Key takeaways
Understand key exam terminology, such as state, describe and explain.
Know how to use scientific words and terminology in answers.
How to plan and write longer answers to gain maximum marks.
Host: Laura studied at Royal Holloway University of London and the Open University. She is passionate about science communication and has presented talks about Exoplanets at Oxford University and Imperial College London. This five part series will help prepare you and boost your confidence in the AQA Biology Paper 1. In this class, students will go through the AQA Paper 1 Higher Tier Biology paper from 2018, detailing exam technique and answering questions, with clear workings. The content covered in paper 1 includes bacteria and pathogens, communicable diseases, respiration, components of the blood, blood vessels, the heart, plant diseases and digestive enzymes.
Watch the rest of the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5
Check out Paper 2: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for students in Years 10 and 11.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.