21st Century Science

GCSE Additional Science

Concepts-led science

Additional Science is taken with the GCSE Science course. It prepares students for progression to study AS and A-levels in the sciences. It gives emphasis and space to fundamental ideas in the sciences, and provides a stimulating bridge to advanced study.

Additional Science leads to one GCSE grade. Because the courses are separate, this may differ from the Science grade.

See the module maps which you can download at the bottom of this page.

Biology

The biology in the Additional Science course for future scientists takes homeostasis as the theme of the first module, looking at the control of body temperature and of the body’s water balance. Next comes a study of growth and development, building on the treatment of genetics in the Core course. The final module is about the brain and mind, covering topics including learning, memory, and the effects of drugs on the nervous system.

Chemistry

The chemistry in the Additional Science course introduces a view of the world that seeks to explain patterns in the behaviour of chemicals in terms of atomic structure. Ideas about structure and bonding are introduced in the context of changes in the natural environment. The third module illustrates the practical importance of chemistry in synthesis.

Physics

The physics in the Additional Science course covers how and why things move (taking an approach focussing on momentum), electricity and its effects, and the wave model of radiation. The physics strand gives particular emphasis to the way scientists use models.

Content

There are nine modules in Additional Science. Students study all of them.
>>Download the module maps.

• B4 Homeostasis B4 module map (96 KB)
• C4 Chemical patterns C4 module map (92 KB)
• P4 Explaining motion P4 module map (96 KB) (see the powerpoint in the right-hand margin)
• B5 Growth and development B5 module map (93 KB)
• C5 Chemicals of the natural environment C5 module map (95 KB)
• P5 Electric circuits P5 module map (100 KB)
• B6 Brain and mind B6 module map (93 KB)
• C6 Chemical synthesis C6 module map (91 KB)
• P6 The wave model of radiation P6 module map (98 KB)

See also Aspects of additional science

We are grateful to OUP for permission to publish these module maps on this website. You can buy the rest of the Additional Science material from OUP. See their website C21 at OUP