Browse by GCSE specification
The 2006 GCSE Science specifications offer an ideal opportunity to re-assess the role of fieldwork at KS4. Find out more about each specification below.
AQA A&B Science & Biology
View the AQA specifications with fieldwork opportunities signposted
There are many opportunities for delivering aspects of the AQA A&B GCSE Science subject content and the associated How Science Works skills strand through fieldwork in London.
- Investigating freshwater habitats
materials for Mile End Ecology Park (Tower Hamlets) and Waterlow Park (Camden).
- Investigating grassland habitats
materials for Waterlow Park (Camden) and Gordon Square (Camden).
- Investigating air pollution
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
- Biodiversity
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
Edexcel Science & Additional Science
View the Edexcel specifications with fieldwork opportunities signposted
There are many opportunities for delivering aspects of the Edexcel GCSE Science (and Additional Science) subject content and the associated How Science Works skills strand through fieldwork in London.
- Feeding relationships: the holly leaf-miner
materials for Gordon Square (Camden)
- Investigating air pollution
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
- Investigating grassland habitats
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
- Photosynthesis
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
- Biodiversity
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
OCR A (21st Century Science)
View the OCR A specification with fieldwork opportunities signposted
There are many opportunities for delivering aspects of the OCR A (21st Century) GCSE Science subject content and the associated How Science Works skills strand through fieldwork in London.
- Investigating air pollution
materials for Hackney Marshes (Hackney) and Hampstead Heath (Camden).
- Investigating grassland habitats
materials for Hackney Marshes (Hackney).
- Investigating freshwater habitats
materials for West Reservoir (Hackney) and Mile End Ecology Park (Tower Hamlets).
- Feeding relationships: the holly leaf-miner
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
OCR B (Gateway Science)
View the OCR B specification with fieldwork opportunities signposted
The OCR B (Gateway Science) GCSE Science specification offers the most opportunities from all the present examination boards in science for outdoor work. Field sampling skills is one of the subject knowledge areas needing to be explicitly covered. Many of the How Science Works skills can be simply and effectively taught through fieldwork in London.
- Feeding relationships: the holly leaf-miner
materials for Gordon Square (Camden). - Investigating air pollution
materials for Gordon Square (Camden). - Investigating grassland habitats
materials for Gordon Square (Camden). - Photosynthesis
materials for Gordon Square (Camden). - Biodiversity
materials for Gordon Square (Camden).
