Revision Sites - GCSEs

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Biology

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/biology
has six topic areas: Ecology, Humans, Inheritance, Plants, Processes and Variation.  As you go into each one there are lists of sub topics. For example clicking on Inheritances will take you to sub topics such as Dominant and Recessive Genes.

www.s-cool.co.uk
covers the same topic areas but uses slightly different headings.

www.skoool.co.uk
has revision exercises for Modular and Co-ordinated Double Science at Higher and Foundation level.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.biotopics.co.uk
Go to the Topics Content Page to find details of interactive pages at GCSE level

Business studies

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business
covers the main topics: Business Aims and Organisation, Business Environment, Finance, Marketing, People in Business and Production.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.thetimes100.co.uk
Has a huge selection of case studies on major companies, linked to all the GCSE and Applied GCSE  topics. You can search by topic, course or exam specification. There’s a Business theory section to help you revise and quizzes to test your understanding.

Chemistry

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry
has four topic areas: Patterns of Behaviour, Changing Materials, Geology and Structure of Materials. As you go into each one there are lists of sub topics. For example, revision and tests on the Periodic Table can be found in Patterns of Behaviour.

www.s-cool.co.uk covers the same topics but uses slightly different headings.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.skoool.co.uk
has revision exercises for Modular and Co-ordinated Double Science at both Higher and Foundation level.

Design & Technology

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design
has revision material and tests covering Electronics, Food Technology, Graphics, Resistant Materials, Textile Technology, Systems and Control.

www.s-cool.co.uk
has revision material for Food Technology only.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access exam papers for Food Technology, Resistant Materials, Systems and Control. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.technologystudent.com
Information sheets rather than revision exercises but covers everything you need to know for design technology.

www.foodtech.org.uk
Analytical tools, links to professionals from the food industry, case studies and video clips

English

Language

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers on comprehension and essays. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

Literature

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature
has a good selection of exercises on poetry, drama and novels

www.universalteacher.org.uk
Has a series of links to excellent free study guides and online tutorials for both language and literature.

English biz www.englishbiz.co.uk/
Excellent collection of worksheets to help improve grades for GCSE Language and Literature.

Converse
Students and lecturers from Cambridge University 's Faculty of English have created a range of resources to help with literature study. Particularly good for First World War Poetry and Shakespeare.

Geography

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography
has eight main topic headings: Cities, Coasts, Economic Activity, Ecosystems, Population and Development, Tectonics, Water and Rivers, Weather and Climate. Each leads to a range of subtopics.

www.s-cool.co.uk has more detailed headings but the subjects covered are the same.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/gcse/revision
Notes, case studies and advice on the type of questions that might be asked

History

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history
covers Britain and the First World War, Germany, 1919 –1945, India, International Relations 1919 to 1945 and 1945 to 1989, The USA, Medicine Through Time, Russia and the USSR.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access exam papers on the History of Medicine, Nazi Germany and Modern World History. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision
Covers World War 1, Weimar and Nazi Germany, Russia / USSR 1917-1953, USA 1929-41, International Relations 1919-1939, Impact of War
1914-1948, Superpower Relations, 1945-1989, USA Divided Union 1941-1980, Medicine through Time, The American West, Crime and Punishment through Time, Agriculture 1750-1900, Transport and Leisure.

ICT

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/
covers ICT Systems, Hardware, Software, Data Communications, Databases, Measurement and Control, Modelling, The Legal Framework and
Implications of ICT.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers covering all the topics above. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.ewart.org.uk
Help with coursework, revision notes and quizzes.

www.ictgcse.com
Help with coursework and theory as well as some downloadable exercises.

www.theteacher.org.uk
Study notes and revision exercises for all exam boards.

Maths

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths
Has separate sections for foundation and higher students. It covers Number and Algebra, Shape, space and measurement and Handling data.

www.s-cool.co.uk
covers the same topics but in a more general way with no split for foundation and higher tiers.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. These are divided into foundation and higher tiers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.skoool.co.uk
Revision exercises for Higher, Intermediate and Foundation level Maths.

www.easymaths.com
GCSE tutorials , past papers and lots of games and puzzles.

www.mathsrevision.net
Includes a range of practise questions

Modern Foreign Languages

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french
covers listening, reading, speaking and writing at foundation and higher level. The site has sound so you can listen to spoken French and test your understanding.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.s-cool.co.uk
has a good French vocabulary section.

www.frenchrevision.co.uk
Interactive listening, reading and writing exercises, past papers, revision activities and role play. Click on the Intermediate link for GCSE material.

www.bonjourdefrance.com
Interactive help and tests with grammar, vocabulary and comprehension – all in French.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german covers listening, reading, speaking and writing at foundation and higher level. The site has sound so you can listen to spoken German and test your understanding. S-Cool covers speaking, reading and writing.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish covers listening, reading, speaking and writing at foundation and higher level. The site has sound so you can listen to spoken Spanish and test your understanding.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

Music

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music
covers listening, reading, speaking and writing at foundation and higher level. The site has sound so you can listen to spoken French and test your understanding.

Revise music
Worksheets, revision notes and revision tasks

SAM learning
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

Physical Education

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe
covers the main topics under four headings, Anatomy and Physiology, Culture and History, Health and Fitness and Training and Performance

www.s-cool.co.uk
covers the same topics but with a longer menu of headings.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.worldofsportexamined.com
Although not strictly a revision site, there’s masses of material and links to help PE GCSE students.

www.sportsrules.50g.com
Excellent for rules of a whole range of sports

Physics

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/physics
the main topics are Earth and Beyond, Electricity and Magnetism, Energy Forces and Motion, Radioactivity and Waves. Each has lists of sub topics.

www.s-cool.co.uk
covers the same areas but use slightly different headings.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access revision material and exam papers. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.skoool.co.uk
has revision exercises for Modular and Coordinated Double Science at both Higher and Foundation level.

www.darvill.clara.net/myon
Created by a Physics teacher, this site has revision notes and quizzes on Radioactivity, the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Energy Sources and  Energy, Forces and Motion.

Religious Education

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/re
covers God, Death, Human Relationships, Poverty and Wealth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Religion, Science and the Environment, Sanctity of Life, War and Peace.

www.samlearning.com/examrevision
users can access exam papers on Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism. Log on to Sam learning using the password supplied by your school.

www.gcsere.or.uk
Comprehensive information on world religions

swww.religiousstudies.co.uk/
Very brief revision notes but has good tests and tips

www.resauce.org/gcse
Comprehensive resource for Christianity and Catholicism

www.fathnet.org.uk
Revision sheets and notes written for Edexcel Religion and Life but useful for all GCSE Religious Studies students.

*We acknowledge the work of Cumbria 14-19 Pathfinders in compiling and annotating many of these revision sites GW