but the questions made it very hard to see what we were actually supposed to do with the numbers.

Reply 5

lilacpotato

Overall a pretty hard exam I think, I'm sure that will be reflected in the grade boundaries...what have you guys got for coursework/are hoping to get overall?

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Reply 6

Andreahdlfuente

What did you put for the time question on like AST and GMT and all that?

Reply 7

00sevenmagic

Original post by Andreahdlfuente

What did you put for the time question on like AST and GMT and all that?

Can't remember the actual time but remember was ??:02. Which was +2 from the clock time. Is this the question u talking about.

Reply 8

00sevenmagic

Original post by lilacpotato

Overall a pretty hard exam I think, I'm sure that will be reflected in the grade boundaries...what have you guys got for coursework/are hoping to get overall?
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I got A* overall which was 38 out of 40. u?

Reply 9

Andreahdlfuente

Original post by 00sevenmagic

Can't remember the actual time but remember was ??:02. Which was +2 from the clock time. Is this the question u talking about.

OMGG I put that! And so to prove that the experiment happened 2 degrees west did you do 09:10 - 09:02?

Reply 10

00sevenmagic

Original post by Andreahdlfuente

OMGG I put that! And so to prove that the experiment happened 2 degrees west did you do 09:10 - 09:02?

Yes, which is 8 minutes. As every degree is 4 minutes

Reply 11

lilacpotato

Original post by 00sevenmagic

I got A* overall which was 38 out of 40. u?

36/40 - I'm hoping for an A overall (that would be amazing!)

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Reply 12

00sevenmagic

Original post by lilacpotato

36/40 - I'm hoping for an A overall (that would be amazing!)
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What do u think u got in the exam?

Reply 13

lilacpotato

Original post by 00sevenmagic

What do u think u got in the exam?

I'd like to think I got an A but I'm not sure, if I get a high B I might still be in with a chance of an A. What do you think you got?

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Reply 14

00sevenmagic

Original post by lilacpotato

I'd like to think I got an A but I'm not sure, if I get a high B I might still be in with a chance of an A. What do you think you got?
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yeah basically the same, hope got A depending on grade boundaries but if get high B still may get A due to getting A* in course work.