Hello!
This will be my study blog until the end of the school year!!
A bit of info:I am a year 9 student that has started GCSE prep this year (my school does this). I will be doing 10 GCSEs inside of school and hopefully an extra 2 more independently! This study blog will focus on 5 subjects and the study will not be necessarily about GCSE:
• Maths
• Further Maths ~
• Physics
• Astronomy ~
• Computer Science
~ = independent study/ outside of schoolI have gotten my target grades back for Maths, Physics and Comp. Sci and they are good: 998 (for those). I haven't told my school yet that I would like to do Astronomy and Further Maths GCSE but I plan to do in the summer term of Y9. I'm also considering doing those subjects and physics GCSE in the summer of Y10 because I think I will be able to but of course, all of this will be decided towards the end of Y9.
What I have done so far (29/09/23)------------
Maths - Just doing stuff that we have to do in school, prep for IMC
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Further Maths - Haven't actually started anything because I haven't got the textbook yet...
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Physics - Learnt some stuff in the Physics GCSE revision guide, started to properly learn things from the Edexcel Textbook (up to section 1, I did the Working Scientifically section first) and I have the Isaac physics GCSE book ready for when I need it
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Astronomy - I've worked through topics Planet Earth, The Lunar Disc, and have now started topic The Earth-Moon-Sun System
-------------Computer Science - just doin' stuff I have to do at school
-------------My Preferred Method of Study:~ going through the textbooks and taking down key info into a designated notebook that I can later revise from
~ after I have completed a topic, I make flashcards on quizlet for key terminology in that topic
~revision, revision, revision! I don't actually revise that much until very close to an assessment/exam. I am really interested in these subjects so I generally remember most facts the first time I learn about them.
My Goals for this Year:maths- take part in the IMC and get at least gold, pass End of Year Exam with at least 90%
F. Maths- explore the subject and start working through the textbook
Physics- take part in junior physics challenge and get gold, get up to at least section 7 of the textbook, pass with at least 95% in the End of Year exams
Astronomy- take part in junior astro challenge and get gold, finish most, if not all, of the textbook, complete astronomy question books, complete some worksheets from the Royal Observatory Greenwich on astro GCSE
Comp. Sci- not exactly comp. sci but get onto the next round of inters bebras, get at least 90% in End of Year exams
This is pretty much my study blog intro + plans so I hope you follow along!
