Preparing to Study

Science

Biology, Chemistry & Physics

Your lessons will be…

• In a lab at Paulet or Blessed Robert Sutton.• Hard work and Challenging.• Only part of the time you spend on your

subject.• Varied – Some theory and some practical.

The skills you will need/use

Investigative & Practical skills

Application of knowledge & abstract concepts

Literacy, Numeracy & ICT skills

Independence

You can expect the following outside of school work…

Prepare• Read up on content prior to the lesson. Consolidate• Go over notes from the lesson. • Complete questions from the textbook.• Complete homework tasks. ExtensionRead other sources of text to extend knowledge.

The sort of things you will learn about…

Life,the universe & everything!

You can use these qualifications for/to

• Go onto Higher Level study, some examples are:– Medicine -Achitecture– Pharmacy - Teaching– Ophthalmic - Nursing– Engineering - Dentistry

Evidence of the skills required for Science are applicable for a whole range of jobs and apprenticeships.

The equipment you need is…

• Pen, pencil, paper, ruler, rubber• Scientific calculator• Folders and dividers• Revision guides• Wellies?

To prepare for the A Level _____ you could:

Read

Keep up to

date on

WatchWatch…

Any Science programmes, e.g. Bang goes the theory.

Read…- GCSE Biology

notes- Maths and

statistics GCSE notes.

- Periodicals, Science publications.

Keep up to date on…

Science in the newsGet on twitter…..

Science

The advice we would offer is..

• Choose your subject combinations carefully. • Be prepared for the amount of work, this is

your ‘job’ for the next two years. • Use your peers for study support. • Your study periods are just that. • Get help early.