Year 10 GCSE Combined & Triple Science Curriculum UK
Year 10 covers Paper 1 specifications for GCSE Biology, Chemistry, and Physics: cell biology, infection and response, bioenergetics, atomic structure, bonding and quantitative chemistry, energy transfers, electricity, and particle model of matter.
- Mastery of Paper 1 required practicals across Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
- Calculate chemical quantities using moles (n = m / Mr) and balancing complex redox equations
- Perform electrical calculations: V = IR, Q = It, E = VQ, and calculate energy efficiency
Curriculum Specification & Statutory Documents
Essential Formulas, Key Rules & Frameworks for Year 10 GCSE Combined & Triple Science
Term-by-Term Units of Study & Learning Outcomes
Autumn Term: Cell Biology, Bonding & Energy
Cell Biology & Transport (Paper 1 Biology)
Mitosis, stem cells, required practicals: microscopy and osmosis in potato cylinders.
- Calculate percentage mass change in osmosis experiments
Atomic Structure & Bonding (Paper 1 Chemistry)
Ionic, covalent, metallic bonding; giant covalent structures (diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerenes).
- Explain why graphite conducts electricity (delocalised electrons) while diamond does not
Spring Term: Infection, Quantitative Chemistry & Electricity
Infection, Response & Vaccines (Biology)
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists; monoclonal antibodies; vaccination and herd immunity.
- Explain how vaccines stimulate white blood cells to produce specific antibodies and memory cells
Calculations with Moles (Chemistry)
Relative formula mass (Mr); moles: n = mass / Mr; limiting reactants and percentage yield.
- Calculate mass of product formed from a limiting reactant
Summer Term: Electricity, Particle Model & Year 10 Mocks
Domestic Electricity & Atomic Radiation (Physics)
Mains electricity (230V AC, 50Hz); live, neutral, earth wires; alpha, beta, gamma radiation and half-life.
- Calculate half-life from radioactive decay curves; calculate electrical power: P = IV = I²R
Free Open-Source Learning Resources & Video Masterclasses
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