Felpham Community College GCSE Revision Guide

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www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/

www.learn.co.uk

undoubtedly two of the best multimedia revision sites around covering all subjects.

www.studyzones.com

www.bbc.co.uk/sosteacher

www.espresso.co.uk

www.homeworksport.com

Science

www.gcsevise.com

Detailed summary of the knowledge requirements for Science at Key Stage 4 of the National Curriculum. Good for revision purposes but you have to pay to become a member to access further material.

www.purchon.com/biology/index.htm

Concentrated revision notes and diagrams covering Key Stage 4 Biology. Ideal for students studying the single subject at GCSE. Excellent for final examination revision.

www.users.senet.com/au/rowanb/chem

Basic atomic information, chemical bonding and a copy of the periodic table. Useful for Key Stage 3 Science students and also revision for GCSE.

antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/tutorials/index.shtml/

Whilst this is aimed at American students, this web page contains tutorials and drills on the key areas of chemistry for students facing exams.

www.gcse.com/

Award winning site offering useful advice to students in the form of tutorials, exam techniques and handy tips.

Business Studies

thetimes100.co.uk/welcome.htm

Numerous company case studies are online, and you find a study that suits your needs via a subject search. Includes GCSE and 'A' Level revision sections.

www.bankofengland.co.uk

Latest financial news as well as sections on banknotes, the Euro, monetary policy and statistics. Ideal for GCSE students who need to keep up with national financial developments.

Design & Technology

www.dtonline.org/

Comprehensive and to the point. No fancy graphics, but clear, concise information.

www.conran.co.uk

Comprehensive and to the point. No fancy graphics, but clear, concise information.

www.howstuffworks.com

www.anglepoise.co.uk

www.nutrition.org.uk

English

www.novelguide.com

Has chapter summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analyses, and author biographies. Works include 'Lord of the Flies', '1984', 'Animal Farm', plus Shakespeare plays.

www.gcse.com

Award winning site offering useful advice to students in the form of tutorials, exam techniques and handy tips.

www.sparknotes/com/lit/.dir

A compilation of study guides to many common GCSE and 'A' Level Literature texts.

www.novelguide.com

Offers exactly what its name suggests: guidance to and literary analysis of novels, including GCSE set texts. Each novel is divided into summary, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme analysis, top 10 quotes and a biography. The site is text heavy and uses language more appropriate for students undertaking the higher paper. More useful as a back up resource, to complement class notes. Can be slow, so patience is needed.

www.englishcornwallis.co.uk

Geography

www.zephyrus.demon.co.uk/geography/home.html

Offers a growing selection of web pages created by teachers, including revision notes, quizzes and jokes, and more than 700 carefully selected links to other web geography resources.

www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html

Worth checking for project work.

www.schoolnet.ca/future/content.htm

Learning for a Sustainable Future: Classroom Activities. Covers air, biodiversity, habitate and infrastructure, production and consumption systems, social systems, soil and water.

www.bennett.daroo/net/gcse/revision.html

As well as a 'revision audit' and examples of a revision card and mind map, this site contains questions, marksheets and interactive multiple choice quizzes for foundation level.

History

www.schoolhistory.co.uk

Covers British and world history and work sheets, quizzes and lessons. Highly recommended.

www.schoolhistory.org.uk
www.activehistory.co.uk

Both contain accessible and interesting guidance and activities to cover the main topics studied for GCSE, such as medicine through time. An added bonus is that both include links to other website, where appropriate, to complement to explore further.

ICT

ICT Revision Page

Maths

www.gcse.com

Award winning site offering useful advice to students in the form of tutorials, exam techniques and handy tips.

www.gcseguide.co.uk

Straightforward site with clear diagrams and sample exam questions which are great for revision.

www.gcsevise.com

Detailed summary of the knowledge requirements for Maths at Key Stage 4. Good for revision purposes but you have to pay to become a member to access further material.

www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/general/mathguid.htm

Aimed more at teachers than students, but it could provide some useful links to study aspects of maths in more depth or from a different perspective.

www.mathslessons.co.uk

As with other sites designed by practising teachers, this is an excellent resource. In addition to interactive tutorials and tests, there are fun games to learn without really trying.

www.gcsemathspastpapers.com

Access to over 300 questions from recent past papers - and therefore over 300 model answers. Each question appears as it would on an exam paper, but includes notes and arrows around it to show exactly what is going on and why. Whilst the questions are free to download, there is a charge to download the answers.

www.mathsnetgcse.com

Modern Languages

www.gut.languageskills.co.uk

www.studyspanish.com

www.bonjour.org.uk

For students from key Stage 3 through to 'A' Level. Includes vocabulary, language knowledge and pronunciation.

www.frenchrevision.co.uk

Includes exercises, past papers and advice on grammar.

Media Studies

www.cornwallismediamonkey.com

www.gcsevise.com

Detailed summary of the knowledge requirements for Science at Key Stage 4. Good for revision purposes but you have to pay to become a member to access further material.

www.fp.physics.f9.co.uk/glossary/index.htm

Alphabetic definitions of all the GCSE Physics terms students are ever likely to need. Useful for homework or revision.

www.fp.physics.f9.co.uk/gcse.htm

This is aimed at GCSE students. It has a regularly updated feature with an article and accompanying test. There are also sample questions and answers. A unique selling point is the GCSE equations screensaver, which flashes the equations you need to know for the exam every 20 seconds in the hope that eventually they will sink in.

www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk

An old favourite, this wonderful portal is packed full of information, and very easy to havigate. There is a link to the GCSE RE revision site.

www.paulhopkins.org.uk/re/revision/intro.html

Alongside comprehensive coverage of world religions, with information and tests, users can gain revision tips from none other than Snoopy.

General

www.ewart.org.uk/index.html

A super website from J Ewart, a teacher in Wales. This contains a range of excellent resources, including a short questionnaire to try to work out what learning style you have. Revision exercises are interative and there is also a picture gallery. Because the site is used in class, it is constantly updated and improved in response to the reactions of students.

www.learn.co.uk/glearning/secondary/

For Guardian Education's archive of on the web resources on a wholr range of topics.

www.brianmac.demon.co.uk

www.physicaleducation.co.uk

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