Science Double Award B: Modular Exams

Students who have opted for modular assessment must complete the exams detailed in the table below:


Exam Foundation Tier Higher Tier Assessment Weighting % Exam Session
Module 1 12-15 short-answer questions on:
  • Living Organisms and Life Processes
45 mins 		8.33% End of module
Module 2 12-15 short-answer questions on:
  • Using Materials and Understanding Reactions
45 mins 		8.33% End of module
Module 3

 12-15 short-answer questions on:
  • Forces and Energy
45 mins 		8.33% > End of module
Paper 1 Biology Four structured questions on:
  • Living Organisms and Life Processes ; and
  • Environment, Reproduction and Genetics.
1 hour 		Five or six structured questions on:
  • Living Organisms and Life Processes ; and
  • Environment, Reproduction and Genetics .
1 hour 30 mins 		16.7% Summer

Paper 2 Chemistry

Four structured questions on:
  • Using Materials and Understanding Reactions ; and
  • Patterns, Problems and Processes.
1 hour 		Five or six structured questions on:
  • Using Materials and Understanding Reactions ; and
  • Patterns, Problems and Processes .
1 hour 30 mins 		16.7% Summer
Paper 3 Physics Four structured questions on:
  • Forces and Energy ; and
  • Light, Sound and Waves; Electricity and Magnetism, Earth in Space.
1 hour 		Five or six structured questions on:
  • Forces and Energy ; and
  • Light, Sound and Waves; Electricity and Magnetism, Earth in Space.
1 hour 30 mins		 16.7% Summer