Year 9 Options - Triple Science

*Students studying Triple Science will have already been selected by the Science department.  These students DO NOT need to select an option from column 1. 

Studying Triple Science results in students gaining three separate Science GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Studying separate Sciences at GCSE allows students to unpick how the world around them works and consider how advances in Science have led to some incredible breakthroughs. The implications and impact on our world of scientific advances will also be studied.  

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

At Westfield students will follow the AQA Science specification for Triple Science.  Triple Science involves the study of extra topics in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, as well as studying those from Combined Science in more depth. Additional content present in Triple Science includes: The Use of Antibodies in Medicine, Sustainable Food Production, Nanoscience, The Science of Polymers, Space Science and The Behaviour of Infrared Radiation.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

The Science GCSEs are all assessed by terminal exams in Year 11. Final grades for the Biology, Chemistry and Physics GCSEs are gained from two 1hr 45-minute exams (six science examinations in total for Triple Science). Students will be awarded separate qualifications in Biology, Chemistry and Physics and therefore could attain the same grade in all three or attain different grades depending on their performance. There is no coursework in GCSE Science.