Download Year 12 IGCSE Science Syllabus

Year 12 IGCSE Science Syllabus
Syllabus Code
Topics
International Advanced Level in Biology
International Advanced Level in Chemistry
XBI01
XCH01
International Advanced Level in Physics
XPH01
Unit 1: Lifestyle, transport, genes and Health
Unit 1: The Core Principles of Chemistry
Unit 1: Physics on the go
• „structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins; enzyme action
• „structure and properties of cell membranes; passive and active transport
• „structure and role of DNA and RNA
• „replication; protein synthesis
• „monohybrid inheritance
• „gene mutations
• „principles of gene therapy; social and ethical issues.
• Formulae, equations and amount of substance
• Energetics
• Atomic structure and the periodic table
• Bonding
• Introductory organic chemistry
Mechanics
• rectilinear motion
• forces
• energy
• power
Materials
• flow of liquids
• viscosity
• Stokes’ Law
• properties of materials
• Young’s modulus
• elastic strain energy
Unit 2: Development, Plants and the Environment
Unit 2: Application of Core Principles of Chemistry
Unit 2: Physics at work
• „cell structure and ultrastructure of eukaryote and prokaryote cells; cell specialisation
• „the role of meiosis
• „genotype and environmental influence
• „stem cell research and its implications
• „biodiversity, adaptations and natural selection
• „principles of taxonomy
• „plant cell structure
• „transport of water in plants
• „uses of plant products.
• Shapes of molecules and ions
• Intermediate bonding and bond polarity
• Intermolecular forces
• Redox
• The periodic table — groups 2 and 7
• Kinetics
• Chemical equilibria
• Organic chemistry
• Mechanisms
• Mass spectra and IR
• Green chemistry
Waves
• Refraction
• Polarization
• diffraction
• standing (stationary) waves
Electricity
• current and resistance
• Ohm’s law and non-ohmic materials
• potential dividers
• emf and internal resistance of cells and negative temperature coefficient thermistors
• wave/particle nature of light.
Unit 3: Practical Biology and Research Skills
Unit 3B: Laboratory Skills
Unit 3B: Exploring Physics
Students are expected to develop experimental skills, and a knowledge and
understanding of experimental techniques, by carrying out a range of practical
experiments and investigations while they study Units 1 and 2.
In this unit students make a quantitative study of chemical kinetics and take further their
study of organic reaction mechanisms. The topics of entropy and equilibria show how
chemists are able to predict quantitatively the direction and extent of chemical change. The
organic chemistry in this unit covers carbonyl compounds, plus carboxylic acids and their
This unit will assess students’ knowledge and understanding of experimental procedures derivatives. Students are required to apply their knowledge gained in Units 1 and 2 to all
and techniques that were developed throughout Units 1 and 2.
aspects of this unit. This includes nomenclature, ideas of isomerism, bond polarity and bond
enthalpy, reagents and reaction conditions, reaction types and mechanisms. Students are also
expected to use formulae and balance equations and calculate chemical quantities
Students are expected to develop experimental skills, and a knowledge and understanding of
experimental techniques, by carrying out a range of practical experiments and investigations while
they study Units 1 and 2.
This unit will assess students’ knowledge and understanding of experimental procedures and
techniques that were developed in Units 1 and 2.
Assessment Overview
Units 1 and 2 – Exams: January/June, Externally Assessed Written Papers, 1hr 30mins, 80 marks, 40% final AS grade and 20% final IAL grade each.
Unit 3 – Exam: June, Externally Assessed Alternative to Practical Written Paper, 1hr 30mins, 40 marks, 20% final AS grade and 10% final IAL grade.
Edexcel A-Level\International Advanced levels_Biology_Specification_Issue_1.pdf
Edexcel A-Level\International Advanced levels_Chemistry_Specification_Issue1.pdf
Edexcel A-Level\International Advanced levels_Physics_Specification_Issue1.pdf
Edexcel A-Level\IAL_Biology_Getting_Started_Issue_1[1].pdf
Edexcel A-Level\IAL_Chemistry_Getting_Started_Issue_1[1].pdf
Edexcel A-Level\IAL_Physics_Getting_Started_Issue_1[1].pdf
Syllabus