GCSE Combined Science revision checklist

GCSE · Pearson Edexcel 1SC0

Getting started

• Getting started: cells and the light microscopeLesson →
• Getting started: variables, fair tests and meansLesson →
• Getting started: atoms, elements, compounds and formulaeLesson →
• Getting started: chemical reactions and conservation of massLesson →
• Getting started: forces, mass and weightLesson →
• Getting started: using equations and unitsLesson →

Biology: Key concepts in biology

• Animal, plant and bacterial cellsLesson →
• Specialised cellsLesson →
• Microscopes and magnificationLesson →
• EnzymesLesson →
• Diffusion, osmosis and active transportLesson →

Biology: Cells and control

• Mitosis and the cell cycleLesson →
• Growth, differentiation and percentile chartsLesson →
• Stem cellsLesson →
• The nervous system and reflexesLesson →

Biology: Genetics

• Meiosis and reproductionLesson →
• DNA and the genomeLesson →
• Inheritance and Punnett squaresLesson →
• Variation and mutationLesson →

Biology: Natural selection and genetic modification

• Evolution by natural selectionLesson →
• Classification and human evolutionLesson →
• Selective breeding and genetic modificationLesson →

Biology: Health, disease and the development of medicines

• Health and communicable diseaseLesson →
• The immune system and vaccinationLesson →
• Antibiotics and developing new medicinesLesson →
• Non-communicable diseasesLesson →

Biology: Plant structures and their functions

• PhotosynthesisLesson →
• Limiting factors in photosynthesisLesson →
• Transport and water in plantsLesson →

Biology: Animal coordination, control and homeostasis

• Hormones and the endocrine systemLesson →
• The menstrual cycle and contraceptionLesson →
• Blood glucose and diabetesLesson →

Biology: Exchange and transport in animals

• Exchange surfaces and the lungsLesson →
• The heart and bloodLesson →
• Aerobic and anaerobic respirationLesson →

Biology: Ecosystems and material cycles

• Ecosystems and interdependenceLesson →
• Sampling with quadrats and transectsLesson →
• Biodiversity and human impactLesson →
• The carbon and water cyclesLesson →

Chemistry: Key concepts in chemistry

• Atomic structureLesson →
• The periodic tableLesson →
• Ionic, covalent and metallic bondingLesson →
• Structures and their propertiesLesson →
• Relative formula mass and conservation of massLesson →
• Equations, moles and empirical formulaeLesson →

Chemistry: States of matter and mixtures

• States of matterLesson →
• Separating mixturesLesson →
• Paper chromatographyLesson →
• Water treatment and potable waterLesson →

Chemistry: Chemical changes

• Acids, alkalis and pHLesson →
• Strong and weak acidsLesson →
• Neutralisation and saltsLesson →
• Making salts and solubilityLesson →
• ElectrolysisLesson →

Chemistry: Extracting metals and equilibria

• The reactivity series and displacementLesson →
• Extracting metals and recyclingLesson →
• Reversible reactions and equilibriumLesson →

Chemistry: Groups in the periodic table

• Group 1: the alkali metalsLesson →
• Group 7: the halogensLesson →
• Group 0: the noble gasesLesson →

Chemistry: Rates of reaction and energy changes

• Rates of reactionLesson →
• Collision theory and catalystsLesson →
• Energy changes in reactionsLesson →

Chemistry: Fuels and Earth science

• Crude oil and fractional distillationLesson →
• Combustion, pollutants and crackingLesson →
• The atmosphere and climate changeLesson →

Physics: Key concepts of physics

• Units, prefixes and vectorsLesson →

Physics: Motion and forces

• Speed, distance and timeLesson →
• Acceleration and velocity-time graphsLesson →
• Newton's laws and weightLesson →
• MomentumLesson →
• Stopping distancesLesson →

Physics: Conservation of energy

• Energy stores, KE and GPELesson →
• Efficiency and wasted energyLesson →
• Energy resourcesLesson →

Physics: Waves

• Wave propertiesLesson →
• The wave equationLesson →
• Waves at boundaries and refractionLesson →

Physics: Light and the electromagnetic spectrum

• The electromagnetic spectrumLesson →
• Uses and dangers of EM wavesLesson →

Physics: Radioactivity

• Atomic structure and isotopesLesson →
• Radioactive decay and nuclear radiationLesson →
• Half-life and uses of radiationLesson →

Physics: Energy: forces doing work

• Work, power and energy transfersLesson →

Physics: Forces and their effects

• Forces, vectors and resultantsLesson →

Physics: Electricity and circuits

• Circuits, charge and currentLesson →
• Resistance and I-V graphsLesson →
• Series and parallel circuitsLesson →
• Electrical energy and powerLesson →
• Mains electricity and the plugLesson →

Physics: Magnetism and the motor effect

• Magnets and magnetic fieldsLesson →
• The motor effectLesson →

Physics: Electromagnetic induction

• Electromagnetic induction and transformersLesson →

Physics: Particle model

• Density and states of matterLesson →
• Specific heat capacity and latent heatLesson →
• Gas pressure and temperatureLesson →

Physics: Forces and matter

• Springs, stretching and Hooke's lawLesson →