GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE Science course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Science GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning Science GCSE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about Science through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning Science GCSE course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout your studies, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away.
The DCA Science GCSE course provides an award from the AQA, a nationally recognised body. The GCSE award is recognised by employers and higher education providers as proof of your ability and determination to succeed. Many people pass GCSEs through home study.
If you'd like to advance your knowledge or to earn more money from a career where GCSE Science is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE Science course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE Science course is divided into three modules; Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Biology module guides you through living things and cells, digestion, homeostasis and respiration. It also focuses both the circulatory and the nervous system, reproduction and the food chain.
The Chemistry module outlines the classification of substances, atomic structure and the periodic table. You will also study metals, air and water, acids, bases and salts and chemical reactions.
You will look at measurement, forces and motion within the Physics module. You will also study energy, heat and the solar system, as well as movement in space.
Examinations
Examinations are normally in June, although you may be able to arrange to sit some part of the GCSE in January.
Examination Entry Information
DCA will provide whatever help we can with examination information, finding an exam centre and authenticating coursework but entering examinations is entirely the responsibility of the student and the contract for sitting the examinations is between the student and the exam centre. We are not an exam centre and therefore although we can give information and guidance, we cannot make your entry for you, or change an incorrect entry. Full details about exams can be obtained on application. Students will sit external examinations and receive a certificate from the awarding body AQA.
Textbooks
In addition to the recommended text, each course has a suggested reading list to help you achieve a broader understanding of the subject. Some subjects also require an accompanying textbook(s) which you will need to obtain.
Module One: Biology
• Key Skills
• Living Things and Cells
• Human Diet, Digestion and Enzymes
• Homeostasis
• Respiration
• The Circulatory System and Blood
• The Nervous System and Hormones
• Dealing with Infection; Drugs
• Reproduction
• Variation and Inheritance
• Food Chains, Cycles and Energy Flow
• Human Impact on the Environment
Module Two: Chemistry
• Classifying Substances
• Atomic Structure
• Formulae Chapter
• The Periodic Table Chapters
• Metals Chapters
• Air and Water Chapters
• Acids, Bases and Salts
• Chemical Reactions
• Fuels and Polymers Chapter
Module Three: Physics
• Measurement and Motion
• Forces and Motion Chapters
• Energy Chapters
• Electricity Chapters
• Heat
• Waves
• Radioactivity
• The Solar System
• Movement in Space |
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