Sixth form Any good geography AS unit 2 geographical investigations books?

Hello everyone!!! Does anybody know of any really good edexcel as unit 2 geography books? Posted from TSR Mobile...

Sixth form A Level Geography next year

I'm thinking of doing a 3rd year at sixth form and taking AS & A2 Geography in 1 year. The exam board is Edexcel. Is A Level Geography hard? I did it at GCSE and quite enjoyed it, but I haven't done it for 2 years. Can anyone give me an idea on what it's like, what the modules are about, and if it's difficult? Thank you! :D...

Sixth form A2 Edexcel Geography Unit 4-Tectonic activity and hazards

Hi, I see that theres already a thread on the unit 3 Edexcel geography pre release but not one on unit 4 that came out today. I am studying tectonic activity and hazards. The pre release is: Explore the different challenges posed by tectonic hazards both before and after the events. Research the different impacts that tectonic hazards hav...

Sixth form A2 OCR Geography Case Studies Thread (Global issues Unit F763)

Hi there everybody Could everybody doing OCR geography add to the case studies list im doing the OCR geography A2 course which includes the following subsections: Earth hazards Ecosystems and environments under threat Climatic hazards Population and resources Globalisation Development and inequalities I have attached a document of all the...

Sixth form Unit 4 geography Edexcel: Tectonics

I don't know how to revise for this exam and how to structure it. I dont know where to get the relevant case studies as they are all out of date! i research stuff all the time and nothing relevant is ever found. I need advice on unit 4 so badly, any advice would be helpful. i need to know what to do in order to get the top marks. i need t...

Secondary Geography GCSE edexcel a

Is anyone doing geography gcse edexcel specification A? I've got my unit 1 test on 4th June and I'm stuck on how to revise. Does anyone have any revision notes they can share?...

Sixth form Edexcel AS Geography unit 1 - Global challenges

Hey guys:) Anyone resitting this exam in May 2013 if so what are you doing to revise for this exam? also can you remember all that stuff which you learned for the January 2013 exam? I'm just reading over text books recapping my mind and going over past exam questions. I would really appreciate it if anyone could provide me with the Januar...

Sixth form Edexcel History GCE unit 1

Hi, Does anybody know what the January 2013 questions were for unit 1 (edexcel) History for; The Black Death The Norman Conquest Thank you! (As I can't access them online)...

Sixth form Chemistry Unit 2 Re-sit (On top of Unit 5)

Hi All, I asked my exams officer to enter me for Chemistry Unit 2 again, - following advice from my Chemistry tutor that I would not need to revise for it - as I'd be revising for Unit 5 (a lot of crossover). Does anyone know if this is the case? (edexcel by the way!) Thanks a lot, Haydn...

Sixth form Edexcel Physics Unit 3

I done Edexcel Physics Unit 3 (the experiment and case study) last year and got a B. I was wondering whether it is possible to re-do this (in order to get a higher grade). Also what would happen if I achieved lower than my first attempt? Will the highest grade stand or the most recent one? Thanks...

Sixth form Government and Politics - Edexcel - Unit 2 - Revision Notes

Hi everyone. I've created these revision notes for the Govt.&Pol Unit 2 Edexcel exam on the 23rd of May 2013. I was hoping that if you use the notes for your revision you could tell me if you think I'm missing anything. My notes for this unit seem smaller than my notes for Unit 1. Please mention anything thats missing!!...

Sixth form AQA AS Geography Unit 1- 14th May 2013

Does anybody have any kind of feeling as to what's going to come up?? There is an insane amount to learn!!...

Sixth form Edexcel Jan 2013 AS History Exam Report?

Hey guys, Was just wondering whether anyone has the Jan 2013 Edexcel Examiner Reports for AS History they could upload :)? The units are: Unit 1 - Option D Unit 2 - Option E...

Sixth form Edexcel AS unit 1 2013 paper

If anyone has a link to the 2013 paper for edexcel unit AS psychology could you please email it to me because i want to see how hard or easy the paper was in January Thank you...

Sixth form Unit 1

Thought id just start a Unit 1 thread for the students of sixth form, unit 1 consisting of Particle physics, quantum phenomena and electricity.

Sixth form Edexcel economics Unit 1: Competitive Markets Monday 13th May

Hi everyone, I got the equivalent to mid-C in the June 2012 Unit 1 economics exams and managed to get the equivalent to an A* in the January 2013 paper. I have started a blog to help anyone who is taking the Unit 1 exam so if you could check it out and tell me what you think that would be great. I t's not very well structured but I should...

Sixth form AS Level Edexcel History (italy and spain)

HELP. For the unit one exam I am studying: The collapse of the Liberal State and the Triumph of Fascist Italy Republicanism, Civil war and Francoism I am struggling so much with remembering facts in order to write an arguement spent a year doing self-teaching as I have a useless teacher at sixth-form!!! How have you revised/ what's effect...

Sixth form exams question

For Edexcel AS Maths say if you get for a unit 72-74 marks out of the 75, is it still possible to get full UMS? Does this apply to all other A level unit exams? How do you know what the minimum mark is for full UMS? Thanks...

Secondary geography unit 1

does anyone have the mark scheme for the Edexcel 21st January 2013 unit 1 dynamic planet exam? please? :)...

Edexcel Edexcel Chemistry A2 Unit 4 12/06/13

EDEXCEL CHEMISTRY UNIT 4 (CHEM 4) Welcome to the Edexcel Chemistry Unit 4 (Chem 4) Thread! Date of the exam: 12th June 2013 - AFTERNOON EXAM Specification: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocu...4 %20250510.pdf Share questions/resources/help each other out! Good luck! ;)...

Sixth Form Unit 1 Biology is disgusting. AQA

Hi guys, Is it me or is unit 2 biology AQA A levels is much easier than unit 1? I revised so much for unit 1, yet I only got 78 in unit 1 in June, whereas, in unit 2, I got nearly full UMS but I did about half as much revision for unit 2 than unit 1. Isn't it supposed to get harder as you go along the units? E.g. Get a better percentage U...

Sixth form Maths C4 Parametric Integration

Hello , for Edexcel C4, do we need to know how to perform parametric integration .... this doesn't seem to be in the Edexcel c4 green textbook .. In the book there is parametric differentiation but there isn't any parametric integration ... so i am a bit confused..it would be helpful if someone could guide me on that .thanks in advance fo...

Sixth form edexcel physics revision guide question

i bought the edexcel physics revison guide and one question from unit 3 "exploring physics" : -can you use a multimeter to measure the resistance of a piece of wire, but not that of a light bulb when it is on. can you explain why? I could not figure out the answer, can someone help? :) thank you sooo much!...

Sixth form CCEA A21: Human Interactions and Global Issues - 14th May 2013

So how did the paper go for everyone? I thought it was brilliant! I did:- Unit A: Population - question 1, with the essay on in/out-migration Unit C: Ethnic Diversity - question 1, with the essay on an ethnically diverse country and for Global Issues I did Q7, Air Pollution! I thought Population was incredibly good compared to what has ap...

Sixth form Edexcel A2 Geography 6GEO3 June 2013

Hello :) As we now know that the Pre-release for this exam is on Superpowers (Damn!) I thought I would create this page for people to discuss revision, post things that others may find of use and general panic for this exam! What two topics are people thinking of doing? Im steering towards Biodiversity (having done A2 Bio) and Bridging th...

Sixth Form Maths grade good enough for Grammar sixth form?

Hi guys, I am doing the modular system to gain my GCSE mathematics qualification and I was wondering what type of grade in maths I would need to get into a grammar sixth form. I am not looking to carry on maths as an A-Level but I am aware that your GCSE maths qualification is important for gaining access to good sixth forms and uni's. So...

Sixth form Edexcel Unit 2 Chemistry

Hey :) Any tips on this exam? Also, does anyone know where I can find good past paper/exam-style question? Thanksss...

Sixth form Advice for tutoring Physics

Hey guys. I was hoping I could get some of your help today. You see currently I'm a Physics graduate. While I'm waiting until October to start my MSc I'm finding some part time work here and there to save up some cash. I managed to get a gig tutoring A level students in a sixth form at a school where they did quite badly with their Januar...

Sixth form AQA Geography Unit 1 May 14th 2013

Anyone else taking this paper? I'm doing Health, Population, rivers and glaciation. :) Does anyone know/ have the January 2013 paper, as well?...

Sixth form Edexcel AS Unit 2 Exam Technique help?!

Hey, I'm sitting my Unit 1 and Unit 2 exams this May and I'm really worried that I won't get the grade I want and have to resit the whole year. I think I have Unit 1 exam technique down, and the various exam questions I've had for homework I've been getting an average of B+, which I'm hoping to improve on before the exam now that I'm doin...

Sixth form Further maths or geography as a third A2?

Next year I'm definitely taking maths and physics at A2 but as a third subject I'm trying to decide whether to carry on with further maths or geography, I did AS maths, further maths, physics geography and world development. I like the idea of just doing maths, further maths and physics next year but I want to go to uni's that ask for A*A...

Magdalen College Sixth Form interview

I have an interview at Magdalen later this week for entry to the sixth form next year (I know its late!), and I was wondering if anyone could give me any indication of what the interviews are like and any interview tips in general. I'm applying for English, History, Geography and Politics. Thanks...

Sixth form A2 AQA Geography 3A Summer 2013

Thought I would start a new thread for the big A2 geography paper in summer as the last one was dedicated to the 2012 paper! Please discuss how revision is going, what topics you are learning, share notes and predictions for what will be in the exam...

Sixth form AS EDEXCEL Unit 2 Psych - 5th June 2013

Am I the only one doing this? I can't find a thread anywhere :'( I'm reasonably confident with the Psychodynamic Approach, I'm beyond confused with the Biological, and I've missed a chunk of Learning due to illness, so I'm not looking forward to it! Any predictions for question topics?...

Sixth Form M1 S2 and C3

Would completing the edexcel official textbooks/all past papers/solomon papers be enough to get 90+ ums in those 3 modules?? Mainly asking about M1 and S2 because I feel as if the edexcel textbook isn't enough practice since grade boundaries are really high for jan exams...

Sixth form Self taught Edexcel A2 Chemistry

Hello all! Long story short, I finished college in summer 2012. I then went on a gap year, but one of my university offers requires me to gain an A2 in Chemistry. I hold an AS in OCR Chemistry already, but my local school holds Edexcel exams. Does anyone have any revision notes, resources or anything for the two A2 examinations for Edexce...

Sixth form Edexcel Art A Level A2

Hi, I'm confused, is an essay necessary for edexcel art and design a level or is this covered by the annotation and evaluation you do. Thanks in advance. :)...

Sixth form Biology coursework!

Hey Guys, Basically I have to give in my Biology Unit 3 Coursework on Tuesday and I am planning to stay up all night doing it today. I need tips on how to get the best marks and also if Alzheimer's is a good topic to do it on. Also let me know of any other topics I can do? Thank you. I'm on Edexcel btw.

Geography Edexcel, A2 Unit 3 Contested Planet

Hey :) Anyone doing this exam will know there are LOTS of case studies involved, and trying to get a good selection can be a pain, so if anyone has any, it might be an idea to share them on here? That way we can cut time by sharing eachothers :) Kat...

Sixth form edexcel - knowing assessed practical marks from teacher?

I do a2 edexcel chemistry. Last year our teacher always told us our marks for the assessed practicals, although he wasn't the kind of person to care about what he should and shouldn't be doing. He resigned and we have a new teacher. He's not used to teaching edexcel and isn't sure if he's allowed to tell us the marks he's given us. Is he?...