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A Level Science
OCR

OCR only — Biology A (H420), Biology B (H422), Chemistry A (H432), Chemistry B (H433), Physics A (H556) and Physics B (H557). Six qualifications in two architectures, and the routes are not interchangeable: what OCR examines, how it asks for it, and what a strong answer looks like, split by route throughout.

  1. AO1Knowledge
  2. AO2Application
  3. AO3Analysis
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34 pages · 28 sections · 🔒 19 more pages unlock on purchase

Cover of A Level Science — OCR

An examination manual for an OCR A-level science department. OCR runs each science twice — an A route and a B route — so a department teaching Chemistry B needs different pages from one teaching Chemistry A, and this book keeps the two apart rather than averaging them.

Written against all six specifications, with every objective quoted from OCR's own documents. The answer ladders show what separates a weak response from an exceptional one on the same question, and the checklists are built to be printed and used in a department meeting.

Written to
OCR A-level Biology A (H420), Biology B (H422), Chemistry A (H432), Chemistry B (H433), Physics A (H556) and Physics B (H557)
Intended for
teachers, heads of department and SLT — not a student revision guide
Extent
34 pages · 28 sections

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·Contents

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PART ONE — THE QUALIFICATION

01Six qualifications, two routesp4
02A route and B routep5
03OCR against the other boardsp6
04Objectives and mathematicsp7

PART TWO — THE COMPONENTS

05The components, namedp9
06The modulesp10

PART THREE — PRACTICAL WORK

07Practical Activity Groupsp12
08Biology techniquesp13
09Chemistry techniquesp14
10Physics techniquesp15
11Uncertainty and validityp16
12Biology modulesp17
13Chemistry modules and storylinesp18
14Physics modulesp19
15Component 03p20
16Synoptic assessmentp21

PART FOUR — EXAM TECHNIQUE

17Command wordsp23
18Explain — an answer ladderp24
19Short answers and calculationsp25
20Extended response and datap26
21Uncertainty calculationsp27
22Understanding the mark schemep28
23Why students lose marksp29

PART FIVE — MATHEMATICS AND REVISION

24Maths by sciencep31
25Revision that worksp32
26The exam checklistp33
27In closingp34
28EMPOWER EDUCATORS · A-LEVEL SCIENCE EXAMINATION PLAYBOOK · CAMBRIDGE OCRp2