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GCSE Biology Practicals

Designed for students studying GCSE Biology with AQA, Edexcel or OCR.

Course Information

Biology is a key subject and fundamental part of the science. Practical work is at the heart of science. At Frobel Education by carrying out carefully considered practical work, students will enhance their investigative thinking, improve mastery of techniques and consolidate their understanding of key scientific concepts. At Frobel Education we have created documents to help students to meet the specified practical skills, students will have the opportunity to experience all the required apparatus and techniques needed for the qualifications.

Student learning outcomes are as follows

To be able to:

Understand the usage of microscope
Prepare and examine the slides of onion peel and human cheek cells
Differentiate between plant and animal cells
Understand unicellular and multicellular life
Understand the reaction time
Understand the photosynthesis
Understand the food tests
Understand the osmosis
Understand Enzymatic activity
Understand decay process
Understand the Plant responses
Understand the Microbiology

List of Biology Practical Assessments Covered during this course

Topics of the Practical to be covered:

Microscopy
Osmosis
Enzymes
Food Tests
Photosynthesis
Reaction Time
Field Investigation
Decay
Microbiology
Plant Response

Prerequisites

Students must be studying GCSE Biology with AQA, Edexcel or OCR by distance learning or at a further education centre.
Our course is an intensive, practical course to support students to successfully achieve their practical assessments. Students can attempt each of the assessed practical technique a limited number of times during the course.
Frobel Education recommends that students with limited prior practical laboratory experience consider the 1 day ‘Introduction to Laboratory Skills’ which offers the chance to gain the skills and expertise required to be successful in their assessment.