GCSE AQA Triple Science (Specification B) - Ultimate Thread

For the sections of the specification which don't have a 'Candidates should be able to...' section at the end, is the information there all you need to know for the exam?

If I make a revision card on the specification section, I can remember most of the info but when I do a past paper question I seem to miss out on easy marks because I forget the simpler stuff or forget to answer the question / read the question for clues - for example a question on aerobic respiration has something to do with oxygen...

Today I've only made 1 revision card for Biology... I'm getting worried that I won't revise enough before the exam!

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I'm just going through the textbook with the specification, making notes from sections I don't know (most).. :redface:

Can't really think of anything else to do. :frown:

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Reply 7

Which textbook are you using, Jackus?

I feel really annoyed that I'm not doing anything productive! And the fact that there's so many other subjects I haven't started revising for!

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They are Heinemann textbooks given to us by the school for each science.. "Biology/Chemistry/Physics for AQA Separate Award".

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torn7831

I've been trying to read through the pages in the rev guide and write them out on a blank page. But now with not much time left I havent reached halfway in any of the three sciences.

So i'm just wandering whether to -
A) Carry on what I'm doing now, trying to go through all the topics. Then a brief revise over everything the day before one of the exams

B) Or try and do past papers and mark them instead. Then revise from them.

Any idea which is best anyone?
(and someone mentioned something about revising online - http://www.s-cool.co.uk/ I thought was quite good, but i'm sticking to the rev guide for now)

Reply 10

Don't you find it difficult to revise from a textbook because there's so much information - and you don't know which stuff you have to learn?

Reply 11

Well, I use the specification and the text book together - read through in the text book so I understand it, and then make notes from the specification on what I need to know. Ditto to jjintheuk, I am not even half way through any of them by my method.. :frown:

Its ****ing depressing, thats for sure. I just can't think of any better methods.

Reply 12

TheTallOne

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tc123

Right, today's plan is to revise as much of Physics as possible. Does anyone have any good links, sendable documents or advice to help me get through. Thanks in advance!

Here's a good site - some of the things are for the new syllabus, but still very good revision notes

http://www.antonine-education.co.uk/physics_gcse.htm

Reply 13

Well are you almost halfway? I have only made notes on sections 10.1 - 10.5 of the specification, so 5 sections out of 31 for only Biology - I haven't started Chem or Phys yet!

I think I am going to devote one day per science subject for the next 3 days! Will that be enough / how many hours do you think it will take - I am aiming for an A*!!!

Reply 14

tba

Well are you almost halfway? I have only made notes on sections 10.1 - 10.5 of the specification, so 5 sections out of 31 for only Biology - I haven't started Chem or Phys yet!

I think I am going to devote one day per science subject for the next 3 days! Will that be enough / how many hours do you think it will take - I am aiming for an A*!!!

Haha, you do sound a lot like me, especially with the having not paid much attention during the 2 years. :smile:

I have done about 6 sections in total for all the sciences. :redface:

I am planning on doing as you suggested.. one day per science for the next 3 days.. and see where I am at the end of that. I'm kinda hoping that there will be some topics I won't have to make as many notes for as I'm confident on them.. but.. yeah. :rolleyes:

Maybe not.

Going to try and do a couple of hours of... Chemistry now I think.

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Good luck! I'm highlighting the Bio spec right now, but the problem is I'm ending up highlighting almost every word - and I don't know if the info has sunk in!

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torn7831

Jackus

Its ****ing depressing, thats for sure. I just can't think of any better methods.

I feel the same. It seems to take so long to read and try and take in some of those pages from the guide and specification. I'll try a past paper today or tomorrow and see if I like revising from that more.

Reply 17

musicismylife

I'm also doing those three exams, i've highlighted the specifications and i'm now working through the past papers. I do as much as i can then look at the mark scheme and fill the rest in/check my answers. Then i go back to the specification and read the sections i have got wrong in the past paper. I'm finding this really helps :smile:

Good luck everyone

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