Specification points
WJEC GCSE Integrated Science (Single Award) 3450QS
66 points in 4 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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SE Scientific enquiry skills
- SE1 Benefits and challenges of scientific enquiry
- SE2 Scientific models
- SE3 Informed decisions from scientific enquiry
- SE4 Designing a method of enquiry
- SE5 Collecting, recording and presenting primary data
- SE6 Gather and present secondary data, while evaluating data
- SE7 Analysing data
- SE8 Forming conclusions and evaluating approaches
1 Unit 1: – Living on Earth
- 1.1 Maintaining a healthy body
- 1.1.1 Diet and exercise
- 1.1.1a Enzymes and digestion
- 1.1.1b Diet and performance
- 1.1.1c Respiration
- 1.1.1d Cardiovascular system
- 1.1.1e Motion
- 1.1.2 Disease prevention
- 1.1.2a Causes of disease
- 1.1.2b Defence against disease
- 1.1.2c Challenges in disease management
- 1.2 Using the Earth’s resources
- 1.2.1 Energy in ecosystems
- 1.2.1a The principle of conservation of energy
- 1.2.1b Photosynthesis
- 1.2.1c Food chains and food webs
- 1.2.2 Generating, distributing and storing electricity
- 1.2.2a Generating electricity
- 1.2.2b Distributing and storing electricity
- 1.2.3 Using materials
- 1.2.3a Separating useful materials from the Earth’s raw materials
- 1.2.3b Chemical reactions to make new materials
- 1.2.3c Factors affecting the rate of production of new materials
- 1.3 Transport
- 1.3.1 Environmental considerations of transport
- 1.3.1a Environmental impact
- 1.3.1b Use of electric vehicles
- 1.3.2 Efficiency in transport
- 1.3.2a Efficiency
- 1.3.2b Safe stopping of vehicles
2 Unit 2: – Science in a Changing World
- 2.1 Human influence on the Earth
- 2.1.1 Managing human and environmental concerns
- 2.1.1a Human Impact on biodiversity
- 2.1.1b Life-cycle assessment
- 2.1.2 Carbon in our climate – climate change
- 2.2 Humans in Space
- 2.2.1 Impact of space travel on humans
- 2.2.1a Forces on Earth and in space
- 2.2.1b The effect of balanced and unbalanced forces
- 2.2.1c Impact of space travel on the genetic code
- 2.2.2 Challenges of living on other planets and the moon
- 2.2.2a The solar system
- 2.2.2b Nutrition in space
- 2.2.2c Living in space
- 2.2.2d Materials used in space exploration
- 2.2.3 Communication
- 2.2.3a Wave properties
- 2.2.3b Types of waves
- 2.2.3c Satellites and telescopes
- 2.3 Looking for clues
- 2.3.1 Biological, physical and chemical techniques for identification
- 2.3.1a Identifying chemical samples
- 2.3.1b Identifying biological samples
- 2.3.1c Using experimental measurements of density to identify unknown solids