GCE A/L Science for Technology study plan

Define and state SI units for charge, current, potential difference, resistance and power, and convert between prefixes from pico to giga without reference notes

Apply Ohm's law and series/parallel resistor combinations to solve at least 15 numerical problems, showing the full working for each

Draw and interpret circuit diagrams containing cells, resistors, ammeters and voltmeters, and state where each meter is connected and why

Derive and use the equations for uniformly accelerated motion and resolve a force into perpendicular components in five applied contexts

Explain the behaviour of p-n junction diodes and transistors in simple switching and rectifier circuits, and sketch the output waveform for a half-wave rectifier

Apply logic gate truth tables to build and simplify two-input combinational expressions

Describe the structure of the atom in terms of protons, neutrons and electron configuration, and write configurations for the first 20 elements

Distinguish ionic, covalent and metallic bonding and predict the type of bonding from a given pair of elements

Balance at least 15 chemical equations including redox reactions, and identify the oxidising and reducing agent in each

Calculate moles, molar mass, concentration and reacting masses from balanced equations in 10 stoichiometry problems

State and apply the gas laws and the ideal gas equation to numerical problems

Define density, pressure, stress, strain and Young's modulus and calculate each from given data

Label a hand-drawn diagram of a plant and an animal cell with at least 10 organelles and state one function for each

Describe the stages of mitosis and meiosis and state the chromosome number at each stage for a named organism

Explain the structure of DNA and carry out a monohybrid and a dihybrid cross, giving phenotype ratios

Classify the main classes of polymers as addition or condensation and name two industrial uses of each

Describe the growth curve of a bacterial culture and the conditions needed for microbial growth, and outline one industrial fermentation process

Explain the role of microorganisms in nitrogen fixation, decomposition and disease, giving one named example of each

Apply the principles of crop and livestock improvement, including selection and hybridisation, to a described agricultural scenario

State and apply the laws of thermodynamics to heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, and calculate heat energy using specific heat capacity

Calculate heat transfer by conduction through a composite layer and by radiation using the Stefan-Boltzmann relationship

Explain latent heat and solve change-of-state problems involving mixtures

Apply the laws of reflection and refraction, calculate refractive index and critical angle, and trace ray diagrams for a converging lens

Describe wave properties including wavelength, frequency, amplitude and superposition, and solve problems using v = fλ

Explain resonance, beats and the Doppler effect qualitatively and calculate beat frequency and observed frequency in two cases

Describe the use of at least four instruments (multimeter, oscilloscope, vernier caliper, micrometer) and state the reading resolution of each

Estimate and combine uncertainties in a measurement, and express an answer to the correct number of significant figures

Explain the stages of a design process from specification to evaluation using one engineering example

Complete two full timed papers under exam conditions and mark them against the specification

Identify the three weakest domains from mock results and rework at least 20 questions in those areas

Recite the key formulas and definitions for all ten domains from memory within 30 minutes

Write a one-page exam-day strategy covering time allocation, question order and unit checks