GCSE (9-1) Combined Science - Pearson qualifications

1 gcse (9-1) Combined ScienceSample Assessment MaterialsPearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9 - 1) in Combined Science (1SC0)First teaching from September 2016 First certifi cation from 2018 Issue 2 Combined ScienceEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson , the UK s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualifications website at Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at About Pearson Pearson is the world's leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning.

2 We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at These sample assessment materials are Issue 2. Key changes are sidelined. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on our website References to third party material made in these sample assessment materials are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in these sample assessment materials is correct at time of origami artwork: Mark Bolitho Origami photography.

3 Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis ISBN 978 1 446 94968 9 All the material in this publication is copyright Pearson Education Limited 2017 ContentsIntroduction 1 General marking guidance 3 Paper 1 Foundation 5 Paper 1 Foundation Mark scheme 25 Paper 2 Foundation 35 Paper 2 Foundation Mark scheme 55 Paper 3 Foundation 63 Paper 3 Foundation Mark scheme 83 Paper 4 Foundation 89 Paper 4 Foundation Mark scheme 109 Paper 5 Foundation 117 Paper 5 Foundation Mark scheme 133 Paper 6 Foundation 141 Paper 6 Foundation Mark scheme 165 Paper 1 Higher 175 Paper 1 Higher Mark scheme 195 Paper 2 Higher 203 Paper 2 Higher Mark scheme 223 Paper 3 Higher 231 Paper 3 Higher Mark scheme 241 Paper 4 Higher 253 Paper 4 Higher Mark scheme 273 Paper 5 Higher 281 Paper 5 Higher Mark scheme 301 Paper 6 Higher 309 Paper 6 Higher Mark scheme 333 Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson , the UK s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked.

4 For further information, please visit our qualifications website at Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at About Pearson Pearson is the world's leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at These sample assessment materials are Issue 2. Key changes are sidelined. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on our website References to third party material made in these sample assessment materials are made in good faith.

5 Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in these sample assessment materials is correct at time of origami artwork: Mark Bolitho Origami photography: Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis ISBN 978 1 446 94968 9 All the material in this publication is copyright Pearson Education Limited 2017 ivPearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined ScienceSample Assessment Materials Issue 2 October Pearson Education Limited 2017 Summary of Pearson Edexcel gcse in Combined Science (1SC0) sample assessment materials Issue 2 changes Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issuePage numberThe mark scheme for Paper 4 C2F has been replaced with the correct version.

6 109-115 For Paper 1: Biology 1 Higher tier, in question 4(a)(i) answer D has been replaced with an alternative arrangement of the sugar, phosphate and the base in a DNA nucleotide, as the previous answer was not incorrect. This new answer D is incorrect. 186 The equations sheet for: Paper 5: Physics 1 Foundation tier Paper 5: Physics 1 Higher tier Paper 6: Physics 2 Foundation tier Paper 6: Physics 2 Higher tier have been amended to include the correct equations for Combined Science and for the correct tier. 132, 161, 299, 332 The title for Paper 6: Physics 2 Higher tier has been corrected, as it previously was titled paper 2. 309 If you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: vPearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined ScienceSample Assessment Materials Issue 2 October Pearson Education Limited 2017viPearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined ScienceSample Assessment Materials Issue 2 October Pearson Education Limited 2017 IntroductionThe Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined Scienceis designed for use in schools and colleges.

7 It is part of a suite of gcse qualifications offered by sample assessment materials have been developed to support thisqualification and will be used as the benchmark to develop the assessment students will Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined ScienceSample Assessment Materials Issue 2 October Pearson Education Limited 20172 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined ScienceSample Assessment Materials Issue 2 October Pearson Education Limited 2017 General marking guidance All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first. Mark schemes should be appliedpositively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than be penalised for omissions.

8 Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification/indicative content will not be exhaustive. When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of themark scheme to a candidate s response,a senior examinermust be consultedbefore a mark is given. Crossed-out work should be marked unlessthe candidate has replaced it with an alternative specific marking guidanceSymbols, terms used in the mark scheme Round brackets ( ): words inside round brackets are to aid understanding of the marking point but are not required to award the point Curly brackets { }: indicate the beginning and end of a list of alternatives (separated by obliques) where necessary to avoid confusion Oblique /: words or phrases separated by an oblique are alternatives to each other and either answer should receive full credit.

9 Ecf: indicates error carried forward which means that a wrong answer given in an early part of a question is used correctly to a later part of a will not see owtte (or words to that effect). Alternative correct wording should be credited in every answer unless the ms has specified Additional Guidance column is usedfor extra guidance to clarify any points in the mark scheme. It may be used to indicate: what will not be accepted for that marking point in which case the phrase do not accept will be alongside the relevant marking point it might have examples of possible acceptable answers which will be adjacent to that marking point3 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 gcse (9-1) in Combined ScienceSample Assessment Materials Issue 2 October Pearson Education Limited 2017 Specific Marking Guidance for Levels Based Mark SchemesStep 1 Finding the right levelThe first stage is to decide which level the answer should be placedin.

10 Examiners should first make a holistic judgement on which level most closely matches the student response and place it within that level. Students will be placed in the level that best describes their can display characteristics from more than one level, and where this happens examiners must use their professional judgement to decide which level is most appropriate using a best-fit approach. For example if a student s work mainly evidences the skills of level 2 but has some level 3 skills present the response would be placed in level 2 but the mark awarded would be towards the top of level 2, reflecting the evidence given from level 3. Step 2 Determining the markAfter a level has been decided on, the next stage is to decide on the mark within the level. The instructions below tell you how to reward responses within a level.