WJEC A-level Geology

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Practice cross-sections. It's like learning a new language and it's about twenty marks. Not only do you need to draw, but you also need to understand what they're on about because they follow a certain procedure in analysing the figure that's hard to put into words.

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For cross-sections, you'll need a broad amount of knowledge to understand what's going on. There's no shame in just reading from the OCR textbook and rewriting what you need for each unit (or using whatever revision technique works best for you e.g. make quick mindmaps based on what you remember and then check what you wrote with the textbook - really large mindmaps aren't really good for revisiting content, though). If you can't get the textbook, then use online videos from awkward American Geology majors because the flashcards and the knowledge organisers on the EDUQAS/WJEC website are purposely made really vague and low in actual content you need in the exam. You still to know their specification, but you can use it to find further reading.

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Watch documentaries on Geology for fun. This can be especially useful when learning about past lives and climates. I imagine you like Geology if you chose it. If you do not like Geology, then- dinosaurs are awesome and I'm sure a quick PBS Eons video on them won't hurt.

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Create mnemonics or remembering-devices to remember key exam technique. TOSSS (Texture, Orientation, Size, Shape, Sorting) for describing rocks in exams.

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Practice exam questions that have photographs or graphs because they'll reveal units you're not confident in that you'll need to read about again. A lot of questions will reference a diverse number of laws and theories. Even though they tell you not to remember the green sheet, you'll need to remember the ductile points of minerals such as feldspar and quartz for extensional stresses when it comes to sedimentary structures, and you'll also need to remember their places on the reactivity series for learning about igneous rocks.

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When they ask you in a 9-marker to explain how you could prove [...] in the field, DO NOT write just about different instruments. Your answer should be mostly geological theory.

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Surrender your pride to the teacher and beg for help. If they're nice and passionate enough, as most Geologists are, they will help you. You're just going to have to get used to the teacher guiding your hand with cross-sections.

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Practice cross-sections. It's like learning a new language and it's about twenty marks. Not only do you need to draw, but you also need to understand what they're on about because they follow a certain procedure in analysing the figure that's hard to put into words.

•

For cross-sections, you'll need a broad amount of knowledge to understand what's going on. There's no shame in just reading from the OCR textbook and rewriting what you need for each unit (or using whatever revision technique works best for you e.g. make quick mindmaps based on what you remember and then check what you wrote with the textbook - really large mindmaps aren't really good for revisiting content, though). If you can't get the textbook, then use online videos from awkward American Geology majors because the flashcards and the knowledge organisers on the EDUQAS/WJEC website are purposely made really vague and low in actual content you need in the exam. You still to know their specification, but you can use it to find further reading.

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Watch documentaries on Geology for fun. This can be especially useful when learning about past lives and climates. I imagine you like Geology if you chose it. If you do not like Geology, then- dinosaurs are awesome and I'm sure a quick PBS Eons video on them won't hurt.

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Create mnemonics or remembering-devices to remember key exam technique. TOSSS (Texture, Orientation, Size, Shape, Sorting) for describing rocks in exams.

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Practice exam questions that have photographs or graphs because they'll reveal units you're not confident in that you'll need to read about again. A lot of questions will reference a diverse number of laws and theories. Even though they tell you not to remember the green sheet, you'll need to remember the ductile points of minerals such as feldspar and quartz for extensional stresses when it comes to sedimentary structures, and you'll also need to remember their places on the reactivity series for learning about igneous rocks.

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When they ask you in a 9-marker to explain how you could prove [...] in the field, DO NOT write just about different instruments. Your answer should be mostly geological theory.

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Surrender your pride to the teacher and beg for help. If they're nice and passionate enough, as most Geologists are, they will help you. You're just going to have to get used to the teacher guiding your hand with cross-sections.