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Required practicals checklist
One page to tick off every AQA GCSE required practical as you revise it: the aim, variables, method, safety, results and the exam mistake to avoid.
- 28 practicals
- 21 in Combined Science
- 7 Separate science only
A4 PDF · 1 page · print and tick
How to use it
Tick a box only when you can do that part from memory. Ticks on this page are not saved, so print the PDF to keep track. Combined Science students skip the practicals marked Separate only. Each practical links to its one-page summary, which covers every column.
- 1I can state the aim
- 2I can name the variables
- 3I can describe the method
- 4I know the risks and safety
- 5I can explain the results and calculation
- 6I know the common exam mistake
| Practical | I can state the aim | I can name the variables | I can describe the method | I know the risks and safety | I can explain the results and calculation | I know the common exam mistake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Use a light microscope to observe plant and animal cellsTrilogy RP 1 | ||||||
| 2Investigate antibiotics or antisepticsSeparate Biology only | ||||||
| 3Investigate osmosis in plant tissueTrilogy RP 2 | ||||||
| 4Use qualitative tests to identify food groupsTrilogy RP 3 | ||||||
| 5Investigate the effect of pH on amylaseTrilogy RP 4 | ||||||
| 6Investigate light intensity and photosynthesis rateTrilogy RP 5 | ||||||
| 7Investigate how a factor affects human reaction timeTrilogy RP 6 | ||||||
| 8Investigate how light or gravity affects the growth of seedlingsSeparate Biology only | ||||||
| 9Investigate population size and species distribution in a habitatTrilogy RP 7 | ||||||
| 10Investigate temperature and fresh-milk decaySeparate Biology only |
Chemistry
Chemistry required practicals →| Practical | I can state the aim | I can name the variables | I can describe the method | I know the risks and safety | I can explain the results and calculation | I know the common exam mistake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prepare a pure, dry soluble saltTrilogy RP 8 | ||||||
| 2Titrate a strong acid and strong alkaliSeparate Chemistry only | ||||||
| 3Identify products of aqueous electrolysisTrilogy RP 9 | ||||||
| 4Investigate how different variables affect the temperature change when solutions reactTrilogy RP 10 | ||||||
| 5Investigate how concentration affects reaction rateTrilogy RP 11 | ||||||
| 6Separate and identify coloured substances by paper chromatographyTrilogy RP 12 | ||||||
| 7Identify ions in unknown single ionic compoundsSeparate Chemistry only | ||||||
| 8Analyse and purify water samplesTrilogy RP 13 |
| Practical | I can state the aim | I can name the variables | I can describe the method | I know the risks and safety | I can explain the results and calculation | I know the common exam mistake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Determine the specific heat capacity of a materialTrilogy RP 14 | ||||||
| 2Investigate thermal insulationSeparate Physics only | ||||||
| 3Investigate factors affecting resistanceTrilogy RP 15 | ||||||
| 4Investigate I–V characteristicsTrilogy RP 16 | ||||||
| 5Determine densities of solids and liquidsTrilogy RP 17 | ||||||
| 6Investigate force and extension of a springTrilogy RP 18 | ||||||
| 7Investigate force, mass and accelerationTrilogy RP 19 | ||||||
| 8Measure frequency, wavelength and wave speedTrilogy RP 20 | ||||||
| 9Investigate reflection and refraction of lightSeparate Physics only | ||||||
| 10Investigate infrared absorption and emission by surfacesTrilogy RP 21 |
Numbered as in the AQA Biology (8461), Chemistry (8462) and Physics (8463) specifications; Trilogy numbers are from Combined Science: Trilogy (8464). A revision checklist, not a laboratory instruction sheet. Examva is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA.