OCR Gateway Additional Science

Topics

Biology, Chemistry and Physics topics for AQA Additional Science:

Biology

Living and growing: Molecules of life, Proteins and mutations, Respiration, Cell division, The circulatory system, Growth and development, New genes for old, Cloning
It's a green world: Ecology in the local environment, Photosynthesis, Leaves and photosynthesis, Diffusion and osmosis, Transport in plants, Plants need minerals, Decay, Farming

Fundamental chemical concepts: Fundamental chemical concepts
Chemical economics: Rate of reaction 1 – Reaction times and rates, Rate of reaction 2 – Reaction rate and changing conditions, Rate of reaction 3 – Explosions and catalysts, Reacting masses, Percentage yield and atom economy, Energy, Batch or continuous?, Allotropes of carbon and nanochemistry
The periodic table: Fundamental chemical concepts, Atomic structure, Ionic bonding, The periodic table and covalent bonding, The group 1 elements, The group 7 elements, Transition elements, Metal structure and properties, Purifying and testing water

Forces for transport: Speed, Changing speed, Forces and motion, Work and power, Energy on the move, Crumple zones, Falling safely, The energy of games and theme rides
Radiation for life: Sparks, Uses of electrostatics, Safe electricals, Ultrasound, What is radioactivity?, Uses of radioisotopes, Radiation treatment, Fission and fusion