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(PDF), Last Updated: 22 September 2009
For teaching from September 2009 and 2010. For examination in Summer 2011 and 2012.

In Entry Level Science, students study six modules from a choice of thirteen. Students must study two modules from AT2, two from AT3 and two from AT4.

The modules are listed in the table below:


Module Content
AT 2 A: How Living Things Work
  • Cells, tissues and organs
  • Water and plants
  • Water and people
  • Feeding
B: Body Maintenance
  • Reacting to changes
  • Food and energy
  • Body temperature
  • The blood system
  • Damage and repair/taking care and avoiding risks
C: Genetics and Reproduction
  • The variety of living things
  • Plant reproduction
  • Human reproduction
  • Variation and inheritance
D: Ecology
  • The variety of life
  • The balance of nature
  • Threats to wildlife
  • Conserving wildlife
E: Pollution
  • What is pollution?
  • Water pollution
  • Air pollution

AT 3

F: Materials and Their Uses
  • Materials
  • What are materials like?
  • Solids, liquids and gases
  • Separating mixtures
G: Making New Materials
  • Chemical reactions
  • Using chemical reactions

AT 4

H: Using Electricity
  • Using complete circuits
  • Voltage, current and resistance
  • Heating by an electric current
  • Measuring and paying for electricity
I: Space Science
  • A tour of the universe
  • The Earth
  • Gravity
  • Satellites
  • The moon
  • The planets
J: Light
  • Light and shadow
  • The pinhole camera
  • Reflection
  • Colours of light
K: Energy in Action
  • Measuring energy
  • Food and fossil fuels
  • Storing and transferring energy
  • Keeping thermal energy in and world energy problems
L: Forces in Action
  • Forces’ elasticity
  • Unbalanced forces and acceleration
  • Pressure
  • Work, energy and power
M: Sports Science
  • What has science got to do with sport?
  • Forces
  • Fitness
  • Muscles and movement
  • Sports injuries and medicine
  • Sport and leisure

Students can earn awards of Entry 3, Entry 2 or Entry 1, with Entry 3 being the highest award. To be awarded Entry 3, students must achieve over 80 percent of the available marks. Students must achieve over 65 percent of the marks for Entry 2 and over 30 percent of the marks for Entry 1.

For more information, see the full specification.