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GCSE Science (Single Award) is available at two tiers of entry: Foundation and Higher. Students entered for the Foundation Tier are eligible for the award of Grades C-G. Students entered for the Higher Tier are eligible for the award of grades A*-D.

The course is divided into six units:

Staying Alive;
Human Activity and Health;
Chemical Patterns and our Environment;
Materials and their Management;
Electricity, Waves and Communication; and
Road Safety, Radioactivity and Earth in Space.

The content of the six units is described in greater detail in the table below:

Unit	Content
Staying Alive	Food and Energy Chromosomes and Genes Nervous System and Hormones
Human Activity and Health	Adaptation and Variation Disease and Body Defences Man’s Activity on Earth
Chemical Patterns and our Environment	Acids and Bases Food Processing The World About Us Elements and Compounds
Materials and their Management	Oils, Polymers and Materials Hard Water Recycling and Exploitation and Earth Resources Using Materials to Fight Crime
Electricity, Waves and Communication	Electrical Circuits Household Electricity Waves Communications Vision
Road Safety, Radioactivity and Earth in Space	Road Safety Radioactivity The Solar System

For more information, see the GCSE Single Award Science specification.