Written Alternative Papers

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As mentioned quite a few times before, two out of the six units you take in A Level sciences will involve practical work. Practical knowledge will be assessed in all six units. So, you can be asked about experiments and procedures in your Unit 1, 2, 4 and 5 tests. Unit 3 and 6 are specifically focused on practical skills and knowledge. International students will not be able to take the actual practical assessments and so the alternative is the practical written paper which replaces practical units (Unit 3 and 6).

The written alternative to internal practical assessment have the unit codes:
Unit 3B: 6BI07 + 6CH07
Unit 6B: 6BI08 + 6CH08

Course structure for Edexcel Biology and Chemistry - Part Two

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In my previous post, I explained the units tested in the Biology specification. I have yet to explain: the units tested in the Chemistry specification, grades/marks/UMS and the written alternative to practicals/coursework. After these introductory posts, I plan to start posting resources for each subject. I will occasionally post updates for Physics and Mathematics (w/ Mechanics) so keep an eye out for those posts as well.

Details about a particular unit will be posted when I begin to post content on a given unit. Such details include: number of questions in the paper, the time allotted for the paper, number of sections in the paper and the synoptic factor of each paper (at the A2 level).