Science GCSE Core
At GCSE level, over 100 tests are mapped to the AQA, Edexcel, OCR Gateway and OCR 21st Century Science exam boards in line with the 2011 core specifications, with material focused on How Science Works and Controlled Assessment. Over 80 revision lessons are also available throughout, allowing students to recap a topic before, or after, taking the relevant test.
Fun, effective homework for all abilities
Each interactive quiz contains a variety of question formats such as multiple choice, click-to-link and drag-and-drop, while colourful diagrams and step-by-step animations bring science to life in a way that is suitable for all learning styles and abilities.
The quizzes can be set as homework or used in class. You can buy MyWorks as an online resource or as materials to upload to your VLE, meaning your students can access the quizzes from any computer at any time!
Varied quiz types for tailored assessment
MyWorks offers tailored assessment styles, including skills quizzes to develop practical application, extension quizzes for more able students, and exam-style quizzes to help prepare students for their GCSEs.
Complete curriculum coverage throughout the year
MyWorks GCSE Core Science assessments follow the curriculum, meaning you can assign the quizzes as homework throughout the year to consolidate learning and encourage ongoing revision.
There are 83 revision lessons covering each of the topics covered by the mini and extension quizzes and five covering the skills quizzes. They have audio throughout, ensuring that aural learners can approach and revise each topic to the best of their ability.
Biology
Mini quizzes
- Diet, Exercise and Health
- Heart Health
- Causes of Disease
- The Body's Defences
- Combatting Infection
- Immunization
- The Nervous System
- Homeostasis
- Hormones and Fertility
- Controlling Blood Sugar
- Plant Hormones
- Drug Development
- Use of Drugs
- Ecosystems
- Evolution
- Environmental Change
- Human Impact on the Environment
- Energy Transfer in Food Chains
- Nutrient Cycles
- Similarity and Variation
- Inheritance
- Inherited Disorders
- Genetic Engineering
QUIZZES
- 23 mini
- 4 extension
- 4 exam
- 4 skills
- 32 revision lessons
Extension quizzes
- Disease
- Genetics
- Ecosystems
- Evolution
Exam quizzes
- AQA GCSE Science Biology
- OCR 21st Century GCSE Science Biology
- OCR Gateway GCSE Science Biology
- Edexcel GCSE Science Biology
Skills quizzes
- Designing an experiment
- Drawing conclusions
- Making measurements
- Presenting data
Chemistry
Mini quizzes
- Introducing Atoms
- Chemical Reactions
- Rocks as Resources
- Calcium Carbonate
- Salt
- Electrolysis of Solutions
- Acids and Alkalis
- Extracting Metals
- Metals and the Environment
- Metals and Alloys
- Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation
- Hydrocarbon Fuels
- Combustion
- Fossil Fuels and the Environment
- Alternative Fuels
- Making Polymers
- Using Polymers
- Plant Oils and Emulsions
- Plate Tectonics
- Earth's Atmosphere
- The Changing Atmosphere
QUIZZES
- 21 mini
- 4 extension
- 4 exam
- 4 skills
- 30 revision lessons
Extension quizzes
- Atoms and Reactions
- Fuels
- Polymers
- Earth Chemistry
Exam quizzes
- AQA GCSE Science Chemistry
- OCR 21st Century GCSE Science Chemistry
- OCR Gateway GCSE Science Chemistry
- Edexcel GCSE Science Chemistry
Skills quizzes
- Designing an experiment
- Drawing conclusions
- Making measurements
- Presenting data
Physics
Mini quizzes
- Analogue and Digital Signals
- Wave Properties and Behaviour
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Communicating with Waves
- Ultraviolet Radiation
- Heating with EM Waves
- Earthquakes
- Energy Transformations
- Energy Resources
- Energy from the Sun
- Heat Energy
- Particles and Energy Transfer
- Insulation
- Ionizing Radiation
- Power Stations
- Generators
- Electricity Distribution
- Radioactivity
- Origin of the Universe
- Stars
- The Universe
- The Solar System
QUIZZES
- 22 mini
- 4 extension
- 4 exam
- 4 skills
- 31 revision lessons
Extension quizzes
- Heat Energy
- Generating Electricity
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Space
Exam quizzes
- AQA GCSE Science Physics
- OCR 21st Century GCSE Science Physics
- OCR Gateway GCSE Science Physics
- Edexcel GCSE Science Physics
Skills quizzes
- Designing an experiment
- Drawing conclusions
- Making measurements
- Presenting data
Skills – extra quiz
- Society and the limitations of science
Click on the links below to sample quizzes from MyWorks GCSE Core Science.
Diet, exercise and health mini quiz
This mini quiz teaches students about diet, exercise and health with varied and engaging exercises. Kinaesthetic questions make concepts more memorable, and varied question types, including drag-and-drop and fill in the gaps, keep all students motivated.
Crude oil and fractional distillation mini quiz
Cloze tests, multiple-choice questions, recap screens, linking activities and drag-and-drop activities guide students through crude oil and fractional distillation.
Communicating with waves mini quiz
Students can learn all about communicating with waves in this mini quiz. Step-by-step animations present information concisely and progress at a pace that suits students of all abilities.
Ecosystems revision lesson
This is one revision lesson out of 83 included in MyWorks GCSE Core Science. It covers competition, interdependence and adaptation with audio, exciting step-by-step animations and engaging activities to prepare students for their exams.
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